The program excluded almost no areas for environmental reasons, and clearly evidenced the belief of Watt and others in the Reagan administration that natural resources are best used when in the hands of the private rather than the public sector.

• 这一计划几乎没有因为环境因素排除一个地区，这也清楚地表明了瓦特和里根政府内其他人的一种信念：要想最大限度地利用自然资源，就应该把它们出租给私人，而不是留给公共部门。