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Wilderness Laws: Permitted and Prohibited Uses (CRS Report for Congress)

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Release Date Revised Jan. 13, 2006
Report Number RS22025
Report Type Report
Authors Ross W. Gorte, Resources, Science, and Industry Division
Source Agency Congressional Research Service
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Summary:

The Wilderness Act generally prohibits commercial activities, motorized uses, andinfrastructure developments in congressionally designated wilderness areas. However,the Wilderness Act and many subsequent laws designating wilderness areas also containprovisions authorizing activities that do not conform with these general prohibitions.The general prohibitions and the authorized uses are important, because controversiespersist over permissible and prohibited activities in wilderness areas, and because billsoften seek to modify existing areas or activities.