Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73
§539l–5 Wilderness potential
Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 2— - NATIONAL FORESTS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - ESTABLISHMENT AND ADMINISTRATION › § 539l–5
Summary
The Act does not stop the Secretary from studying Protection Area lands and recommending they join the National Wilderness Preservation System. When the Arapaho/Roosevelt plan is first revised after August 21, 2002, the Secretary must evaluate the lands named in section 539l(d)(1)(F) and recommend that to Congress.
Full Legal Text
Title 16, §539l–5
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(a)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.
(b)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 539l(d)(1)(F) of this title for inclusion in the National Wilderness Preservation System and make recommendations to Congress regarding such inclusion.
Legislative History
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References in Text
This Act, referred to in subsec. (a), is Pub. L. 107–216, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1055, which is classified principally to sections 539l to 539l–5 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
Short Title
note set out under section 539l of this title and Tables.
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Citation
16 U.S.C. § 539l–5
Title 16 — Conservation
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73