Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102
§459h–7 Preservation of Any Area as Wilderness; Study and Report to President; Procedure for Designation of Any Area as a Wilderness
Title 16 › CHAPTER 1 — NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › SUBCHAPTER LXIII — NATIONAL SEASHORE RECREATIONAL AREAS › § 459h–7
Summary
By January 8, 1975, Interior Secretary must review Gulf Islands, report under 1132(c)-(d), recommend wilderness areas, and follow those rules for designations.
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Title 16, §459h–7
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Within four years from January 8, 1971, the Secretary of the Interior shall review the area within the Gulf Islands National Seashore and shall report to the President, in accordance with subsections (c) and (d) of section 1132 of this title, and recommend as to the suitability or nonsuitability of any area within the seashore for preservation as wilderness, and any designation of any such area as a wilderness shall be accomplished in accordance with said subsections.
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16 U.S.C. § 459h–7
Title 16, Conservation
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Aug 21, 2026
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