Weeks Act of 1911

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The Weeks Act of 1911 is a landmark U.S. conservation law that authorized federal purchase of private lands to create and expand national forests, especially in the eastern United States, to protect watersheds and regulate streamflow.

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Weeks Act 6
Weeks Act of 1911 canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal law ⓘ
conservation law ⓘ
administeredBy United States Forest Service ⓘ
linked to: U.S. Forest Service
appliesToRegion eastern United States ⓘ
southern United States ⓘ
authorizes federal purchase of private lands for national forests ⓘ
branchOfGovernment legislative branch ⓘ
codifiedIn United States Statutes at Large ⓘ
commissionRole approve purchase of lands for national forests ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
createdBody National Forest Reservation Commission ⓘ
dateEnacted 1911-03-01 ⓘ
enables creation of eastern national forests ⓘ
expansion of existing national forests ⓘ
enactedBy United States Congress ⓘ
establishes National Forest Reservation Commission ⓘ
focusesOn lands within watersheds of navigable streams ⓘ
historicalSignificance foundation of the eastern national forest system ⓘ
marked major shift to federal acquisition of private lands for conservation ⓘ
impact expanded federal role in watershed and forest protection ⓘ
facilitated reforestation of cutover and degraded lands in the East ⓘ
jurisdiction United States federal government ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalBasisFor Pisgah National Forest ⓘ
White Mountain National Forest ⓘ
many eastern national forests ⓘ
legalStatus in force, as amended ⓘ
namedAfter John W. Weeks ⓘ
policyArea environmental protection ⓘ
forest conservation ⓘ
natural resources management ⓘ
watershed protection ⓘ
primaryPurpose creation and expansion of national forests ⓘ
protection of watersheds of navigable streams ⓘ
regulation of streamflow ⓘ
relatedTo Forest Service Organic Administration Act of 1897 ⓘ
National Forest Management Act of 1976 ⓘ
U.S. national forest system ⓘ
requires state consent for federal land purchases ⓘ
shortDescription U.S. law authorizing federal purchase of private lands for national forests to protect watersheds ⓘ
signedBy William Howard Taft ⓘ
signingPresident William Howard Taft ⓘ
subjectOf U.S. forest policy history ⓘ
title An Act to enable any State to cooperate with any other State or States, or with the United States, for the protection of the watersheds of navigable streams, and to appoint a commission for the acquisition of lands for the purpose of conserving the navigability of navigable rivers ⓘ
typeOfLegislation public law ⓘ
yearEnacted 1911 ⓘ

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Multiple-Use Sustained-Yield Act of 1960 → relatedTo → Weeks Act ⓘ
linked to: Weeks Act of 1911
Organic Administration Act of 1897 → relatedTo → Weeks Act ⓘ
linked to: Weeks Act of 1911
John W. Weeks → notableWork → Weeks Act ⓘ
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John W. Weeks → sponsorOf → Weeks Act ⓘ
linked to: Weeks Act of 1911
Clarke–McNary Act → amends → Weeks Act ⓘ
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Clarke–McNary Act → relatedTo → Weeks Act ⓘ
linked to: Weeks Act of 1911