Public Law 88-577

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:Bureau_of_Land_Management
gptkb:National_Park_Service
gptkb:U.S._Fish_and_Wildlife_Service
gptkb:U.S._Forest_Service
gptkbp:appliesTo federal public lands
gptkbp:citation 78 Stat. 890
gptkbp:codifiedIn 16 U.S.C. § 1131 et seq.
gptkbp:created gptkb:National_Wilderness_Preservation_System
gptkbp:dateEnacted September 3, 1964
gptkbp:enactedBy 88th United States Congress
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Public Law 88-577
gptkbp:initiallyDesignatedWildernessAcreage 9.1 million acres
gptkbp:initiallyDesignatedWildernessAreas 54 areas
gptkbp:longTitle An Act to establish a National Wilderness Preservation System for the permanent good of the whole people, and for other purposes.
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Wilderness_Act_of_1964
gptkbp:prohibits commercial enterprises in wilderness areas
mechanized transport in wilderness areas
motor vehicles in wilderness areas
permanent roads in wilderness areas
gptkbp:purpose to establish a National Wilderness Preservation System
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Lyndon_B._Johnson
gptkbp:sponsor gptkb:Howard_Zahniser
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Wilderness_Act_of_1964
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5