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The Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA) is a United States federal law signed by President Jimmy Carter on December 2, 1980. [1] ANILCA provided varying degrees of special protection to over 157 million acres (640,000 km 2 ) of land, including national parks , national wildlife refuges , national monuments , wild and scenic ...
This category collects articles on protected areas established under the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA) of 1980. Pages in category "ANILCA establishments" The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total.
The park was first proclaimed a national monument in 1978, then established as a national park and preserve in 1980 by the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act. The park includes many streams and lakes vital to the Bristol Bay salmon fishery, including its namesake Lake Clark. A wide variety of recreational activities may be pursued ...
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An early version of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA), introduced in 1977, addressed the hunting issue by proposing a national monument in the core of the area around the caldera and a national preserve, which would allow sport hunting, in adjacent areas. By late 1978 the bill had become stalled in Congress.
The Senate were hesitant to endorse the extensive reforms, concerned for the local economy of Southeast Alaska, and the Alaskans that relied on the timber industry of the Tongass for employment. [3] The Senate were in support of the goal to improve the management of the Tongass by the Forest Service.
The settlement established Alaska Native claims to the land by transferring titles to twelve Alaska Native regional corporations and over 200 local village corporations. [1] A thirteenth regional corporation was later created for Alaska Natives who no longer resided in Alaska. [1] The act is codified in chapter 33 of title 43 of the US Code. [4]