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- Wild and Scenic Rivers Act
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Certain select US rivers to be preserved in free flowing condition.
Such protection for present/future generations - Toxic Substances Control Act
- All new toxic substances are screened before marketed.
- Marine Protection, Research & Sanctuaries Act
- Prevents/limits dumping hazardous materiels in the ocean.
- Hazardous materials Transportation Act
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Secretary of Transportation gets more power in managing hazordous wastes.
Some sort of insurance to the nation against risk of getting injured by this waste.
- Endangered American Wilderness act
- Prohibits commerical anything in congressionally designated areas.
- Resource Recovery act
- Gives EPA more money to start resource recovery programs
- Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp act
- Requires waterfoul hunters to have a liscence.
- Solid Waste Disposal Act
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All the waste we have now must be eliminated/reduced ASAP.
All new waste must be treated/stored and disosed of. - Soil/Water Conservation Act
- Created Soil/H20 Conservation program (promotes soil/h20 conservation by preventing erosion).
- National Coastal Zone Management Act
- Preserve/protect/develop where possible restore/enhance resources of U.S. coastal zones
- FEd Land Policy and Management Act
- Bureau of Land Mgmt gets authority to manage public lands under its control.
- Coastal Barrier Resources Act
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Coastal Barrier lands ineligible for fed. finaincial assitance. (exception is research).
Natioanl wildlife refuges are excluded from this system - Resource Conservation and Recovery act
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Establishes a system for managing hazardous/non hazardous wastes in an environmental sound manner.
Provides for managment of hazardous wastes from origin to disposal.
Federal programs estb. to regulate solid/hazardous waste management.
EPA sets standards for these facilities.
Estb. a permit program for these facilities - Comprehensive Environmental Response, compensation and liability act
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16.3 Bil superfund estb/financed by federal/state gov and tax on cheem/petrochem industries.
Liability provided for those responsible for illegal waste dumping.
Trust fund to clean up sites where responsible parties can't be found/determined. - Multiple use sustained yield act
- Forest service gives equal consideratoin to all activities
- Migratory Bird treaty act
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Protection for migratory birds. Unlawful to mess with any migratory bird.
Feathers/nests/products made from these birds are illegal. - Natural Wildlife Refuge Systems Act
- National Wildlife Refugee System gets 500 parcels of land to protect
- Antarctice Conservation Act
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Unlawful to take native animals/birds (permit needed)
Can't enter certain areas, introduce species, introduce substances, discharge pollutants, import certain Antarctic items into the US. - Lacey Act
- Bans transporting live/dead wild animals or their parts across state boundries w/o a permit.
- Whale Conservation/Protection Act
- Sec. of Commerce to undertake studies of all whales found in US water.
- Marine Plastic Pollution Research and control act
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No dumping plastics in US H20
Marines must maintain facilities for disposal of refuge. - National Environmnental Policy Act
- Feds gotta look at the enviro costs of their fed programs before the run those fed programs.
- Alaskan National Interest Lands Conservation Act
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Acess rights to non-federal owned land.
Must preserve any pretty landscape.
Provides maintence of habitat, wildlife species. - Endangered Species act
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Illegal for Americans to trade/import products made from end. species
Exception - approved scientific research to promote species' survival.
Marine Fisheries service identifies endangered, threatened ocean species.
US fish//wildlife service identifies all other end., threatened species. - Fed. Aid in Wildlife Restoration act
- Federal tax on all guns/ammo sales.
- Fish and Wildlife Improvement Act
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Sec. of Int/Comm. create/conduct training programs for State Fish & wildlife law enforcement personel.
Authorizes funding for methods to support fish, wildlife law enforcement - Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act
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Requires reclamation standards, performance bonds, mandatory restoratoin of cold lands abandoned before 8/3/77
Fees on all active mining operations. - National Forest managment act
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Allows clear cutting if Forest Service deems necessary
For. Service determines age limit to cut trees. - National trails system act
- Protect scenic & historic hiking trails of national trails systems.
- Forest & Rangeland renewable resources act
- Federal agencies develop resource mgmt plans on lands affecting their actions
- Food Security Act
- Helps farmers survive.
- Fur Seal Act
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Protects fur seals/authors.
Exceptions - Indeans, scientists, eskimos.
Sec. of interior conducts research on fur seal resources - Migratory Bird Conservation Act
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Estb. Commision to approve areas used in migration.
Sec. of Interior to approve such areas for aquisition. - Marine Mammal Protection act
- Maintain/restore marine mammals to healthy population levels.
- Species conservation act
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Only native animals can be end
Provides limited means to protect above.
Preserves habitat of above.
Athorizes land acquisition for protection of above. - International EPA
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President assists countries to protect/maintain wildlife habitat
Agency for Int. Development to use World Conservatoin Strategy as guide for biological diversity conservation.
Funds denied for things bad to the environment. - Forest Reserves Management Act
- Application of forestry practices to gov owned forests in US
- Andramous Fish Conservation Act
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Sec of Int/Comm can partner to protect andromous fish
Includes GReat lakes
Contributes up to 50% of cost for such activities. - Fish Conservation/Management Act
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200mi fishery conservation zone.
Regional Fishery Mgmt Council estb. - Fish and Wildlife conservation act
- Minstery of Natural resources to provide advice for long term fish/wildlife preservation.
- Fed Insecticide, Fungicide, Rodenticide Control Act
- All commercial pesticides to be approved by EPA prior to use.
- Nuclear Waste Policy Act
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Disposal of spent nuclear fuel in sound underground place.
DOE has an office which looks for this place.
Program's civilian costs funded by tax on nuclear power