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16 U.S.C. § 3144

Wilderness portion of study

United States · Title 16 — CONSERVATION · Status: effective

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16 U.S.C. § 3144, Wilderness portion of study, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/447487
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As part of the study, the Secretary shall review the suitability or nonsuitability for preservation as wilderness of the Federal lands described in section 3141 of this title and report his findings to the President. The President shall advise the Senate and the House of Representatives of his recommendations with respect to the designation of the area or any part thereof as wilderness together with a map thereof and a definition of its boundaries. Subject to valid existing rights and the provisions of section 3142 of this title, the wilderness study area designated by this section shall, until Congress determines otherwise, be administered by the Secretary so as to maintain presently existing wilderness character and potential for inclusion in the National Wilderness Preservation System. Already established uses may be permitted to continue, subject to such restrictions as the Secretary deems desirable, in the manner and degree in which the same were being conducted on December 2, 1980.

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. 96-487(H.R. 39)1980-12-02
    Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally