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16 U.S.C. § 539r — Rocky Mountain Front Conservation Management Area and wilderness additions
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**(a) Definitions** In this section:
(1) **Conservation Management Area** — The term “Conservation Management Area” means the Rocky Mountain Front Conservation Management Area established by subsection (b)(1)(A).
(2) **Decommission** — The term “decommission” means—
(A) to reestablish vegetation on a road; and
(B) to restore any natural drainage, watershed function, or other ecological processes that are disrupted or adversely impacted by the road by removing or hydrologically disconnecting the road prism.
(3) **District** — The term “district” means the Rocky Mountain Ranger District of the Lewis and Clark National Forest.
(4) **Map** — The term “map” means the map entitled “Rocky Mountain Front Heritage Act” and dated October 27, 2011.
(5) **Nonmotorized recreation trail** — The term “nonmotorized recreation trail” means a trail designed for hiking, bicycling, or equestrian use.
(6) **Secretary** — The term “Secretary” means—
(A) with respect to land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Agriculture; and
(B) with respect to land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of the Interior.
(7) **State** — The term “State” means the State of Montana.
**(b) Rocky Mountain Front Conservation Management Area**
(1) **Establishment**
(A) *In general* — Subject to valid existing rights, there is established the Rocky Mountain Front Conservation Management Area in the State.
(B) *Area included* — The Conservation Management Area shall consist of approximately 195,073 acres of Federal land managed by the Forest Service and 13,087 acres of Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management in the State, as generally depicted on the map.
(C) *Incorporation of acquired land and interests
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**(a) Definitions** In this section:
(1) **Conservation Management Area** — The term “Conservation Management Area” means the Rocky Mountain Front Conservation Management Area established by subsection (b)(1)(A).
(2) **Decommission** — The term “decommission” means—
(A) to reestablish vegetation on a road; and
(B) to restore any natural drainage, watershed function, or other ecological processes that are disrupted or adversely impacted by the road by removing or hydrologically disconnecting the road prism.
(3) **District** — The term “district” means the Rocky Mountain Ranger District of the Lewis and Clark National Forest.
(4) **Map** — The term “map” means the map entitled “Rocky Mountain Front Heritage Act” and dated October 27, 2011.
(5) **Nonmotorized recreation trail** — The term “nonmotorized recreation trail” means a trail designed for hiking, bicycling, or equestrian use.
(6) **Secretary** — The term “Secretary” means—
(A) with respect to land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Agriculture; and
(B) with respect to land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of the Interior.
(7) **State** — The term “State” means the State of Montana.
**(b) Rocky Mountain Front Conservation Management Area**
(1) **Establishment**
(A) *In general* — Subject to valid existing rights, there is established the Rocky Mountain Front Conservation Management Area in the State.
(B) *Area included* — The Conservation Management Area shall consist of approximately 195,073 acres of Federal land managed by the Forest Service and 13,087 acres of Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management in the State, as generally depicted on the map.
(C) *Incorporation of acquired land and interests* — Any land or interest in land that is located in the Conservation Management Area and is acquired by the United States from a willing seller shall—
(i) become part of the Conservation Management Area; and
(ii) be managed in accordance with—
(I) in the case of land managed by the Forest Service—
(aa) the Act of March 1, 1911 (commonly known as the “Weeks Law”) ([16 U.S.C. 552](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section552&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.); and
(bb) any laws (including regulations) applicable to the National Forest System;
(II) in the case of land managed, by the Bureau of Land Management, the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ([43 U.S.C. 1701](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section1701&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.);
(III) this subsection; and
(IV) any other applicable law (including regulations).
(2) **Purposes** — The purposes of the Conservation Management Area are to conserve, protect, and enhance for the benefit and enjoyment of present and future generations the recreational, scenic, historical, cultural, fish, wildlife, roadless, and ecological values of the Conservation Management Area.
(3) **Management**
(A) *In general* — The Secretary shall manage the Conservation Management Area—
(i) in a manner that conserves, protects, and enhances the resources of the Conservation Management Area; and
(ii) in accordance with—
(I) the laws (including regulations) and rules applicable to the National Forest System for land managed by the Forest Service;
(II) the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ([43 U.S.C. 1701](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section1701&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.) for land managed by the Bureau of Land Management;
(III) this subsection; and
(IV) any other applicable law (including regulations).
(B) *Uses*
(i) *In general* — The Secretary shall only allow such uses of the Conservation Management Area that the Secretary determines would further the purposes described in paragraph (2).
(ii) *Motorized vehicles*
(I) *In general* — The use of motorized vehicles in the Conservation Management Area shall be permitted only on existing roads, trails, and areas designated for use by such vehicles as of December 19, 2014.
(II) *New or temporary roads* — Except as provided in subclause (III), no new or temporary roads shall be constructed within the Conservation Management Area.
(III) *Exceptions* — Nothing in subclause (I) or (II) prevents the Secretary from—
(aa) rerouting or closing an existing road or trail to protect natural resources from degradation, as determined to be appropriate by the Secretary;
(bb) constructing a temporary road on which motorized vehicles are permitted as part of a vegetation management project in any portion of the Conservation Management Area located not more than ¼ mile from the Teton Road, South Teton Road, Sun River Road, Beaver Willow Road, or Benchmark Road;
(cc) authorizing the use of motorized vehicles for administrative purposes (including noxious weed eradication or grazing management); or
(dd) responding to an emergency.
(IV) *Decommissioning of temporary roads* — The Secretary shall decommission any temporary road constructed under subclause (III)(bb) not later than 3 years after the date on which the applicable vegetation management project is completed.
(iii) *Grazing* — The Secretary shall permit grazing within the Conservation Management Area, if established on December 19, 2014—
(I) subject to—
(aa) such reasonable regulations, policies, and practices as the Secretary determines appropriate; and
(bb) all applicable laws; and
(II) in a manner consistent with—
(aa) the purposes described in paragraph (2); and
(bb) the guidelines set forth in the report of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of Representatives accompanying H.R. 5487 of the 96th Congress (H. Rept. 96–617).
(iv) *Vegetation management* — Nothing in this section prevents the Secretary from conducting vegetation management projects within the Conservation Management Area—
(I) subject to—
(aa) such reasonable regulations, policies, and practices as the Secretary determines appropriate; and
(bb) all applicable laws (including regulations); and
(II) in a manner consistent with the purposes described in paragraph (2).
(4) **Adjacent management**
(A) *In general* — The designation of the Conservation Management Area shall not create a protective perimeter or buffer zone around the Conservation Management Area.
(B) *Effect* — The fact that activities or uses can be seen or heard from areas within the Conservation Management Area shall not preclude the conduct of the activities or uses outside the boundary of the Conservation Management Area.
**(c) Designation of wilderness additions**
(1) **In general** — In accordance with the Wilderness Act ([16 U.S.C. 1131](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1131&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.), the following Federal land in the State is designated as wilderness and as additions to existing components of the National Wilderness Preservation System:
(A) *Bob Marshall Wilderness* — Certain land in the Lewis and Clark National Forest, comprising approximately 50,401 acres, as generally depicted on the map, which shall be added to and administered as part of the Bob Marshall Wilderness designated under section 3 of the Wilderness Act ([16 U.S.C. 1132](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1132&num=0&edition=prelim)).
(B) *Scapegoat Wilderness* — Certain land in the Lewis and Clark National Forest, comprising approximately 16,711 acres, as generally depicted on the map, which shall be added to and administered as part of the Scapegoat Wilderness designated by the first section of Public Law 92–395 ([16 U.S.C. 1132](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1132&num=0&edition=prelim) note).
(2) **Management of wilderness additions** — Subject to valid existing rights, the land designated as wilderness additions by paragraph (1) shall be administered by the Secretary in accordance with the Wilderness Act ([16 U.S.C. 1131](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1131&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.), except that any reference in that Act to the effective date of that Act shall be deemed to be a reference to December 19, 2014.
(3) **Livestock** — The grazing of livestock and the maintenance of existing facilities relating to grazing in the wilderness additions designated by this subsection, if established before December 19, 2014, shall be permitted to continue in accordance with—
(A) section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act ([16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(4)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1133/d/4&num=0&edition=prelim)); and
(B) the guidelines set forth in the report of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of Representatives accompanying H.R. 5487 of the 96th Congress (H. Rept. 96–617).
(4) **Wildfire, insect, and disease management** — In accordance with section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act ([16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1133/d/1&num=0&edition=prelim)), within the wilderness additions designated by this subsection, the Secretary may take any measures that the Secretary determines to be necessary to control fire, insects, and diseases, including, as the Secretary determines appropriate, the coordination of those activities with a State or local agency.
(5) **Adjacent management**
(A) *In general* — The designation of a wilderness addition by this subsection shall not create any protective perimeter or buffer zone around the wilderness area.
(B) *Nonwilderness activities* — The fact that nonwilderness activities or uses can be seen or heard from areas within a wilderness addition designated by this subsection shall not preclude the conduct of those activities or uses outside the boundary of the wilderness area.
**(d) Maps and legal descriptions**
(1) **In general** — As soon as practicable after December 19, 2014, the Secretary shall prepare maps and legal descriptions of the Conservation Management Area and the wilderness additions designated by subsections (b) and (c), respectively.
(2) **Force of law** — The maps and legal descriptions prepared under paragraph (1) shall have the same force and effect as if included in this section, except that the Secretary may correct typographical errors in the map and legal descriptions.
(3) **Public availability** — The maps and legal descriptions prepared under paragraph (1) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management.
**(e) Noxious weed management**
(1) **In general** — Not later than 1 year after December 19, 2014, the Secretary of Agriculture shall prepare a comprehensive management strategy for preventing, controlling, and eradicating noxious weeds in the district.
(2) **Contents** — The management strategy shall—
(A) include recommendations to protect wildlife, forage, and other natural resources in the district from noxious weeds;
(B) identify opportunities to coordinate noxious weed prevention, control, and eradication efforts in the district with State and local agencies, Indian tribes, nonprofit organizations, and others;
(C) identify existing resources for preventing, controlling, and eradicating noxious weeds in the district;
(D) identify additional resources that are appropriate to effectively prevent, control, or eradicate noxious weeds in the district; and
(E) identify opportunities to coordinate with county weed districts in Glacier, Pondera, Teton, and Lewis and Clark Counties in the State to apply for grants and enter into agreements for noxious weed control and eradication projects under the Noxious Weed Control and Eradication Act of 2004 ([7 U.S.C. 7781](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section7781&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.).
(3) **Consultation** — In developing the management strategy required under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consult with—
(A) the Secretary of the Interior;
(B) appropriate State, tribal, and local governmental entities; and
(C) members of the public.
**(f) Nonmotorized recreation opportunities** Not later than 2 years after December 19, 2014, the Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with interested parties, shall conduct a study to improve nonmotorized recreation trail opportunities (including mountain bicycling) on land not designated as wilderness within the district.
**(g) Management of fish and wildlife; hunting and fishing** Nothing in this section affects the jurisdiction of the State with respect to fish and wildlife management (including the regulation of hunting and fishing) on public land in the State.
**(h) Overflights**
(1) **Jurisdiction of the Federal Aviation Administration** — Nothing in this section affects the jurisdiction of the Federal Aviation Administration with respect to the airspace above the wilderness or the Conservation Management Area.
(2) **Benchmark airstrip** — Nothing in this section affects the continued use, maintenance, and repair of the Benchmark (3U7) airstrip.
**(i) Release of wilderness study areas**
(1) **Finding** — Congress finds that, for the purposes of section 603(c) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ([43 U.S.C. 1782(c)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section1782/c&num=0&edition=prelim)), the Zook Creek and Buffalo Creek wilderness study areas in the State have been adequately studied for wilderness designation.
(2) **Release** — The Zook Creek and Buffalo Creek wilderness study areas—
(A) are no longer subject to—
(i) section 603(c) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ([43 U.S.C. 1782(c)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section1782/c&num=0&edition=prelim)); or
(ii) Secretarial Order 3310 issued on December 22, 2010; and
(B) shall be managed in accordance with the applicable land use plans adopted under section 202 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ([43 U.S.C. 1712](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section1712&num=0&edition=prelim)).
**(j) Assessment update**
(1) **In general** — Not later than 5 years after December 19, 2014, the Secretary shall review and update the assessment for oil and gas potential for the following wilderness study areas in the State:
(A) Bridge Coulee.
(B) Musselshell Breaks.
(2) **Report** — Not later than 30 days after the date on which the review is completed under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a report that describes the oil and gas potential for the wilderness study areas.
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Funds under this Act (other than those made available for [section 7784(f) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section7784/f&num=0&edition=prelim)) are intended to supplement, not replace, assistance available to weed management entities, areas, and districts for control or eradication of noxious weeds on Federal lands and non-Federal lands. The provision of funds to a weed management entity under this Act (other than those made available for [section 7784(f) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section7784/f&num=0&edition=prelim)) shall have no effect on the amount of any payment received by a county from the Federal Government under chapter 69 of title 31.
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**(a)** The Congress declares that it is the policy of the United States that—
(1) the public lands be retained in Federal ownership, unless as a result of the land use planning procedure provided for in this Act, it is determined that disposal of a particular parcel will serve the national interest;
(2) the national interest will be best realized if the public lands and their resources are periodically and systematically inventoried and their present and future use is projected through a land use planning process coordinated with other Federal and State planning efforts;
(3) public lands not previously designated for any specific use and all existing classifications of public lands that were effected by executive action or statute before October 21, 1976, be reviewed in accordance with the provisions of this Act;
(4) the Congress exercise its constitutional authority to withdraw or otherwise designate or dedicate Federal lands for specified purposes and that Congress delineate the extent to which the Executive may withdraw lands without legislative action;
(5) in administering public land statutes and exercising discretionary authority granted by them, the Secretary be required to establish comprehensive rules and regulations after considering the views of the general public; and to structure adjudication procedures to assure adequate third party participation, objective administrative review of initial decisions, and expeditious decisionmaking;
(6) judicial review of public land adjudication decisions be provided by law;
(7) goals and objectives be established by law as guidelines for public land use planning, and that management be on the basis of multiple use and sustained yield unless otherwise specified by law;
(8) the public lands be managed in a manner t
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**(a) Establishment; Congressional declaration of policy; wilderness areas; administration for public use and enjoyment, protection, preservation, and gathering and dissemination of information; provisions for designation as wilderness areas** In order to assure that an increasing population, accompanied by expanding settlement and growing mechanization, does not occupy and modify all areas within the United States and its possessions, leaving no lands designated for preservation and protection in their natural condition, it is hereby declared to be the policy of the Congress to secure for the American people of present and future generations the benefits of an enduring resource of wilderness. For this purpose there is hereby established a National Wilderness Preservation System to be composed of federally owned areas designated by Congress as “wilderness areas”, and these shall be administered for the use and enjoyment of the American people in such manner as will leave them unimpaired for future use and enjoyment as wilderness, and so as to provide for the protection of these areas, the preservation of their wilderness character, and for the gathering and dissemination of information regarding their use and enjoyment as wilderness; and no Federal lands shall be designated as “wilderness areas” except as provided for in this chapter or by a subsequent Act.
**(b) Management of area included in System; appropriations** The inclusion of an area in the National Wilderness Preservation System notwithstanding, the area shall continue to be managed by the Department and agency having jurisdiction thereover immediately before its inclusion in the National Wilderness Preservation System unless otherwise provided by Act of Congress. No appropriation shall be available for the p
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**(a) Designation of wilderness areas; filing of maps and descriptions with Congressional committees; correction of errors; public records; availability of records in regional offices** All areas within the national forests classified at least 30 days before September 3, 1964 by the Secretary of Agriculture or the Chief of the Forest Service as “wilderness”, “wild”, or “canoe” are hereby designated as wilderness areas. The Secretary of Agriculture shall—
(1) Within one year after September 3, 1964, file a map and legal description of each wilderness area with the Interior and Insular Affairs Committees of the United States Senate and the House of Representatives, and such descriptions shall have the same force and effect as if included in this chapter: Provided, however, That correction of clerical and typographical errors in such legal descriptions and maps may be made.
(2) Maintain, available to the public, records pertaining to said wilderness areas, including maps and legal descriptions, copies of regulations governing them, copies of public notices of, and reports submitted to Congress regarding pending additions, eliminations, or modifications. Maps, legal descriptions, and regulations pertaining to wilderness areas within their respective jurisdictions also shall be available to the public in the offices of regional foresters, national forest supervisors, and forest rangers.
**(b) Review by Secretary of Agriculture of classifications as primitive areas; Presidential recommendations to Congress; approval of Congress; size of primitive areas; Gore Range-Eagles Nest Primitive Area, Colorado** The Secretary of Agriculture shall, within ten years after September 3, 1964, review, as to its suitability or nonsuitability for preservation as wilderness, each area in th
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Consent of the Congress of the United States is given to each of the several States of the Union to enter into any agreement or compact, not in conflict with any law of the United States, with any other State or States for the purpose of conserving the forests and the water supply of the States entering into such agreement or compact.
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**(a) Development, maintenance, and revision by Secretary** The Secretary shall, with public involvement and consistent with the terms and conditions of this Act, develop, maintain, and, when appropriate, revise land use plans which provide by tracts or areas for the use of the public lands. Land use plans shall be developed for the public lands regardless of whether such lands previously have been classified, withdrawn, set aside, or otherwise designated for one or more uses.
**(b) Coordination of plans for National Forest System lands with Indian land use planning and management programs for purposes of development and revision** In the development and revision of land use plans, the Secretary of Agriculture shall coordinate land use plans for lands in the National Forest System with the land use planning and management programs of and for Indian tribes by, among other things, considering the policies of approved tribal land resource management programs.
**(c) Criteria for development and revision** In the development and revision of land use plans, the Secretary shall—
(1) use and observe the principles of multiple use and sustained yield set forth in this and other applicable law;
(2) use a systematic interdisciplinary approach to achieve integrated consideration of physical, biological, economic, and other sciences;
(3) give priority to the designation and protection of areas of critical environmental concern;
(4) rely, to the extent it is available, on the inventory of the public lands, their resources, and other values;
(5) consider present and potential uses of the public lands;
(6) consider the relative scarcity of the values involved and the availability of alternative means (including recycling) and sites for realization of those values;
(7) weigh lo
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There are authorized to be appropriated such amounts as may be necessary to carry out this chapter. Except as specifically authorized by law, no part of the money appropriated under this section shall be used to pay indemnities for property injured or destroyed by or at the direction of the Secretary.
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or of any person employed by, or assigned or de-
tailed to, the Commission.
(b) Payment; exemption of property from attach-
ment, execution, etc.
Any liability of the Commission shall be met
from funds of the Commission to the extent that
it is not covered by insurance, or otherwise.
Property belonging to the Commission shall be
exempt from attachment, execution, or other
process for satisfaction of claims, debts, or judg-
ments.
(c) Individual members of Commission
No liability of the Commission shall be im-
puted to any member of the Commission solely
on the basis that he occupies the position of
member of the Commission.
(Pub. L. 88–363, § 11, July 7, 1964, 78 Stat. 301.)
§ 1111. Exemption from taxation
The Commission shall not be subject to Fed-
eral, State, or municipal taxation in the United
States on any real or personal property held by
it or on any gift, bequest, or devise to it of any
personal or real property, or on its income,
whether from governmental appropriations, ad-
mission fees, concessions, or donations.
(Pub. L. 88–363, § 12, July 7, 1964, 78 Stat. 301.)
§ 1112. Tax treatment of any gift, devise or be-
quest to the Commission
For the purpose of Federal income, estate, and
gift taxes, any gift, devise, or bequest to or for
the use of the Commission, and accepted by the
Commission under authority of this chapter,
shall be deemed to be a gift, devise, or bequest
to or for the use of the United States, as the
case may be, if it is not deducted as a gift, de-
vise, or bequest to or for the use of the Govern-
ment of Canada under the income, estate, or gift
tax laws of the Government of Canada.
(Pub. L. 88–363, § 13, July 7, 1964, 78 Stat. 301.)
§ 1113. Authorization of appropriations
T
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sufficient size as to make practicable its preser-
vation and use in an unimpaired condition; and
(4) may also contain ecological, geological, or
other features of scientific, educational, scenic,
or historical value.
(Pub. L. 88–577, § 2, Sept. 3, 1964, 78 Stat. 890.)
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
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Pub. L. 88–577, § 1, Sept. 3, 1964, 78 Stat. 890, provided
that: ‘‘This Act [enacting this chapter] may be cited as
the ‘Wilderness Act’.’’
§ 1132. Extent of System
(a) Designation of wilderness areas; filing of
maps and descriptions with Congressional
committees;
correction
of
errors;
public
records; availability of records in regional of-
fices
All areas within the national forests classified
at least 30 days before September 3, 1964 by the
Secretary of Agriculture or the Chief of the For-
est Service as ‘‘wilderness’’, ‘‘wild’’, or ‘‘canoe’’
are hereby designated as wilderness areas. The
Secretary of Agriculture shall—
(1) Within one year after September 3, 1964,
file a map and legal description of each wilder-
ness area with the Interior and Insular Affairs
Committees of the United States Senate and
the House of Representatives, and such de-
scriptions shall have the same force and effect
as if included in this chapter: Provided, how-
ever, That correction of clerical and typo-
graphical errors in such legal descriptions and
maps may be made.
(2) Maintain, available to the public, records
pertaining to said wilderness areas, including
maps and legal descriptions, copies of regula-
tions governing them, copies of public notices
of, and reports submitted to Congress regard-
ing pending additions, eliminations, or modi-
fications. Maps, legal descriptions, and regula-
tions pertaining
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**(a) Purposes of national forests, national park system, and national wildlife refuge system; other provisions applicable to national forests, Superior National Forest, and national park system** The purposes of this chapter are hereby declared to be within and supplemental to the purposes for which national forests and units of the national park and national wildlife refuge systems are established and administered and—
(1) Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to be in interference with the purpose for which national forests are established as set forth in the Act of June 4, 1897 (30 Stat. 11), and the Multiple-Use Sustained-Yield Act of June 12, 1960 (74 Stat. 215) [[16 U.S.C. 528–531](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section528–531&num=0&edition=prelim)].
(2) Nothing in this chapter shall modify the restrictions and provisions of the Shipstead-Nolan Act (Public Law 539, Seventy-first Congress, July 10, 1930; 46 Stat. 1020), the Thye-Blatnik Act (Public Law 733, Eightieth Congress, June 22, 1948; 62 Stat. 568), and the Humphrey-Thye-Blatnik-Andresen Act (Public Law 607, Eighty-Fourth Congress, June 22, 1956; 70 Stat. 326), as applying to the Superior National Forest or the regulations of the Secretary of Agriculture.
(3) Nothing in this chapter shall modify the statutory authority under which units of the national park system are created. Further, the designation of any area of any park, monument, or other unit of the national park system as a wilderness area pursuant to this chapter shall in no manner lower the standards evolved for the use and preservation of such park, monument, or other unit of the national park system in accordance with section 100101(b)(1), chapter 1003, and sections 100751(a), 100752, 100753, and 102101
Source: Supplied U.S. Code snapshot — release unconfirmed · 16 U.S.C. § 1133
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