On the recordOctober 24, 2011
It is Congress, and only Congress, that has the authority to designate lands as wilderness.
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congress.govDoc Hastings: “It is Congress, and only Congress, that has the authority to designate lands as wilderness.”
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Hastings asserts that only Congress can designate wilderness areas, rejecting executive overreach.
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