Public Law 90-543

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Public Law 90-543 is the 1968 U.S. federal statute that established the National Trails System, creating a framework for national scenic and historic trails.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Congress ⓘ
United States federal statute ⓘ
administeredBy U.S. Department of Agriculture ⓘ
U.S. Department of the Interior ⓘ
allows designation of additional national scenic trails by Congress ⓘ
designation of national historic trails by Congress ⓘ
amendedBy National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 ⓘ
subsequent National Trails System amendments ⓘ
appliesTo federal lands ⓘ
non-federal lands through cooperative agreements ⓘ
authorizedAgency National Park Service ⓘ
U.S. Forest Service ⓘ
codifiedIn Title 16 of the United States Code ⓘ
congressNumber 90th United States Congress ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
created National Trails System ⓘ
dateSigned 1968-10-02 ⓘ
definedCategory connecting or side trails ⓘ
national recreation trails ⓘ
designatedAs National Trails System Act of 1968 ⓘ
enactedBy United States Congress ⓘ
establishedFrameworkFor national historic trails ⓘ
national scenic trails ⓘ
initiallyDesignated Appalachian National Scenic Trail ⓘ
linked to: Appalachian Trail

Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail ⓘ
linked to: Pacific Crest Trail
jurisdiction United States federal government ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalCitationType Public Law ⓘ
policyGoal to promote the preservation of public access to outdoor areas and historic resources ⓘ
to provide for the ever-increasing outdoor recreation needs of an expanding population ⓘ
presidentAtSigning Lyndon B. Johnson ⓘ
providesFor acquisition of lands or interests in lands for trails ⓘ
cooperative agreements with states and private organizations for trail management ⓘ
publicLawNumber 90-543 ⓘ
purpose to establish a national system of trails for recreation and conservation ⓘ
relatedTo National Park System ⓘ
Outdoor Recreation Act of 1963 ⓘ
Wilderness Act of 1964 ⓘ
scope nationwide ⓘ
shortName National Trails System Act ⓘ
signedBy Lyndon B. Johnson ⓘ
subjectMatter conservation ⓘ
outdoor recreation ⓘ
trails ⓘ
title An Act to establish a national trails system, and for other purposes ⓘ
typeOfSystemCreated intercontinental network of trails ⓘ
yearEnacted 1968 ⓘ

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National Trails System Act → publicLawNumber → Public Law 90-543 ⓘ