In 1972 zoning was officially adopted on Nantucket Island along with some other land use regulations. This adoption was a reaction to the Nantucket Sound Islands Trust bill, also known as the Kennedy Bill. The proposed federal legislation was focused on turning large parts of Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard into a national land trust, much like the Cape Cod National Seashore. Many felt this bill was a federal “seizure” of the island. The bill did not pass, but it compelled Nantucket to move forward with an island-wide Historic District Commission, Conservation Commission and the Nantucket Planning and Economic Development Commission.