Wilderness Act of 1964

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United States federal law environmental law

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.

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Label	Occurrences
Wilderness Act of 1964 canonical	33
Wilderness Act	4
U.S. Wilderness Act	2
U.S. Wilderness Act of 1964	2
An Act to establish a National Wilderness Preservation System for the permanent good of the whole people, and for other purposes	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 ⓘ grazing where established prior to designation ⓘ some mining activities under preexisting rights for a limited period ⓘ
appliesTo	U.S. National Forest ⓘ 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
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 ⓘ surface form: United States federal government
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
principalAuthor	Howard Zahniser ⓘ
prohibits	commercial enterprises in designated wilderness areas ⓘ 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 ⓘ 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 ⓘ Section 3 establishes the National Wilderness Preservation System ⓘ
shortTitle	Wilderness Act of 1964 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Wilderness Act
signedBy	Lyndon B. Johnson ⓘ
subjectMatter	public lands management ⓘ wilderness preservation ⓘ
supportedBy	Sierra Club ⓘ The Wilderness Society ⓘ

Referenced by (42)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Great Society → hasPart → Wilderness Act of 1964 ⓘ

Wilderness Act of 1964 → shortTitle → Wilderness Act of 1964 self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Wilderness Act

Wilderness Act of 1964 → longTitle → Wilderness Act of 1964 self-linksurface differs ⓘ

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

88th United States Congress → passed → Wilderness Act of 1964 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Wilderness Act

United States protected areas system → legalFrameworkIncludes → Wilderness Act of 1964 ⓘ

Bull of the Woods Wilderness → governingLaw → Wilderness Act of 1964 ⓘ

National Wilderness Preservation System → legalBasis → Wilderness Act of 1964 ⓘ

The Wilderness Society → supportedLegislation → Wilderness Act of 1964 ⓘ

Jarbidge Wilderness → establishedBy → Wilderness Act of 1964 ⓘ

Maroon Bells–Snowmass Wilderness → designatedUnder → Wilderness Act of 1964 ⓘ

Public Law 88-577 → hasOfficialName → Wilderness Act of 1964 ⓘ

Public Law 88-577 → hasShortName → Wilderness Act of 1964 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Wilderness Act

Howard Zahniser → workedOn → Wilderness Act of 1964 ⓘ

San Pedro Parks Wilderness → establishedBy → Wilderness Act of 1964 ⓘ

San Pedro Parks Wilderness → governingLaw → Wilderness Act of 1964 ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Wilderness Act

Meadow Valley Wash Wilderness → legalFramework → Wilderness Act of 1964 ⓘ

Tracy Arm-Fords Terror Wilderness → protectedUnder → Wilderness Act of 1964 ⓘ

West Elk Wilderness → establishedBy → Wilderness Act of 1964 ⓘ

West Elk Wilderness → governingLaw → Wilderness Act of 1964 ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Wilderness Act

High Uintas Wilderness → governingLaw → Wilderness Act of 1964 ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Wilderness Act of 1964

Mount Adams Wilderness → governingLaw → Wilderness Act of 1964 ⓘ

Phillip Burton Wilderness → governingLaw → Wilderness Act of 1964 ⓘ

Mount Jefferson Wilderness → establishedBy → Wilderness Act of 1964 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Wilderness Act

Huron Islands Wilderness (offshore islands nearby) → governingLaw → Wilderness Act of 1964 ⓘ

subject surface form: Huron Islands Wilderness

Pecos Wilderness → establishedBy → Wilderness Act of 1964 ⓘ

United States public land law → relatedStatute → Wilderness Act of 1964 ⓘ

Citico Creek Wilderness → governingLaw → Wilderness Act of 1964 ⓘ

Silver Peak Wilderness → governingLaw → Wilderness Act of 1964 ⓘ

Garcia Wilderness → governingLaw → Wilderness Act of 1964 ⓘ

Public Law 90-543 → relatedTo → Wilderness Act of 1964 ⓘ

Greenhorn Mountain Wilderness → governingLaw → Wilderness Act of 1964 ⓘ

Sampson Mountain Wilderness → protectedUnder → Wilderness Act of 1964 ⓘ

Inyo Mountains Wilderness → governingLaw → Wilderness Act of 1964 ⓘ

Oregon Wilderness Act of 1984 → basedOn → Wilderness Act of 1964 ⓘ

Mount Hood Wilderness → governingLaw → Wilderness Act of 1964 ⓘ

San Gorgonio Wilderness → designatedUnder → Wilderness Act of 1964 ⓘ

Santa Rosa Wilderness → governingLaw → Wilderness Act of 1964 ⓘ

Table Rock Wilderness → governingLaw → Wilderness Act of 1964 ⓘ

Cranberry Wilderness → governedBy → Wilderness Act of 1964 ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Wilderness Act of 1964

Mount Washington Wilderness → establishedBy → Wilderness Act of 1964 ⓘ

Bighorn Mountain Wilderness → governingLaw → Wilderness Act of 1964 ⓘ

Diamond Peak Wilderness → establishedBy → Wilderness Act of 1964 ⓘ