On the recordMarch 1, 2011
The U.S. Department of the Interior has never possessed the power to designate wilderness. That power has always been reserved and is always exercised exclusively by Congress.
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congress.govThe U.S. Department of the Interior has never possessed the power to designate wilderness. That power has always been reserved and is always exercised exclusively by Congress.
Lee asserts that only Congress has the authority to designate wilderness areas.
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