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A. The Department will submit its administrative recommendation for Wilderness to the President and Congress for congressional action. The Congress has reserved the authority to make final decisions on Wilderness designation. In the interim, the plan directs that Wilderness characteristics be protected in the areas until Congress takes final action.
