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<br />In either the modified boundary Or <br />alternatives, the more productive sites <br />soil conditions would be available for <br />production. <br /> <br />unsuitable <br />with better <br />wood fiber <br /> <br />3. <br /> <br />Minerals <br /> <br />~~ <br /> <br />Under any alternative, until Congress determines <br />otherwise, oil, gas, or mineral exploration and <br />development activities shall be administered <br />according to the laws generally applicable to the <br />National Forest System (Public Law 96-560, Section <br />I05(c)) or laws applicable to lands administered by <br />the Bureau of Land Management. <br /> <br />I <br />< <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />Under the suitable alternative (if adopted in <br />accordance with the provisions of the Wilderness Act <br />of 1964) the United States mining laws and all laws <br />pertaining to mineral leasing shall apply to <br />wilderness until midnight December 31, 1983, <br />subject to regulations prescribed by the Secretary <br />of Agriculture or on Bureau of Land Management <br />lands, by the Secretary of Interior, Subj ect to <br />valid existing rights, effective January 1, 1984, <br />the minerals in wilderness will be withdrawn from <br />appropriation under the mining laws and from <br />disposition under the mineral leasing laws. <br />(Wilderness Act of September, 3, 1964, Section 4. (d) <br />(3).) Therefore, the effect of a suitable <br />recommendation may be to limit the time available <br />for appropriation or disposition of mineral <br />resources in the WSA. <br /> <br />Selection of the <br />alternative would <br />suitable alternative <br />wilderness. <br /> <br />suitable with modified boundary <br />include the effects of the <br />on those lands recommended for <br /> <br />Under the unsuitable alternative, the <br />and laws pertaining to mineral leasing <br />without a tim~------lTmi.tation, unless <br />determined by Congress. <br /> <br />mining laws <br />will apply <br />otherwise <br /> <br />Table H illustrates the area <br />leasing recommendations under <br />this study, <br /> <br />subj ect to mineral <br />the alternatives in <br /> <br />78 <br /> <br />(,"0 f')~86 <br />' ...' t- U <br />