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In 1891, a law was passed to protect wooded areas from being logged to preserve natural resources.
What is Forest Reserve Act
100
The goal of this act is to have federal agencies act as responsible stewards of our nation's resources when their actions affect historic properties
What is The National Historic Preservation Act
100
This law was designed to protect human health and the environment from waste hazards
What is Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
100
This law regulates the trafficking of illegal wildlife, fish, and plants
What is The Lacy Act
100
This law increase the price of duck stamps which are required to hunt migratory waterfowl from $15 to $25. They will drop the price if a reduction accrues in the deposit into the Migratory Bird Conservation Fund.
What is Federal Duck Stamp Act
200
This law was passed in 1924 to protect forest lands, reforest areas that had been cleared, and to extend National Forests.
What is The Clark-McNary Act
200
This act requires the operator of the mine to restore the land enough to be able to support what the land had supported in the past.
What is Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act
200
To ensure safety of food and products so they are safe to eat for consumers. The law enforces the amount of pesticides used and can cease products if they exceed it.
What is The Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act
200
An international treaty to prevent species from becoming endangered or extinct because of the international trade.
What is The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species Act (CITES)
200
The 1972 legislation put a moratorium on the import, export, and sale of any marine mammal with the purpose of protection all marine mammals within the waters of the United States.
What is The Marine Mammal Protection Act
300
A federal law that authorizes long term planning by the US Forest Service, to be able to ensure future supply of timber and other forest goods, while in the same part maintaining a healthy environment
What is The Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act
300
This acts' main purpose is to help provide the State Foresters, or equivalent State Officials, financial, technical and other assistance by the Secretary of Agriculture.
What is Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act
300
The goal was to protect the drinking water sources from toxic substances that may cause cancer and birth defects.
What is The safe drinking water and toxic enforcement act
300
Migratory birds and their habitat will be managed and kept up with so that these animals will not go extinct.
What is The Migratory Bird Treaty Act
300
This act gave the federal government the ability to give aid to states for protection and restoration of game fish that are of some value.
What is The Federal aid in sport fish restoration act
400
It was the first law put into place to establish that archeological sites on public lands are important public resources. Meaning that the federal agencies had to protect and preserve natural landmarks, and other landmarks.
What is Antiquities Act
400
This law states that specific parts of federal land in central Idaho are wilderness areas and components of national wilderness preservation systems and specified portions of Sawtooth national Recreation Area is to be wilderness study areas
What is Sawtooth National Recreation Area and Jerry Peak Wilderness Additions Act
400
This act provides funds and matching grants to federal, state and local governments for the acquisition of land and water, and easements on land and water, for the benefit of all Americans.
What is The Land and Water Conservation Fund
400
Requires each waterfowl hunter 16 years old or older to have a valid Federal hunting stamp.
What is Migratory Bird Hunting Act
400
This act prohibits the ability to possess, sell, hunt, or trap Bald Eagles. This act also included the inability to possess eagle feathers, nests, eggs, or body parts unless obtained before the act was passed in 1940
What is The Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act
500
This law was passed because of Gifford Pinchot's efforts in the division of forestry to manage the forests. This transferred the 63 million acres of forest reserves to what is now the united states forest service to use for the greatest good for the longest time.
What is The Transfer Act
500
This act was established in 1976 to protect our national forests from timber harvesting, manages renewable resources and states what chemicals may or may not be used on plants.
What is National Forest Management Act
500
This act was made to preserve specific rivers with outstanding recreational, natural, and cultural values for the enjoyment of future generations.
What is Wild and Scenic Rivers act
500
Provide more funding for wildlife conservation, hunter’s education, shooting project, and other related programs by placing an excise tax on all wholesale prices for firearms and ammunition
What is Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act
500
This act is to help U.S. Marine Fish populations, and to maintain and restore healthy levels of fish stock and prevent overharvesting.
What is Fisheries Conservation and Management Act