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1911 Mar 1 |
The Weeks Act was signed into law by President William Howard Taft. It allowed the federal government to purchase private land if the purchase was deemed necessary to protect rivers' and watersheds' headwaters in the eastern United States. It also provided cooperation for firefighting between federal, state and private actors. Links: USA, Environment, Fire, TaftH 
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