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.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal law
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environmental 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 ⓘ |
| 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
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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
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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
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wilderness preservation ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Sierra Club
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The Wilderness Society ⓘ |
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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