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| Other short titles | Vermont Wilderness Act |
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| Long title | A bill to designate certain National Forest System lands in the State of Vermont for inclusion in the National Wilderness Preservation System and to designate a National Recreation Area. |
| Enacted by | the 98th United States Congress |
| Effective | June 19, 1984 |
| Citations | |
| Public law | 98-322 |
| Statutes at Large | 98 Stat. 253 |
| Legislative history | |
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The Vermont Wilderness Act of 1984 (Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 98–322, 98 Stat. 253) was signed into law by President Ronald Reagan on June 19, 1984. The Act designated four new wilderness areas in the U.S. stateofVermont, while expanding one existing wilderness area. A total of 41,260 acres (16,700 ha) of new wilderness were created, all in the Green Mountain National Forest.[1] The Act also created a new recreation area in Vermont.
| Approximate area | ||
|---|---|---|
| acres | ha | |
| Breadloaf Wilderness | 21,480 | 8,690 |
| Big Branch Wilderness | 6,720 | 2,720 |
| Peru Peak Wilderness | 6,920 | 2,800 |
| George D. Aiken Wilderness | 5,060 | 2,050 |
The Act also added 1,080 acres (440 ha) to the Lye Brook Wilderness, which was created by the Eastern Wilderness Areas Act of 1975.
In addition to the wilderness areas listed above, the Act created the White Rocks National Recreation Area in the Green Mountain National Forest. This new recreation area, which included both the Big Branch Wilderness and Peru Peak Wilderness, consisted of 36,400 acres (14,700 ha).
