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§460vv–3 Administration

Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 1— - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER CVII— - WINDING STAIR MOUNTAIN NATIONAL RECREATION AND WILDERNESS AREA › § 460vv–3

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of Agriculture must manage each wilderness area created under this subchapter using the rules from the Wilderness Act of 1964. Existing valid rights stay in place. Any mention of that Act’s effective date means this subchapter’s effective date.

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Title 16, §460vv–3

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Subject to valid existing rights, each wilderness area designated by section 460vv–1 of this title shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture in accordance with the provisions of the Wilderness Act of 1964 [16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.] governing areas designated by that Act as wilderness areas, except that with respect to any area designated in section 460vv–1 of this title, any reference in such provisions to the effective date of the Wilderness Act of 1964 shall be deemed to be a reference to the effective date of this subchapter.

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References in Text

The Wilderness Act of 1964, referred to in text, probably means the Wilderness Act, Pub. L. 88–577, Sept. 3, 1964, 78 Stat. 890, which is classified generally to chapter 23 (§ 1131 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 1131 of this title and Tables. The

Effective Date

of the Wilderness Act of 1964, referred to in text, means Sept. 3, 1964, the date of enactment of Pub. L. 88–577, which enacted chapter 23 of this title. The

Effective Date

of this subchapter, referred to in text, means Oct. 18, 1988, the date of enactment of Pub. L. 100–499, which enacted this subchapter.

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 460vv–3

Title 16Conservation

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

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