[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 43, Volume 2]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 43CFR6301.3]

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                    TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS: INTERIOR
 
    CHAPTER II--BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
 
PART 6300--Management of Designated Wilderness Areas--Table of Contents
 
                       Subpart 6301--Introduction
 
Sec. 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).