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PUBLIC LAW 94-544—OCT. 18, 1976 90 STAT. 2515
Public Law 94-544
94th Congress
An Act
To designate certain lands in the Point Reyes National Seashore, California, as Oct. 18, 1976
wilderness, amending the Act of September 13, 1962 (76 Stat. 538), as amended [H.R. 8002]
(16 U.S.C. 459c-6a), and for other purposes.
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That, in furtherance Point Reyes
of the purposes of the Point Reyes National Seashore Act (76 Stat. National
Seashore, Calif.
538; 16 U.S.C. 459c), and of the Wilderness Act (78 Stat. 890; 16 Certain lands
U.S.C. 1131-36), and in accordance with section 3(c) of the Wilder- designated as
ness Act, the following lands within the Point Reyes National Sea- wilderness areas.
shore are hereby designated as wilderness, and shall be administered 16 u s e 1132
by the Secretary of the Interior in accordance with the applicable note.
16 u s e 1132.
provisions of the Wilderness Act: those lands comprising twenty-five 16 u s e 1131
thousand three hundred and seventy acres, and potential wilderness note.
additions comprising eight thousand and three acres, depicted on a
map entitled "Wilderness Plan, Point Reyes National Seashore", num-
bered 612-90,000-B and dated September 1976, to be known as the
Point Reyes Wilderness.
SEC. 2. As soon as practicable after this Act takes effect, the Map and
Secretary of the Interior shall file a map of the wilderness area and description, filing
with
a description of its boundaries with the Interior and Insular Affairs congressional
Committees of the United States Senate and House of Representa- committees.
tives, and such map and descriptions shall have the same force and
effect as if included in this Act: Provided^ however^ That correction
of clerical and typographical errors in such map and descriptions may
be made.
SEC. 3. The area designated by this Act as wilderness shall be Administration.
administered by the Secretary of the Interior in accordance with the
applicable provisions of the Wilderness Act governing areas desig-
nated by that Act as wilderness areas, except that any reference in
such provisions to the effective date of this Act, and, where appro-
priate, any reference to the Secretary of Agriculture, shall be deemed
to be a reference to the Secretary of the Interior.
SEC. 4. (a) Amend the Act of September 13,1962 (76 Stat. 538), as
amended (16 U.S.C. 459c-6a), as follows: 16 u s e 459c-6.
In section 6(a) insert immediately after the words "shall be admin-
istered by the Secretary," the words "without impairment of its
natural values, in a manner which provides for such recreational, edu-
cational, historic preservation, interpretation, and scientific research
opportunities as are consistent with, based upon, and supportive of
the maximum protection, restoration, and preservation of the natural
environment within the area,".
(b) Add the following new section 7 and redesignate the existing
section 7 as section 8: 16 u s e 459c-7.
"SEC. 7. The Secretary shall designate the principal environmental The Clem Miller
education center within the seashore as 'The Clem Miller Environ- Environmental
Education Center,
designation.
16 u s e 459c-6a.
90 STAT. 2516 PUBLIC LAW 94-544—OCT. 18, 1976
mental Education Center', in commemoration of the vision and lead-
ership which the late Representative Clem Miller gave to the creation
and protection of Point Eeyes National Seashore.".
Approved October 18, 1976.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
HOUSE REPORT No. 94-1680 (Comm. on Interior and Insular Affairs).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 122 (1976):
Sept. 29, considered and passed House.
Oct. 1, considered and passed Senate.
WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 12, No. 43:
Oct. 19, Presidential statement.
