((a)) ** Authority of Secretary** Except as hereinafter provided, the Secretary shall administer the lands acquired for the park, and after establishment shall administer the park, in accordance with the provisions of the Act of () as amended and supplemented ().39 Stat. 53516 U.S.C. 1–41August 25, 19161916-08-25

((b)) ** Preservation of area as a wilderness; study and report to President; procedure for designation as a wilderness** Within four years from the date of establishment, the Secretary of the Interior shall review the area within the Voyageurs National Park and shall report to the President, in accordance with subsections (c) and (d) of , his recommendation as to the suitability or nonsuitability of any area within the lakeshore for preservation as wilderness, and any designation of any such area as a wilderness may be accomplished in accordance with said subsections. The President shall, no later than , advise the United States Senate and House of Representatives of his recommendations with respect to the suitability or nonsuitability as wilderness of any area within the park.section 1132 of this titleJune 1, 19831983-06-01

((c)) ** Mining and mineral activities and commercial water power development within park boundaries** All mining and mineral activities and commercial water power development within the boundaries of the park shall be prohibited, and further, any conveyance from the State of Minnesota shall contain a covenant that the State of Minnesota, its licensees, permittees, lessees, assigns, or successors in interest shall not engage in or permit any mining activity nor water power development.