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<br />OfJH55 <br /> <br />DEFINITION <br /> <br />"A wilderness, . . . is . . . an area where the earth and its community of <br />life are untrammeled by man, where man himself is a visitor who does <br />not remain. An area of wilderness is further defined to mean. . . an area <br />of undeveloped Federal land retaining its primeval character and <br />influence, without permanent improvements or human habitation, <br />which is protected and managed so as to preserve its natural conditions <br />and which: (1) generally appears to have been affected primarily by <br />the forces of nature, with the imprint of man's work substantially <br />unnoticeable; (2) has outstanding opportunities for solitude or a <br />primitive and unconfined type of recreation; (3) has at least 5,000 acres <br />of land or is of sufficient size as to make practicable its preservation <br />and use in an unimpaired condition; and (4) may also contain <br />ecological, geological, or other features of scientific, educational, <br />scenic, or historical value." <br /> <br />MANAGEMENT <br /> <br />"The inclusion of an area in the National Wilderness Preservation <br />System notwithstanding, the area shall continue to be managed by the <br />Department and agency having jurisdiction there over immediately <br />before its inclusion in the National Wilderness Preservation System <br />unless otherwise provided by Act of Congress." <br /> <br />USE <br /> <br />"Nothing in this Act shall modify the statutory authority under which <br />3 units of the national park system are created. Further. the designation <br />of any area of any park, monument, or other unit of the national park <br />system as a wilderness area pursuant to this Act shall in no manner <br />lower the standards evolved for the use and preservation of such park, <br />monument, or other unit of the national park system in accordance <br />with the Act of August 25, 1916, the statutory authority under which <br />the area was created, or any other Act of Congress which might pertain <br />to or affect such area, including but not limited to, the Act of June 8, <br />1906, (34 Stat. 255; 16 U.S.C. 432 et seq.); section 3(2) of the Federal <br />Power Act (16 U.S.C. 796 (2)); and the Act of August 21, 1935, (49 <br />Stat. 666; 16 U.S.C. 461 et seq.I." <br />