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 97 STAT. 902 PUBLIC LAW 98-140—OCT. 31, 1983 Forest plan. 16 USC 1604. 16 USC 1600 note. Studies and initial plans. 91 Stat. 1243. 16 USC 1600 note. Wilderness study areas. 91 Stat. 1243. 43 USC 1782. uses are compatible with the protection and propagation of wildlife within the area: Provided, That the Secretary may, in his discretion, also permit limited motor vehicle access by individuals and others within the area where such access is compatible with the protection and propagation of wildlife and where such access was established prior to the date of enactment of this Act. Management direction for the area that recognizes these values shall be included in the forest plan developed for the Gallatin National Forest in accordance with section 6 of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Plan- ning Act of 1974 as amended by the National Forest Management Act of 1976. DESIGNATION AND MANAGEMENT OF CERTAIN NATIONAL FOREST LANDS IN THE STATE OF MONTANA SEC. 3. (a) The Congress hereby determines and directs that— (1) the areas listed in subsection (b) of this section have been adequately studied for wilderness pursuant to Public Law 95- 150 or in the RARE II Final Environmental Statement (dated January 1979); (2) such studies shall constitute an adequate consideration of the suitability of such lands for inclusion in the National Wil- derness Preservation System and the Department of Agricul- ture shall not be required to review the wilderness option for such areas prior to revision of the initial plans required for such lands by the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Plan- ning Act of 1974 as amended by the National Forest Manage- ment Act of 1976 (Public Law 94-588) and in no case prior to the date established by law for completion of the initial planning cycle; (3) such areas need not be managed, unless otherwise speci- fied in this Act, for the purposes of protecting their suitability for wilderness designation pending revision of the initial plans. (b) The areas covered by subsection (a) of this section are as follows: (1) the Mount Henry Wilderness Study Area as designated by Public Law 95-150; (2) those portions of the Taylor-Hilgard Wilderness Study Area as designated by Public Law 95-150 but not designated as wilderness by this Act; (3) certain lands on the Gallatin National Forest and Beaver- head National Forest identified as area 1549 in the Forest Service Roadless Area Review and Evaluation (II) Final Envi- ronmental Statement, Executive Communication Numbered 1504, May 3, 1979, not designated as wilderness by this Act; (4) certain lands on the Custer National Forest known as the proposed Tongue River Breaks Wilderness, which comprise ap- proximately sixteen thousand five hundred acres, as identified in Executive Communication Numbered 1504, Ninety-sixth Con- gress (House Document Numbered 96-119). (c)(1) The lands described in subsection (c)(2) of this section have been adequately studied for wilderness pursuant to section 603 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (Public Law 94-579) and are no longer subject to the requirement of section 603(c) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act pertaining to manage- ment in a manner that does not impair suitability for preservation as wilderness.

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