Organic Administration Act of 1897
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The Organic Administration Act of 1897 is a foundational U.S. federal law that established the purposes, management principles, and regulatory framework for the nation’s forest reserves, later known as national forests.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Organic Administration Act of 1897 canonical | 3 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal law
ⓘ
organic act ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
furnish a continuous supply of timber
ⓘ
secure favorable conditions of water flows ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
forest reserves
ⓘ
national forests ⓘ |
| codifiedIn | United States Statutes at Large ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateEnacted | 1897-06-04 ⓘ |
| defines |
authority of the Secretary of the Interior over forest reserves
ⓘ
purposes for which forest reserves may be established ⓘ |
| effectiveDate | 1897-06-04 ⓘ |
| enactedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| establishes |
criteria for creation of forest reserves
ⓘ
penalties for violations of forest reserve regulations ⓘ rules for occupancy and use of forest reserves ⓘ |
| hasLongTermImpactOn |
U.S. forest policy
ⓘ
administration of national forests ⓘ |
| headOfGovernmentAtEnactment | William McKinley ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | first comprehensive statutory guidance for U.S. forest reserve management ⓘ |
| influencedBy | early American conservation movement ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal public domain lands designated as forest reserves ⓘ |
| laterAdministeredBy |
United States Department of Agriculture
ⓘ
U.S. Forest Service ⓘ
surface form:
United States Forest Service
|
| legalBasisFor |
federal regulation of uses on national forests
ⓘ
multiple-use management of national forests ⓘ |
| partOf | Sundry Civil Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 1898 ⓘ |
| predecessorOf | modern national forest management framework ⓘ |
| providesAuthorityTo |
President of the United States
ⓘ
United States Secretary of the Interior ⓘ
surface form:
Secretary of the Interior
|
| purpose |
to protect forests against destruction
ⓘ
to provide a statutory framework for the management of U.S. forest reserves ⓘ to regulate the occupancy and use of forest reserves ⓘ |
| regulates |
grazing on forest reserves
ⓘ
management of forest reserves ⓘ rights-of-way across forest reserves ⓘ timber harvesting on forest reserves ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Forest Reserve Act of 1891
ⓘ
National Forest Management Act of 1976 ⓘ Weeks Act of 1911 ⓘ
surface form:
Weeks Act
|
| shortName | Organic Act of 1897 ⓘ |
| signedBy | William McKinley ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
forestry
ⓘ
natural resource management ⓘ public lands ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Progressive Era conservation movement ⓘ |
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