PUBLIC LAW 98-430—SEPT. 28, 1984
Public Law 98-430 98th Congress
98 STAT. 1665
An Act
To designate components of the National Wilderness Preservation System in the State of Florida.
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 "Florida Wilderness Act of 1983". WILDERNESS DESIGNATION SECTION 1. In furtherance of the purposes of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) the following lands are hereby designated as wilderness, and therefore, as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System— (1) certain lands in the Apalachicola National Forest, Florida, which comprise approximately one thousand one hundred and seventy acres, are generally depicted on a map entitled "Bradwell Bay Wilderness Addition—Proposed", dated February 1980, and which are hereby incorporated in and shall be deemed a part of, the Bradwell Bay Wilderness as designated by Public Law 93-622; (2) certain lands in the Apalachicola National Forest, Florida, which comprise approximately seven thousand eight hundred acres, are generally depicted on a map entitled "Mud Swamp/ New River Wilderness—Proposed", dated February 1980, and shall be known as the Mud Swamp/New River Wilderness; (3) certain lands in the Osceola National Forest, Florida, which comprise approximately thirteen thousand six hundred acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled "Big Gum Swamp Wilderness—Proposed", dated March 1980, and shall be known as the Big Gum Swamp Wilderness; (4) certain lands in the Ocala National Forest, Florida, which comprise approximately seven thousand seven hundred acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled "Alexander Springs & Billies Bay Wilderness—Proposed", dated March 1980, and shall be known as the Alexander Springs Wilderness: Provided, however, That the Secretary of Agriculture shall not prohibit existing motorboat use on Alexander Springs Creek; (5) certain lands in the Ocala National Forest, Florida, which comprise approximately thirteen thousand two hundred and sixty acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled "Juniper Prairie Wilderness—Proposed", dated November 1981, and shall be known as the Juniper Prairie Wilderness; (6) certain lands in the Ocala National Forest, Florida, which comprise approximately two thousand five hundred acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled "Little Lake George Wilderness—Proposed", dated March 1980, and shall be known as the Little Lake George Wilderness; and (7) certain lands in the Ocala National Forest, Florida, which comprise approximately three thousand one hundred and
Sept. 28, 1984 [H.R. 9] Florida Wilderness Act of 1983. National Wilderness Preservation System. National Forest System.
88 Stat. 2096. 16 USC 1132 note.
16 USC 1132 note.
16 USC 1132 note.
Prohibition.
16 USC 1132 note.
16 USC 1132 note.
16 USC 1132 note.
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