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Appendix A: Wilderness Status
Pages 105-113

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From page 105...
... as eliminating the discretion of the NPS to authorize continued operations through a new authorizing instrument beyond the expiration of the RUO in 2012. In addition to the 1976 legislation, other legal requirements that the NPS has identified that would impact authorization of operations beyond 2012 include the National Environmental Policy Act, the National Park Service Organic Act, the Marine Mammal Protection Act, the Endangered Species Act, and the National Park Service regulations as set forth in Title 36 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
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From page 106...
... Regarding prohibited and permitted uses of Wilderness areas, the Wilderness Act states: Except as specifically provided for in this Act, and subject to existing private rights, there shall be no commercial enterprise and no permanent road within any wilderness area designated by this Act and, except as necessary to meet minimum requirements for the administration of the area for the purpose of this Act (including measures required in emer gencies involving the health and safety of persons within the area) , there shall be no temporary road, no use of motor vehicles, motorized equip ment or motorboats, no landing of aircraft, no other form of mechanical transport, and no structure or installation within any such area.
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From page 107...
... 18, 1976) At the request of the superintendent of the Point Reyes National Seashore and the regional administrator of NPS, the Office of the Solicitor, San Francisco Field Office, in the Department of the Interior prepared memoranda on the status of Johnson Oyster Company (now DBOC)
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