Public Law 88-577
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Public Law 88-577 is the formal designation of the Wilderness Act of 1964, the landmark U.S. law that created the National Wilderness Preservation System to protect federal wilderness areas.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Public Law 88-577 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1341588 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Public Law 88-577 Context triple: [Wilderness Act of 1964, publicLawNumber, Public Law 88-577]
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Public Law 86-257
Public Law 86-257 is the formal statutory designation of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959, a U.S. federal law that regulates labor unions’ internal affairs and their relations with employers.
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B.
Public Law 87-293
Public Law 87-293 is the U.S. federal statute enacted in 1961 that formally established and authorized the Peace Corps as a permanent agency for volunteer service abroad.
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C.
Public Law 88-452
Public Law 88-452 is the landmark 1964 U.S. federal statute that launched President Lyndon B. Johnson’s War on Poverty by creating a range of programs to expand educational, employment, and community development opportunities for low-income Americans.
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D.
Public Law 88-525
Public Law 88-525 is the federal statute enacted in 1964 that established the modern U.S. food stamp program to help low-income households purchase nutritious food.
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E.
Public Law 89-97
Public Law 89-97 is the landmark 1965 U.S. federal statute that created the Medicare and Medicaid programs and significantly expanded Social Security.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Public Law 88-577 Target entity description: Public Law 88-577 is the formal designation of the Wilderness Act of 1964, the landmark U.S. law that created the National Wilderness Preservation System to protect federal wilderness areas.
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A.
Public Law 86-257
Public Law 86-257 is the formal statutory designation of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959, a U.S. federal law that regulates labor unions’ internal affairs and their relations with employers.
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B.
Public Law 87-293
Public Law 87-293 is the U.S. federal statute enacted in 1961 that formally established and authorized the Peace Corps as a permanent agency for volunteer service abroad.
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C.
Public Law 88-452
Public Law 88-452 is the landmark 1964 U.S. federal statute that launched President Lyndon B. Johnson’s War on Poverty by creating a range of programs to expand educational, employment, and community development opportunities for low-income Americans.
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D.
Public Law 88-525
Public Law 88-525 is the federal statute enacted in 1964 that established the modern U.S. food stamp program to help low-income households purchase nutritious food.
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E.
Public Law 89-97
Public Law 89-97 is the landmark 1965 U.S. federal statute that created the Medicare and Medicaid programs and significantly expanded Social Security.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
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environmental law ⓘ wilderness protection law ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
U.S. Bureau of Land Management
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surface form:
Bureau of Land Management
National Park Service ⓘ U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ⓘ U.S. Forest Service ⓘ |
| allows |
educational use of wilderness areas
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grazing where established prior to designation, subject to regulation ⓘ historical use of wilderness areas ⓘ recreational use of wilderness areas ⓘ scientific use of wilderness areas ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
federal lands
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national forests ⓘ national parks ⓘ national wildlife refuges ⓘ public domain lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management ⓘ |
| codifiedIn | Title 16 of the United States Code ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| creates | National Wilderness Preservation System ⓘ |
| defines | legal definition of wilderness in U.S. law ⓘ |
| designatesInitialAreas | wilderness areas within National Forest System lands ⓘ |
| enactedBy | 88th United States Congress ⓘ |
| enactmentDate | 1964-09-03 ⓘ |
| hasOfficialName | Wilderness Act of 1964 ⓘ |
| hasShortName |
Wilderness Act of 1964
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surface form:
Wilderness Act
|
| hasType | landmark environmental legislation ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | wilderness advocacy movement in the United States ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| keyProponent | Howard Zahniser ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legislativeHistory | took approximately eight years of congressional debate before passage ⓘ |
| longTitle | An Act to establish a National Wilderness Preservation System for the permanent good of the whole people, and for other purposes ⓘ |
| primaryGoal | to secure for the American people an enduring resource of wilderness ⓘ |
| prohibits |
commercial enterprises in designated wilderness areas
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mechanical transport in designated wilderness areas with limited exceptions ⓘ motor vehicles in designated wilderness areas with limited exceptions ⓘ motorized equipment in designated wilderness areas with limited exceptions ⓘ permanent roads in designated wilderness areas ⓘ structures and installations in designated wilderness areas with limited exceptions ⓘ |
| publicLawNumber | 88-577 ⓘ |
| requires |
congressional approval for wilderness designations
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presidential recommendations for additional wilderness areas ⓘ |
| signedBy | Lyndon B. Johnson ⓘ |
| signingDate | 1964-09-03 ⓘ |
| statutesAtLargeCitation | 78 Stat. 890 ⓘ |
| subject |
conservation
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public lands ⓘ wilderness preservation ⓘ |
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Subject: Public Law 88-577 Description of subject: Public Law 88-577 is the formal designation of the Wilderness Act of 1964, the landmark U.S. law that created the National Wilderness Preservation System to protect federal wilderness areas.
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