Public Law 90-543

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Public Law 90-543 is the 1968 U.S. federal statute that established the National Trails System, creating a framework for national scenic and historic trails.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Congress
United States federal statute
administeredBy United States Department of Agriculture
surface form: U.S. Department of Agriculture

United States Department of the Interior
surface form: U.S. Department of the Interior
allows designation of additional national scenic trails by Congress
designation of national historic trails by Congress
amendedBy National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978
subsequent National Trails System amendments
appliesTo federal lands
non-federal lands through cooperative agreements
authorizedAgency National Park Service
U.S. Forest Service
codifiedIn Title 16 of the United States Code
congressNumber 90th United States Congress
country United States of America
created National Trails System units
surface form: National Trails System
dateSigned 1968-10-02
definedCategory connecting or side trails
national recreation trails
designatedAs National Trails System Act
surface form: National Trails System Act of 1968
enactedBy United States Congress
establishedFrameworkFor national historic trails
national scenic trails
initiallyDesignated Appalachian Trail
surface form: Appalachian National Scenic Trail

Pacific Crest Trail
surface form: Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail
jurisdiction United States government
surface form: United States federal government
language English
legalCitationType Public Law
policyGoal to promote the preservation of public access to outdoor areas and historic resources
to provide for the ever-increasing outdoor recreation needs of an expanding population
presidentAtSigning Lyndon B. Johnson
providesFor acquisition of lands or interests in lands for trails
cooperative agreements with states and private organizations for trail management
publicLawNumber 90-543
purpose to establish a national system of trails for recreation and conservation
relatedTo United States National Park System
surface form: National Park System

Outdoor Recreation Act of 1963
Wilderness Act of 1964
scope nationwide
shortName National Trails System Act
signedBy Lyndon B. Johnson
subjectMatter conservation
outdoor recreation
trails
title An Act to establish a national trails system, and for other purposes
typeOfSystemCreated intercontinental network of trails
yearEnacted 1968

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National Trails System Act publicLawNumber Public Law 90-543