McAteer-Petris Act
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The McAteer-Petris Act is a California state law enacted in the 1960s to protect and regulate development around San Francisco Bay, leading to the creation of the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| McAteer-Petris Act canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5007789 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: McAteer-Petris Act Context triple: [San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission, legalBasis, McAteer-Petris Act]
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A.
Esch–Cummins Act
The Esch–Cummins Act was a 1920 U.S. federal law that returned railroads from government control to private operation while strengthening federal regulation and promoting industry consolidation.
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B.
Wheeler-Rayburn Act
The Wheeler-Rayburn Act is a New Deal-era U.S. federal law that restructured and regulated electric utility holding companies to curb monopolistic practices and protect consumers and investors.
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C.
Aldrich–Vreeland Act
The Aldrich–Vreeland Act was a 1908 U.S. law that created emergency currency provisions and laid groundwork for banking reform in response to the Panic of 1907.
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D.
Evarts Act
The Evarts Act was a landmark 1891 U.S. federal law that created the United States courts of appeals, significantly restructuring the federal judiciary and easing the Supreme Court’s caseload.
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E.
Simpson–Mazzoli Act
The Simpson–Mazzoli Act is a landmark 1986 U.S. federal law that overhauled immigration policy by granting amnesty to certain undocumented immigrants while imposing new sanctions on employers who hired unauthorized workers.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: McAteer-Petris Act Target entity description: The McAteer-Petris Act is a California state law enacted in the 1960s to protect and regulate development around San Francisco Bay, leading to the creation of the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission.
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A.
Esch–Cummins Act
The Esch–Cummins Act was a 1920 U.S. federal law that returned railroads from government control to private operation while strengthening federal regulation and promoting industry consolidation.
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B.
Wheeler-Rayburn Act
The Wheeler-Rayburn Act is a New Deal-era U.S. federal law that restructured and regulated electric utility holding companies to curb monopolistic practices and protect consumers and investors.
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C.
Aldrich–Vreeland Act
The Aldrich–Vreeland Act was a 1908 U.S. law that created emergency currency provisions and laid groundwork for banking reform in response to the Panic of 1907.
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D.
Evarts Act
The Evarts Act was a landmark 1891 U.S. federal law that created the United States courts of appeals, significantly restructuring the federal judiciary and easing the Supreme Court’s caseload.
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E.
Simpson–Mazzoli Act
The Simpson–Mazzoli Act is a landmark 1986 U.S. federal law that overhauled immigration policy by granting amnesty to certain undocumented immigrants while imposing new sanctions on employers who hired unauthorized workers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
California state law
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environmental protection law ⓘ |
| administeredBy | San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
ensure public access to the Bay shoreline
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prevent unnecessary filling of San Francisco Bay ⓘ protect the ecological health of San Francisco Bay ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
San Francisco Bay
NERFINISHED
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San Francisco Bay shoreline NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| concerns | fill, extraction, and construction activities in and around San Francisco Bay ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| createdAgency | San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enactedInDecade | 1960s ⓘ |
| establishes |
boundaries of the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission’s jurisdiction
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permit requirements for Bay fill and shoreline projects ⓘ planning framework for San Francisco Bay conservation and development ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
balancing conservation and development around San Francisco Bay
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long-term protection of San Francisco Bay as a natural resource ⓘ |
| hasLongTitle | An act relating to the protection and development of San Francisco Bay ⓘ |
| influencedCreationOf | regional coastal management policies in the Bay Area ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
California, United States
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surface form:
State of California
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| legalArea |
environmental law
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land use law ⓘ |
| policyGoal |
to enhance public recreational opportunities along the Bay
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to minimize Bay fill while allowing reasonable shoreline development ⓘ to protect fish and wildlife resources of San Francisco Bay ⓘ |
| protects |
San Francisco Bay tidal waters
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public trust interests in San Francisco Bay ⓘ |
| purpose |
to protect San Francisco Bay from unregulated filling and development
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to regulate development around San Francisco Bay ⓘ |
| region | San Francisco Bay Area ⓘ |
| regulates |
dredging in San Francisco Bay
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filling of San Francisco Bay ⓘ shoreline development around San Francisco Bay ⓘ |
| requires |
permits for substantial changes to the Bay shoreline
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state-level review of major Bay fill projects ⓘ |
| shortName | BCDC Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfRegulation |
coastal and shoreline regulation
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land use regulation ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: McAteer-Petris Act Description of subject: The McAteer-Petris Act is a California state law enacted in the 1960s to protect and regulate development around San Francisco Bay, leading to the creation of the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission.
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