Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102
§698d Review of Big Thicket Preserve Area by Secretary; Report to President
Title 16 › CHAPTER 6 — GAME AND BIRD PRESERVES; PROTECTION › § 698d
Summary
No later than five years after October 11, 1974, the Secretary must look over the land inside the preserve and send the President a report saying which parts are suitable or not suitable to be kept as wilderness, following the rules in section 1132(c) and (d). Any area chosen to be wilderness must be officially designated under those same rules.
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Title 16, §698d
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Within five years from October 11, 1974, the Secretary shall review the area within the preserve 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 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.
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16 U.S.C. § 698d
Title 16, Conservation
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102