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Code · U.S. Code · Title 16 - CONSERVATION · CHAPTER 2— NATIONAL FORESTS · SUBCHAPTER I— ESTABLISHMENT AND ADMINISTRATION · § 539l–5

§ 539l–5. Wilderness potential

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Nothing in this Act shall preclude or restrict the authority of the Secretary to evaluate the suitability of lands in the Protection Area for inclusion in the National Wilderness Preservation System or to make recommendations to Congress for such inclusion. In connection with the first revision of the land and resources management plan for the Arapaho/Roosevelt National Forest after August 21, 2002 , the Secretary shall evaluate the suitability of the lands managed under the management prescription referred to in section 539 l (d)(1)(F) of this title for inclusion in the National Wilderness Preservation System and make recommendations to Congress regarding such inclusion.
( Pub. L. 107–216, § 8 , Aug. 21, 2002 , 116 Stat. 1061 .)
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