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  2. Yellowstone National Park Protection Act - Wikipedia

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    The Yellowstone National Park Protection Act was a law passed by the 42nd US Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant on March 1, 1872, creating Yellowstone National Park. [1] Yellowstone was the first national park in the US and is considered to be the first national park in the world. [2] Yellowstone National Park Protection Act

  3. Expeditions and the protection of Yellowstone (1869–1890)

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    Although only known as the Lacey Act in the context of Yellowstone National Park, in May 1894 Congress passed An Act To protect the birds and animals in Yellowstone National Park, and to punish crimes in said park, and for other purposes. which became the cornerstone of future law enforcement policies in the park. [21] The Act resulted in the ...

  4. Special Duty Allowance - Wikipedia

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    The Special Duty Allowance (SDA) at 30 percent of the pay, for an Indian Police Service Officer with 13 years service works out Rs 35,550 , 14 years of service to Rs 39,330, for 17 years service to Rs 43260, and for 22 years service to Rs 54,660. [2]: table 5 Pay matrix Armed Forces are not eligible for SDA.

  5. List of national parks of the United States - Wikipedia

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    A bill creating the first national park, Yellowstone, was signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant in 1872, followed by Mackinac National Park in 1875 (decommissioned in 1895), and then Rock Creek Park (later merged into National Capital Parks), Sequoia and Yosemite in 1890.

  6. National Park Service General Authorities Act - Wikipedia

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    The National Park Service General Authorities Act of 1970 [1] is an amendment to the National Park Service Organic Act of 1916. The amendment included the following: Congress declares that the National Park Service, which began with establishment of Yellowstone National Park in 1872, has since grown to include superlative natural, historic, and recreation areas in every major region of the ...

  7. History of the National Park Service - Wikipedia

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    Congress declares that the national park system, which began with establishment of Yellowstone National Park in 1872, has since grown to include superlative natural, historic, and recreation areas in every major region of the United States, its territories and island possessions; that these areas, though distinct in character, are united ...

  8. Special Duty Allowance (SDA) - Wikipedia

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  9. National Park Service Organic Act - Wikipedia

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    On August 25, 1916, President Woodrow Wilson signed legislation that created the National Park Service. The National Park Service Organic Act, [1] or the Organic Act as referred to within the National Park Service, is a United States federal law that established the National Park Service (NPS), an agency of the United States Department of the Interior.