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| Report on the Lands of the Arid Region of the United States |
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| By John Wesley Powell. Includes a proposed regional plan that would both foster settlement of the arid west and conserve scarce water resources. (1878) |
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| Created fund from sale of public land in the arid states to supply water there through the construction of water storage and irrigation works. (1902) |
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| Tennessee Valley Authority |
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| Created to provide for unified and multipurpose rehabilitation and redevelopment of the Tennessee Valley, America's most famous experiment in river-basin planning. Senator George Norris of Nebraska fathered idea, and David Lilienthal was its most effective implementer. (1933) |
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| Established to classify all Public Domain lands. (1879) |
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| General Land Law Revision Act |
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| Gave President power to create forest preserves by proclamation. (1891) |
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| United States v. Gettysburg Electric Railway Co. |
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| The first significant legal caseconcerning historic preservation. The U.S. Supreme Court rules that the acquisition of the national battlefield at Gettysburg served a valid public purpose. (1896) |
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| Authorized some control by the Secretary of the Interior over the use and occupancy of the forest preserves. (1897) |
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| President Theodore Roosevelt appoints to propose rules for orderly land development and management. (1903) |
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| First law to institute federal protection for preserving archaeological sites. Provided for designation as National Monuments areas already in the public domain that contained "historic landmarks, historic and prehistoric structures, and objects of historic or scientific interest." (1906) |
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| Inland Waterway Commission |
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| President Roosevelt establishes to encourage multipurpose planning in waterway development: navigation, power, irrigation, flood control, water supply. (1907) |
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| Established with sole responsibility for conserving and preserving resources of special value. (1916) |
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| Passed with the purpose to regulate the use of the range in the West for conservation purposes. (1934) |
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| Congress moves to make prevention of soil erosion a national responsibility. (1935) |
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| The Historic Sites, Buildings and Antiquities Act |
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| A predecessor of the National Historic Preservation Act, passed. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to identify, acquire, and restore qualifying historic sites and properties and calls upon federal agencies to consider preservation needs in their programs and plans. (1935) |
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| U.S. Supreme Court upholds right of Washington, D.C. Redevelopment Land Agency to condemn properties that are unsightly, though nondeteriorated, if required to achieve objectives of duly established area redevelopment plan. Established aesthetics and redevelopment as valid public purposes for exercising the power of eminent domain. (1954) |
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| National Historic Preservation Act |
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| Establishes the National Register of Historic Places and provides, through its Section 106, for the protection of preservation-worthy sites and properties threatened by federal activities. This act also creates the national Advisory Council on Historic Preservation and directs that each state appoint a State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO). (1966) |
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| Section 4(f) of the Department of Transportation Act |
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| Provides protection to parkland, wildlife refuges, and other preservation-worthy resources in building national roads. Unlike parkland and wildlife refuges, however, privately owned historic sites as well as those in public ownership are protected by Section 4(f). (1966) |
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| National Environmental Policy Act |
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| Requires an "environmental impact statement" for every federal or federally aided state or local major cation that might significantly harm the environment. (1969) |
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| Federal Environment Protection Agency |
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| Established to administer main provisions of the Clean Air Act (1970). (1970) |
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| Calvert Cliffs Coordinating Committee v. US Atomic Energy Commission |
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| The US Supreme Court found that an approval for a nuclear power plant was not properly granted because the requirements of the National Environmental Protection Act were not followed. This decision solidified the place of NEPA in the development arena. Made National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA) requirements judicially enforceable. (1971) |
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| Coastal Zone Management Act |
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| Authorized Federal assistance to state and local jurisdictions to establish conservation programs for endangers plant and animal species. (1973) |
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| Historic Preservation Fund |
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| Superfund Bill passed by Congress (Comprehensive Response, Compensation and Liability Act) |
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| Creates liability for persons discharging hazardous waste into the environment. Taxes polluting industries to establish a trust fund for the cleanup of polluted sites in cases where individual responsibility is not ascertainable. (1980) |
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| Passage of Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) |
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| Includes provisions for a National Scenic Byways Program and for transportation enhancements, each of which includes a historic preservation component. (1991) |
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| Tahoe-Sierra Preservation Council v. Tahoe Regional Planning Agency |
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| The US Supreme Court rules that a temporary building moratorium for the purpose of conducting planning studies to protect the public health, safety, welfare, and morals is a legitimate use of police power and does not constitute a taking of any kind. (2002) |
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| Founded to promote the protection and preservation of the natural environment. John Muir, Scottish-American naturalist, and a major figure in the history of American environmentalism, was the leading founder. (1892) |
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| Becomes Chief Forester of the United States in the Department of Agriculture. From this position he publicizes the cause of forest conservation. (1898) |
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| White House Conservation Conference |
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| State governors, federal officials, and leading scientists assemble to deliberate about the conservation of natural resources. (1908) |
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| The Vieux Carre Commission |
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| New Orleans designates the first historic preservation commission in the U.S. (1921) |
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| National Land Utilization Conference |
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| Convened in Chicago. Three hundred agricultural experts deliberate on rural recovery programs and natural resource conservation. (1931) |
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| The National Planning Board |
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| Established in the Interior Department to assist in the preparation of a comprehensive plan for public works under the direction of Frederick Delano, Charles Merriam, Wesley Mitchell. Its last successor agency, the National Resources Planning Board, was abolished in 1943. (1933) |
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| Civilian Conservation Corps |
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| Established to provide work for unemployed youth and to conserve nation's natural resources. (1933) |
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| Regional Factors in National Planning |
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| By the National Resources Committee, a landmark in regional planning literature. (1935) |
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| The National Trust for Historic Preservation |
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| Created and chartered by Congress. 1949 (1949) |
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| Rachel Carson's book published and wakes the nation to the deleterious effects of pesticides on animal, plant and human life. (1962) |
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| White House Conference on Natural Beauty in America |
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| Convened on May 24 and 25, owing much to the interest and advocacy of the First Lady, Lady Bird Johnson. (1965) |
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| Seminal historic preservation book, is published. (1966) |
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| Creates 8 new national monuments in 5 western states: Canyons of the Ancients (Colorado); Cascade-Siskiyou (Oregon); Hanford Reach (Washington); Ironwood Forest, Grand Canyon-Parashant, Agua Fria (Arizona); Grand Sequoia, California Coastal (California). He also expanded one existing national monument in California (Pinnacles) (2000) |
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| Seven major hurricanes impact the southeastern United States during the busiest hurricane seasons on record to date |
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| Leaving billions of dollars of damage and hundreds of lost lives in their wake. This prompts a comprehensive review of emergency preparedness, floodplain and coastal development, and security issues. (2004-05 ) |
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| Fluctuation in petroleum prices caused by the War on Terror, hurricanes, and other factors |
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| Start a debate on the sustainability of a petroleum-based society/lifestyle, and serious discussions on renewable resources. (2006) |
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