A bill to release certain National Forest lands within the State of Idaho from further consideration for wilderness designation, and for other purposes.

Summary

Specifies that certain lands within the National Forest System in Idaho which have been studied as part of the Roadless Area Review and Evaluation Program and which are not designated as wilderness or for further wilderness study or planning shall be managed for uses other than wilderness pursuant to the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974. Specifies that lands within the National Forest System which have been recommended in the 96th Congress for designation as wilderness, or identified for further planning, but have not been included in the National Wilderness Preservation System prior to January 1, 1982, shall be managed beginning on such date for uses other than wilderness. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture, upon receipt of any communication from the Idaho State Legislature recommending additions to or deletions from the wilderness system in Idaho, to conduct a study pursuant to such recommendations and report within two years to Congress the merits of such proposed additions or deletions.

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 8 February 1980

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