Sec. 501. Wilderness and wilderness study areas
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The designation of a Wilderness Area or Wilderness Study Area shall not interfere with the authority of the Secretary concerned to authorize mechanical thinning of trees or underbrush to prevent or control the spread of wildfires, or conditions creating the risk of wildfire that threatens areas outside the boundary of the wilderness, or the use of mechanized equipment for wildfire pre-suppression and suppression.