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2	2	119THCONGRESS
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4	4	STSESSION H. R. 2467
5	5	To designate as wilderness certain Federal portions of the red rock canyons
6	6	of the Colorado Plateau and the Great Basin Deserts in the State
7	7	of Utah for the benefit of present and future generations of people
8	8	in the United States.
9	9	IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
10	10	MARCH27, 2025
11	11	Ms. S
12	12	TANSBURY(for herself, Ms. TLAIB, Mr. NEAL, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr.
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14	14	OHEN, Ms. BROWNLEY, Mr. CASTEN, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. PINGREE,
15	15	Ms. D
16	16	ELAURO, Ms. CRAIG, Mr. CLEAVER, Ms. DEGETTE, Ms. HOYLEof
17	17	Oregon, Mrs. H
18	18	AYES, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, Mr. LIEU, Ms. CHU, Ms.
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20	20	ELBENE, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. SMITHof Washington, Mr. GARCI´Aof Illi-
21	21	nois, Mr. M
22	22	ULLIN, Ms. MATSUI, Ms. NORTON, Ms. MOOREof Wisconsin,
23	23	Mr. P
24	24	OCAN, Ms. SA´NCHEZ, Ms. WATERS, Mr. FOSTER, Ms. STEVENS,
25	25	Ms. O
26	26	MAR, Mr. NEGUSE, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. TONKO, Mr. CARBAJAL,
27	27	Ms. M
28	28	ENG, Mr. BEYER, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. MEEKS, Ms. JAYAPAL, and
29	29	Mrs. R
30	30	AMIREZ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
31	31	Committee on Natural Resources
32	32	A BILL
33	33	To designate as wilderness certain Federal portions of the
34	34	red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Great
35	35	Basin Deserts in the State of Utah for the benefit of
36	36	present and future generations of people in the United
37	37	States.
38	38	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1
39	39	tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2
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43	43	SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 1
44	44	(a) S
45	45	HORTTITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 2
46	46	‘‘America’s Red Rock Wilderness Act’’. 3
47	47	(b) T
48	48	ABLE OFCONTENTS.—The table of contents of 4
49	49	this Act is as follows: 5
50	50	Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
51	51	Sec. 2. Definitions.
52	52	Sec. 3. Findings.
53	53	Sec. 4. Purposes.
54	54	TITLE I—DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS
55	55	Sec. 101. Great Basin Wilderness Areas.
56	56	Sec. 102. Grand Staircase-Escalante Wilderness Areas.
57	57	Sec. 103. Moab-La Sal Canyons Wilderness Areas.
58	58	Sec. 104. Henry Mountains Wilderness Areas.
59	59	Sec. 105. Glen Canyon Wilderness Areas.
60	60	Sec. 106. San Juan Wilderness Areas.
61	61	Sec. 107. Canyonlands Basin Wilderness Areas.
62	62	Sec. 108. San Rafael Swell Wilderness Areas.
63	63	Sec. 109. Book Cliffs–Greater Dinosaur Wilderness Areas.
64	64	TITLE II—ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
65	65	Sec. 201. General provisions.
66	66	Sec. 202. Administration.
67	67	Sec. 203. State school trust land within wilderness areas.
68	68	Sec. 204. Water.
69	69	Sec. 205. Roads.
70	70	Sec. 206. Livestock.
71	71	Sec. 207. Fish and wildlife.
72	72	Sec. 208. Protection of Tribal rights.
73	73	Sec. 209. Management of newly acquired land.
74	74	Sec. 210. Withdrawal.
75	75	SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
76	76	6
77	77	In this Act: 7
78	78	(1) S
79	79	ECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 8
80	80	the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bu-9
81	81	reau of Land Management. 10
82	82	(2) S
83	83	TATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 11
84	84	of Utah. 12
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88	88	SEC. 3. FINDINGS. 1
89	89	Congress finds that— 2
90	90	(1) the land designated as wilderness by this 3
91	91	Act is one of the largest remaining expanses of un-4
92	92	protected, wild public land in the continental United 5
93	93	States; 6
94	94	(2) the designation of wilderness by this Act 7
95	95	would— 8
96	96	(A) increase landscape connectivity in the 9
97	97	Colorado Plateau; and 10
98	98	(B) help to mitigate the impacts of climate 11
99	99	change by— 12
100	100	(i) providing critical refugia; 13
101	101	(ii) reducing surface disturbances that 14
102	102	exacerbate the impacts of climate change; 15
103	103	(iii) reducing greenhouse gas emis-16
104	104	sions related to the extraction and use of 17
105	105	fossil fuels; and 18
106	106	(iv) contributing to the goal of pro-19
107	107	tecting 30 percent of global land and 20
108	108	waters by 2030; 21
109	109	(3) the land designated as wilderness by this 22
110	110	Act is— 23
111	111	(A) a living cultural landscape; 24
112	112	(B) a place of refuge for wild nature; and 25
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116	116	(C) an important part of Indigenous and 1
117	117	non-Indigenous community values; 2
118	118	(4) Indian Tribes have been present on the land 3
119	119	designated as wilderness by this Act since time im-4
120	120	memorial, using the plant, animal, landform, and 5
121	121	spiritual values for sustenance and cultural, medic-6
122	122	inal, and ceremonial activities, purposes for which 7
123	123	Indigenous people continue to use the land; and 8
124	124	(5) the designation of wilderness by this Act— 9
125	125	(A) is vital to the continuation and revital-10
126	126	ization of Indigenous cultures; and 11
127	127	(B) serves to protect places of Indigenous 12
128	128	use and sanctuary. 13
129	129	SEC. 4. PURPOSES. 14
130	130	The purposes of this Act are— 15
131	131	(1) to designate as wilderness certain Federal 16
132	132	portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado 17
133	133	Plateau and the Great Basin Deserts in the State of 18
134	134	Utah for the benefit of present and future genera-19
135	135	tions of people in the United States; 20
136	136	(2) to protect the cultural, ecological, and sce-21
137	137	nic values of land designated as wilderness by this 22
138	138	Act for the benefit, use, and enjoyment of present 23
139	139	and future generations of people in the United 24
140	140	States; and 25
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144	144	(3) to protect the ability of Indigenous and non- 1
145	145	Indigenous people to use the land designated as wil-2
146	146	derness by this Act for traditional activities, includ-3
147	147	ing hunting, fishing, hiking, horsepacking, camping, 4
148	148	and spirituality as people have used the land for 5
149	149	generations. 6
150	150	TITLE I—DESIGNATION OF 7
151	151	WILDERNESS AREAS 8
152	152	SEC. 101. GREAT BASIN WILDERNESS AREAS. 9
153	153	(a) F
154	154	INDINGS.—Congress finds that— 10
155	155	(1) the Great Basin region of western Utah is 11
156	156	comprised of starkly beautiful mountain ranges that 12
157	157	rise as islands from the desert floor; 13
158	158	(2) the Wah Wah Mountains in the Great 14
159	159	Basin region are arid and austere, with massive cliff 15
160	160	faces and leathery slopes speckled with pin˜on and ju-16
161	161	niper; 17
162	162	(3) the Pilot Range and Stansbury Mountains 18
163	163	in the Great Basin region are high enough to draw 19
164	164	moisture from passing clouds and support eco-20
165	165	systems found nowhere else on earth; 21
166	166	(4) from bristlecone pine, the world’s oldest liv-22
167	167	ing organism, to newly flowered mountain meadows, 23
168	168	mountains of the Great Basin region are islands of 24
169	169	nature that— 25
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173	173	(A) support remarkable biological diversity; 1
174	174	and 2
175	175	(B) provide opportunities to experience the 3
176	176	colossal silence of the Great Basin; and 4
177	177	(5) the Great Basin region of western Utah 5
178	178	should be protected and managed to ensure the pres-6
179	179	ervation of the natural conditions of the region. 7
180	180	(b) D
181	181	ESIGNATION.—In accordance with the Wilder-8
182	182	ness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following areas in 9
183	183	the State are designated as wilderness areas and as com-10
184	184	ponents of the National Wilderness Preservation System: 11
185	185	(1) Bald Eagle Mountain (approximately 9,000 12
186	186	acres). 13
187	187	(2) Barn Hills (approximately 21,000 acres). 14
188	188	(3) Big Hollow (approximately 4,000 acres). 15
189	189	(4) Black Hills (approximately 8,750 acres). 16
190	190	(5) Broken Ridge (approximately 9,250 acres). 17
191	191	(6) Bullgrass Knoll (approximately 15,750 18
192	192	acres). 19
193	193	(7) Burbank Hills (approximately 17,000 20
194	194	acres). 21
195	195	(8) Burbank Pass (approximately 30,000 22
196	196	acres). 23
197	197	(9) Chalk Knolls (approximately 16,500 acres). 24
198	198	(10) Cobb Peak (approximately 8,500 acres). 25
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202	202	(11) Conger Mountain (approximately 21,750 1
203	203	acres). 2
204	204	(12) Crater Bench (approximately 35,000 3
205	205	acres). 4
206	206	(13) Crater Island East (approximately 53,000 5
207	207	acres). 6
208	208	(14) Crater Island West (approximately 30,000 7
209	209	acres). 8
210	210	(15) Cricket Mountain (approximately 16,500 9
211	211	acres). 10
212	212	(16) Crook Creek (approximately 20,000 acres). 11
213	213	(17) Deep Creek Mountains (approximately 12
214	214	127,000 acres). 13
215	215	(18) Disappointment Hills (approximately 14
216	216	24,000 acres). 15
217	217	(19) Drum Mountains (approximately 14,500 16
218	218	acres). 17
219	219	(20) Dugway Mountains (approximately 24,500 18
220	220	acres). 19
221	221	(21) Fish Springs Range (approximately 20
222	222	65,000 acres). 21
223	223	(22) Granite Mountain (approximately 19,250 22
224	224	acres). 23
225	225	(23) Granite Peak (approximately 19,500 24
226	226	acres). 25
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230	230	(24) Grassy Mountains North (approximately 1
231	231	8,500 acres). 2
232	232	(25) Grassy Mountains South (approximately 3
233	233	16,500 acres). 4
234	234	(26) Hamlin (approximately 13,750 acres). 5
235	235	(27) Headlight Mountain (approximately 6,000 6
236	236	acres). 7
237	237	(28) Howell Peak (approximately 28,750 acres). 8
238	238	(29) Indian Peaks (approximately 15,750 9
239	239	acres). 10
240	240	(30) Jackson Wash (approximately 18,500 11
241	241	acres). 12
242	242	(31) Juniper (approximately 17,500 acres). 13
243	243	(32) Keg Mountains East (approximately 14
244	244	19,500 acres). 15
245	245	(33) Keg Mountains West (approximately 16
246	246	19,250 acres). 17
247	247	(34) Kern Mountains (approximately 15,000 18
248	248	acres). 19
249	249	(35) King Top (approximately 111,500 acres). 20
250	250	(36) Ledger Canyon (approximately 9,000 21
251	251	acres). 22
252	252	(37) Lion Peak (approximately 27,500 acres). 23
253	253	(38) Little Drum Mountains North (approxi-24
254	254	mately 14,000 acres). 25
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258	258	(39) Little Drum Mountains South (approxi-1
259	259	mately 10,000 acres). 2
260	260	(40) Mahogany Peak (approximately 750 3
261	261	acres). 4
262	262	(41) Middle Burbank Hills (approximately 5
263	263	6,750 acres). 6
264	264	(42) Middle Mountains (approximately 39,750 7
265	265	acres). 8
266	266	(43) Mount Escalante (approximately 17,500 9
267	267	acres). 10
268	268	(44) Mountain Home Range North (approxi-11
269	269	mately 21,500 acres). 12
270	270	(45) Mountain Home Range South (approxi-13
271	271	mately 32,750 acres). 14
272	272	(46) Needle Mountains (approximately 12,000 15
273	273	acres). 16
274	274	(47) Newfoundland Mountains (approximately 17
275	275	24,500 acres). 18
276	276	(48) North Peaks (approximately 9,500 acres). 19
277	277	(49) North Stansbury Mountains (approxi-20
278	278	mately 20,500 acres). 21
279	279	(50) Notch Peak (approximately 72,000 acres). 22
280	280	(51) Notch View (approximately 8,000 acres). 23
281	281	(52) Ochre Mountain (approximately 13,500 24
282	282	acres). 25
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286	286	(53) Oquirrh Mountains (approximately 9,000 1
287	287	acres). 2
288	288	(54) Orr Ridge (approximately 11,000 acres). 3
289	289	(55) Painted Rock (approximately 26,500 4
290	290	acres). 5
291	291	(56) Paradise Mountain (approximately 40,000 6
292	292	acres). 7
293	293	(57) Pilot Mountains Central (approximately 8
294	294	8,000 acres). 9
295	295	(58) Pilot Peak (approximately 30,250 acres). 10
296	296	(59) Red Canyon (approximately 15,500 acres). 11
297	297	(60) Red Tops (approximately 28,000 acres). 12
298	298	(61) San Francisco Mountains (approximately 13
299	299	39,750 acres). 14
300	300	(62) Silver Island Mountains (approximately 15
301	301	37,500 acres). 16
302	302	(63) Snake Valley (approximately 66,250 17
303	303	acres). 18
304	304	(64) Spring Creek Canyon (approximately 19
305	305	5,250 acres). 20
306	306	(65) Stansbury Island (approximately 10,000 21
307	307	acres). 22
308	308	(66) Steamboat Mountain (approximately 23
309	309	40,250 acres). 24
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313	313	(67) Swasey Peak (approximately 91,000 1
314	314	acres). 2
315	315	(68) The Toad (approximately 11,250 acres). 3
316	316	(69) Thomas Range (approximately 40,500 4
317	317	acres). 5
318	318	(70) Tule Valley (approximately 102,000 6
319	319	acres). 7
320	320	(71) Tule Valley South (approximately 19,000 8
321	321	acres). 9
322	322	(72) Tunnel Springs (approximately 23,000 10
323	323	acres). 11
324	324	(73) Wah Wah Mountains Central (approxi-12
325	325	mately 6,750 acres). 13
326	326	(74) Wah Wah Mountains North (approxi-14
327	327	mately 93,500 acres). 15
328	328	(75) Wah Wah Mountains South (approxi-16
329	329	mately 17,750 acres). 17
330	330	(76) White Rock Range (approximately 5,000 18
331	331	acres). 19
332	332	(77) Wild Horse Pass (approximately 35,750 20
333	333	acres). 21
334	334	SEC. 102. GRAND STAIRCASE-ESCALANTE WILDERNESS 22
335	335	AREAS. 23
336	336	(a) G
337	337	RANDSTAIRCASEAREA.— 24
338	338	(1) F
339	339	INDINGS.—Congress finds that— 25
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343	343	(A) the area known as the Grand Staircase 1
344	344	rises more than 6,000 feet in a series of great 2
345	345	cliffs and plateaus from the depths of the 3
346	346	Grand Canyon to the forested rim of Bryce 4
347	347	Canyon; 5
348	348	(B) the Grand Staircase— 6
349	349	(i) spans 6 major life zones, from the 7
350	350	lower Sonoran Desert to the alpine forest; 8
351	351	and 9
352	352	(ii) encompasses geologic formations 10
353	353	that display 3,000,000,000 years of 11
354	354	Earth’s history; 12
355	355	(C) land managed by the Secretary forms 13
356	356	a vital natural corridor connecting the deserts 14
357	357	and forests of the surrounding landscape, which 15
358	358	includes Grand Canyon National Park and 16
359	359	Bryce Canyon National Park; 17
360	360	(D) each of the areas described in para-18
361	361	graph (2) (other than East of Bryce, Moquith 19
362	362	Mountain, Bunting Point, Canaan Mountain, 20
363	363	Orderville Canyon, Parunuweap Canyon, 21
364	364	Vermillion Cliffs, and the majority of Upper 22
365	365	Kanab Creek) is located within the Grand 23
366	366	Staircase-Escalante National Monument, as es-24
367	367	tablished in 1996; and 25
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371	371	(E) the Grand Staircase in Utah should be 1
372	372	protected and managed as a wilderness area. 2
373	373	(2) D
374	374	ESIGNATION.—In accordance with the 3
375	375	Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the fol-4
376	376	lowing areas in the State are designated as wilder-5
377	377	ness areas and as components of the National Wil-6
378	378	derness Preservation System: 7
379	379	(A) Bryce Boot (approximately 2,750 8
380	380	acres). 9
381	381	(B) Bryce View (approximately 4,500 10
382	382	acres). 11
383	383	(C) Bunting Point (approximately 11,500 12
384	384	acres). 13
385	385	(D) Canaan Mountain (approximately 14
386	386	15,250 acres). 15
387	387	(E) East of Bryce (approximately 750 16
388	388	acres). 17
389	389	(F) Glass Eye Canyon (approximately 18
390	390	25,500 acres). 19
391	391	(G) Ladder Canyon (approximately 14,500 20
392	392	acres). 21
393	393	(H) Moquith Mountain (approximately 22
394	394	15,750 acres). 23
395	395	(I) Nephi Point (approximately 14,750 24
396	396	acres). 25
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400	400	(J) Orderville Canyon (approximately 1
401	401	8,000 acres). 2
402	402	(K) Paria-Hackberry (approximately 3
403	403	196,000 acres). 4
404	404	(L) Paria Wilderness Expansion (approxi-5
405	405	mately 4,000 acres). 6
406	406	(M) Parunuweap Canyon (approximately 7
407	407	44,500 acres). 8
408	408	(N) Pine Hollow (approximately 11,000 9
409	409	acres). 10
410	410	(O) Timber Mountain (approximately 11
411	411	52,750 acres). 12
412	412	(P) Upper Kanab Creek (approximately 13
413	413	51,000 acres). 14
414	414	(Q) Vermillion Cliffs (approximately 15
415	415	25,000 acres). 16
416	416	(R) Willis Creek (approximately 22,000 17
417	417	acres). 18
418	418	(b) K
419	419	AIPAROWITSPLATEAU.— 19
420	420	(1) F
421	421	INDINGS.—Congress finds that— 20
422	422	(A) the Kaiparowits Plateau east of the 21
423	423	Paria River is one of the most rugged and iso-22
424	424	lated wilderness regions in the United States; 23
425	425	(B) the Kaiparowits Plateau, a windswept 24
426	426	land of harsh beauty, contains distant vistas 25
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430	430	and a remarkable variety of plant and animal 1
431	431	species; 2
432	432	(C) ancient forests, an abundance of big 3
433	433	game animals, and 22 species of raptors thrive 4
434	434	undisturbed on the grassland mesa tops of the 5
435	435	Kaiparowits Plateau; 6
436	436	(D) each of the areas described in para-7
437	437	graph (2) (other than Heaps Canyon, Little 8
438	438	Valley, and Wide Hollow) is located within the 9
439	439	Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, 10
440	440	as established in 1996; and 11
441	441	(E) the Kaiparowits Plateau should be pro-12
442	442	tected and managed as a wilderness area. 13
443	443	(2) D
444	444	ESIGNATION.—In accordance with the 14
445	445	Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the fol-15
446	446	lowing areas in the State are designated as wilder-16
447	447	ness areas and as components of the National Wil-17
448	448	derness Preservation System: 18
449	449	(A) Andalex Not (approximately 18,000 19
450	450	acres). 20
451	451	(B) Box Canyon (approximately 3,000 21
452	452	acres). 22
453	453	(C) Burning Hills (approximately 81,500 23
454	454	acres). 24
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458	458	(D) Canaan Peak Slopes (approximately 1
459	459	2,500 acres). 2
460	460	(E) Carcass Canyon (approximately 3
461	461	84,750 acres). 4
462	462	(F) Fiftymile Bench (approximately 5
463	463	12,750 acres). 6
464	464	(G) Fiftymile Mountain (approximately 7
465	465	207,000 acres). 8
466	466	(H) Heaps Canyon (approximately 4,000 9
467	467	acres). 10
468	468	(I) Horse Spring Canyon (approximately 11
469	469	32,000 acres). 12
470	470	(J) Kodachrome Headlands (approximately 13
471	471	9,750 acres). 14
472	472	(K) Little Valley Canyon (approximately 15
473	473	4,000 acres). 16
474	474	(L) Mud Spring Canyon (approximately 17
475	475	65,750 acres). 18
476	476	(M) Nipple Bench (approximately 31,750 19
477	477	acres). 20
478	478	(N) Paradise Canyon-Wahweap (approxi-21
479	479	mately 266,500 acres). 22
480	480	(O) Rock Cove (approximately 17,000 23
481	481	acres). 24
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485	485	(P) The Blues (approximately 22,000 1
486	486	acres). 2
487	487	(Q) The Cockscomb (approximately 11,750 3
488	488	acres). 4
489	489	(R) Warm Creek (approximately 24,000 5
490	490	acres). 6
491	491	(S) Wide Hollow (approximately 7,750 7
492	492	acres). 8
493	493	(c) E
494	494	SCALANTECANYONS.— 9
495	495	(1) F
496	496	INDINGS.—Congress finds that— 10
497	497	(A) glens and coves carved in massive 11
498	498	sandstone cliffs, spring-watered hanging gar-12
499	499	dens, and the silence of ancient ruins are exam-13
500	500	ples of the unique features that entice hikers, 14
501	501	campers, and sightseers from around the world 15
502	502	to the Escalante Canyons; 16
503	503	(B) the Escalante Canyons link the spruce 17
504	504	fir forests of the 11,000-foot Aquarius Plateau 18
505	505	with the winding slickrock canyons that flow 19
506	506	into Glen Canyon; 20
507	507	(C) the Escalante Canyons, one of Utah’s 21
508	508	most popular natural areas, contains critical 22
509	509	habitat for deer, elk, and wild bighorn sheep 23
510	510	that also enhances the scenic integrity of the 24
511	511	area; 25
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515	515	(D) each of the areas described in para-1
516	516	graph (2) is located within the Grand Staircase- 2
517	517	Escalante National Monument, as established 3
518	518	in 1996; and 4
519	519	(E) the Escalante Canyons should be pro-5
520	520	tected and managed as a wilderness area. 6
521	521	(2) D
522	522	ESIGNATION.—In accordance with the 7
523	523	Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the fol-8
524	524	lowing areas in the State are designated as wilder-9
525	525	ness areas and as components of the National Wil-10
526	526	derness Preservation System: 11
527	527	(A) Colt Mesa (approximately 28,250 12
528	528	acres). 13
529	529	(B) Death Hollow (approximately 49,750 14
530	530	acres). 15
531	531	(C) Forty Mile Gulch (approximately 7,500 16
532	532	acres). 17
533	533	(D) Lampstand (approximately 11,500 18
534	534	acres). 19
535	535	(E) Muley Twist Flank (approximately 20
536	536	3,750 acres). 21
537	537	(F) North Escalante Canyons (approxi-22
538	538	mately 182,000 acres). 23
539	539	(G) Pioneer Mesa (approximately 11,000 24
540	540	acres). 25
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544	544	(H) Scorpion (approximately 61,250 1
545	545	acres). 2
546	546	(I) Sooner Bench (approximately 500 3
547	547	acres). 4
548	548	(J) Steep Creek (approximately 35,750 5
549	549	acres). 6
550	550	(K) Studhorse Peaks (approximately 7
551	551	24,000 acres). 8
552	552	SEC. 103. MOAB-LA SAL CANYONS WILDERNESS AREAS. 9
553	553	(a) F
554	554	INDINGS.—Congress finds that— 10
555	555	(1) the canyons surrounding the La Sal Moun-11
556	556	tains and the town of Moab offer a variety of ex-12
557	557	traordinary landscapes; 13
558	558	(2) outstanding examples of natural formations 14
559	559	and landscapes in the Moab-La Sal Canyons area in-15
560	560	clude the huge sandstone fins of Behind the Rocks, 16
561	561	the mysterious Fisher Towers, and the whitewater 17
562	562	rapids of Westwater Canyon; and 18
563	563	(3) the Moab-La Sal Canyons should be pro-19
564	564	tected and managed as a wilderness area. 20
565	565	(b) D
566	566	ESIGNATION.—In accordance with the Wilder-21
567	567	ness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following areas in 22
568	568	the State are designated as wilderness areas and as com-23
569	569	ponents of the National Wilderness Preservation System: 24
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573	573	(1) Arches National Park Adjacents (approxi-1
574	574	mately 8,600 acres). 2
575	575	(2) Beaver Creek (approximately 45,000 acres). 3
576	576	(3) Behind the Rocks (approximately 19,500 4
577	577	acres). 5
578	578	(4) Big Triangle (approximately 21,500 acres). 6
579	579	(5) Coyote Wash (approximately 27,000 acres). 7
580	580	(6) Dome Plateau (approximately 36,750 8
581	581	acres). 9
582	582	(7) Fisher Towers (approximately 19,000 10
583	583	acres). 11
584	584	(8) Goldbar Canyon (approximately 9,500 12
585	585	acres). 13
586	586	(9) Granite Creek (approximately 5,000 acres). 14
587	587	(10) Hunter Canyon (approximately 5,500 15
588	588	acres). 16
589	589	(11) Mary Jane Canyon (approximately 28,500 17
590	590	acres). 18
591	591	(12) Mill Creek (approximately 17,250 acres). 19
592	592	(13) Morning Glory (approximately 11,000 20
593	593	acres). 21
594	594	(14) Porcupine Rim (approximately 10,500 22
595	595	acres). 23
596	596	(15) Renegade Point (approximately 6,250 24
597	597	acres). 25
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601	601	(16) Westwater Canyon (approximately 39,000 1
602	602	acres). 2
603	603	(17) Yellow Bird (approximately 4,500 acres). 3
604	604	SEC. 104. HENRY MOUNTAINS WILDERNESS AREAS. 4
605	605	(a) F
606	606	INDINGS.—Congress finds that— 5
607	607	(1) the Henry Mountain Range, the last moun-6
608	608	tain range to be discovered and named by early ex-7
609	609	plorers in the contiguous United States, still retains 8
610	610	a wild and undiscovered quality; 9
611	611	(2) fluted badlands that surround the flanks of 10
612	612	11,000-foot Mounts Ellen and Pennell contain areas 11
613	613	of critical habitat for mule deer and for the largest 12
614	614	herd of free-roaming buffalo in the United States; 13
615	615	(3) despite their relative accessibility, the Henry 14
616	616	Mountain Range remains one of the wildest, least- 15
617	617	known ranges in the United States; and 16
618	618	(4) the Henry Mountain Range should be pro-17
619	619	tected and managed to ensure the preservation of 18
620	620	the range as a wilderness area. 19
621	621	(b) D
622	622	ESIGNATION.—In accordance with the Wilder-20
623	623	ness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following areas in 21
624	624	the State are designated as wilderness areas and as com-22
625	625	ponents of the National Wilderness Preservation System: 23
626	626	(1) Bull Mountain (approximately 16,000 24
627	627	acres). 25
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631	631	(2) Bullfrog Creek (approximately 42,000 1
632	632	acres). 2
633	633	(3) Dogwater Creek (approximately 5,000 3
634	634	acres). 4
635	635	(4) Fremont Gorge (approximately 22,000 5
636	636	acres). 6
637	637	(5) Long Canyon (approximately 16,500 acres). 7
638	638	(6) Mount Ellen-Blue Hills (approximately 8
639	639	14,750 acres). 9
640	640	(7) Mount Hillers (approximately 20,250 10
641	641	acres). 11
642	642	(8) Mount Pennell (approximately 155,500 12
643	643	acres). 13
644	644	(9) Notom Bench (approximately 6,250 acres). 14
645	645	(10) Ragged Mountain (approximately 29,250 15
646	646	acres). 16
647	647	SEC. 105. GLEN CANYON WILDERNESS AREAS. 17
648	648	(a) F
649	649	INDINGS.—Congress finds that— 18
650	650	(1) the side canyons of Glen Canyon, including 19
651	651	the Dirty Devil River and the Red, White and Blue 20
652	652	Canyons, contain some of the most remote and out-21
653	653	standing landscapes in southern Utah; 22
654	654	(2) the Dirty Devil River, once the fortress 23
655	655	hideout of outlaw Butch Cassidy’s Wild Bunch, has 24
656	656	sculpted a maze of slickrock canyons through an im-25
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660	660	posing landscape of monoliths and inaccessible 1
661	661	mesas; 2
662	662	(3) the Red and Blue Canyons contain colorful 3
663	663	Chinle/Moenkopi badlands found nowhere else in the 4
664	664	region; 5
665	665	(4) Dark Canyon, Fort Knocker, Tuwa Canyon, 6
666	666	Upper Red Canyon, White Canyon, and a portion of 7
667	667	Red Rock Plateau are located within the Bears Ears 8
668	668	National Monument, as established in 2016; and 9
669	669	(5) the canyons of Glen Canyon in the State 10
670	670	should be protected and managed as wilderness 11
671	671	areas. 12
672	672	(b) D
673	673	ESIGNATION.—In accordance with the Wilder-13
674	674	ness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following areas in 14
675	675	the State are designated as wilderness areas and as com-15
676	676	ponents of the National Wilderness Preservation System: 16
677	677	(1) Cane Spring Desert (approximately 18,250 17
678	678	acres). 18
679	679	(2) Copper Point (approximately 4,500 acres). 19
680	680	(3) Dark Canyon (approximately 139,000 20
681	681	acres). 21
682	682	(4) Dirty Devil (approximately 245,000 acres). 22
683	683	(5) Fiddler Butte (approximately 93,000 acres). 23
684	684	(6) Flat Tops (approximately 29,750 acres). 24
685	685	(7) Fort Knocker (approximately 12,500 acres). 25
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689	689	(8) Little Rockies (approximately 64,000 1
690	690	acres). 2
691	691	(9) Pleasant Creek Bench (approximately 1,000 3
692	692	acres). 4
693	693	(10) Red Rock Plateau (approximately 185,500 5
694	694	acres). 6
695	695	(11) The Needle (approximately 10,750 acres). 7
696	696	(12) Tuwa Canyon (approximately 9,750 acres). 8
697	697	(13) Upper Red Canyon (approximately 25,000 9
698	698	acres). 10
699	699	(14) White Canyon (approximately 78,000 11
700	700	acres). 12
701	701	SEC. 106. SAN JUAN WILDERNESS AREAS. 13
702	702	(a) F
703	703	INDINGS.—Congress finds that— 14
704	704	(1) more than 1,000 years ago, Indigenous cul-15
705	705	ture flourished in the slickrock canyons and on the 16
706	706	pin˜on-covered mesas of southeastern Utah; 17
707	707	(2) evidence of the presence of Indigenous peo-18
708	708	ple pervades the Cedar Mesa area of the San Juan 19
709	709	area where cliff dwellings, rock art, and ceremonial 20
710	710	kivas are found in sandstone overhangs and isolated 21
711	711	benchlands; 22
712	712	(3) the Cedar Mesa area is in need of protec-23
713	713	tion from the vandalism and theft of its unique cul-24
714	714	tural resources; 25
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718	718	(4) the Cedar Mesa wilderness areas should be 1
719	719	created to protect both the archaeological heritage 2
720	720	and the extraordinary wilderness, scenic, and eco-3
721	721	logical values of the United States; 4
722	722	(5) each of the areas described in subsection (b) 5
723	723	(other than Cross Canyon, Monument Canyon, Tin 6
724	724	Cup Mesa, and most of Nokai Dome and San Juan 7
725	725	River) are located within the Bears Ears National 8
726	726	Monument, as established in 2016; and 9
727	727	(6) the San Juan area should be protected and 10
728	728	managed as a wilderness area to ensure the preser-11
729	729	vation of the unique and valuable resources of that 12
730	730	area. 13
731	731	(b) D
732	732	ESIGNATION.—In accordance with the Wilder-14
733	733	ness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following areas in 15
734	734	the State are designated as wilderness areas and as com-16
735	735	ponents of the National Wilderness Preservation System: 17
736	736	(1) Allen Canyon (approximately 6,500 acres). 18
737	737	(2) Arch Canyon (approximately 30,500 acres). 19
738	738	(3) Comb Ridge (approximately 16,000 acres). 20
739	739	(4) Cross Canyon (approximately 2,500 acres). 21
740	740	(5) Fish and Owl Creek Canyons (approxi-22
741	741	mately 74,000 acres). 23
742	742	(6) Grand Gulch (approximately 161,250 24
743	743	acres). 25
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747	747	(7) Hammond Canyon (approximately 4,750 1
748	748	acres). 2
749	749	(8) Lime Creek (approximately 5,500 acres). 3
750	750	(9) Monument Canyon (approximately 18,000 4
751	751	acres). 5
752	752	(10) Nokai Dome (approximately 94,250 acres). 6
753	753	(11) Road Canyon (approximately 64,000 7
754	754	acres). 8
755	755	(12) San Juan River (approximately 14,750 9
756	756	acres). 10
757	757	(13) The Tabernacle (approximately 7,250 11
758	758	acres). 12
759	759	(14) Tin Cup Mesa (approximately 26,000 13
760	760	acres). 14
761	761	(15) Valley of the Gods (approximately 14,500 15
762	762	acres). 16
763	763	SEC. 107. CANYONLANDS BASIN WILDERNESS AREAS. 17
764	764	(a) F
765	765	INDINGS.—Congress finds that— 18
766	766	(1) Canyonlands National Park safeguards only 19
767	767	a small portion of the extraordinary red-hued, cliff- 20
768	768	walled canyonland region of the Colorado Plateau; 21
769	769	(2) areas near Canyonlands National Park con-22
770	770	tain canyons with rushing perennial streams, natural 23
771	771	arches, bridges, and towers; 24
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775	775	(3) the gorges of the Green and Colorado Riv-1
776	776	ers lie on adjacent land managed by the Secretary; 2
777	777	(4) popular overlooks in Canyonlands National 3
778	778	Park and Dead Horse Point State Park have views 4
779	779	directly into adjacent areas, including Lockhart 5
780	780	Basin and Indian Creek; 6
781	781	(5) each of the areas described in subsection (b) 7
782	782	(other than Dead Horse Cliffs, Horsethief Point, 8
783	783	Labyrinth Canyon Wilderness Expansion, San 9
784	784	Rafael River, Sweetwater Reef, and a portion of 10
785	785	Gooseneck) are located within the Bears Ears Na-11
786	786	tional Monument, as established in 2016; and 12
787	787	(6) designation of those areas as wilderness 13
788	788	would ensure the protection of this erosional master-14
789	789	piece of nature and of the rich pockets of wildlife 15
790	790	found within its expanded boundaries. 16
791	791	(b) D
792	792	ESIGNATION.—In accordance with the Wilder-17
793	793	ness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following areas in 18
794	794	the State are designated as wilderness areas and as com-19
795	795	ponents of the National Wilderness Preservation System: 20
796	796	(1) Bridger Jack Mesa (approximately 33,500 21
797	797	acres). 22
798	798	(2) Butler Wash (approximately 27,000 acres). 23
799	799	(3) Dead Horse Cliffs (approximately 5,250 24
800	800	acres). 25
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804	804	(4) Demon’s Playground (approximately 3,6500 1
805	805	acres). 2
806	806	(5) Gooseneck (approximately 9,500 acres). 3
807	807	(6) Hatch Point/Lockhart Basin/Harts Point 4
808	808	(approximately 150,500 acres). 5
809	809	(7) Horsethief Point (approximately 15,500 6
810	810	acres). 7
811	811	(8) Indian Creek (approximately 28,500 acres). 8
812	812	(9) Labyrinth Canyon Wilderness Expansion 9
813	813	(approximately158,750 acres). 10
814	814	(10) San Rafael River (approximately 97,250 11
815	815	acres). 12
816	816	(11) Shay Mountain (approximately 15,500 13
817	817	acres). 14
818	818	(12) Sweetwater Reef (approximately 69,250 15
819	819	acres). 16
820	820	SEC. 108. SAN RAFAEL SWELL WILDERNESS AREAS. 17
821	821	(a) F
822	822	INDINGS.—Congress finds that— 18
823	823	(1) the San Rafael Swell towers above the 19
824	824	desert like a castle, ringed by 1,000-foot ramparts of 20
825	825	Navajo Sandstone; 21
826	826	(2) the highlands of the San Rafael Swell have 22
827	827	been fractured by uplift and rendered hollow by ero-23
828	828	sion over countless millennia, leaving a tremendous 24
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832	832	basin punctuated by mesas, buttes, and canyons and 1
833	833	traversed by sediment-laden desert streams; 2
834	834	(3) the mountains within these areas are among 3
835	835	Utah’s most valuable habitat for desert bighorn 4
836	836	sheep; and 5
837	837	(4) the San Rafael Swell area should be pro-6
838	838	tected and managed to ensure its preservation as a 7
839	839	wilderness area. 8
840	840	(b) D
841	841	ESIGNATION.—In accordance with the Wilder-9
842	842	ness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following areas in 10
843	843	the State are designated as wilderness areas and as com-11
844	844	ponents of the National Wilderness Preservation System: 12
845	845	(1) Capitol Reef National Park Adjacents (ap-13
846	846	proximately 9,000 acres). 14
847	847	(2) Cedar Mountain (approximately 15,250 15
848	848	acres). 16
849	849	(3) Devils Canyon Wilderness Expansion (ap-17
850	850	proximately 14,500 acres). 18
851	851	(4) Eagle Canyon (approximately 39,000 19
852	852	acres). 20
853	853	(5) Factory Butte (approximately 22,250 21
854	854	acres). 22
855	855	(6) Hondu Country Wilderness Expansion (ap-23
856	856	proximately 3,000 acres). 24
857	857	(7) Jones Bench (approximately 3,500 acres). 25
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861	861	(8) Limestone Cliffs (approximately 25,500 1
862	862	acres). 2
863	863	(9) Lost Spring Wash (approximately 36,500 3
864	864	acres). 4
865	865	(10) Mexican Mountain Wilderness Expansion 5
866	866	(approximately 29,750 acres). 6
867	867	(11) Molen Reef (approximately 32,500 acres). 7
868	868	(12) Muddy Creek Wilderness Expansion (ap-8
869	869	proximately 85,000 acres). 9
870	870	(13) Mussentuchit Badlands (approximately 10
871	871	25,000 acres). 11
872	872	(14) Price River-Humbug (approximately 12
873	873	122,250 acres). 13
874	874	(15) Red Desert (approximately 30,750 acres). 14
875	875	(16) Rock Canyon (approximately 17,750 15
876	876	acres). 16
877	877	(17) San Rafael Knob (approximately 16,750 17
878	878	acres). 18
879	879	(18) San Rafael Reef Wilderness Expansion 19
880	880	(approximately 60,750 acres). 20
881	881	(19) Sids Mountain Wilderness Expansion (ap-21
882	882	proximately 39,250 acres). 22
883	883	(20) Upper Muddy Creek (approximately 23
884	884	18,500 acres). 24
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888	888	(21) Wild Horse Mesa Wilderness Expansion 1
889	889	(approximately 56,000 acres). 2
890	890	SEC. 109. BOOK CLIFFS–GREATER DINOSAUR WILDERNESS 3
891	891	AREAS. 4
892	892	(a) F
893	893	INDINGS.—Congress finds that— 5
894	894	(1) the Book Cliffs–Greater Dinosaur Wilder-6
895	895	ness Areas offer— 7
896	896	(A) unique big game hunting opportunities 8
897	897	in verdant high-plateau forests; and 9
898	898	(B) the opportunity for float trips of sev-10
899	899	eral days duration down the Green River in 11
900	900	Desolation Canyon; 12
901	901	(2) the long rampart of the Book Cliffs bounds 13
902	902	the area on the south, while the uplands, plateaus, 14
903	903	rivers, and canyons of the Greater Dinosaur area 15
904	904	provide connectivity with Dinosaur National Monu-16
905	905	ment and the northernmost extent of the Colorado 17
906	906	Plateau; 18
907	907	(3) bears, bighorn sheep, cougars, elk, and mule 19
908	908	deer flourish in the backcountry of the Book Cliffs; 20
909	909	and 21
910	910	(4) the Book Cliffs–Greater Dinosaur Wilder-22
911	911	ness Areas should be protected and managed to en-23
912	912	sure the protection of the areas as wilderness. 24
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916	916	(b) DESIGNATION.—In accordance with the Wilder-1
917	917	ness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following areas in 2
918	918	the State are designated as wilderness areas and as com-3
919	919	ponents of the National Wilderness Preservation System: 4
920	920	(1) Bad Land Cliffs (approximately 11,500 5
921	921	acres). 6
922	922	(2) Beach Draw (approximately 1,000 acres). 7
923	923	(3) Bourdette Draw (approximately 15,750 8
924	924	acres). 9
925	925	(4) Bull Canyon (approximately 3,000 acres). 10
926	926	(5) Dead Horse Pass (approximately 8,500 11
927	927	acres). 12
928	928	(6) Desbrough Canyon (approximately 14,000 13
929	929	acres). 14
930	930	(7) Desolation Canyon Wilderness Expansion 15
931	931	(approximately 293,500 acres). 16
932	932	(8) Diamond Breaks (approximately 8,600 17
933	933	acres). 18
934	934	(9) Diamond Canyon (approximately 168,000 19
935	935	acres). 20
936	936	(10) Diamond Mountain (approximately 30,500 21
937	937	acres). 22
938	938	(11) Goslin Mountain (approximately 3,750 23
939	939	acres). 24
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943	943	(12) Hideout Canyon (approximately 12,750 1
944	944	acres). 2
945	945	(13) Lower Flaming Gorge (approximately 3
946	946	21,000 acres). 4
947	947	(14) Mexico Point (approximately 14,750 5
948	948	acres). 6
949	949	(15) Moonshine Draw (approximately 10,750 7
950	950	acres). 8
951	951	(16) Mountain Home (approximately 8,000 9
952	952	acres). 10
953	953	(17) O-Wi-Yu-Kuts (approximately 14,500 11
954	954	acres). 12
955	955	(18) Red Creek Badlands (approximately 4500 13
956	956	acres). 14
957	957	(19) Split Mountain Benches (approximately 15
958	958	2,750 acres). 16
959	959	(20) Stone Bridge Draw (approximately 3,500 17
960	960	acres). 18
961	961	(21) Stuntz Draw (approximately 2,000 acres). 19
962	962	(22) Survey Point (approximately 8,750 acres). 20
963	963	(23) Turtle Canyon Wilderness Expansion (ap-21
964	964	proximately 7,500 acres). 22
965	965	(24) Vivas Cake Hill (approximately 250 acres). 23
966	966	(25) Wild Mountain (approximately 750 acres). 24
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970	970	TITLE II—ADMINISTRATIVE 1
971	971	PROVISIONS 2
972	972	SEC. 201. GENERAL PROVISIONS. 3
973	973	(a) N
974	974	AMES OFWILDERNESSAREAS.—Each wilder-4
975	975	ness area named in title I shall— 5
976	976	(1) consist of the quantity of land referenced 6
977	977	with respect to that named area, as generally de-7
978	978	picted on the map entitled ‘‘America’s Red Rock 8
979	979	Wilderness Act, 118th Congress’’; and 9
980	980	(2) be known by the name given to it in title 10
981	981	I. 11
982	982	(b) M
983	983	AP ANDDESCRIPTION.— 12
984	984	(1) I
985	985	N GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 13
986	986	the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 14
987	987	shall file a map and a legal description of each wil-15
988	988	derness area designated by this Act with— 16
989	989	(A) the Committee on Natural Resources 17
990	990	of the House of Representatives; and 18
991	991	(B) the Committee on Energy and Natural 19
992	992	Resources of the Senate. 20
993	993	(2) F
994	994	ORCE OF LAW.—A map and legal descrip-21
995	995	tion filed under paragraph (1) shall have the same 22
996	996	force and effect as if included in this Act, except 23
997	997	that the Secretary may correct clerical and typo-24
998	998	graphical errors in the map and legal description. 25
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1002	1002	(3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—Each map and 1
1003	1003	legal description filed under paragraph (1) shall be 2
1004	1004	filed and made available for public inspection in the 3
1005	1005	Office of the Director of the Bureau of Land Man-4
1006	1006	agement. 5
1007	1007	SEC. 202. ADMINISTRATION. 6
1008	1008	Subject to valid rights in existence on the date of en-7
1009	1009	actment of this Act, each wilderness area designated under 8
1010	1010	this Act shall be administered by the Secretary in accord-9
1011	1011	ance with— 10
1012	1012	(1) the Federal Land Policy and Management 11
1013	1013	Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and 12
1014	1014	(2) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et 13
1015	1015	seq.). 14
1016	1016	SEC. 203. STATE SCHOOL TRUST LAND WITHIN WILDER-15
1017	1017	NESS AREAS. 16
1018	1018	(a) I
1019	1019	NGENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), if State- 17
1020	1020	owned land is included in an area designated by this Act 18
1021	1021	as a wilderness area, the Secretary shall offer to exchange 19
1022	1022	land owned by the United States in the State of approxi-20
1023	1023	mately equal value in accordance with section 603(c) of 21
1024	1024	the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 22
1025	1025	(43 U.S.C. 1782(c)) and section 5(a) of the Wilderness 23
1026	1026	Act (16 U.S.C. 1134(a)). 24
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1030	1030	(b) MINERALINTERESTS.—The Secretary shall not 1
1031	1031	transfer any mineral interests under subsection (a) unless 2
1032	1032	the State transfers to the Secretary any mineral interests 3
1033	1033	in land designated by this Act as a wilderness area. 4
1034	1034	SEC. 204. WATER. 5
1035	1035	(a) R
1036	1036	ESERVATION.— 6
1037	1037	(1) W
1038	1038	ATER FOR WILDERNESS AREAS .— 7
1039	1039	(A) I
1040	1040	N GENERAL.—With respect to each 8
1041	1041	wilderness area designated by this Act, Con-9
1042	1042	gress reserves a quantity of water determined 10
1043	1043	by the Secretary to be sufficient for the wilder-11
1044	1044	ness area. 12
1045	1045	(B) P
1046	1046	RIORITY DATE.—The priority date of 13
1047	1047	a right reserved under subparagraph (A) shall 14
1048	1048	be the date of enactment of this Act. 15
1049	1049	(2) P
1050	1050	ROTECTION OF RIGHTS .—The Secretary 16
1051	1051	and other officers and employees of the United 17
1052	1052	States shall take any steps necessary to protect the 18
1053	1053	rights reserved by paragraph (1)(A), including the 19
1054	1054	filing of a claim for the quantification of the rights 20
1055	1055	in any present or future appropriate stream adju-21
1056	1056	dication in the courts of the State— 22
1057	1057	(A) in which the United States is or may 23
1058	1058	be joined; and 24
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1062	1062	(B) that is conducted in accordance with 1
1063	1063	section 208 of the Department of Justice Ap-2
1064	1064	propriation Act, 1953 (66 Stat. 560, chapter 3
1065	1065	651). 4
1066	1066	(b) P
1067	1067	RIORRIGHTSNOTAFFECTED.—Nothing in this 5
1068	1068	Act relinquishes or reduces any water rights reserved or 6
1069	1069	appropriated by the United States in the State on or be-7
1070	1070	fore the date of enactment of this Act. 8
1071	1071	(c) A
1072	1072	DMINISTRATION.— 9
1073	1073	(1) S
1074	1074	PECIFICATION OF RIGHTS .—The Federal 10
1075	1075	water rights reserved by this Act are specific to the 11
1076	1076	wilderness areas designated by this Act. 12
1077	1077	(2) N
1078	1078	O PRECEDENT ESTABLISHED .—Nothing in 13
1079	1079	this Act related to reserved Federal water rights— 14
1080	1080	(A) shall establish a precedent with regard 15
1081	1081	to any future designation of water rights; or 16
1082	1082	(B) shall affect the interpretation of any 17
1083	1083	other Act or any designation made under any 18
1084	1084	other Act. 19
1085	1085	SEC. 205. ROADS. 20
1086	1086	(a) S
1087	1087	ETBACKS.— 21
1088	1088	(1) M
1089	1089	EASUREMENT IN GENERAL .—A setback 22
1090	1090	under this section shall be measured from the center 23
1091	1091	line of the road. 24
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1095	1095	(2) WILDERNESS ON 1 SIDE OF ROADS .—Ex-1
1096	1096	cept as provided in subsection (b), a setback for a 2
1097	1097	road with wilderness on only 1 side shall be set at— 3
1098	1098	(A) 300 feet from a paved Federal or 4
1099	1099	State highway; 5
1100	1100	(B) 100 feet from any other paved road or 6
1101	1101	high standard dirt or gravel road; and 7
1102	1102	(C) 30 feet from any other road. 8
1103	1103	(3) W
1104	1104	ILDERNESS ON BOTH SIDES OF ROADS .— 9
1105	1105	Except as provided in subsection (b), a setback for 10
1106	1106	a road with wilderness on both sides (including cher-11
1107	1107	ry-stems or roads separating 2 wilderness units) 12
1108	1108	shall be set at— 13
1109	1109	(A) 200 feet from a paved Federal or 14
1110	1110	State highway; 15
1111	1111	(B) 40 feet from any other paved road or 16
1112	1112	high standard dirt or gravel road; and 17
1113	1113	(C) 10 feet from any other roads. 18
1114	1114	(b) S
1115	1115	ETBACKEXCEPTIONS.— 19
1116	1116	(1) W
1117	1117	ELL-DEFINED TOPOGRAPHICAL BAR -20
1118	1118	RIERS.—If, between the road and the boundary of a 21
1119	1119	setback area described in paragraph (2) or (3) of 22
1120	1120	subsection (a), there is a well-defined cliff edge, 23
1121	1121	stream bank, or other topographical barrier, the Sec-24
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1125	1125	retary shall use the barrier as the wilderness bound-1
1126	1126	ary. 2
1127	1127	(2) F
1128	1128	ENCES.—If, between the road and the 3
1129	1129	boundary of a setback area specified in paragraph 4
1130	1130	(2) or (3) of subsection (a), there is a fence running 5
1131	1131	parallel to a road, the Secretary shall use the fence 6
1132	1132	as the wilderness boundary if, in the opinion of the 7
1133	1133	Secretary, doing so would result in a more manage-8
1134	1134	able boundary. 9
1135	1135	(3) D
1136	1136	EVIATIONS FROM SETBACK AREAS .— 10
1137	1137	(A) E
1138	1138	XCLUSION OF DISTURBANCES FROM 11
1139	1139	WILDERNESS BOUNDARIES .—In cases where 12
1140	1140	there is an existing livestock development, dis-13
1141	1141	persed camping area, borrow pit, or similar dis-14
1142	1142	turbance within 100 feet of a road that forms 15
1143	1143	part of a wilderness boundary, the Secretary 16
1144	1144	may delineate the boundary so as to exclude the 17
1145	1145	disturbance from the wilderness area. 18
1146	1146	(B) L
1147	1147	IMITATION ON EXCLUSION OF DIS -19
1148	1148	TURBANCES.—The Secretary shall make a 20
1149	1149	boundary adjustment under subparagraph (A) 21
1150	1150	only if the Secretary determines that doing so 22
1151	1151	is consistent with wilderness management goals. 23
1152	1152	(C) D
1153	1153	EVIATIONS RESTRICTED TO MINIMUM 24
1154	1154	NECESSARY.—Any deviation under this para-25
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1158	1158	graph from the setbacks required under in 1
1159	1159	paragraph (2) or (3) of subsection (a) shall be 2
1160	1160	the minimum necessary to exclude the disturb-3
1161	1161	ance. 4
1162	1162	(c) D
1163	1163	ELINEATIONWITHINSETBACKAREA.—The 5
1164	1164	Secretary may delineate a wilderness boundary at a loca-6
1165	1165	tion within a setback under paragraph (2) or (3) of sub-7
1166	1166	section (a) if, as determined by the Secretary, the delinea-8
1167	1167	tion would enhance wilderness management goals. 9
1168	1168	SEC. 206. LIVESTOCK. 10
1169	1169	Within the wilderness areas designated under title I, 11
1170	1170	the grazing of livestock authorized on the date of enact-12
1171	1171	ment of this Act shall be permitted to continue subject 13
1172	1172	to such reasonable regulations and procedures as the Sec-14
1173	1173	retary considers necessary, as long as the regulations and 15
1174	1174	procedures are consistent with— 16
1175	1175	(1) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et 17
1176	1176	seq.); and 18
1177	1177	(2) section 101(f) of the Arizona Desert Wilder-19
1178	1178	ness Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–628; 104 Stat. 20
1179	1179	4469). 21
1180	1180	SEC. 207. FISH AND WILDLIFE. 22
1181	1181	Nothing in this Act affects the jurisdiction of the 23
1182	1182	State with respect to wildlife and fish on the public land 24
1183	1183	located in the State. 25
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1187	1187	SEC. 208. PROTECTION OF TRIBAL RIGHTS. 1
1188	1188	Nothing in this Act affects or modifies— 2
1189	1189	(1) any right of any federally recognized Indian 3
1190	1190	Tribe; or 4
1191	1191	(2) any obligation of the United States to any 5
1192	1192	federally recognized Indian Tribe. 6
1193	1193	SEC. 209. MANAGEMENT OF NEWLY ACQUIRED LAND. 7
1194	1194	Any land within the boundaries of a wilderness area 8
1195	1195	designated under this Act that is acquired by the Federal 9
1196	1196	Government shall— 10
1197	1197	(1) become part of the wilderness area in which 11
1198	1198	the land is located; and 12
1199	1199	(2) be managed in accordance with this Act and 13
1200	1200	other laws applicable to wilderness areas. 14
1201	1201	SEC. 210. WITHDRAWAL. 15
1202	1202	Subject to valid rights existing on the date of enact-16
1203	1203	ment of this Act, the Federal land referred to in title I 17
1204	1204	is withdrawn from all forms of— 18
1205	1205	(1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under pub-19
1206	1206	lic law; 20
1207	1207	(2) location, entry, and patent under mining 21
1208	1208	law; and 22
1209	1209	(3) disposition under all laws pertaining to min-23
1210	1210	eral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. 24
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