16 U.S.C. § 410C
Section 410c · Preservation of primitive condition
Amended 1 time on record
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case Organized Fishermen of Florida v. Hodel (1985)
Most recently applied in United States Department of the Interior v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (February 2015)
The said area or areas shall be permanently reserved as a wilderness, and no development of the project or plan for the entertainment of visitors shall be undertaken which will interfere with the preservation intact of the unique flora and fauna and the essential primitive natural conditions now prevailing in this area.