Public Law 103-433
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Public Law 103-433 is the federal statute enacted in 1994 that significantly expanded protections for the California desert by creating new national parks, preserves, and wilderness areas.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
ⓘ
environmental protection law ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
expand federal protection of desert lands
ⓘ
protect California desert ecosystems ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| creates |
Death Valley National Park
NERFINISHED
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Joshua Tree National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Mojave National Preserve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateSigned | 1994-10-31 ⓘ |
| designates |
new wilderness areas in the California desert
ⓘ
wilderness areas within Death Valley National Park ⓘ wilderness areas within Joshua Tree National Park ⓘ wilderness areas within Mojave National Preserve ⓘ |
| enactedBy | 103rd United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishes | Mojave National Preserve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
expanded the National Park System in California
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increased acreage of federally protected wilderness in the California desert ⓘ reclassified certain Bureau of Land Management lands as wilderness ⓘ |
| hasOfficialName | California Desert Protection Act of 1994 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
federal government of the United States
|
| legalCitation | Public Law 103-433, 108 Stat. 4471 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeChamber |
United States House of Representatives
ⓘ
United States Senate ⓘ |
| managedBy |
Bureau of Land Management
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
National Park Service ⓘ U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | United States environmental law ⓘ |
| publicLawNumber | 103-433 ⓘ |
| redesignates |
Death Valley National Monument as Death Valley National Park
ⓘ
Joshua Tree National Monument as Joshua Tree National Park ⓘ |
| region |
Colorado Desert
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Great Basin Desert (California portions) NERFINISHED ⓘ Mojave Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Federal Land Policy and Management Act
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
National Park Service Organic Act NERFINISHED ⓘ Wilderness Act of 1964 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortName | California Desert Protection Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signedBy | Bill Clinton ⓘ |
| signingPresident | Bill Clinton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
|
| subject |
California desert
ⓘ
national parks ⓘ national preserves ⓘ wilderness areas ⓘ |
| title | An Act to designate certain lands in the California Desert as wilderness, to establish the Death Valley National Park, Joshua Tree National Park, and the Mojave National Preserve, and for other purposes ⓘ |
| typeOfProtection |
national park designation
ⓘ
national preserve designation ⓘ wilderness designation ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1994 ⓘ |
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