Sec. 2. Multiple use management of National Forest and Bureau of Land Management wilderness study areas pending congressional consideration of wilderness recommendation
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Section 3(b) of the Wilderness Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1132(b) ) is amended by striking the fifth sentence and inserting the following new sentence: In the case of an area classified as . primitive on the effective date of this Act or designated, officially or defacto, by Forest Service action after that date as a wilderness study area , the Secretary of Agriculture shall manage the area for multiple use (as defined in section 4 of the Multiple-Use Sustained-Yield Act of 1960 ( 16 U.S.C. 531 )), including mining, grazing, conservation, recreation, and other uses, until such time as Congress enacts a law designating the area as wilderness or specifying an alternative management approach for the area.
Section 603(c) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1782(c) ) is amended by striking the first sentence and inserting the following new sentence: In the case of an area described in subsection
(a)or designated, officially or defacto, by Bureau of Land Management action after the review period as a . wilderness study area , the Secretary of the Interior shall manage the area according to the authority provided under this Act and other applicable law in a manner to promote multiple use (as defined in section 4 of the Multiple-Use Sustained-Yield Act of 1960 ( 16 U.S.C. 531 )), including the continuation of existing mining and grazing uses and mineral leasing, until such time as Congress enacts a law designating the area as wilderness or specifying an alternative management approach for the area.
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Multiple use management of National Forest and Bureau of Land Management wilderness study areas pending congressional consideration of wilderness recommendation
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