Laws and Acts

Forest Reserve Act

Mar 3, 1891

It allowed the President of the United States to set aside forest reserves from the land in the public domain.

The Lacey Act

May 25, 1900

It prohibited interstate transportation of wild animals, dead or alive without a federal permit.

Antiquities Act

Jun 8, 1906

It allowed the president to protect the areas of scientific or historical interest on federal lands as national monuments.

National Park Service Act

Aug 25, 1916

It established the National Park Service (NPS) as an agency of the United States Department of the Interior.

Migratory Bird Act

Jan 27, 1918

This act makes it illegal to hunt, kill, sell or take and birds feather that are migratory.

Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp Act

Mar 16, 1934

This required each hunter over the age of 16 to possess a valid federal hunting stamp or license.

Taylor Grazing Act

Jun 28, 1934

This act regulated grazing on public lands

Soil Conservation Act

Feb 29, 1936

Allowed the Government to pay farmers to reduce production to conserve natural resources and prevent erosion.

International Union for the Conservation of Nature

Oct 5, 1948

It has a vision for a world that values and conserves nature. It keeps a list of threatened species, known as the red list.

Price-Anderson Act

Sep 2, 1957

This act governs the liability issues for all non-military nuclear families in the United States before 2026.

Clean Air Act

Dec 17, 1963

It established national standards for states, strict auto emission guidelines, and regulations which set air pollution standards for private industry.

Wilderness Act

Sep 3, 1964

This allowed congress to set aside federally owned land for preservation

Land and Water Conservation Act

Jan 27, 1965

It provided funds to federal, state and local governments for the equation of land and water for the benefit of all Americans.

Water Pollution Control Act

Jan 27, 1972

This established the basic structure for regulating pollutant discharges into the waters of the United States. This gave the EPA the authority to implement pollution control programs.

Federal Insecticide, fungicide, and Rodenticide Act

Apr 26, 1972

This Federal Law sets up the basic US system of pesticide regulation to protect applicators, consumers and the environment.

Clean Water Act

Oct 18, 1972

This law set a national goal of making all natural surface water fit for fishing and swimming. This banned polluted discharge into surface water and required the metals to be removed from waste.

Marine Mammal Protection Act

Dec 21, 1972

This prohibits the killing of all marine mammals in the US and prohibits the import or export of any marine mammal body parts.

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species

Jul 1, 1973

It controls the international trade of threatened plants and animals. It was an agreement between 175 countries.

Endangered Species Act

Dec 28, 1973

This provides for the conservation of species that are endangered or threatened in their life and the conservation of ecosystems.

Safe Drinking Water Act

Dec 16, 1974

This set maximum contaminant levels for pollutants in drinking water that may have adverse effects on human health.

Resource Conversation and Recovery Act

Oct 21, 1976

It is the law governing the disposal of solid waste and hazardous waste

Comprehensive Environment Response, Compensation and Liability Act

Dec 11, 1977

This was designed to fund the cleanup of sites that were contaminated with hazardous substances and pollutants

Key

Jan 27, 2017

Land and Water: Green
Animals: Pink
Pulliton and Waste: Blue
People: Orange