43 CFR § 6301.3 - What is a BLM wilderness area?

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title: "43 CFR § 6301.3 - What is a BLM wilderness area?"
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title_name: "Public Lands: Interior"
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section_name: "What is a BLM wilderness area?"
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
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subchapter_name: "PRESERVATION AND CONSERVATION (6000)"
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part_name: "MANAGEMENT OF DESIGNATED WILDERNESS AREAS"
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# 6301.3 What is a BLM wilderness area?

A BLM wilderness area is an area of public lands that Congress has designated for BLM to manage as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System in accordance with the Wilderness Act of 1964. The Wilderness Act provides a detailed definition of wilderness that applies to BLM wilderness areas. See 16 U.S.C. 1131(c) and 43 U.S.C. 1702(i).