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PUBLIC LAW 100-000—MMMM. DD, 1988

PUBLIC LAW 100-547—OCT. 28, 1988

102 STAT. 2737

"(12) Braziel Creek from its confluence with Borden Creek upstream to section 12, township 8 south, range 9 west, as a wild river; and "(13) Hogood Creek from its confluence with Braziel Creek upstream to the confluence with an unnamed tributary in section 7, township 8 south, range 8 west, as a wild river. "(B) A map entitled 'Sipsey Fork of the West Fork Wild and Scenic River', generally depicting the Sipsey Fork and the tributaries, shall be on file and remain available for public inspections in the office of the Chief of the Forest Service, Department of Agriculture.". SEC. 102. STUDY.

The Secretary of Agriculture shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility of constructing a dam to establish a substantial lake, suitable for all types of recreational uses, to be located in the northeast portion of the Bankhead National Forest. SEC. 103. LEWIS SMITH LAKE.

The Secretary is authorized and directed to monitor the waters Pollution, flowing towards and into Lewis Smith Lake to take actions, including preventative maintenance, necessary to prevent any national forest management activities from causing injurious water quality. TITLE II—WILDERNESS DESIGNATION SEC. 201. DESIGNATION AND ADMINISTRATION.

(a) DESIGNATION.—In furtherance of the purposes of the Wilder- 16 USC 1132 ness Act of 1964 (78 Stat. 890), the following National Forest System ^o^. lands in the State of Alabama, comprising approximately thirteen thousand nine bunded and seventy acres, as generally depicted on maps appropriately referenced and on file in the Office of the Chief of the Forest Service, Department of Agriculture, are hereby designated as wilderness, and, therefore, as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System: (1) certain lands in the William B. Bankhead National Forest which comprise approximately thirteen thousand two hundred and sixty acres as generally depicted on a map entitled "Sipsey Wilderness Additions—Proposed", dated September 1988, and which are hereby incorporated in and shall be deemed to be part of the Sipsey Wilderness; (2) certain lands in the Talladega National Forest which comprise approximately seven hundred ten acres as generally depicted on a map entitled "Cheaha Wilderness Additions— Proposed", dated June 1988, and which are hereby incorporated in and shall be deemed to be a part of the Cheaha Wilderness. (b) ADMINISTRATION.—Subject to valid existing rights, wilderness designated by this Act shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture in accordance with the provisions of the Wilderness Act of 1964: Provided, That any reference in such provisions to the effective date of the Wilderness Act shall be deemed to be a reference to the effective date of this Act. (c) FIRE, INSECT, AND DISEASE CONTROL.—Consistent with section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act of 1964 (Public Law 93-622), and the United States Forest Service policy, the Secretary of Agriculture may take such measures as may be necessary in the control of fire, insects (including the Southern Pine Beetle), and diseases within the