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 PUBLIC LAW 100-547—OCT. 28, 1988

102 STAT. 2739

managed for multiple use in accordance with land management plans pursuant to section 6 of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974, as amended by the National Forest Management Act of 1976: Provided, That such areas need not be managed for the purpose of protecting their suitability for wilderness designation prior to or during revision of the initial land management plans; (4) in the event that revised land management plans in the State of Alabama are implemented pursuant to section 6 of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974, as amended by the National Forest Management Act of 1976, and other applicable law, areas not recommended for wilderness designation need not be managed for the purpose of protecting their suitability for wilderness designation prior to or during revision of such plans, and areas recommended for wilderness designation shall be managed for the purpose of protecting their suitability for wilderness designation as may be required by the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974, as amended by the National Forest Management Act of 1976, and other applicable law; and (5) unless expressly authorized by Congress, the Department of Agriculture shall not conduct any further statewide roadless area review and evaluation of National Forest System lands in the State of Alabama for the purpose of determining their suitability for inclusion in the National Wilderness Preservation System. (c) LIMITATION.—As used in this section, and as provided in section 6 of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974, as amended by the National Forest Management Act of 1976, the term "revision" shall not include an "amendment" to a plan. (d) APPLICABILITY OF SECTION 202.—The provisions of this section shall also apply to National Forest System roadless lands in the State of Alabama which are less than five thousand acres in size. SEC. 203. MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.

As soon as practicable after enactment of this Act, the maps and legal descriptions of the Sipsey Wilderness and the Cheaha Wilderness, as modified by section 201(a), shall be filed with the Committees on Agriculture and Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committees on Energy and National Resources and Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate, and such maps and legal descriptions shall have the same force and effect as if included in this Act: Provided, however, That corrections of clerical and typographical errors in such legal descriptions and maps may be made. Approved October 28, 1988. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 5395 (S. 2838): HOUSE REPORTS: No. 100-1057, Pt. 1 (Comm. on Interior and Insular Affairs) and Pt. 2 (Comm. on Agriculture). SENATE REPORTS: No. 100-578 accompanying S. 2838 (Comm. on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 134 (1988): Oct. 5, S. 2838 considered and passed Senate. Oct. 6, H.R. 5395 considered and passed House. Oct. 11, considered and passed Senate.

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