Sec. 303. Designation of potential wilderness
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In furtherance of the purposes of the Wilderness Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq. ), the following Federal land is designated as potential wilderness: Certain Federal land in Redwood National Park administered by the National Park Service, compromising approximately 31,000 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled Redwood National Park—Potential Wilderness and dated October 9, 2019. Certain Federal land administered by the Bureau of Land Management in the State, comprising approximately 2,918 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled Yuki Proposed Potential Wilderness and dated May 15, 2020.
Except as provided in subsection (c), the Secretary shall manage the potential wilderness area designated by subsection
(a)(referred to in this section as a potential wilderness area ) as wilderness until the date on which the potential wilderness area is designated as wilderness under subsection (d). For purposes of ecological restoration (including the elimination of non-native species, removal of illegal, unused, or decommissioned roads, repair of skid tracks, and any other activities necessary to restore the natural ecosystems in a potential wilderness area and consistent with paragraph (2)), the Secretary may use motorized equipment and mechanized transport in the potential wilderness area until the date on which the potential wilderness area is designated as wilderness under subsection (d). To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall use the minimum tool or administrative practice necessary to accomplish ecological restoration with the least amount of adverse impact on wilderness character and resources. The potential wilderness area shall be designated as wilderness and as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System on the date on which the Secretary publishes in the Federal Register notice that the conditions in the potential wilderness area that are incompatible with the Wilderness Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq. ) have been removed. On the designation of a potential wilderness area as wilderness under subsection (d)— the land described in subsection (a)(1) shall be administered in accordance with the Wilderness Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq. ) and the laws generally applicable to units of the National Park System; and the land described in subsection (a)(2) shall be incorporated in, and considered to be a part of, the Yuki Wilderness designated by section 3(3) of the Northern California Coastal Wild Heritage Wilderness Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 109–362 ; 120 Stat. 2065). Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 3 years thereafter until the date on which the potential wilderness area is designated as wilderness under subsection (d), 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 status of ecological restoration within the potential wilderness area; and the progress toward the eventual designation of the potential wilderness area as wilderness under subsection (d).
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- Pub. L. 109-362
- 120 Stat. 2065
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Sec. 303
Designation of potential wilderness
Pub. L.Pub. L. 109-362
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