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 PUBLIC LAW 98-323—JUNE 19, 1984

98 STAT. 259

Public Law 98- 323 98th Congress An Act To establish wilderness areas in New Hampshire, and for other purposes.

June 19, 1984 [H.R. 3921]

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act mayNew Hampshire Wilderness Act be cited as the "New Hampshire Wilderness Act of 1984". of 1984. TITLE I—NEW WILDERNESS AREAS '"

DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS

SEC. 101. In furtherance of the purposes of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131-1136), the following lands are hereby designated as wilderness and, therefore, as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System: (1) certain lands in the White Mountain National Forest, New I Hampshire, which comprise approximately forty-five thousand acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled "Pemigewasset Wilderness—Proposed", dated July 1983, and which shall be known as the Pemigewasset Wilderness Area; I (2) certain lands in the White Mountain National Forest, New Hampshire, which comprise approximately twenty-five thouf sand acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled "Sandwich Range Wilderness—Proposed", dated July 1983, and which shall be known as the Sandwich Range Wilderness; and (3) certain lands in the White Mountain National Forest, New Hampshire, which comprise approximately seven thousand acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled "Presidential Range-Dry River Wilderness Additions—Proposed", dated July 1983, and which are hereby incorporated in and shall be deemed to be a part of the Presidential Range-Dry River Wilderness as designated by Public Law 93-622.

National Wilderness ) Preservation System. National Forest System.

16 USC 1132 note.

16 USC 1132 note.

16 USC 1132 note.

MAPS AND DESCRIPTIONS

SEC. 102. As soon as practicable after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall file a map and a legal description of each wilderness area designated by this Act with the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs and the Committee on Agriculture of the United States House of Representatives and with the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the United States Senate. Each such map and description shall have the same force and effect as if included in this Act, except that correction of clerical and typographical errors in each such map and description may be made by the Secretary. Each such map and description shall be on file and available for public inspection in the Office of the Chief of the Forest Service, Department of Agriculture.

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