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16 U.S.C. § 539l–5

Wilderness potential

United States · Title 16 — CONSERVATION · Status: effective

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16 U.S.C. § 539l–5, Wilderness potential, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/445642
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Nothing in this Act shall preclude or restrict the authority of the Secretary to evaluate the suitability of lands in the Protection Area for inclusion in the National Wilderness Preservation System or to make recommendations to Congress for such inclusion. In connection with the first revision of the land and resources management plan for the Arapaho/Roosevelt National Forest after August 21, 2002, the Secretary shall evaluate the suitability of the lands managed under the management prescription referred to in section 539l(d)(1)(F) of this title for inclusion in the National Wilderness Preservation System and make recommendations to Congress regarding such inclusion.

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 107-216(H.R. 1576)2002-08-21
    James Peak Wilderness and Protection Area Act
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally