Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73
§698l Review of Big Cypress Preserve area and Addition area by Secretary; report to President
Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 6— - GAME AND BIRD PRESERVES; PROTECTION › § 698l
Summary
The Secretary must review the area inside the Preserve within five years after October 11, 1974, and must review the area inside the Addition within five years after April 29, 1988. After each review, the Secretary must report to the President whether any parts should or should not be kept as wilderness, and any official wilderness decisions must follow the law’s required review and designation steps.
Full Legal Text
Title 16, §698l
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Within five years from October 11, 1974, with respect to the preserve and five years from April 29, 1988, with respect to the Addition, the Secretary shall review the area within the preserve or the area within the Addition (as the case may be) and shall report to the President, in accordance with section 1132(c) and (d) of this title, his recommendations as to the suitability or nonsuitability of any area within the preserve or the area within the Addition (as the case may be) for preservation as wilderness, and any designation of any such areas as a wilderness shall be accomplished in accordance with section 1132(c) and (d) of this title.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1988—Pub. L. 100–301 inserted “with respect to the preserve and five years from
April 29, 1988, with respect to the Addition” after “
October 11, 1974,” and “or the area within the Addition (as the case may be)” after “preserve” in two places.
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Citation
16 U.S.C. § 698l
Title 16 — Conservation
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73