2015 US Code
Title 16 - Conservation (Sections 1 - 7507)
Chapter 51 - Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation (Sections 3101 - 3233)
Subchapter III - Federal North Slope Lands Studies, Oil and Gas Leasing Program and Mineral Assessments (Sections 3141 - 3151)
Sec. 3144 - Wilderness portion of study

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Publication TitleUnited States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 3, Title 16 - CONSERVATION
CategoryBills and Statutes
CollectionUnited States Code
SuDoc Class NumberY 1.2/5:
Contained WithinTitle 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 51 - ALASKA NATIONAL INTEREST LANDS CONSERVATION
SUBCHAPTER III - FEDERAL NORTH SLOPE LANDS STUDIES, OIL AND GAS LEASING PROGRAM AND MINERAL ASSESSMENTS
Sec. 3144 - Wilderness portion of study
Containssection 3144
Date2015
Laws In Effect As Of DateJanuary 3, 2016
Positive LawNo
Dispositionstandard
Source CreditPub. L. 96-487, title X, §1004, Dec. 2, 1980, 94 Stat. 2452.
Statutes at Large Reference94 Stat. 2452
Public and Private LawPublic Law 96-487

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16 U.S.C. § 3144 (2015)
§3144. Wilderness portion of study(a) Suitability of lands for preservation as wilderness; report to President

As part of the study, the Secretary shall review the suitability or nonsuitability for preservation as wilderness of the Federal lands described in section 3141 of this title and report his findings to the President.

(b) Presidential recommendations to Congress

The President shall advise the Senate and the House of Representatives of his recommendations with respect to the designation of the area or any part thereof as wilderness together with a map thereof and a definition of its boundaries.

(c) Preservation of wilderness character and potential

Subject to valid existing rights and the provisions of section 3142 of this title, the wilderness study area designated by this section shall, until Congress determines otherwise, be administered by the Secretary so as to maintain presently existing wilderness character and potential for inclusion in the National Wilderness Preservation System. Already established uses may be permitted to continue, subject to such restrictions as the Secretary deems desirable, in the manner and degree in which the same were being conducted on December 2, 1980.

(Pub. L. 96–487, title X, §1004, Dec. 2, 1980, 94 Stat. 2452.)

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