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PUBLIC LAW 100-000—MMMM. DD, 1988

102 STAT. 584

PUBLIC LAW 100-326—JUNE 7, 1988

Public Law 100-326 100th Congress An Act June 7, 1988 [H.R. 2878] National Wilderness Preservation System. 16 USC 1132 note.

To designate certain national forest system lands in the States of Virginia and West Virginia as wilderness areas.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS.

In furtherance of the purposes of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131-1136), the following lands in the States of Virginia and West Virginia are hereby designated as wilderness and, therefore, as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System— (1) certain lands in the George Washington National Forest, which comprise approximately 9,300 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled "Rough Mountain Wilderness Area— Proposed", dated June 1987, and which shall be known as the Rough Mountain Wilderness Area; (2) certain lands in the George Washington National Forest, which comprise approximately 6,450 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled "Rich Hole Wilderness Area—Proposed", dated June 1987, and which shall be known as the Rich Hole Wilderness Area; (3) certain lands in the Jefferson National Forest, and George Washington National Forest which comprise approximately 5,700 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled "Barbours Creek Wilderness Area—Proposed", dated June 1987, and which shall be known as the Barbours Creek Wilderness Area; (4) certain lands in the Jefferson National Forest and George Washington National Forest, which comprise approximately 3,665 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled "Shawvers Run Wilderness Area—Proposed", dated October 1987, and which shall be known as the Shawvers Run Wilderness Area; (5) certain lands in the Jefferson National Forest, which comprise approximately 72 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled "Lewis Fork Wilderness Area Addition—Proposed", dated June 1987, and which shall be known as the Lewis Fork Wilderness Area; and (6) certain lands in the Jefferson National Forest, which comprise approximately 2,500 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled "Mountain Lake Wilderness Area Addition—Proposed", dated June 1987, and which shall be known as the Mountain Lake Wilderness Area. SEC. 2. ADMINISTRATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS.

Subject to valid existing rights, lands designated as wilderness by section 1 shall be included within the National Forest System and administered in accordance with the laws and regulations applicable to national forest wilderness areas, including the provisions of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131-1136) and the Virginia Wilderness Act of 1984 (Public Law 98-586; 98 Stat. 3105).