16 U.S.C. § 460nnn–64: Treatment of wilderness…

Summary

Wilderness study areas inside the Cooperative Management and Protection Area that are not part of the Wilderness Area must stay designated as wilderness study areas, except as allowed under section 460nnn–92. Those areas must be managed under section 1782(c) of title 43 so their chance of becoming wilderness is not harmed. The Basque Hills Wilderness Study Area is expanded to include the Federal lands in sections 8, 16, 17, 21, 22, and 27 of township 36 south, range 31 east, Willamette Meridian, and those lands must be managed under section 1782(c) to protect and improve their wilderness values.

Title 16, §460nnn–64

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(a)Status unaffected

Except as provided in section 460nnn–92 of this title, any wilderness study area, or portion of a wilderness study area, within the boundaries of the Cooperative Management and Protection Area, but not included in the Wilderness Area, shall remain a wilderness study area notwithstanding the enactment of this subchapter.

(b)Management

The wilderness study areas referred to in subsection (a) shall continue to be managed under section 1782(c) of title 43 in a manner so as not to impair the suitability of the areas for preservation as wilderness.

(c)Expansion of Basque Hills Wilderness Study Area

The boundaries of the Basque Hills Wilderness Study Area are hereby expanded to include the Federal lands within section 8, 16, 17, 21, 22, and 27 of township 36 south, range 31 east, Willamette Meridian. These lands shall be managed under section 1782(c) of title 43 to protect and enhance the wilderness values of these lands.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

This subchapter, referred to in subsec. (a), was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 106–399, Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1655, known as the Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Act of 2000, which is classified generally to this subchapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 460nnn of this title and Tables.

§460nnn–64 Treatment of Wilderness Study Areas