Cape Cod National Seashore Act

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The Cape Cod National Seashore Act is the U.S. federal law that established and protected the Cape Cod National Seashore as a preserved coastal area managed by the National Park Service.


Statements (44)
Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal law
national seashore enabling act
appliesTo Cape Cod peninsula
appliesToJurisdiction Commonwealth of Massachusetts
United States federal government
authorizes acquisition of land for Cape Cod National Seashore
concerns Cape Cod National Seashore
country United States of America
defines boundaries of Cape Cod National Seashore
designates Cape Cod National Seashore
enforcedBy National Park Service rangers
establishes Cape Cod National Seashore
genre environmental legislation
protected area legislation
hasEffect creation of a protected coastal area on Cape Cod
federal protection of Cape Cod beaches, dunes, and wetlands
restriction of certain types of development within the seashore
hasLegalForm public law of the United States
hasPart provisions on administration by the National Park Service
provisions on land acquisition
provisions on preservation of private property rights
provisions on zoning and land use controls
implementedBy National Park Service management plans
languageOfWorkOrName English
legalStatus in force
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Barnstable County, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
Massachusetts
managingAgency National Park Service
partOf United States environmental law
United States public land law
protects coastal ecosystems of Cape Cod
historic and cultural sites on Cape Cod
public access to Cape Cod shoreline
purpose to establish and protect the Cape Cod National Seashore
to preserve significant natural, historic, and scenic values of Cape Cod
to provide for public recreation
regulates development within the boundaries of Cape Cod National Seashore
use of land and water within Cape Cod National Seashore
relatedTo National Park Service Organic Act
other national seashore enabling acts in the United States
subject coastal conservation
environmental protection
historic preservation
public recreation

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Cape Cod National Seashore
createdBy

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