Wilderness Laws: Permitted and Prohibited Uses
Description:
This report discusses the Wilderness Act generally prohibits commercial activities, motorized uses, and infrastructure developments in congressionally designated wilderness areas. However, the Wilderness Act and many subsequent laws designating wilderness areas also contain provisions authorizing activities that do not conform with these general prohibitions. The general prohibitions and the authorized uses are important because controversies persist over permissible and prohibited activities i…
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Date:
January 7, 2009
Creator:
Gorte, Ross W.
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UNT Libraries Government Documents Department