National Park Service Organic Act

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The National Park Service Organic Act is the 1916 U.S. federal law that created the National Park Service and established its mission to conserve park resources while providing for their public enjoyment.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal law
organic act
administeredBy National Park Service
alsoKnownAs Organic Act of 1916
appliesTo National Park Service
national monuments
national parks
other areas administered by the National Park Service
codifiedIn Title 16 of the United States Code
country United States of America
surface form: United States
created National Park Service
createdAgencyWithin United States Department of the Interior
definesMissionOf National Park Service
effectiveDate 1916-08-25
enactedBy United States Congress
establishedMissionOf National Park Service
governs management of units of the National Park System
hasKeyPhrase conserve the scenery and the natural and historic objects and the wildlife therein
leave them unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations
influenced subsequent U.S. national park legislation
introducedBy Reed Smoot
introducedIn United States Senate
jurisdiction United States government
surface form: United States federal government
legalStatus in force
legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
United States Senate
locatedInLegalSystem common law system of the United States
policyPrinciple conservation of park resources
non-impairment of park resources
public enjoyment of park resources
primaryCitation 16 U.S.C. §1 et seq.
purpose to conserve the scenery and the natural and historic objects and the wildlife in national parks
to ensure that national park resources are left unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations
to provide for the enjoyment of national park resources by the public
regulates administration of national monuments under NPS
administration of national parks
relatedTo United States National Park System
surface form: National Park System
shortTitle National Park Service Organic Act self-link
signedBy Woodrow Wilson
signingDate 1916-08-25
subjectMatter environmental conservation
federal land management
national parks management
typeOfLaw environmental law
public land law
yearEnacted 1916

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National Park Service legalBasis National Park Service Organic Act
NPS legalBasis National Park Service Organic Act
subject surface form: National Park Service
National Park Service Organic Act shortTitle National Park Service Organic Act self-link
Title 16 of the United States Code contains National Park Service Organic Act
Public Law 74-292 relatedTo National Park Service Organic Act
Cape Cod National Seashore Act relatedTo National Park Service Organic Act
Antiquities Act of 1906 relatedTo National Park Service Organic Act
United States protected areas system legalFrameworkIncludes National Park Service Organic Act
Organic Act of 1916 title National Park Service Organic Act
this entity surface form: An Act To establish a National Park Service, and for other purposes
Organic Act of 1916 hasLongTitle National Park Service Organic Act
this entity surface form: An Act To establish a National Park Service, and for other purposes
Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act relatedTo National Park Service Organic Act
Yellowstone National Park Protection Act relatedTo National Park Service Organic Act
Presidio Trust Act relatedTo National Park Service Organic Act