Lee Metcalf Wilderness and Management Act of 1982

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Lee Metcalf Wilderness and Management Act of 1982 - Designates specified lands within the Beaverhead and Gallatin National Forests in Montana as the Lee Metcalf Wilderness. Establishes within the Gallatin National Forest the Lee Metcalf Management Area which shall be managed to protect the wildlife and recreational values of the lands included under multiple use principles. Requires that the following lands in Montana be managed according to forest management plans developed pursuant to the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974: (1) the Mount Henry Wilderness Study Area in the Kootenai National Forest; (2) the Taylor-Hilgard Wilderness Study Area in the Beaverhead and Gallatin National Forests; and (3) the Tongue River Breaks Study Area in the Custer National Forest. Directs the Forest Service to exclude from the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness in Montana non-Federal lands platted as a specified homestead entry survey, plus any additional land needed to provide vehicular access to such lands. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to open the road contained in the U.L. Bend National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness in Montana to motorized vehicles. Authorizes: (1) an exchange of lands and interest within the Lee Metcalf Wilderness between Burlington Northern, Incorporated, and the United States; and (2) the revocation of existing withdrawals on the Federal lands. Authorizes appropriations.

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• Reported to Senate with amendment(s)

  summary · EN · 13 December 1982

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 11 February 1982

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