16 U.S.C. § 410gg–3 — Report as to suitability for designation as wilderness area; compliance with procedure for such designation

Within three complete fiscal years of this subchapter's effective date, the Secretary had a two-part duty. First, the Secretary had to review the land within Biscayne National Park to figure out which areas, if any, were suitable for designation as wilderness — meaning land that could receive the strong protections of the National Wilderness Preservation System. Second, based on that review, the Secretary had to report specific recommendations to both the President and to Congress, stating which areas were, or were not, suitable for wilderness status. This review and reporting process had to follow the procedure already set out in section 1132(c) and (d) of this title, rather than any new or different process. Finally, if any area within the park was actually designated as wilderness as a result of this process, that designation itself also had to be carried out under that same section 1132(c) and (d) procedure — ensuring that wilderness designation inside Biscayne National Park follows the same legal steps used for other potential wilderness areas.