APES Laws and Acts timeline

  • Forest Reserve Act of 1891

    Set to Reserve forest for public uses
  • Lacey Act

    It was used to punish those who did not follow rules et by the act so it can restore the number of birds that were being hunted.
  • Antiquities Act

    Gave power to the president To designate national monuments
  • Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act

    Provide federal control over the use, sell and distribution of pesticides
  • National Park Service Act

    Basically establishes the National park service and make sit important and funded by the government
  • Migratory Bird Act

    come back
  • Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp Act

    Each water fowl hunter 16 years of age or older must contain a hunting stamp
  • Taylor Grazing Act

    An act passed to try to stop the injury of public lands by reducing over grazing and soil deterioration
  • Soil Conservation Act of 1935

    An act passed during the dust bowl to try to prevent soil from being deprived of nutrients so quickly.
  • Price-Anderson Act

    Governs liability related issues for all non military Nuclear facilities.
  • Clean Air Act

    An act to strengthen, and improve programs whos goals are to reduce the amount of pollution released into the Air.
  • Land and Water Conservation Act

    Provide funds to governments or owners to buy land and water to benefit The citizens
  • Wilderness Act

    An act basically stating that certain land is for the earth and man can visit but not stay there.
  • Water Pollution Control Act

    To regulate the Pollutant discharges into bodies of water such as lakes and streams
  • Clean Water Act

    Set a level to the amount of pollution allowed in a water way and set programs to try to reduce pollution.
  • Endangered Species Act of 1973

    Act passed to try to limit extinction of species and punish those who kill or hunt an endangered species
  • Safe Drinking Water Act

    Sets standards for the quality of the drinking water that citizens can drink
  • Resource Recovery Act

    Principal federal law governing the disposal of solid and hazardous waste.
  • Resource Conservation and Recovery Act

    Regulates management of hazardous waste
  • Compensation and Liability Act of 1980