Special Provisions
Introduction
Overview
This toolbox contains materials pertaining to the management of Miscellaneous Special Provisions as referenced in Sections 4(c), 4(d)(1), 4(d)(4)(1), and 4(d)(7) of the Wilderness Act of 1964. Expanding the outline of this Toolbox will give you an idea of the topics covered. It does NOT include rights-of-way associated with access to inholdings or mineral claims as described in Section (5). Those are covered in the INHOLDINGS AND RIGHTS OF WAY Toolbox. Other Special Provisions also can be found their own Toolboxes:
- COMMERCIAL SERVICES (OUTFITTER AND GUIDE) Toolbox
- FIRE MANAGEMENT Toolbox
- WILDLIFE & FISH Toolbox
- GRAZING Toolbox
- MINERALS Toolbox
However, this Toolbox does contain two documents from the University of Colorado Natural Resources Law Center on a wide range of Special Provisions, including those that have their own Toolboxes. For these reference materials, see the last section of this Toolbox.
NOTE: Though the Arthur Carhart National Wilderness Training Center has made every effort to provide materials that are legally accurate, the laws affecting many of these special provisions in wilderness and their implications for management are extremely difficult to understand clearly. And the law that designated your wilderness may very well contain additional language describing rights or other special provisions unique to your wilderness. It is critical that you contact your solicitor or general counsel if these are an issue in your wilderness.
Basis in the Wilderness Act
Relevant information from other laws
Relevant Case Law
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Management Regulations, Policies, and Practices
Structures and Installations
- BLM Manual 6340 1.6.B.2.i (Structures) and j (Installations)
- BLM Manual 6340 1.6.C.5.d Structures and Installations (Cultural Resources)
- BLM Manual 6340 1.6.C.8.d Grazing Facilities
Water Rights
- 43 CFR 6304.24
- BLM Manual 6340 1.6.C.16. Rights-of-Way
- BLM Manual 6340 1.6.C.8.d. Grazing Facilities
Aircraft, Airfields, and Landing Strips
Motorboats - BLM policy only addresses use of airplanes, since the use of motorboats is rare in BLM wilderness, but motorboat use would follow the same principles
Insects and Disease
- 610 FW - Special Provisions Policy
Structures and Installations - 610 FW 2.5; Rights-of-Way - 610 FW 2.11; Aircraft, airfields, landing strips - 610 FW 2.8; Motorboats - 610 FW 2.7; Insects and Disease - 610 FW 2.19; Miscellaneous Special Provisions in Alaska - 610 FW 5
- Aircraft and motorboats - Policy 2323.34b, 2323.04b; airfields, landing strips - Policy 2324.33d, e
- Insects and Disease - Policy 2324.1
Structures and Installations
Communication Sites
Water Developments
- 2006 NPS Management Policies
Structures and Installations - NPS 2006 Mgmt. Policies Ch. 6.3.10; Rights of Way - NPS 2006 Mgmt. Policies Ch. 6.4.8; Aircraft and motorboats, airfields, landing strips - NPS 2006 Mgmt. Policies Ch. 6.4.3.3, 6.3.4.3, 6.3.10.1; Insects and Disease - NPS 2006 Mgmt. Policies Ch. 6.3.7
Resources and References
- Wilderness Special Provisions Database
- Wilderness, Water, and Climate Change (PowerPoint by Randy Bramer, OGC)