Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 104 Part 6.djvu/187

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PUBLIC LAW 101-633 —NOV. 28, 1990 104 STAT. 4577 Public Law 101 101st Congress -633 An Act To designate certain public lands in the State of Illinois as wilderness, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Illinois Wilderness Act of 1990". SEC. 2. FINDINGS. In designating wilderness areas in the Shawnee National Forest pursuant to this Act, the Congress finds, as provided in the Wilderness Act, that such areas— (1) generally appear to have been affected primarily by the forces of nature, with the imprint of man's work substantially unnoticeable; (2) have outstanding opportunities for solitude or a primitive and unconfined t3T)e of recreation; and (3) contain ecological, geological, and other features of scientific, educational, and scenic value. SEC. 3. DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS. In furtherance of the purposes of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following lands in the Shawnee National Forest in the State of Illinois are hereby designated as wilderness and therefore as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System— (1) certain lands comprising approximately 5,918 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled "Bald Knob Wilderness— Proposed", dated July 1990, and which shall be known as the Bald Knob V/ilderness; (2) certain lands comprising approximately 2,866 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled "Bay Creek Wilderness— Proposed", dated July 1990, and which shall be known as the Bay Creek Wilderness; (3) certain lands comprising approximately 3,723 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled "Burden Falls Wilderness—Proposed", dated July 1990, and which shall be known as Burden Falls Wilderness; (4) certain lands comprising approximately 4,730 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled "Clear Springs Wilderness—Proposed", dated July 1990, and which shall be known as the Clear Springs Wilderness; (5) certain lands comprising approximately 3,293 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled "Garden of the Gods Wilderness—Proposed", dated July 1990, and which shall be known as the Garden of the Gods Wilderness; (6) certain lands comprising approximately 4,796 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled "Lusk Creek Wilderness— Nov. 28, 1990 [H.R. 5428] Illinois Wilderness Act of 1990. Natural resources. 16 USC 1132 note.