Southern Appalachian Multiple Use Council v. Bergland

ELR Citation: ELR 20679
No(s). A-C-80-1 (W.D.N.C. Apr 16, 1981)

The court rules that the Secretary of Agriculture may recommend national forest lands east of the 100th meridian for designation as wilderness study areas and manage them as wilderness pursuant to the Wilderness Act and the Eastern Wilderness Act. The court finds that although Congress has exclusive...