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PUBLIC LAW 97-000—MMMM. DD, 1982

PUBLIC LAW 97-466—JAN. 13, 1983

96 STAT. 2541

lands in States other than West Virginia, such statement shall not be subject to judicisd review with respect to National Forest System lands in the State of West Virginia; (2) with respect to the National Forest System lands in the State of West Virginia which were reviewed by the Department of Agriculture in the second roadless area review and evaluation (RARE n), that review and evaluation shall be deemed for the purposes of the initial land management plans required for such lands by the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 as amended by the National Forest Management Act of 1976 to be an adequate consideration of the suitability of such lands for inclusion in the National Wilderness Preservation System and the Department of Agriculture shall not be required to review the wilderness option prior to the revision of the initial plans and in no case prior to the date established by law for completion of the initial planning cycle; (3) areas in the State of West Virginia reviewed in such final environmental statement and not designated as wilderness by this Act need not be managed for the purpose of protecting their suitability for wilderness des^ation pending revision of the initial plans; and (4) unless expressly authorized by Congress the Department of Agriculture shall not conduct any further statewide roadless area review and evaluation of national forest system lands in the State of West Virginia for the purposes of determining their suitability for inclusion in the National Wilderness Preservation System.

16 USC 1600 note. 16 USC 1600 note.

Restriction.

POCAHONTAS COUNTY AND WEBSTER COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA

SEC. 6. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, effective October 1, 1983, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated up to $2,200,000 to be paid to Pocahontas and Webster C!ounties, West Virginia; such sum in compensation for property tax revenues and other taxes or pa3mients foregone by the aforementioned counties as a consequence of the acquisition of the nonfederally owned coal deposits and other mineral interests and rights within the boundaries of the Cranberry Wilderness as designated by this Act. Approved January 13, 1983.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 5161: HOUSE REPORT No. 97-561, pt. 1 (Comm. on Interior and Insular Affairs). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 128 (1982): June 14, considered and passed House. Dec. 18, considered and passed Senate, amended. Dec. 20, House agreed to Senate amendment with an amendment; Senate WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 19, No. 2 (1983): Jan. 13, Presidential statement.

Appropriation authorization.