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4	4	STSESSION S. 1193
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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
10	10	MARCH27, 2025
11	11	Mr. D
12	12	URBINintroduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred
13	13	to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
14	14	A BILL
15	15	To designate as wilderness certain Federal portions of the
16	16	red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Great
17	17	Basin Deserts in the State of Utah for the benefit of
18	18	present and future generations of people in the United
19	19	States.
20	20	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1
21	21	tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2
22	22	SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 3
23	23	(a) S
24	24	HORTTITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 4
25	25	‘‘America’s Red Rock Wilderness Act’’. 5
26	26	(b) T
27	27	ABLE OFCONTENTS.—The table of contents of 6
28	28	this Act is as follows: 7
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32	32	Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
33	33	Sec. 2. Definitions.
34	34	Sec. 3. Findings.
35	35	Sec. 4. Purposes.
36	36	TITLE I—DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS
37	37	Sec. 101. Great Basin Wilderness Areas.
38	38	Sec. 102. Grand Staircase-Escalante Wilderness Areas.
39	39	Sec. 103. Moab-La Sal Canyons Wilderness Areas.
40	40	Sec. 104. Henry Mountains Wilderness Areas.
41	41	Sec. 105. Glen Canyon Wilderness Areas.
42	42	Sec. 106. San Juan Wilderness Areas.
43	43	Sec. 107. Canyonlands Basin Wilderness Areas.
44	44	Sec. 108. San Rafael Swell Wilderness Areas.
45	45	Sec. 109. Book Cliffs–Greater Dinosaur Wilderness Areas.
46	46	TITLE II—ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
47	47	Sec. 201. General provisions.
48	48	Sec. 202. Administration.
49	49	Sec. 203. State school trust land within wilderness areas.
50	50	Sec. 204. Water.
51	51	Sec. 205. Roads.
52	52	Sec. 206. Livestock.
53	53	Sec. 207. Fish and wildlife.
54	54	Sec. 208. Protection of Tribal rights.
55	55	Sec. 209. Management of newly acquired land.
56	56	Sec. 210. Withdrawal.
57	57	SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
58	58	1
59	59	In this Act: 2
60	60	(1) S
61	61	ECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 3
62	62	the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bu-4
63	63	reau of Land Management. 5
64	64	(2) S
65	65	TATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 6
66	66	of Utah. 7
67	67	SEC. 3. FINDINGS. 8
68	68	Congress finds that— 9
69	69	(1) the land designated as wilderness by this 10
70	70	Act is one of the largest remaining expanses of un-11
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74	74	protected, wild public land in the continental United 1
75	75	States; 2
76	76	(2) the designation of wilderness by this Act 3
77	77	would— 4
78	78	(A) increase landscape connectivity in the 5
79	79	Colorado Plateau; and 6
80	80	(B) help to mitigate the impacts of climate 7
81	81	change by— 8
82	82	(i) providing critical refugia; 9
83	83	(ii) reducing surface disturbances that 10
84	84	exacerbate the impacts of climate change; 11
85	85	(iii) reducing greenhouse gas emis-12
86	86	sions related to the extraction and use of 13
87	87	fossil fuels; and 14
88	88	(iv) contributing to the goal of pro-15
89	89	tecting 30 percent of global land and 16
90	90	waters by 2030; 17
91	91	(3) the land designated as wilderness by this 18
92	92	Act is— 19
93	93	(A) a living cultural landscape; 20
94	94	(B) a place of refuge for wild nature; and 21
95	95	(C) an important part of Indigenous and 22
96	96	non-Indigenous community values; 23
97	97	(4) Indian Tribes have been present on the land 24
98	98	designated as wilderness by this Act since time im-25
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102	102	memorial, using the plant, animal, landform, and 1
103	103	spiritual values for sustenance and cultural, medic-2
104	104	inal, and ceremonial activities, purposes for which 3
105	105	Indigenous people continue to use the land; and 4
106	106	(5) the designation of wilderness by this Act— 5
107	107	(A) is vital to the continuation and revital-6
108	108	ization of Indigenous cultures; and 7
109	109	(B) serves to protect places of Indigenous 8
110	110	use and sanctuary. 9
111	111	SEC. 4. PURPOSES. 10
112	112	The purposes of this Act are— 11
113	113	(1) to designate as wilderness certain Federal 12
114	114	portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado 13
115	115	Plateau and the Great Basin Deserts in the State of 14
116	116	Utah for the benefit of present and future genera-15
117	117	tions of people in the United States; 16
118	118	(2) to protect the cultural, ecological, and sce-17
119	119	nic values of land designated as wilderness by this 18
120	120	Act for the benefit, use, and enjoyment of present 19
121	121	and future generations of people in the United 20
122	122	States; and 21
123	123	(3) to protect the ability of Indigenous and non- 22
124	124	Indigenous people to use the land designated as wil-23
125	125	derness by this Act for traditional activities, includ-24
126	126	ing hunting, fishing, hiking, horsepacking, camping, 25
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130	130	and spirituality as people have used the land for 1
131	131	generations. 2
132	132	TITLE I—DESIGNATION OF 3
133	133	WILDERNESS AREAS 4
134	134	SEC. 101. GREAT BASIN WILDERNESS AREAS. 5
135	135	(a) F
136	136	INDINGS.—Congress finds that— 6
137	137	(1) the Great Basin region of western Utah is 7
138	138	comprised of starkly beautiful mountain ranges that 8
139	139	rise as islands from the desert floor; 9
140	140	(2) the Wah Wah Mountains in the Great 10
141	141	Basin region are arid and austere, with massive cliff 11
142	142	faces and leathery slopes speckled with pin˜on and ju-12
143	143	niper; 13
144	144	(3) the Pilot Range and Stansbury Mountains 14
145	145	in the Great Basin region are high enough to draw 15
146	146	moisture from passing clouds and support eco-16
147	147	systems found nowhere else on earth; 17
148	148	(4) from bristlecone pine, the world’s oldest liv-18
149	149	ing organism, to newly flowered mountain meadows, 19
150	150	mountains of the Great Basin region are islands of 20
151	151	nature that— 21
152	152	(A) support remarkable biological diversity; 22
153	153	and 23
154	154	(B) provide opportunities to experience the 24
155	155	colossal silence of the Great Basin; and 25
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159	159	(5) the Great Basin region of western Utah 1
160	160	should be protected and managed to ensure the pres-2
161	161	ervation of the natural conditions of the region. 3
162	162	(b) D
163	163	ESIGNATION.—In accordance with the Wilder-4
164	164	ness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following areas in 5
165	165	the State are designated as wilderness areas and as com-6
166	166	ponents of the National Wilderness Preservation System: 7
167	167	(1) Bald Eagle Mountain (approximately 9,000 8
168	168	acres). 9
169	169	(2) Barn Hills (approximately 21,000 acres). 10
170	170	(3) Big Hollow (approximately 4,000 acres). 11
171	171	(4) Black Hills (approximately 8,750 acres). 12
172	172	(5) Broken Ridge (approximately 9,250 acres). 13
173	173	(6) Bullgrass Knoll (approximately 15,750 14
174	174	acres). 15
175	175	(7) Burbank Hills (approximately 17,000 16
176	176	acres). 17
177	177	(8) Burbank Pass (approximately 30,000 18
178	178	acres). 19
179	179	(9) Chalk Knolls (approximately 16,500 acres). 20
180	180	(10) Cobb Peak (approximately 8,500 acres). 21
181	181	(11) Conger Mountain (approximately 21,750 22
182	182	acres). 23
183	183	(12) Crater Bench (approximately 35,000 24
184	184	acres). 25
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188	188	(13) Crater Island East (approximately 53,000 1
189	189	acres). 2
190	190	(14) Crater Island West (approximately 30,000 3
191	191	acres). 4
192	192	(15) Cricket Mountain (approximately 16,500 5
193	193	acres). 6
194	194	(16) Crook Creek (approximately 20,000 acres). 7
195	195	(17) Deep Creek Mountains (approximately 8
196	196	127,000 acres). 9
197	197	(18) Disappointment Hills (approximately 10
198	198	24,000 acres). 11
199	199	(19) Drum Mountains (approximately 14,500 12
200	200	acres). 13
201	201	(20) Dugway Mountains (approximately 24,500 14
202	202	acres). 15
203	203	(21) Fish Springs Range (approximately 16
204	204	65,000 acres). 17
205	205	(22) Granite Mountain (approximately 19,250 18
206	206	acres). 19
207	207	(23) Granite Peak (approximately 19,500 20
208	208	acres). 21
209	209	(24) Grassy Mountains North (approximately 22
210	210	8,500 acres). 23
211	211	(25) Grassy Mountains South (approximately 24
212	212	16,500 acres). 25
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216	216	(26) Hamlin (approximately 13,750 acres). 1
217	217	(27) Headlight Mountain (approximately 6,000 2
218	218	acres). 3
219	219	(28) Howell Peak (approximately 28,750 acres). 4
220	220	(29) Indian Peaks (approximately 15,750 5
221	221	acres). 6
222	222	(30) Jackson Wash (approximately 18,500 7
223	223	acres). 8
224	224	(31) Juniper (approximately 17,500 acres). 9
225	225	(32) Keg Mountains East (approximately 10
226	226	19,500 acres). 11
227	227	(33) Keg Mountains West (approximately 12
228	228	19,250 acres). 13
229	229	(34) Kern Mountains (approximately 15,000 14
230	230	acres). 15
231	231	(35) King Top (approximately 111,500 acres). 16
232	232	(36) Ledger Canyon (approximately 9,000 17
233	233	acres). 18
234	234	(37) Lion Peak (approximately 27,500 acres). 19
235	235	(38) Little Drum Mountains North (approxi-20
236	236	mately 14,000 acres). 21
237	237	(39) Little Drum Mountains South (approxi-22
238	238	mately 10,000 acres). 23
239	239	(40) Mahogany Peak (approximately 750 24
240	240	acres). 25
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244	244	(41) Middle Burbank Hills (approximately 1
245	245	6,750 acres). 2
246	246	(42) Middle Mountains (approximately 39,750 3
247	247	acres). 4
248	248	(43) Mount Escalante (approximately 17,500 5
249	249	acres). 6
250	250	(44) Mountain Home Range North (approxi-7
251	251	mately 21,500 acres). 8
252	252	(45) Mountain Home Range South (approxi-9
253	253	mately 32,750 acres). 10
254	254	(46) Needle Mountains (approximately 12,000 11
255	255	acres). 12
256	256	(47) Newfoundland Mountains (approximately 13
257	257	24,500 acres). 14
258	258	(48) North Peaks (approximately 9,500 acres). 15
259	259	(49) North Stansbury Mountains (approxi-16
260	260	mately 20,500 acres). 17
261	261	(50) Notch Peak (approximately 72,000 acres). 18
262	262	(51) Notch View (approximately 8,000 acres). 19
263	263	(52) Ochre Mountain (approximately 13,500 20
264	264	acres). 21
265	265	(53) Oquirrh Mountains (approximately 9,000 22
266	266	acres). 23
267	267	(54) Orr Ridge (approximately 11,000 acres). 24
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271	271	(55) Painted Rock (approximately 26,500 1
272	272	acres). 2
273	273	(56) Paradise Mountain (approximately 40,000 3
274	274	acres). 4
275	275	(57) Pilot Mountains Central (approximately 5
276	276	8,000 acres). 6
277	277	(58) Pilot Peak (approximately 30,250 acres). 7
278	278	(59) Red Canyon (approximately 15,500 acres). 8
279	279	(60) Red Tops (approximately 28,000 acres). 9
280	280	(61) San Francisco Mountains (approximately 10
281	281	39,750 acres). 11
282	282	(62) Silver Island Mountains (approximately 12
283	283	37,500 acres). 13
284	284	(63) Snake Valley (approximately 66,250 14
285	285	acres). 15
286	286	(64) Spring Creek Canyon (approximately 16
287	287	5,250 acres). 17
288	288	(65) Stansbury Island (approximately 10,000 18
289	289	acres). 19
290	290	(66) Steamboat Mountain (approximately 20
291	291	40,250 acres). 21
292	292	(67) Swasey Peak (approximately 91,000 22
293	293	acres). 23
294	294	(68) The Toad (approximately 11,250 acres). 24
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298	298	(69) Thomas Range (approximately 40,500 1
299	299	acres). 2
300	300	(70) Tule Valley (approximately 102,000 3
301	301	acres). 4
302	302	(71) Tule Valley South (approximately 19,000 5
303	303	acres). 6
304	304	(72) Tunnel Springs (approximately 23,000 7
305	305	acres). 8
306	306	(73) Wah Wah Mountains Central (approxi-9
307	307	mately 60,750 acres). 10
308	308	(74) Wah Wah Mountains North (approxi-11
309	309	mately 93,500 acres). 12
310	310	(75) Wah Wah Mountains South (approxi-13
311	311	mately 17,750 acres). 14
312	312	(76) White Rock Range (approximately 5,000 15
313	313	acres). 16
314	314	(77) Wild Horse Pass (approximately 35,750 17
315	315	acres). 18
316	316	SEC. 102. GRAND STAIRCASE-ESCALANTE WILDERNESS 19
317	317	AREAS. 20
318	318	(a) G
319	319	RANDSTAIRCASEAREA.— 21
320	320	(1) F
321	321	INDINGS.—Congress finds that— 22
322	322	(A) the area known as the Grand Staircase 23
323	323	rises more than 6,000 feet in a series of great 24
324	324	cliffs and plateaus from the depths of the 25
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328	328	Grand Canyon to the forested rim of Bryce 1
329	329	Canyon; 2
330	330	(B) the Grand Staircase— 3
331	331	(i) spans 6 major life zones, from the 4
332	332	lower Sonoran Desert to the alpine forest; 5
333	333	and 6
334	334	(ii) encompasses geologic formations 7
335	335	that display 3,000,000,000 years of 8
336	336	Earth’s history; 9
337	337	(C) land managed by the Secretary forms 10
338	338	a vital natural corridor connecting the deserts 11
339	339	and forests of the surrounding landscape, which 12
340	340	includes Grand Canyon National Park and 13
341	341	Bryce Canyon National Park; 14
342	342	(D) each of the areas described in para-15
343	343	graph (2) (other than East of Bryce, Moquith 16
344	344	Mountain, Bunting Point, Canaan Mountain, 17
345	345	Orderville Canyon, Parunuweap Canyon, 18
346	346	Vermillion Cliffs, and the majority of Upper 19
347	347	Kanab Creek) is located within the Grand 20
348	348	Staircase-Escalante National Monument, as es-21
349	349	tablished in 1996; and 22
350	350	(E) the Grand Staircase in Utah should be 23
351	351	protected and managed as a wilderness area. 24
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355	355	(2) DESIGNATION.—In accordance with the 1
356	356	Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the fol-2
357	357	lowing areas in the State are designated as wilder-3
358	358	ness areas and as components of the National Wil-4
359	359	derness Preservation System: 5
360	360	(A) Bryce Boot (approximately 2,750 6
361	361	acres). 7
362	362	(B) Bryce View (approximately 4,500 8
363	363	acres). 9
364	364	(C) Bunting Point (approximately 11,500 10
365	365	acres). 11
366	366	(D) Canaan Mountain (approximately 12
367	367	15,250 acres). 13
368	368	(E) East of Bryce (approximately 750 14
369	369	acres). 15
370	370	(F) Glass Eye Canyon (approximately 16
371	371	25,500 acres). 17
372	372	(G) Ladder Canyon (approximately 14,500 18
373	373	acres). 19
374	374	(H) Moquith Mountain (approximately 20
375	375	15,750 acres). 21
376	376	(I) Nephi Point (approximately 14,750 22
377	377	acres). 23
378	378	(J) Orderville Canyon (approximately 24
379	379	8,000 acres). 25
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383	383	(K) Paria-Hackberry (approximately 1
384	384	196,000 acres). 2
385	385	(L) Paria Wilderness Expansion (approxi-3
386	386	mately 4,000 acres). 4
387	387	(M) Parunuweap Canyon (approximately 5
388	388	44,500 acres). 6
389	389	(N) Pine Hollow (approximately 11,000 7
390	390	acres). 8
391	391	(O) Timber Mountain (approximately 9
392	392	52,750 acres). 10
393	393	(P) Upper Kanab Creek (approximately 11
394	394	51,000 acres). 12
395	395	(Q) Vermillion Cliffs (approximately 13
396	396	25,000 acres). 14
397	397	(R) Willis Creek (approximately 22,000 15
398	398	acres). 16
399	399	(b) K
400	400	AIPAROWITSPLATEAU.— 17
401	401	(1) F
402	402	INDINGS.—Congress finds that— 18
403	403	(A) the Kaiparowits Plateau east of the 19
404	404	Paria River is one of the most rugged and iso-20
405	405	lated wilderness regions in the United States; 21
406	406	(B) the Kaiparowits Plateau, a windswept 22
407	407	land of harsh beauty, contains distant vistas 23
408	408	and a remarkable variety of plant and animal 24
409	409	species; 25
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413	413	(C) ancient forests, an abundance of big 1
414	414	game animals, and 22 species of raptors thrive 2
415	415	undisturbed on the grassland mesa tops of the 3
416	416	Kaiparowits Plateau; 4
417	417	(D) each of the areas described in para-5
418	418	graph (2) (other than Heaps Canyon, Little 6
419	419	Valley, and Wide Hollow) is located within the 7
420	420	Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, 8
421	421	as established in 1996; and 9
422	422	(E) the Kaiparowits Plateau should be pro-10
423	423	tected and managed as a wilderness area. 11
424	424	(2) D
425	425	ESIGNATION.—In accordance with the 12
426	426	Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the fol-13
427	427	lowing areas in the State are designated as wilder-14
428	428	ness areas and as components of the National Wil-15
429	429	derness Preservation System: 16
430	430	(A) Andalex Not (approximately 18,000 17
431	431	acres). 18
432	432	(B) Box Canyon (approximately 3,000 19
433	433	acres). 20
434	434	(C) Burning Hills (approximately 81,500 21
435	435	acres). 22
436	436	(D) Canaan Peak Slopes (approximately 23
437	437	2,500 acres). 24
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441	441	(E) Carcass Canyon (approximately 1
442	442	84,750 acres). 2
443	443	(F) Fiftymile Bench (approximately 3
444	444	12,750 acres). 4
445	445	(G) Fiftymile Mountain (approximately 5
446	446	207,000 acres). 6
447	447	(H) Heaps Canyon (approximately 4,000 7
448	448	acres). 8
449	449	(I) Horse Spring Canyon (approximately 9
450	450	32,000 acres). 10
451	451	(J) Kodachrome Headlands (approximately 11
452	452	9,750 acres). 12
453	453	(K) Little Valley Canyon (approximately 13
454	454	4,000 acres). 14
455	455	(L) Mud Spring Canyon (approximately 15
456	456	65,750 acres). 16
457	457	(M) Nipple Bench (approximately 31,750 17
458	458	acres). 18
459	459	(N) Paradise Canyon-Wahweap (approxi-19
460	460	mately 266,500 acres). 20
461	461	(O) Rock Cove (approximately 17,000 21
462	462	acres). 22
463	463	(P) The Blues (approximately 22,000 23
464	464	acres). 24
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468	468	(Q) The Cockscomb (approximately 11,750 1
469	469	acres). 2
470	470	(R) Warm Creek (approximately 24,000 3
471	471	acres). 4
472	472	(S) Wide Hollow (approximately 7,750 5
473	473	acres). 6
474	474	(c) E
475	475	SCALANTECANYONS.— 7
476	476	(1) F
477	477	INDINGS.—Congress finds that— 8
478	478	(A) glens and coves carved in massive 9
479	479	sandstone cliffs, spring-watered hanging gar-10
480	480	dens, and the silence of ancient ruins are exam-11
481	481	ples of the unique features that entice hikers, 12
482	482	campers, and sightseers from around the world 13
483	483	to the Escalante Canyons; 14
484	484	(B) the Escalante Canyons link the spruce 15
485	485	fir forests of the 11,000-foot Aquarius Plateau 16
486	486	with the winding slickrock canyons that flow 17
487	487	into Glen Canyon; 18
488	488	(C) the Escalante Canyons, one of Utah’s 19
489	489	most popular natural areas, contains critical 20
490	490	habitat for deer, elk, and wild bighorn sheep 21
491	491	that also enhances the scenic integrity of the 22
492	492	area; 23
493	493	(D) each of the areas described in para-24
494	494	graph (2) is located within the Grand Staircase- 25
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498	498	Escalante National Monument, as established 1
499	499	in 1996; and 2
500	500	(E) the Escalante Canyons should be pro-3
501	501	tected and managed as a wilderness area. 4
502	502	(2) D
503	503	ESIGNATION.—In accordance with the 5
504	504	Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the fol-6
505	505	lowing areas in the State are designated as wilder-7
506	506	ness areas and as components of the National Wil-8
507	507	derness Preservation System: 9
508	508	(A) Colt Mesa (approximately 28,250 10
509	509	acres). 11
510	510	(B) Death Hollow (approximately 49,750 12
511	511	acres). 13
512	512	(C) Forty Mile Gulch (approximately 7,500 14
513	513	acres). 15
514	514	(D) Lampstand (approximately 11,500 16
515	515	acres). 17
516	516	(E) Muley Twist Flank (approximately 18
517	517	3,750 acres). 19
518	518	(F) North Escalante Canyons (approxi-20
519	519	mately 182,000 acres). 21
520	520	(G) Pioneer Mesa (approximately 11,000 22
521	521	acres). 23
522	522	(H) Scorpion (approximately 61,250 24
523	523	acres). 25
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527	527	(I) Sooner Bench (approximately 500 1
528	528	acres). 2
529	529	(J) Steep Creek (approximately 35,750 3
530	530	acres). 4
531	531	(K) Studhorse Peaks (approximately 5
532	532	24,000 acres). 6
533	533	SEC. 103. MOAB-LA SAL CANYONS WILDERNESS AREAS. 7
534	534	(a) F
535	535	INDINGS.—Congress finds that— 8
536	536	(1) the canyons surrounding the La Sal Moun-9
537	537	tains and the town of Moab offer a variety of ex-10
538	538	traordinary landscapes; 11
539	539	(2) outstanding examples of natural formations 12
540	540	and landscapes in the Moab-La Sal Canyons area in-13
541	541	clude the huge sandstone fins of Behind the Rocks, 14
542	542	the mysterious Fisher Towers, and the whitewater 15
543	543	rapids of Westwater Canyon; and 16
544	544	(3) the Moab-La Sal Canyons should be pro-17
545	545	tected and managed as a wilderness area. 18
546	546	(b) D
547	547	ESIGNATION.—In accordance with the Wilder-19
548	548	ness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following areas in 20
549	549	the State are designated as wilderness areas and as com-21
550	550	ponents of the National Wilderness Preservation System: 22
551	551	(1) Arches National Park Adjacents (approxi-23
552	552	mately 8,600 acres). 24
553	553	(2) Beaver Creek (approximately 45,000 acres). 25
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557	557	(3) Behind the Rocks (approximately 19,500 1
558	558	acres). 2
559	559	(4) Big Triangle (approximately 21,500 acres). 3
560	560	(5) Coyote Wash (approximately 27,000 acres). 4
561	561	(6) Dome Plateau (approximately 36,750 5
562	562	acres). 6
563	563	(7) Fisher Towers (approximately 19,000 7
564	564	acres). 8
565	565	(8) Goldbar Canyon (approximately 9,500 9
566	566	acres). 10
567	567	(9) Granite Creek (approximately 5,000 acres). 11
568	568	(10) Hunter Canyon (approximately 5,500 12
569	569	acres). 13
570	570	(11) Mary Jane Canyon (approximately 28,500 14
571	571	acres). 15
572	572	(12) Mill Creek (approximately 17,250 acres). 16
573	573	(13) Morning Glory (approximately 11,000 17
574	574	acres). 18
575	575	(14) Porcupine Rim (approximately 10,500 19
576	576	acres). 20
577	577	(15) Renegade Point (approximately 6,250 21
578	578	acres). 22
579	579	(16) Westwater Canyon (approximately 39,000 23
580	580	acres). 24
581	581	(17) Yellow Bird (approximately 4,500 acres). 25
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585	585	SEC. 104. HENRY MOUNTAINS WILDERNESS AREAS. 1
586	586	(a) F
587	587	INDINGS.—Congress finds that— 2
588	588	(1) the Henry Mountain Range, the last moun-3
589	589	tain range to be discovered and named by early ex-4
590	590	plorers in the contiguous United States, still retains 5
591	591	a wild and undiscovered quality; 6
592	592	(2) fluted badlands that surround the flanks of 7
593	593	11,000-foot Mounts Ellen and Pennell contain areas 8
594	594	of critical habitat for mule deer and for the largest 9
595	595	herd of free-roaming buffalo in the United States; 10
596	596	(3) despite their relative accessibility, the Henry 11
597	597	Mountain Range remains one of the wildest, least- 12
598	598	known ranges in the United States; and 13
599	599	(4) the Henry Mountain Range should be pro-14
600	600	tected and managed to ensure the preservation of 15
601	601	the range as a wilderness area. 16
602	602	(b) D
603	603	ESIGNATION.—In accordance with the Wilder-17
604	604	ness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following areas in 18
605	605	the State are designated as wilderness areas and as com-19
606	606	ponents of the National Wilderness Preservation System: 20
607	607	(1) Bull Mountain (approximately 16,000 21
608	608	acres). 22
609	609	(2) Bullfrog Creek (approximately 42,000 23
610	610	acres). 24
611	611	(3) Dogwater Creek (approximately 45,000 25
612	612	acres). 26
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616	616	(4) Fremont Gorge (approximately 22,000 1
617	617	acres). 2
618	618	(5) Long Canyon (approximately 16,500 acres). 3
619	619	(6) Mount Ellen-Blue Hills (approximately 4
620	620	14,750 acres). 5
621	621	(7) Mount Hillers (approximately 20,250 6
622	622	acres). 7
623	623	(8) Mount Pennell (approximately 155,500 8
624	624	acres). 9
625	625	(9) Notom Bench (approximately 6,250 acres). 10
626	626	(10) Ragged Mountain (approximately 29,250 11
627	627	acres). 12
628	628	SEC. 105. GLEN CANYON WILDERNESS AREAS. 13
629	629	(a) F
630	630	INDINGS.—Congress finds that— 14
631	631	(1) the side canyons of Glen Canyon, including 15
632	632	the Dirty Devil River and the Red, White and Blue 16
633	633	Canyons, contain some of the most remote and out-17
634	634	standing landscapes in southern Utah; 18
635	635	(2) the Dirty Devil River, once the fortress 19
636	636	hideout of outlaw Butch Cassidy’s Wild Bunch, has 20
637	637	sculpted a maze of slickrock canyons through an im-21
638	638	posing landscape of monoliths and inaccessible 22
639	639	mesas; 23
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643	643	(3) the Red and Blue Canyons contain colorful 1
644	644	Chinle/Moenkopi badlands found nowhere else in the 2
645	645	region; 3
646	646	(4) Dark Canyon, Fort Knocker, Tuwa Canyon, 4
647	647	Upper Red Canyon, White Canyon, and a portion of 5
648	648	Red Rock Plateau are located within the Bears Ears 6
649	649	National Monument, as established in 2016; and 7
650	650	(5) the canyons of Glen Canyon in the State 8
651	651	should be protected and managed as wilderness 9
652	652	areas. 10
653	653	(b) D
654	654	ESIGNATION.—In accordance with the Wilder-11
655	655	ness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following areas in 12
656	656	the State are designated as wilderness areas and as com-13
657	657	ponents of the National Wilderness Preservation System: 14
658	658	(1) Cane Spring Desert (approximately 18,250 15
659	659	acres). 16
660	660	(2) Copper Point (approximately 4,500 acres). 17
661	661	(3) Dark Canyon (approximately 139,000 18
662	662	acres). 19
663	663	(4) Dirty Devil (approximately 245,000 acres). 20
664	664	(5) Fiddler Butte (approximately 93,000 acres). 21
665	665	(6) Flat Tops (approximately 29,750 acres). 22
666	666	(7) Fort Knocker (approximately 12,500 acres). 23
667	667	(8) Little Rockies (approximately 64,000 24
668	668	acres). 25
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672	672	(9) Pleasant Creek Bench (approximately 1,000 1
673	673	acres). 2
674	674	(10) Red Rock Plateau (approximately 185,500 3
675	675	acres). 4
676	676	(11) The Needle (approximately 10,750 acres). 5
677	677	(12) Tuwa Canyon (approximately 9,750 acres). 6
678	678	(13) Upper Red Canyon (approximately 25,000 7
679	679	acres). 8
680	680	(14) White Canyon (approximately 78,000 9
681	681	acres). 10
682	682	SEC. 106. SAN JUAN WILDERNESS AREAS. 11
683	683	(a) F
684	684	INDINGS.—Congress finds that— 12
685	685	(1) more than 1,000 years ago, Indigenous cul-13
686	686	ture flourished in the slickrock canyons and on the 14
687	687	pin˜on-covered mesas of southeastern Utah; 15
688	688	(2) evidence of the presence of Indigenous peo-16
689	689	ple pervades the Cedar Mesa area of the San Juan 17
690	690	area where cliff dwellings, rock art, and ceremonial 18
691	691	kivas are found in sandstone overhangs and isolated 19
692	692	benchlands; 20
693	693	(3) the Cedar Mesa area is in need of protec-21
694	694	tion from the vandalism and theft of its unique cul-22
695	695	tural resources; 23
696	696	(4) the Cedar Mesa wilderness areas should be 24
697	697	created to protect both the archaeological heritage 25
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701	701	and the extraordinary wilderness, scenic, and eco-1
702	702	logical values of the United States; 2
703	703	(5) each of the areas described in subsection (b) 3
704	704	(other than Cross Canyon, Monument Canyon, Tin 4
705	705	Cup Mesa, and most of Nokai Dome and San Juan 5
706	706	River) are located within the Bears Ears National 6
707	707	Monument, as established in 2016; and 7
708	708	(6) the San Juan area should be protected and 8
709	709	managed as a wilderness area to ensure the preser-9
710	710	vation of the unique and valuable resources of that 10
711	711	area. 11
712	712	(b) D
713	713	ESIGNATION.—In accordance with the Wilder-12
714	714	ness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following areas in 13
715	715	the State are designated as wilderness areas and as com-14
716	716	ponents of the National Wilderness Preservation System: 15
717	717	(1) Allen Canyon (approximately 6,500 acres). 16
718	718	(2) Arch Canyon (approximately 30,500 acres). 17
719	719	(3) Comb Ridge (approximately 16,000 acres). 18
720	720	(4) Cross Canyon (approximately 2,500 acres). 19
721	721	(5) Fish and Owl Creek Canyons (approxi-20
722	722	mately 74,000 acres). 21
723	723	(6) Grand Gulch (approximately 161,250 22
724	724	acres). 23
725	725	(7) Hammond Canyon (approximately 4,750 24
726	726	acres). 25
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730	730	(8) Lime Creek (approximately 5,500 acres). 1
731	731	(9) Monument Canyon (approximately 18,000 2
732	732	acres). 3
733	733	(10) Nokai Dome (approximately 94,250 acres). 4
734	734	(11) Road Canyon (approximately 64,000 5
735	735	acres). 6
736	736	(12) San Juan River (approximately 14,750 7
737	737	acres). 8
738	738	(13) The Tabernacle (approximately 7,250 9
739	739	acres). 10
740	740	(14) Tin Cup Mesa (approximately 26,000 11
741	741	acres). 12
742	742	(15) Valley of the Gods (approximately 14,500 13
743	743	acres). 14
744	744	SEC. 107. CANYONLANDS BASIN WILDERNESS AREAS. 15
745	745	(a) F
746	746	INDINGS.—Congress finds that— 16
747	747	(1) Canyonlands National Park safeguards only 17
748	748	a small portion of the extraordinary red-hued, cliff- 18
749	749	walled canyonland region of the Colorado Plateau; 19
750	750	(2) areas near Canyonlands National Park con-20
751	751	tain canyons with rushing perennial streams, natural 21
752	752	arches, bridges, and towers; 22
753	753	(3) the gorges of the Green and Colorado Riv-23
754	754	ers lie on adjacent land managed by the Secretary; 24
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758	758	(4) popular overlooks in Canyonlands National 1
759	759	Park and Dead Horse Point State Park have views 2
760	760	directly into adjacent areas, including Lockhart 3
761	761	Basin and Indian Creek; 4
762	762	(5) each of the areas described in subsection (b) 5
763	763	(other than Dead Horse Cliffs, Horsethief Point, 6
764	764	Labyrinth Canyon Wilderness Expansion, San 7
765	765	Rafael River, Sweetwater Reef, and a portion of 8
766	766	Gooseneck) are located within the Bears Ears Na-9
767	767	tional Monument, as established in 2016; and 10
768	768	(6) designation of those areas as wilderness 11
769	769	would ensure the protection of this erosional master-12
770	770	piece of nature and of the rich pockets of wildlife 13
771	771	found within its expanded boundaries. 14
772	772	(b) D
773	773	ESIGNATION.—In accordance with the Wilder-15
774	774	ness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following areas in 16
775	775	the State are designated as wilderness areas and as com-17
776	776	ponents of the National Wilderness Preservation System: 18
777	777	(1) Bridger Jack Mesa (approximately 33,500 19
778	778	acres). 20
779	779	(2) Butler Wash (approximately 27,000 acres). 21
780	780	(3) Dead Horse Cliffs (approximately 5,250 22
781	781	acres). 23
782	782	(4) Demon’s Playground (approximately 3,500 24
783	783	acres). 25
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787	787	(5) Gooseneck (approximately 9,500 acres). 1
788	788	(6) Hatch Point/Lockhart Basin/Harts Point 2
789	789	(approximately 150,500 acres). 3
790	790	(7) Horsethief Point (approximately 15,500 4
791	791	acres). 5
792	792	(8) Indian Creek (approximately 28,500 acres). 6
793	793	(9) Labyrinth Canyon Wilderness Expansion 7
794	794	(approximately 158,750 acres). 8
795	795	(10) San Rafael River (approximately 97,250 9
796	796	acres). 10
797	797	(11) Shay Mountain (approximately 15,500 11
798	798	acres). 12
799	799	(12) Sweetwater Reef (approximately 69,250 13
800	800	acres). 14
801	801	SEC. 108. SAN RAFAEL SWELL WILDERNESS AREAS. 15
802	802	(a) F
803	803	INDINGS.—Congress finds that— 16
804	804	(1) the San Rafael Swell towers above the 17
805	805	desert like a castle, ringed by 1,000-foot ramparts of 18
806	806	Navajo Sandstone; 19
807	807	(2) the highlands of the San Rafael Swell have 20
808	808	been fractured by uplift and rendered hollow by ero-21
809	809	sion over countless millennia, leaving a tremendous 22
810	810	basin punctuated by mesas, buttes, and canyons and 23
811	811	traversed by sediment-laden desert streams; 24
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815	815	(3) the mountains within these areas are among 1
816	816	Utah’s most valuable habitat for desert bighorn 2
817	817	sheep; and 3
818	818	(4) the San Rafael Swell area should be pro-4
819	819	tected and managed to ensure its preservation as a 5
820	820	wilderness area. 6
821	821	(b) D
822	822	ESIGNATION.—In accordance with the Wilder-7
823	823	ness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following areas in 8
824	824	the State are designated as wilderness areas and as com-9
825	825	ponents of the National Wilderness Preservation System: 10
826	826	(1) Capitol Reef National Park Adjacents (ap-11
827	827	proximately 9,000 acres). 12
828	828	(2) Cedar Mountain (approximately 15,250 13
829	829	acres). 14
830	830	(3) Devils Canyon Wilderness Expansion (ap-15
831	831	proximately 14,500 acres). 16
832	832	(4) Eagle Canyon (approximately 39,000 17
833	833	acres). 18
834	834	(5) Factory Butte (approximately 22,250 19
835	835	acres). 20
836	836	(6) Hondu Country Wilderness Expansion (ap-21
837	837	proximately 3,000 acres). 22
838	838	(7) Jones Bench (approximately 3,500 acres). 23
839	839	(8) Limestone Cliffs (approximately 25,500 24
840	840	acres). 25
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844	844	(9) Lost Spring Wash (approximately 36,500 1
845	845	acres). 2
846	846	(10) Mexican Mountain Wilderness Expansion 3
847	847	(approximately 29,750 acres). 4
848	848	(11) Molen Reef (approximately 32,500 acres). 5
849	849	(12) Muddy Creek Wilderness Expansion (ap-6
850	850	proximately 85,000 acres). 7
851	851	(13) Mussentuchit Badlands (approximately 8
852	852	25,000 acres). 9
853	853	(14) Price River-Humbug (approximately 10
854	854	122,250 acres). 11
855	855	(15) Red Desert (approximately 30,750 acres). 12
856	856	(16) Rock Canyon (approximately 17,750 13
857	857	acres). 14
858	858	(17) San Rafael Knob (approximately 16,750 15
859	859	acres). 16
860	860	(18) San Rafael Reef Wilderness Expansion 17
861	861	(approximately 60,750 acres). 18
862	862	(19) Sids Mountain Wilderness Expansion (ap-19
863	863	proximately 39,250 acres). 20
864	864	(20) Upper Muddy Creek (approximately 21
865	865	18,500 acres). 22
866	866	(21) Wild Horse Mesa Wilderness Expansion 23
867	867	(approximately 56,000 acres). 24
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871	871	SEC. 109. BOOK CLIFFS–GREATER DINOSAUR WILDERNESS 1
872	872	AREAS. 2
873	873	(a) F
874	874	INDINGS.—Congress finds that— 3
875	875	(1) the Book Cliffs–Greater Dinosaur Wilder-4
876	876	ness Areas offer— 5
877	877	(A) unique big game hunting opportunities 6
878	878	in verdant high-plateau forests; and 7
879	879	(B) the opportunity for float trips of sev-8
880	880	eral days duration down the Green River in 9
881	881	Desolation Canyon; 10
882	882	(2) the long rampart of the Book Cliffs bounds 11
883	883	the area on the south, while the uplands, plateaus, 12
884	884	rivers, and canyons of the Greater Dinosaur area 13
885	885	provide connectivity with Dinosaur National Monu-14
886	886	ment and the northernmost extent of the Colorado 15
887	887	Plateau; 16
888	888	(3) bears, bighorn sheep, cougars, elk, and mule 17
889	889	deer flourish in the backcountry of the Book Cliffs; 18
890	890	and 19
891	891	(4) the Book Cliffs–Greater Dinosaur Wilder-20
892	892	ness Areas should be protected and managed to en-21
893	893	sure the protection of the areas as wilderness. 22
894	894	(b) D
895	895	ESIGNATION.—In accordance with the Wilder-23
896	896	ness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following areas in 24
897	897	the State are designated as wilderness areas and as com-25
898	898	ponents of the National Wilderness Preservation System: 26
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902	902	(1) Bad Land Cliffs (approximately 11,500 1
903	903	acres). 2
904	904	(2) Beach Draw (approximately 1,000 acres). 3
905	905	(3) Bourdette Draw (approximately 15,750 4
906	906	acres). 5
907	907	(4) Bull Canyon (approximately 3,000 acres). 6
908	908	(5) Dead Horse Pass (approximately 8,500 7
909	909	acres). 8
910	910	(6) Desbrough Canyon (approximately 14,000 9
911	911	acres). 10
912	912	(7) Desolation Canyon Wilderness Expansion 11
913	913	(approximately 293,500 acres). 12
914	914	(8) Diamond Breaks (approximately 8,600 13
915	915	acres). 14
916	916	(9) Diamond Canyon (approximately 168,000 15
917	917	acres). 16
918	918	(10) Diamond Mountain (approximately 30,500 17
919	919	acres). 18
920	920	(11) Goslin Mountain (approximately 3,750 19
921	921	acres). 20
922	922	(12) Hideout Canyon (approximately 12,750 21
923	923	acres). 22
924	924	(13) Lower Flaming Gorge (approximately 23
925	925	21,000 acres). 24
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929	929	(14) Mexico Point (approximately 14,750 1
930	930	acres). 2
931	931	(15) Moonshine Draw (approximately 10,750 3
932	932	acres). 4
933	933	(16) Mountain Home (approximately 8,000 5
934	934	acres). 6
935	935	(17) O-Wi-Yu-Kuts (approximately 14,500 7
936	936	acres). 8
937	937	(18) Red Creek Badlands (approximately 4,500 9
938	938	acres). 10
939	939	(19) Split Mountain Benches (approximately 11
940	940	2,750 acres). 12
941	941	(20) Stone Bridge Draw (approximately 3,500 13
942	942	acres). 14
943	943	(21) Stuntz Draw (approximately 2,000 acres). 15
944	944	(22) Survey Point (approximately 8,750 acres). 16
945	945	(23) Turtle Canyon Wilderness Expansion (ap-17
946	946	proximately 7,500 acres). 18
947	947	(24) Vivas Cake Hill (approximately 250 acres). 19
948	948	(25) Wild Mountain (approximately 750 acres). 20
949	949	TITLE II—ADMINISTRATIVE 21
950	950	PROVISIONS 22
951	951	SEC. 201. GENERAL PROVISIONS. 23
952	952	(a) N
953	953	AMES OFWILDERNESSAREAS.—Each wilder-24
954	954	ness area named in title I shall— 25
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958	958	(1) consist of the quantity of land referenced 1
959	959	with respect to that named area, as generally de-2
960	960	picted on the map entitled ‘‘America’s Red Rock 3
961	961	Wilderness Act, 118th Congress’’; and 4
962	962	(2) be known by the name given to it in title 5
963	963	I. 6
964	964	(b) M
965	965	AP ANDDESCRIPTION.— 7
966	966	(1) I
967	967	N GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 8
968	968	the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 9
969	969	shall file a map and a legal description of each wil-10
970	970	derness area designated by this Act with— 11
971	971	(A) the Committee on Natural Resources 12
972	972	of the House of Representatives; and 13
973	973	(B) the Committee on Energy and Natural 14
974	974	Resources of the Senate. 15
975	975	(2) F
976	976	ORCE OF LAW.—A map and legal descrip-16
977	977	tion filed under paragraph (1) shall have the same 17
978	978	force and effect as if included in this Act, except 18
979	979	that the Secretary may correct clerical and typo-19
980	980	graphical errors in the map and legal description. 20
981	981	(3) P
982	982	UBLIC AVAILABILITY.—Each map and 21
983	983	legal description filed under paragraph (1) shall be 22
984	984	filed and made available for public inspection in the 23
985	985	Office of the Director of the Bureau of Land Man-24
986	986	agement. 25
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990	990	SEC. 202. ADMINISTRATION. 1
991	991	Subject to valid rights in existence on the date of en-2
992	992	actment of this Act, each wilderness area designated under 3
993	993	this Act shall be administered by the Secretary in accord-4
994	994	ance with— 5
995	995	(1) the Federal Land Policy and Management 6
996	996	Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and 7
997	997	(2) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et 8
998	998	seq.). 9
999	999	SEC. 203. STATE SCHOOL TRUST LAND WITHIN WILDER-10
1000	1000	NESS AREAS. 11
1001	1001	(a) I
1002	1002	NGENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), if State- 12
1003	1003	owned land is included in an area designated by this Act 13
1004	1004	as a wilderness area, the Secretary shall offer to exchange 14
1005	1005	land owned by the United States in the State of approxi-15
1006	1006	mately equal value in accordance with section 603(c) of 16
1007	1007	the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 17
1008	1008	(43 U.S.C. 1782(c)) and section 5(a) of the Wilderness 18
1009	1009	Act (16 U.S.C. 1134(a)). 19
1010	1010	(b) M
1011	1011	INERALINTERESTS.—The Secretary shall not 20
1012	1012	transfer any mineral interests under subsection (a) unless 21
1013	1013	the State transfers to the Secretary any mineral interests 22
1014	1014	in land designated by this Act as a wilderness area. 23
1015	1015	SEC. 204. WATER. 24
1016	1016	(a) R
1017	1017	ESERVATION.— 25
1018	1018	(1) W
1019	1019	ATER FOR WILDERNESS AREAS .— 26
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1023	1023	(A) IN GENERAL.—With respect to each 1
1024	1024	wilderness area designated by this Act, Con-2
1025	1025	gress reserves a quantity of water determined 3
1026	1026	by the Secretary to be sufficient for the wilder-4
1027	1027	ness area. 5
1028	1028	(B) P
1029	1029	RIORITY DATE.—The priority date of 6
1030	1030	a right reserved under subparagraph (A) shall 7
1031	1031	be the date of enactment of this Act. 8
1032	1032	(2) P
1033	1033	ROTECTION OF RIGHTS .—The Secretary 9
1034	1034	and other officers and employees of the United 10
1035	1035	States shall take any steps necessary to protect the 11
1036	1036	rights reserved by paragraph (1)(A), including the 12
1037	1037	filing of a claim for the quantification of the rights 13
1038	1038	in any present or future appropriate stream adju-14
1039	1039	dication in the courts of the State— 15
1040	1040	(A) in which the United States is or may 16
1041	1041	be joined; and 17
1042	1042	(B) that is conducted in accordance with 18
1043	1043	section 208 of the Department of Justice Ap-19
1044	1044	propriation Act, 1953 (66 Stat. 560, chapter 20
1045	1045	651). 21
1046	1046	(b) P
1047	1047	RIORRIGHTSNOTAFFECTED.—Nothing in this 22
1048	1048	Act relinquishes or reduces any water rights reserved or 23
1049	1049	appropriated by the United States in the State on or be-24
1050	1050	fore the date of enactment of this Act. 25
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1054	1054	(c) ADMINISTRATION.— 1
1055	1055	(1) S
1056	1056	PECIFICATION OF RIGHTS .—The Federal 2
1057	1057	water rights reserved by this Act are specific to the 3
1058	1058	wilderness areas designated by this Act. 4
1059	1059	(2) N
1060	1060	O PRECEDENT ESTABLISHED .—Nothing in 5
1061	1061	this Act related to reserved Federal water rights— 6
1062	1062	(A) shall establish a precedent with regard 7
1063	1063	to any future designation of water rights; or 8
1064	1064	(B) shall affect the interpretation of any 9
1065	1065	other Act or any designation made under any 10
1066	1066	other Act. 11
1067	1067	SEC. 205. ROADS. 12
1068	1068	(a) S
1069	1069	ETBACKS.— 13
1070	1070	(1) M
1071	1071	EASUREMENT IN GENERAL .—A setback 14
1072	1072	under this section shall be measured from the center 15
1073	1073	line of the road. 16
1074	1074	(2) W
1075	1075	ILDERNESS ON 1 SIDE OF ROADS .—Ex-17
1076	1076	cept as provided in subsection (b), a setback for a 18
1077	1077	road with wilderness on only 1 side shall be set at— 19
1078	1078	(A) 300 feet from a paved Federal or 20
1079	1079	State highway; 21
1080	1080	(B) 100 feet from any other paved road or 22
1081	1081	high standard dirt or gravel road; and 23
1082	1082	(C) 30 feet from any other road. 24
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1086	1086	(3) WILDERNESS ON BOTH SIDES OF ROADS .— 1
1087	1087	Except as provided in subsection (b), a setback for 2
1088	1088	a road with wilderness on both sides (including cher-3
1089	1089	ry-stems or roads separating 2 wilderness units) 4
1090	1090	shall be set at— 5
1091	1091	(A) 200 feet from a paved Federal or 6
1092	1092	State highway; 7
1093	1093	(B) 40 feet from any other paved road or 8
1094	1094	high standard dirt or gravel road; and 9
1095	1095	(C) 10 feet from any other roads. 10
1096	1096	(b) S
1097	1097	ETBACKEXCEPTIONS.— 11
1098	1098	(1) W
1099	1099	ELL-DEFINED TOPOGRAPHICAL BAR -12
1100	1100	RIERS.—If, between the road and the boundary of a 13
1101	1101	setback area described in paragraph (2) or (3) of 14
1102	1102	subsection (a), there is a well-defined cliff edge, 15
1103	1103	stream bank, or other topographical barrier, the Sec-16
1104	1104	retary shall use the barrier as the wilderness bound-17
1105	1105	ary. 18
1106	1106	(2) F
1107	1107	ENCES.—If, between the road and the 19
1108	1108	boundary of a setback area specified in paragraph 20
1109	1109	(2) or (3) of subsection (a), there is a fence running 21
1110	1110	parallel to a road, the Secretary shall use the fence 22
1111	1111	as the wilderness boundary if, in the opinion of the 23
1112	1112	Secretary, doing so would result in a more manage-24
1113	1113	able boundary. 25
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1117	1117	(3) DEVIATIONS FROM SETBACK AREAS .— 1
1118	1118	(A) E
1119	1119	XCLUSION OF DISTURBANCES FROM 2
1120	1120	WILDERNESS BOUNDARIES .—In cases where 3
1121	1121	there is an existing livestock development, dis-4
1122	1122	persed camping area, borrow pit, or similar dis-5
1123	1123	turbance within 100 feet of a road that forms 6
1124	1124	part of a wilderness boundary, the Secretary 7
1125	1125	may delineate the boundary so as to exclude the 8
1126	1126	disturbance from the wilderness area. 9
1127	1127	(B) L
1128	1128	IMITATION ON EXCLUSION OF DIS -10
1129	1129	TURBANCES.—The Secretary shall make a 11
1130	1130	boundary adjustment under subparagraph (A) 12
1131	1131	only if the Secretary determines that doing so 13
1132	1132	is consistent with wilderness management goals. 14
1133	1133	(C) D
1134	1134	EVIATIONS RESTRICTED TO MINIMUM 15
1135	1135	NECESSARY.—Any deviation under this para-16
1136	1136	graph from the setbacks required under in 17
1137	1137	paragraph (2) or (3) of subsection (a) shall be 18
1138	1138	the minimum necessary to exclude the disturb-19
1139	1139	ance. 20
1140	1140	(c) D
1141	1141	ELINEATIONWITHINSETBACKAREA.—The 21
1142	1142	Secretary may delineate a wilderness boundary at a loca-22
1143	1143	tion within a setback under paragraph (2) or (3) of sub-23
1144	1144	section (a) if, as determined by the Secretary, the delinea-24
1145	1145	tion would enhance wilderness management goals. 25
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1149	1149	SEC. 206. LIVESTOCK. 1
1150	1150	Within the wilderness areas designated under title I, 2
1151	1151	the grazing of livestock authorized on the date of enact-3
1152	1152	ment of this Act shall be permitted to continue subject 4
1153	1153	to such reasonable regulations and procedures as the Sec-5
1154	1154	retary considers necessary, as long as the regulations and 6
1155	1155	procedures are consistent with— 7
1156	1156	(1) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et 8
1157	1157	seq.); and 9
1158	1158	(2) section 101(f) of the Arizona Desert Wilder-10
1159	1159	ness Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–628; 104 Stat. 11
1160	1160	4469). 12
1161	1161	SEC. 207. FISH AND WILDLIFE. 13
1162	1162	Nothing in this Act affects the jurisdiction of the 14
1163	1163	State with respect to wildlife and fish on the public land 15
1164	1164	located in the State. 16
1165	1165	SEC. 208. PROTECTION OF TRIBAL RIGHTS. 17
1166	1166	Nothing in this Act affects or modifies— 18
1167	1167	(1) any right of any federally recognized Indian 19
1168	1168	Tribe; or 20
1169	1169	(2) any obligation of the United States to any 21
1170	1170	federally recognized Indian Tribe. 22
1171	1171	SEC. 209. MANAGEMENT OF NEWLY ACQUIRED LAND. 23
1172	1172	Any land within the boundaries of a wilderness area 24
1173	1173	designated under this Act that is acquired by the Federal 25
1174	1174	Government shall— 26
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1178	1178	(1) become part of the wilderness area in which 1
1179	1179	the land is located; and 2
1180	1180	(2) be managed in accordance with this Act and 3
1181	1181	other laws applicable to wilderness areas. 4
1182	1182	SEC. 210. WITHDRAWAL. 5
1183	1183	Subject to valid rights existing on the date of enact-6
1184	1184	ment of this Act, the Federal land referred to in title I 7
1185	1185	is withdrawn from all forms of— 8
1186	1186	(1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under pub-9
1187	1187	lic law; 10
1188	1188	(2) location, entry, and patent under mining 11
1189	1189	law; and 12
1190	1190	(3) disposition under all laws pertaining to min-13
1191	1191	eral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. 14
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