The Act has designated 12 new wilderness areas in northern Finnish Lapland, which consist mainly of tundra and cover 1.5 million hectares.

The Act designates the Ombudsman as the investigator of public complaints about closed meetings in all municipalities that have not appointed their own investigator.

On February 28, 2007, Act 156 of the Arkansas General Assembly designated the Diana fritillary (Speyeria diana) as the official state butterfly.

The Act designated each local authority; either county council and county borough council; would set up a committee known as a Local Education Authority (LEA).

The Act also designates the Secretary of the Treasury as Chairperson.

The Act designates COSEWIC, an independent committee of wildlife experts and scientists, to identify threatened species and assess their conservation status.

The Act designated a West Midlands Special Review Area.

The Act designated a "West Midlands Special Review Area" as one of five conurbations in which urgent reform was felt to be needed.

In addition to its other duties, the Act designates the Office as the agency responsible for developing interoperable public safety communications planning for the State.

The Act also designated the parameters within which the schools must operate and the conditions by which their charters can be renewed.