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§460m–13 Suitability for preservation as a wilderness; area review and report to President

Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 1— - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER LXXI— - BUFFALO NATIONAL RIVER › § 460m–13

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary must, within three years after March 1, 1972, review the lands inside the national river. They must tell the President whether any parts should be preserved as wilderness and must follow section 1132(c) and (d) when reporting and making any such designations.

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Title 16, §460m–13

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Within three years from March 1, 1972, the Secretary shall review the area within the boundaries of the national river and shall report to the President, in accordance with section 1132(c) and (d) of this title, his recommendation as to the suitability or nonsuitability of any area within the national river for preservation as a wilderness, and any designation of any such area as a wilderness, shall be accomplished in accordance with said section 1132(c) and (d) of this title.

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16 U.S.C. § 460m–13

Title 16Conservation

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73