16 U.S.C. § 460vv-3
Subject to valid existing rights, each wilderness area designated by section 460vv-1 of this title shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture in accordance with the provisions of the Wilderness Act of 1964 [ 16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.] governing areas designated by that Act as wilderness areas, except that with respect to any area designated in section 460vv-1 of this title, any reference in such provisions to the effective date of the Wilderness Act of 1964 shall be deemed to be a reference to the effective date of this subchapter.
16 U.S.C. § 460vv-3
EDITORIAL NOTES
REFERENCES IN TEXTThe Wilderness Act of 1964, referred to in text, probably means the Wilderness Act, Pub. L. 88-577 Sept. 3, 1964, 78 Stat. 890, which is classified generally to chapter 23 (§1131 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1131 of this title and Tables.The effective date of the Wilderness Act of 1964, referred to in text, means Sept. 3, 1964, the date of enactment of Pub. L. 88-577, which enacted chapter 23 of this title.The effective date of this subchapter, referred to in text, means Oct. 18, 1988, the date of enactment of Pub. L. 100-499 which enacted this subchapter.