16 U.S.C. § 90e — Pasayten Wilderness, Okanogan and Mount

Page 84 TITLE 16—CONSERVATION § 90e out the purposes of this subchapter, but not more than $4,500,000 shall be appropriated for the acquisition of lands or interest in lands. (Pub. L. 90–544, title V, § 506, Oct. 2, 1968, 82 Stat. 930; Pub. L. 94–578, title I, § 101(9), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2732.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1976—Pub. L. 94–578 substituted ‘‘$4,500,000’’ for ‘‘$3,500,000’’. § 90e. Pasayten Wilderness, Okanogan and Mount Baker National Forests; designation; aboli- tion of North Cascades Primitive Area classi- fication (a) In order to further the purposes of the Wil- derness Act [16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.], there is here- by designated, subject to valid existing rights, the Pasayten Wilderness within and as a part of the Okanogan National Forest and the Mount Baker National Forest, comprising an area of about five hundred thousand acres lying east of Ross Lake, as generally depicted in the area des- ignated as ‘‘Pasayten Wilderness’’ on the map referred to in section 90 of this title. (b) The previous classification of the North Cascades Primitive Area is hereby abolished. (Pub. L. 90–544, title VI, § 601, Oct. 2, 1968, 82 Stat. 930.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The Wilderness Act, referred to in subsec. (a), is Pub. L. 88–577, Sept. 3, 1964, 78 Stat. 890, which is classified generally to chapter 23 (§ 1131 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1131 of this title and Tables. § 90e–1. Glacier Peak Wilderness, Wenatchee and Mount Baker National Forests; extension of boundaries The boundaries of the Glacier Peak Wilder- ness, an area classified as such more than thirty days before the effective date of the Wilderness Act [16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.] and being within and a part of the Wenatchee National Forest and the Mount Baker National Forest, subject to valid existing rights, are hereby extended to include portions of the Suiattle River corridor and the White Chuck River corridor on the western side thereof, comprising areas totaling about ten thousand acres, as depicted in the area des- ignated as ‘‘Additions to Glacier Peak Wilder- ness’’ on the map referred to in section 90 of this title. (Pub. L. 90–544, title VI, § 602, Oct. 2, 1968, 82 Stat. 930.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The Wilderness Act, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 88–577, Sept. 3, 1964, 78 Stat. 890, which is classified gen- erally to chapter 23 (§ 1131 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1131 of this title and Tables. Effective date of the Wilderness Act, referred to in text, means the date of enactment, Sept. 3, 1964, of such act. § 90e–2. Map and legal description, filing with Congressional committees; correction of er- rors; applicability of Wilderness Act (a) As soon as practicable after October 2, 1968, the Secretary of Agriculture shall file a map and legal description of the Pasayten Wilderness and of the Glacier Peak Wilderness, as hereby modi- fied, with the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representa- tives, and such descriptions shall have the same force and effect as if included in this subchapter: Provided, however, That correction of clerical or typographical errors in such legal descriptions and maps may be made. (b) Upon the filing of the legal descriptions and maps as provided for in subsection (a) of this section the Pasayten Wilderness and the ad- ditions to the Glacier Peak Wilderness shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture in accordance with the provisions of the Wilderness Act [16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.] and thereafter shall be subject to the provisions of the Wilderness Act governing areas designated by that Act as wilderness areas, except that any reference in such provisions to the effective date of the Wil- derness Act shall be deemed to be a reference to the effective date of this subchapter. (Pub. L. 90–544, title VI, § 603, Oct. 2, 1968, 82 Stat. 930; Pub. L. 103–437, § 6(e), Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4585.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The Wilderness Act, referred to in subsec. (b), is Pub. L. 88–577, Sept. 3, 1964, 78 Stat. 890, which is classified generally to chapter 23 (§ 1131 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1131 of this title and Tables. Effective date of the Wilderness Act, referred to in subsec. (b), means the date of enactment, Sept. 3, 1964, of such Act. Effective date of this subchapter, referred to in sub- sec. (b), means the date of enactment, Oct. 2, 1968, of this subchapter. AMENDMENTS 1994—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103–437 substituted ‘‘Com- mittee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives’’ for ‘‘Interior and Insular Affairs Committees of the United States Senate and House of Representatives’’. § 90e–3. Area review; report to the President Within two years from October 2, 1968, the Sec- retary of the Interior shall review the area with- in the North Cascades National Park, including the Picket Range area and the Eldorado Peaks area, and shall report to the President, in ac- cordance with section 1132(c) and (d) of this title, his recommendation as to the suitability or nonsuitability of any area within the park for preservation as wilderness, and any designation of any such area as a wilderness area shall be ac- complished in accordance with said section 1132(c) and (d).