Wilderness Act of 1964
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The Wilderness Act of 1964 is a landmark U.S. environmental law that created the National Wilderness Preservation System to permanently protect designated federal lands in their natural, undeveloped state.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| Wilderness Act | 0 | 2 |
| An Act to establish a National Wilderness Preservation System for the permanent good of the whole people, and for other purposes | 0 | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal law
→
environmental law → |
| administeredBy |
U.S. Bureau of Land Management
→
surface form:
Bureau of Land Management
National Park Service → U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service → U.S. Forest Service → |
| allowsException |
certain activities such as fire control and insect control when necessary
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grazing where established prior to designation → some mining activities under preexisting rights for a limited period → |
| appliesTo |
U.S. National Forest
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surface form:
National Forest System lands
United States National Park System →
surface form:
National Park System lands
National Wildlife Refuge System lands → federal public lands → public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management → |
| codifiedIn | Title 16 of the United States Code → |
| country |
United States of America
→
surface form:
United States
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| created | National Wilderness Preservation System → |
| dateSigned | 1964-09-03 → |
| defines | legal definition of wilderness in the United States → |
| definitionOfWilderness | an area where the earth and its community of life are untrammeled by man, where man himself is a visitor who does not remain → |
| effectiveDate | 1964-09-03 → |
| enactedBy | 88th United States Congress → |
| heritageStatus | considered a cornerstone of U.S. environmental legislation → |
| influenced | subsequent U.S. wilderness designation laws → |
| initiallyDesignatedArea | 9.1 million acres of wilderness → |
| initiallyDesignatedUnits | 54 wilderness areas → |
| inspiredBy | American wilderness preservation movement → |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
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surface form:
United States federal government
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| language | English → |
| legislativeHistory | introduced in Congress multiple times before passage in 1964 → |
| longTitle |
Wilderness Act of 1964
self-linksurface differs
→
surface form:
An Act to establish a National Wilderness Preservation System for the permanent good of the whole people, and for other purposes
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| principalAuthor | Howard Zahniser → |
| prohibits |
commercial enterprises in designated wilderness areas
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mechanical transport in designated wilderness areas → motor vehicles in designated wilderness areas → motorized equipment in designated wilderness areas → permanent roads in designated wilderness areas → structures and installations in designated wilderness areas → |
| publicLawNumber | Public Law 88-577 → |
| purpose |
to establish a National Wilderness Preservation System
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to protect designated federal lands in their natural condition → to secure for the American people an enduring resource of wilderness → |
| requires | Congressional designation of new wilderness areas → |
| section |
Section 2(c) defines wilderness
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Section 3 establishes the National Wilderness Preservation System → |
| shortTitle |
Wilderness Act of 1964
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Wilderness Act
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| signedBy | Lyndon B. Johnson → |
| subjectMatter |
public lands management
→
wilderness preservation → |
| supportedBy |
Sierra Club
→
The Wilderness Society → |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
An Act to establish a National Wilderness Preservation System for the permanent good of the whole people, and for other purposes
this entity surface form:
Wilderness Act
this entity surface form:
Wilderness Act