Statements (20)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:United_States_federal_law
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| gptkbp:amendedBy |
gptkb:Clarke–McNary_Act
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| gptkbp:codifiedIn |
16 U.S.C. § 480 et seq.
|
| gptkbp:dateEnacted |
March 1, 1911
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| gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:United_States_Congress
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Weeks Act of 1911
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| gptkbp:locationEffected |
gptkb:United_States
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| gptkbp:namedAfter |
gptkb:John_W._Weeks
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
authorize federal government to purchase forested lands
protect headwaters of navigable streams establish national forests in the eastern United States |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Forest_Service
gptkb:National_Forest_System |
| gptkbp:resultedIn |
creation of eastern national forests
cooperative fire control between federal and state governments |
| gptkbp:signedBy |
gptkb:William_Howard_Taft
|
| gptkbp:significance |
major expansion of federal land management in the eastern U.S.
foundation for modern forest conservation policy |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:United_States_federal_public_land_legislation
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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