Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73not60
§698l Review of Big Cypress Preserve Area and Addition Area by Secretary; Report to President
Title 16 › Chapter 6— GAME AND BIRD PRESERVES; PROTECTION › § 698l
Summary
Within five years after October 11, 1974 for the Preserve and five years after April 29, 1988 for the Addition, the Secretary must review those areas and report to the President, following section 1132(c) and (d), recommending which parts are suitable for wilderness. Any designation must follow those procedures.
Full Legal Text
Title 16, §698l
Conservation — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
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.
Reference
Citations & Metadata
Citation
16 U.S.C. § 698l
Title 16 — Conservation
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60