A bill to designate certain national forest system lands in the States of Virginia and West Virginia as wilderness areas.
PL 100-326 (H.R.2878), enacted 06/07/1988

102 STAT. 584 
PUBLIC LAW 100-326—JUNE 7, 1988 
Public Law 100-326 
100th Congress 
[H.R. 2878] 
National 
Wilderness 
Preservation 
System. 
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note. 
An Act 
June 7, 1988 
To designate certain national forest system lands in the States of Virginia and West 
Virginia as wilderness areas. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS. 
In furtherance of the purposes of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
1131-1136), the following lands in the States of Virginia and West 
Virginia are hereby designated as wilderness and, therefore, as 
components of the National Wilderness Preservation System— 
(1) certain lands in the George Washington National Forest, 
which comprise approximately 9,300 acres, as generally de-
picted on a map entitled "Rough Mountain Wilderness Area— 
Proposed", dated June 1987, and which shall be known as the 
Rough Mountain Wilderness Area; 
(2) certain lands in the George Washington National Forest, 
which comprise approximately 6,450 acres, as generally de-
picted on a map entitled "Rich Hole Wilderness Area—Pro-
posed", dated June 1987, and which shall be known as the Rich 
Hole Wilderness Area; 
(3) certain lands in the Jefferson National Forest, and George 
Washington National Forest which comprise approximately 
5,700 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled "Barbours 
Creek Wilderness Area—Proposed", dated June 1987, and 
which shall be known as the Barbours Creek Wilderness Area; 
(4) certain lands in the Jefferson National Forest and George 
Washington National Forest, which comprise approximately 
3,665 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled "Shawvers 
Run Wilderness Area—Proposed", dated October 1987, and 
which shall be known as the Shawvers Run Wilderness Area; 
(5) certain lands in the Jefferson National Forest, which 
comprise approximately 72 acres, as generally depicted on a 
map entitled "Lewis Fork Wilderness Area Addition—Pro-
posed", dated June 1987, and which shall be known as the Lewis 
Fork Wilderness Area; and 
(6) certain lands in the Jefferson National Forest, which 
comprise approximately 2,500 acres, as generally depicted on a 
map entitled "Mountain Lake Wilderness Area Addition—Pro-
posed", dated June 1987, and which shall be known as the 
Mountain Lake Wilderness Area. 
SEC. 2. ADMINISTRATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS. 
Subject to valid existing rights, lands designated as wilderness by 
section 1 shall be included within the National Forest System and 
administered in accordance with the laws and regulations applicable 
to national forest wilderness areas, including the provisions of the 
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131-1136) and the Virginia Wilderness 
Act of 1984 (Public Law 98-586; 98 Stat. 3105). 
PUBLIC LAW 100-326—JUNE 7,1988 
102 STAT. 585 
SEC. 3. MAPS AND BOUNDARIES. 
As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Agriculture shall file a map and legal description of 
each wilderness area designated by this Act with the Committee on 
Interior and Insular Affairs and the Committee on Agriculture of 
the United States House of Representatives and with the Committee 
on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the United States Senate. 
Each such map shall have the same force and effect as if included in 
this Act, except that correction of clerical and typographical errors 
in each such map may be made by the Secretary. Each such map Public 
and description shall be on file and available for public inspection in information, 
the Office of the Chief of the Forest Service, Department of 
Agriculture. 
SEC. 4. REPEAL OF STUDY. 
Subsection (d) of section 6 of the Virginia Wilderness Act of 1984 
(98 Stat. 3108) is hereby repealed. 
Approved June 7,1988. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 2878: 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 100-367, Pt. 1 (Comm. on Agriculture) and 
Pt. 2 (Comm. on Interior and Insular Affairs). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: 
Vol. 133 (1987): Oct. 13, considered and passed House. 
Vol. 134 (1988): May 19, considered and passed Senate.