What is the Organic Act?
The National Park Service Organic Act is the official name of this act. The nickname "the Organic Act" is used within the National Park service and conservationists.
The Organic Act is a United States federal law that protects the National Park Service.
The National Park Service (NPS) is an agency of the United States Department of the Interior that manages all national parks, monuments, and other conservation and historical properties in the United States.
The act was signed into law on August 25, 1916 by President Wilson The act was located in Title 16 of the United States Code.
History of the Organic Act:
The National Park Service Organic Act is the official name of this act. The nickname "the Organic Act" is used within the National Park service and conservationists.
The Organic Act is a United States federal law that protects the National Park Service.
The National Park Service (NPS) is an agency of the United States Department of the Interior that manages all national parks, monuments, and other conservation and historical properties in the United States.
The act was signed into law on August 25, 1916 by President Wilson The act was located in Title 16 of the United States Code.
History of the Organic Act:
- On August 25, 1916, President Woodrow Wilson signed the act creating the National Park Service
- Congress passed the National Park Service Organic Act in 1916 in order to manage and preserve the nation's national park lands
- The National Park Service is responsible for protecting the 35 national parks and monuments
- The Organic Act states that "the Service thus established shall promote and regulate the use of the Federal areas known as national parks, monuments and reservations" http://www.nps.gov/aboutus/history.htm
- The Executive Order in 1933 transferred 56 national monuments and military sites from the Forest Service and the War Department to the National Park Service. This action was a major step in the development in today's National park system.
- The Organic Act declares that the National Park Service has a dual mission, both to conserve park resources and provide for their use and enjoyment “in such a manner and by such means as will leave them unimpaired” for future generations
- On December 19, 1913, President Woodrow Wilson signed the Raker Act, which authorized San Francisco to construct a dam at the mouth of Hetch Hetchy Valley in the Tuolumne River watershed of Yosemite National Park.
- Congress passed the act following six months of bitter debate.