H.R. 5161 · 97th Congress · enacted
A bill to designate certain lands in the Monongahela National Forest, West Virginia, as wilderness; and to designate management of certain lands for uses other than wilderness.
Became Public Law No: 97-466.
Latest official action 1983-01-13 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
(Measure passed Senate, amended) Designates the following lands in the Monongahela National Forest in West Virginia as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System: (1) the Cranberry Wilderness; (2) the Laurel Fork North Wilderness; and (3) the Laurel Fork South Wilderness. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire: (1) all nonfederally owned coal deposits and other mineral interests within the Cranberry Wilderness; and (2) contiguous interests and deposits outside the wilderness which are owned by the same nonfederal parties or are economically accessible only through the exercise of rights held within the wilderness. Requires the Secretary, in consultation with the owner, to determine the present fair market value of the coal deposits and mineral interests and rights to be acquired within one year of the enactment of this Act. Requires the Secretary to extend to the owner and any successors and assigns of coal deposits and mineral interests and rights in the wilderness, upon their voluntary surrender, a monetary credit to be used against bonus payments or rental or royalty payments made to the Government on any mineral, oil, or gas lease or other Federal property held by the owner, any successors, or any assigns. Permits the transfer or sale of such credit at any time by the owner. Authorizes the Secretary to purchase such minerals rights and interests…
Congressional Research Service · 1982-12-19
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