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PUBLIC LAW 98-000—MMMM. DD, 1984

98 STAT. 250

PUBLIC LAW 98-321—JUNE 19, 1984

Public Law 98-321 98th Congress An Act June 19, 1984 [H.R. 3578] Wisconsin Wilderness Act of 1?8_4. National Wilderness Preservation System. National Forest System. 16 USC 1132 note.

16 USC 1132 note.

To establish wilderness areas in Wisconsin.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may be cited as the "Wisconsin Wilderness Act of 1984". DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS

SEC. 2. 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 Chequamegon National Forest, Wisconsin, which comprise approximately four thousand two hundred and thirty-five acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled "Porcupine Lake", dated November 1983; and (2) certain lands in the Nicolet National Forest, Wisconsin, which are generally known as the "Headwaters Wilderness", as generally depicted on a map dated November 1983, and which are known as— (A) "Kimball Creek", comprising approximately seven thousand five hundred and twenty-seven acres; (B) "Headwaters of the Pine", comprising approximately eight thousand eight hundred and seventy-two acres; and (C) "Shelp Lake, comprising approximately three thousand seven hundred and five acres. MAPS AND DESCRIPTIONS

Public availability.

SEC. 3. 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. ADMINISTRATION OF WILDERNESS

16 USC 1131 note.

SEC. 4. Subject to valid existing rights, each wilderness area designated by this Act shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture in accordance with the provisions of the Wilderness Act governing areas designated by that Act as wilderness, except that any reference in such provisions to the effective date of the Wilder-