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16 USC 1604.

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PUBLIC LAW 98-322—JUNE 19, 1984 suitability for wilderness designation prior to or during revision of the initial land management plans; and (4) in the event that revised land management plans in the State of Vermont 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. (c) 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) The provisions of this section shall also apply to National Forest System roadless lands in the State of Vermont which are less than five thousand acres in size. TITLE II—WHITE ROCKS NATIONAL RECREATION AREA a it

FINDINGS AND POLICY

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SEC. 201. (a) Congress finds that— (1) Vermont is a beautiful but small and rural State, situated near four large cities with combined metropolitan populations '^ of over fifteen million; (2) geographic and topographic characteristics of Vermont provide opportunities for large numbers of people to experience the beauty of primitive areas, but also place unusual pressure to provide options to maximize the availability of such lands for a variety of forms of recreation; (3) certain lands designated as the Big Branch and Peru Peak Wilderness Areas by title I of this Act are suitable for inclusion as part of the national recreation area; and (4) certain other lands in the Green Mountain National Forest not designated as wilderness by this Act are of a predominantly roadless nature and possess outstanding wild values that are important for primitive and semiprimitive recreation, watershed protection, wildlife habitat, ecological study, education, and historic and archeological resources, and are deemed suitable for preservation and protection as part of a national recreation area. (b) The purpose of this title is to designate certain National Forest System lands in the State of Vermont as the White Rocks National Recreation Area in order to preserve and protect their existing wilderness and wild values and to promote wild forest and aquatic habitat for wildlife, watershed protection, opportunities for primi^.^^ ^^^ semiprimitive recreation, and scenic, ecological, and scientific values. .^ ^.. v .,^.

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