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AICP Years

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Established in 1879 to survey and classify all public domain lands   U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)  
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1903 Pelican Island, FL by Theodore Roosevelt   First National Wildlife Refuge  
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Established in 1916 to conserve and preserve natural resources, parks, and historic sites   National Park Service  
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Established in 1927 to bring water from the Colorado River to southern California   Metropolitan Water District (MWD) of Southern California  
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Created in 1933 to provide work for unemployed youth and to conserve the nation’s natural resources   Civilian Conservation Corps  
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Created in 1933 to provide for unified and multipurpose rehabilitation and redevelopment of a particular area   Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)  
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America’s most famous experiment in river-basin planning   Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)  
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1934- Regulated the use of the range in the West for conservation purposes   Taylor Grazing Act  
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Created in 1939 to assist in the preparation of a comprehensive plan for public works   Natural Resources Planning Board  
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Developed in 1941 on the Columbia River in central Washington state   Grand Coulee Dam  
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Largest concrete structure in the United States   Grand Coulee Dam  
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Regional plan comparable in its scope to the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)   Columbia Basin Project  
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Main project of the Columbia Basin Project in 1941   Grand Coulee Dam  
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Purposes of this project are irrigation, electric power generation, and flood control in the Pacific Northwest   Grand Coulee Dam  
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First Earth Day   April 22, 1970  
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Launched in 1972 to acquire high-resolution images of the earth’s surface to identify, evaluate, develop, and conserve the planet’s natural resources   Earth Resources Technology Satellite (Landsat)  
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Nickname for Earth Resources Technology Satellite   Landsat  
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Created a fund in 1902 from the sale of public land in the arid western states to supply water there through the construction of water storage and irrigation works   U.S. Reclamation Act  
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Nickname for U.S. Reclamation Act   Newlands Act  
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Established in 1905 to encourage the wise use of forest resources   U.S. Forest Service  
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Act that created the Soil Conservation Service (now known as the Natural Resources Conservation Service) in 1935   Soil Conservation Act  
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Act in 1935 administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture   Soil Conservation Act  
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Act that made the prevention of soil erosion a national responsibility   Soil Conservation Act 1935  
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Act that established a Service to conduct soil erosion surveys and implement erosion measures   Soil Conservation Act 1935  
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Act that prohibited development, settlement, road building, and all forms of mechanized transport within the boundaries of protected wilderness areas   Wilderness Act 1964  
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Act that established a National Wilderness Preservation System in 1964 of federally owned land designated by Congress as wilderness areas   Wilderness Act  
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National Environmental Policy Act YEAR   1969  
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Established a broad national framework for environmental protection in 1969   National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)  
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Act that requires an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)   National Environmental Policy Act 1969  
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Act that acknowledged the importance of open and public decision-making process in environmental decisions   NEPA 1969  
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May evaluate the social, cultural, educational, or economic environment in which a planning action will take place to examine potential consequences   NEPA 1969  
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Term that refers to implementation of a NEPA process   Environmental Analysis  
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Required for every federal or federally funded state or local action that has potential to significantly harm the environment   Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)  
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NEPA step after Environmental Assessment (EA)   Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)  
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Describes a proposed action and the need it will address, the alternative measures considered, and the likely environmental impacts of the proposed action and the alternatives   Environmental Assessment (EA)  
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Lengthy NEPA document   EIS  
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Brief NEPA document   EA  
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Clean Air Act YEAR   1970  
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EPA YEAR   1970  
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Coastal Zone Management Act YEAR   1972  
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Clean Water Act YEAR   1972  
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National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) YEAR   1972  
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Endangered Species Act YEAR   1973  
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Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) YEAR   1974  
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Energy Policy Conservation Act YEAR   1975  
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Resource Conservation and Recovery Act YEAR   1976  
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Toxic Substances Control Act YEAR   1976  
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Land Ordinance of ____   1785  
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Standard State Zoning Enabling Act (SZEA) YEARS   1924, 1926  
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Standard City Planning Enabling Act YEAR   1928  
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Indian Reorganization Act (Wheeler-Howard Act) YEAR   1934  
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Housing Act that established the basis for urban renewal YEAR   1949  
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Hosing Act that established section 701 planning grants to local governments YEAR   1954  
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Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act YEAR   1966  
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National Flood Insurance Act YEAR   1968  
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Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act YEAR   1988  
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Empowerment Zones (Enterprise Zones) YEAR   1994  
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Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA) YEAR   2000  
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Disaster Mitigation Act YEAR   2000  
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Growing Smart Legislative Guidebook YEAR   2002  
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Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) YEAR   1980  
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Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) YEAR   1984  
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Telecommunications Act YEAR   1996  
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Years Grand Central Station Constructed Between   1903-1913  
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First subway YEAR   1897  
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First Off-street parking requirements YEAR   1923  
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First limited access highway YEAR   1926  
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Los Angeles County Plan of Highways YEAR   1940  
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Los Angeles County Freeway Plan YEAR   1943  
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Chicago Area Transportation Study (CATS) YEAR   1955  
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National Interstate and Defense Highways Act YEAR   1956  
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Urban Mass Transportation Act YEAR   1964  
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Energy Policy Conservation Act YEAR   1975  
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Americans with Disabilities Act YEAR   1990  
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Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) YEAR   1991  
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Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21) YEAR   1998  
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Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) YEAR   1977  
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Telecommunication Act YEAR   1996  
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Vieux Carre YEAR   1921  
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First historic preservation ordinance YEAR   1931  
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Washington DC plan YEAR   1710  
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World’s Columbian Exposition YEAR   1893  
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Regional Plan for New York City and Its Environs YEAR   1929  
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New York World’s Fair YEAR   1939  
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New York City Tenement House Law YEAR   1879  
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Hull House in Chicago founded YEAR   1889  
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Tenement House Law YEAR   1901  
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First national conference on city planning YEAR   1909  
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Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae) created YEAR   1934  
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Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) created YEAR   1938  
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Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) YEAR   1970  
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Gautreaux started YEAR   1976  
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Federal Home Loan Bank system created YEAR   1932  
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Home Owners Loan Corporation expired YEAR   1954  
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National Housing Act YEAR   1934  
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Wagner-Steagall Housing Act YEAR   1937  
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Housing and Home Finance Agency created YEAR   1947  
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Agency predecessor to Housing and Urban Development (HUD)   Housing and Home Finance Agency  
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Nickname for 1949 Housing Act   Wagner-Ellender-Taft Bill  
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Urban Renewal YEARS   1949-1973  
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Housing Act YEAR that made federal funds available for comprehensive planning at the metropolitan, regional, and state level   1959  
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Housing Act YEAR that included federal funding for home rehabilitation loans (Section 312) and housing assistance for moderate-income households   1964  
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Housing and Urban Development Act YEAR that created HUD   1965  
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Civil Rights Act YEAR   1968  
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Housing and Urban Development Act YEAR that enacted the New Communities Act   1968  
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HUD Act YEAR   1970  
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Section 8 Housing established YEAR   1974  
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Housing and Community Development Act YEAR that instituted CDBG program,   1974  
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Emergency Housing Act YEAR   1975  
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Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) created YEAR   1986  
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Tax Reform Act YEAR   1986  
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Stewart B. McKinney Act YEAR   1987  
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Fair Housing Amendments YEAR   1988  
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Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (NAHA) YEAR   1990  
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Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight established YEAR   1992  
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CDBG program instituted YEAR   1974  
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HOPE VI program established YEAR   1992  
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Housing and Community Development Act YEAR that established a program to help expand the supply of affordable housing with supportive services for the elderly (Section 202)   1992  
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HUD Multifamily Housing Disposition Rule YEAR   1994  
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Housing Opportunity Extension Act YEAR   1996  
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Manufactured Housing Improvement Act YEAR   2000  
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First department store YEAR   1868  
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Pullman, Illinois constructed YEARS   1880-1884  
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California State Land Settlement Act YEAR   1917  
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Norris, Tennessee planned YEAR   1933  
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U.S. Resettlement Administration established YEAR   1935  
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Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act YEAR   1966  
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Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) YEAR   1991  
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Homestead Act YEAR   1862  
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Farmland Protection Policy Act YEAR   1981  
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Land Evaluation and Site Assessment (LESA) system developed YEAR   1981  
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Federal Forest Legacy Program YEAR   1990  
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Federal Farm and Ranchland Protection Program YEAR   1996  
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Plan of Chicago YEAR   1909  
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New York City Zoning Code YEAR   1916  
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First full-time planner employed by an American city YEAR   1916  
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First president of the ACPI YEAR   1917  
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First regional planning commission established in U.S. (Los Angeles) YEAR   1922  
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Cincinnati Plan adopted YEAR   1925  
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First regional planning agency created (Atlanta) YEAR   1949  
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Census established blocks covering the entire nation for the first time YEAR   1990  
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