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119THCONGRESS
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STSESSION S. 1193
To designate as wilderness certain Federal portions of the red rock canyons
of the Colorado Plateau and the Great Basin Deserts in the State
of Utah for the benefit of present and future generations of people
in the United States.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
MARCH27, 2025
Mr. D
URBINintroduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred
to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
A BILL
To designate as wilderness certain Federal portions of the
red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Great
Basin Deserts in the State of Utah for the benefit of
present and future generations of people in the United
States.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 3
(a) S
HORTTITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 4
‘‘America’s Red Rock Wilderness Act’’. 5
(b) T
ABLE OFCONTENTS.—The table of contents of 6
this Act is as follows: 7
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Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
Sec. 3. Findings.
Sec. 4. Purposes.
TITLE I—DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS
Sec. 101. Great Basin Wilderness Areas.
Sec. 102. Grand Staircase-Escalante Wilderness Areas.
Sec. 103. Moab-La Sal Canyons Wilderness Areas.
Sec. 104. Henry Mountains Wilderness Areas.
Sec. 105. Glen Canyon Wilderness Areas.
Sec. 106. San Juan Wilderness Areas.
Sec. 107. Canyonlands Basin Wilderness Areas.
Sec. 108. San Rafael Swell Wilderness Areas.
Sec. 109. Book Cliffs–Greater Dinosaur Wilderness Areas.
TITLE II—ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
Sec. 201. General provisions.
Sec. 202. Administration.
Sec. 203. State school trust land within wilderness areas.
Sec. 204. Water.
Sec. 205. Roads.
Sec. 206. Livestock.
Sec. 207. Fish and wildlife.
Sec. 208. Protection of Tribal rights.
Sec. 209. Management of newly acquired land.
Sec. 210. Withdrawal.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
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In this Act: 2
(1) S
ECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 3
the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bu-4
reau of Land Management. 5
(2) S
TATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 6
of Utah. 7
SEC. 3. FINDINGS. 8
Congress finds that— 9
(1) the land designated as wilderness by this 10
Act is one of the largest remaining expanses of un-11
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protected, wild public land in the continental United 1
States; 2
(2) the designation of wilderness by this Act 3
would— 4
(A) increase landscape connectivity in the 5
Colorado Plateau; and 6
(B) help to mitigate the impacts of climate 7
change by— 8
(i) providing critical refugia; 9
(ii) reducing surface disturbances that 10
exacerbate the impacts of climate change; 11
(iii) reducing greenhouse gas emis-12
sions related to the extraction and use of 13
fossil fuels; and 14
(iv) contributing to the goal of pro-15
tecting 30 percent of global land and 16
waters by 2030; 17
(3) the land designated as wilderness by this 18
Act is— 19
(A) a living cultural landscape; 20
(B) a place of refuge for wild nature; and 21
(C) an important part of Indigenous and 22
non-Indigenous community values; 23
(4) Indian Tribes have been present on the land 24
designated as wilderness by this Act since time im-25
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memorial, using the plant, animal, landform, and 1
spiritual values for sustenance and cultural, medic-2
inal, and ceremonial activities, purposes for which 3
Indigenous people continue to use the land; and 4
(5) the designation of wilderness by this Act— 5
(A) is vital to the continuation and revital-6
ization of Indigenous cultures; and 7
(B) serves to protect places of Indigenous 8
use and sanctuary. 9
SEC. 4. PURPOSES. 10
The purposes of this Act are— 11
(1) to designate as wilderness certain Federal 12
portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado 13
Plateau and the Great Basin Deserts in the State of 14
Utah for the benefit of present and future genera-15
tions of people in the United States; 16
(2) to protect the cultural, ecological, and sce-17
nic values of land designated as wilderness by this 18
Act for the benefit, use, and enjoyment of present 19
and future generations of people in the United 20
States; and 21
(3) to protect the ability of Indigenous and non- 22
Indigenous people to use the land designated as wil-23
derness by this Act for traditional activities, includ-24
ing hunting, fishing, hiking, horsepacking, camping, 25
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and spirituality as people have used the land for 1
generations. 2
TITLE I—DESIGNATION OF 3
WILDERNESS AREAS 4
SEC. 101. GREAT BASIN WILDERNESS AREAS. 5
(a) F
INDINGS.—Congress finds that— 6
(1) the Great Basin region of western Utah is 7
comprised of starkly beautiful mountain ranges that 8
rise as islands from the desert floor; 9
(2) the Wah Wah Mountains in the Great 10
Basin region are arid and austere, with massive cliff 11
faces and leathery slopes speckled with pin˜on and ju-12
niper; 13
(3) the Pilot Range and Stansbury Mountains 14
in the Great Basin region are high enough to draw 15
moisture from passing clouds and support eco-16
systems found nowhere else on earth; 17
(4) from bristlecone pine, the world’s oldest liv-18
ing organism, to newly flowered mountain meadows, 19
mountains of the Great Basin region are islands of 20
nature that— 21
(A) support remarkable biological diversity; 22
and 23
(B) provide opportunities to experience the 24
colossal silence of the Great Basin; and 25
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(5) the Great Basin region of western Utah 1
should be protected and managed to ensure the pres-2
ervation of the natural conditions of the region. 3
(b) D
ESIGNATION.—In accordance with the Wilder-4
ness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following areas in 5
the State are designated as wilderness areas and as com-6
ponents of the National Wilderness Preservation System: 7
(1) Bald Eagle Mountain (approximately 9,000 8
acres). 9
(2) Barn Hills (approximately 21,000 acres). 10
(3) Big Hollow (approximately 4,000 acres). 11
(4) Black Hills (approximately 8,750 acres). 12
(5) Broken Ridge (approximately 9,250 acres). 13
(6) Bullgrass Knoll (approximately 15,750 14
acres). 15
(7) Burbank Hills (approximately 17,000 16
acres). 17
(8) Burbank Pass (approximately 30,000 18
acres). 19
(9) Chalk Knolls (approximately 16,500 acres). 20
(10) Cobb Peak (approximately 8,500 acres). 21
(11) Conger Mountain (approximately 21,750 22
acres). 23
(12) Crater Bench (approximately 35,000 24
acres). 25
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(13) Crater Island East (approximately 53,000 1
acres). 2
(14) Crater Island West (approximately 30,000 3
acres). 4
(15) Cricket Mountain (approximately 16,500 5
acres). 6
(16) Crook Creek (approximately 20,000 acres). 7
(17) Deep Creek Mountains (approximately 8
127,000 acres). 9
(18) Disappointment Hills (approximately 10
24,000 acres). 11
(19) Drum Mountains (approximately 14,500 12
acres). 13
(20) Dugway Mountains (approximately 24,500 14
acres). 15
(21) Fish Springs Range (approximately 16
65,000 acres). 17
(22) Granite Mountain (approximately 19,250 18
acres). 19
(23) Granite Peak (approximately 19,500 20
acres). 21
(24) Grassy Mountains North (approximately 22
8,500 acres). 23
(25) Grassy Mountains South (approximately 24
16,500 acres). 25
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(26) Hamlin (approximately 13,750 acres). 1
(27) Headlight Mountain (approximately 6,000 2
acres). 3
(28) Howell Peak (approximately 28,750 acres). 4
(29) Indian Peaks (approximately 15,750 5
acres). 6
(30) Jackson Wash (approximately 18,500 7
acres). 8
(31) Juniper (approximately 17,500 acres). 9
(32) Keg Mountains East (approximately 10
19,500 acres). 11
(33) Keg Mountains West (approximately 12
19,250 acres). 13
(34) Kern Mountains (approximately 15,000 14
acres). 15
(35) King Top (approximately 111,500 acres). 16
(36) Ledger Canyon (approximately 9,000 17
acres). 18
(37) Lion Peak (approximately 27,500 acres). 19
(38) Little Drum Mountains North (approxi-20
mately 14,000 acres). 21
(39) Little Drum Mountains South (approxi-22
mately 10,000 acres). 23
(40) Mahogany Peak (approximately 750 24
acres). 25
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(41) Middle Burbank Hills (approximately 1
6,750 acres). 2
(42) Middle Mountains (approximately 39,750 3
acres). 4
(43) Mount Escalante (approximately 17,500 5
acres). 6
(44) Mountain Home Range North (approxi-7
mately 21,500 acres). 8
(45) Mountain Home Range South (approxi-9
mately 32,750 acres). 10
(46) Needle Mountains (approximately 12,000 11
acres). 12
(47) Newfoundland Mountains (approximately 13
24,500 acres). 14
(48) North Peaks (approximately 9,500 acres). 15
(49) North Stansbury Mountains (approxi-16
mately 20,500 acres). 17
(50) Notch Peak (approximately 72,000 acres). 18
(51) Notch View (approximately 8,000 acres). 19
(52) Ochre Mountain (approximately 13,500 20
acres). 21
(53) Oquirrh Mountains (approximately 9,000 22
acres). 23
(54) Orr Ridge (approximately 11,000 acres). 24
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(55) Painted Rock (approximately 26,500 1
acres). 2
(56) Paradise Mountain (approximately 40,000 3
acres). 4
(57) Pilot Mountains Central (approximately 5
8,000 acres). 6
(58) Pilot Peak (approximately 30,250 acres). 7
(59) Red Canyon (approximately 15,500 acres). 8
(60) Red Tops (approximately 28,000 acres). 9
(61) San Francisco Mountains (approximately 10
39,750 acres). 11
(62) Silver Island Mountains (approximately 12
37,500 acres). 13
(63) Snake Valley (approximately 66,250 14
acres). 15
(64) Spring Creek Canyon (approximately 16
5,250 acres). 17
(65) Stansbury Island (approximately 10,000 18
acres). 19
(66) Steamboat Mountain (approximately 20
40,250 acres). 21
(67) Swasey Peak (approximately 91,000 22
acres). 23
(68) The Toad (approximately 11,250 acres). 24
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(69) Thomas Range (approximately 40,500 1
acres). 2
(70) Tule Valley (approximately 102,000 3
acres). 4
(71) Tule Valley South (approximately 19,000 5
acres). 6
(72) Tunnel Springs (approximately 23,000 7
acres). 8
(73) Wah Wah Mountains Central (approxi-9
mately 60,750 acres). 10
(74) Wah Wah Mountains North (approxi-11
mately 93,500 acres). 12
(75) Wah Wah Mountains South (approxi-13
mately 17,750 acres). 14
(76) White Rock Range (approximately 5,000 15
acres). 16
(77) Wild Horse Pass (approximately 35,750 17
acres). 18
SEC. 102. GRAND STAIRCASE-ESCALANTE WILDERNESS 19
AREAS. 20
(a) G
RANDSTAIRCASEAREA.— 21
(1) F
INDINGS.—Congress finds that— 22
(A) the area known as the Grand Staircase 23
rises more than 6,000 feet in a series of great 24
cliffs and plateaus from the depths of the 25
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Grand Canyon to the forested rim of Bryce 1
Canyon; 2
(B) the Grand Staircase— 3
(i) spans 6 major life zones, from the 4
lower Sonoran Desert to the alpine forest; 5
and 6
(ii) encompasses geologic formations 7
that display 3,000,000,000 years of 8
Earth’s history; 9
(C) land managed by the Secretary forms 10
a vital natural corridor connecting the deserts 11
and forests of the surrounding landscape, which 12
includes Grand Canyon National Park and 13
Bryce Canyon National Park; 14
(D) each of the areas described in para-15
graph (2) (other than East of Bryce, Moquith 16
Mountain, Bunting Point, Canaan Mountain, 17
Orderville Canyon, Parunuweap Canyon, 18
Vermillion Cliffs, and the majority of Upper 19
Kanab Creek) is located within the Grand 20
Staircase-Escalante National Monument, as es-21
tablished in 1996; and 22
(E) the Grand Staircase in Utah should be 23
protected and managed as a wilderness area. 24
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(2) DESIGNATION.—In accordance with the 1
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the fol-2
lowing areas in the State are designated as wilder-3
ness areas and as components of the National Wil-4
derness Preservation System: 5
(A) Bryce Boot (approximately 2,750 6
acres). 7
(B) Bryce View (approximately 4,500 8
acres). 9
(C) Bunting Point (approximately 11,500 10
acres). 11
(D) Canaan Mountain (approximately 12
15,250 acres). 13
(E) East of Bryce (approximately 750 14
acres). 15
(F) Glass Eye Canyon (approximately 16
25,500 acres). 17
(G) Ladder Canyon (approximately 14,500 18
acres). 19
(H) Moquith Mountain (approximately 20
15,750 acres). 21
(I) Nephi Point (approximately 14,750 22
acres). 23
(J) Orderville Canyon (approximately 24
8,000 acres). 25
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(K) Paria-Hackberry (approximately 1
196,000 acres). 2
(L) Paria Wilderness Expansion (approxi-3
mately 4,000 acres). 4
(M) Parunuweap Canyon (approximately 5
44,500 acres). 6
(N) Pine Hollow (approximately 11,000 7
acres). 8
(O) Timber Mountain (approximately 9
52,750 acres). 10
(P) Upper Kanab Creek (approximately 11
51,000 acres). 12
(Q) Vermillion Cliffs (approximately 13
25,000 acres). 14
(R) Willis Creek (approximately 22,000 15
acres). 16
(b) K
AIPAROWITSPLATEAU.— 17
(1) F
INDINGS.—Congress finds that— 18
(A) the Kaiparowits Plateau east of the 19
Paria River is one of the most rugged and iso-20
lated wilderness regions in the United States; 21
(B) the Kaiparowits Plateau, a windswept 22
land of harsh beauty, contains distant vistas 23
and a remarkable variety of plant and animal 24
species; 25
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(C) ancient forests, an abundance of big 1
game animals, and 22 species of raptors thrive 2
undisturbed on the grassland mesa tops of the 3
Kaiparowits Plateau; 4
(D) each of the areas described in para-5
graph (2) (other than Heaps Canyon, Little 6
Valley, and Wide Hollow) is located within the 7
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, 8
as established in 1996; and 9
(E) the Kaiparowits Plateau should be pro-10
tected and managed as a wilderness area. 11
(2) D
ESIGNATION.—In accordance with the 12
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the fol-13
lowing areas in the State are designated as wilder-14
ness areas and as components of the National Wil-15
derness Preservation System: 16
(A) Andalex Not (approximately 18,000 17
acres). 18
(B) Box Canyon (approximately 3,000 19
acres). 20
(C) Burning Hills (approximately 81,500 21
acres). 22
(D) Canaan Peak Slopes (approximately 23
2,500 acres). 24
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(E) Carcass Canyon (approximately 1
84,750 acres). 2
(F) Fiftymile Bench (approximately 3
12,750 acres). 4
(G) Fiftymile Mountain (approximately 5
207,000 acres). 6
(H) Heaps Canyon (approximately 4,000 7
acres). 8
(I) Horse Spring Canyon (approximately 9
32,000 acres). 10
(J) Kodachrome Headlands (approximately 11
9,750 acres). 12
(K) Little Valley Canyon (approximately 13
4,000 acres). 14
(L) Mud Spring Canyon (approximately 15
65,750 acres). 16
(M) Nipple Bench (approximately 31,750 17
acres). 18
(N) Paradise Canyon-Wahweap (approxi-19
mately 266,500 acres). 20
(O) Rock Cove (approximately 17,000 21
acres). 22
(P) The Blues (approximately 22,000 23
acres). 24
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(Q) The Cockscomb (approximately 11,750 1
acres). 2
(R) Warm Creek (approximately 24,000 3
acres). 4
(S) Wide Hollow (approximately 7,750 5
acres). 6
(c) E
SCALANTECANYONS.— 7
(1) F
INDINGS.—Congress finds that— 8
(A) glens and coves carved in massive 9
sandstone cliffs, spring-watered hanging gar-10
dens, and the silence of ancient ruins are exam-11
ples of the unique features that entice hikers, 12
campers, and sightseers from around the world 13
to the Escalante Canyons; 14
(B) the Escalante Canyons link the spruce 15
fir forests of the 11,000-foot Aquarius Plateau 16
with the winding slickrock canyons that flow 17
into Glen Canyon; 18
(C) the Escalante Canyons, one of Utah’s 19
most popular natural areas, contains critical 20
habitat for deer, elk, and wild bighorn sheep 21
that also enhances the scenic integrity of the 22
area; 23
(D) each of the areas described in para-24
graph (2) is located within the Grand Staircase- 25
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Escalante National Monument, as established 1
in 1996; and 2
(E) the Escalante Canyons should be pro-3
tected and managed as a wilderness area. 4
(2) D
ESIGNATION.—In accordance with the 5
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the fol-6
lowing areas in the State are designated as wilder-7
ness areas and as components of the National Wil-8
derness Preservation System: 9
(A) Colt Mesa (approximately 28,250 10
acres). 11
(B) Death Hollow (approximately 49,750 12
acres). 13
(C) Forty Mile Gulch (approximately 7,500 14
acres). 15
(D) Lampstand (approximately 11,500 16
acres). 17
(E) Muley Twist Flank (approximately 18
3,750 acres). 19
(F) North Escalante Canyons (approxi-20
mately 182,000 acres). 21
(G) Pioneer Mesa (approximately 11,000 22
acres). 23
(H) Scorpion (approximately 61,250 24
acres). 25
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(I) Sooner Bench (approximately 500 1
acres). 2
(J) Steep Creek (approximately 35,750 3
acres). 4
(K) Studhorse Peaks (approximately 5
24,000 acres). 6
SEC. 103. MOAB-LA SAL CANYONS WILDERNESS AREAS. 7
(a) F
INDINGS.—Congress finds that— 8
(1) the canyons surrounding the La Sal Moun-9
tains and the town of Moab offer a variety of ex-10
traordinary landscapes; 11
(2) outstanding examples of natural formations 12
and landscapes in the Moab-La Sal Canyons area in-13
clude the huge sandstone fins of Behind the Rocks, 14
the mysterious Fisher Towers, and the whitewater 15
rapids of Westwater Canyon; and 16
(3) the Moab-La Sal Canyons should be pro-17
tected and managed as a wilderness area. 18
(b) D
ESIGNATION.—In accordance with the Wilder-19
ness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following areas in 20
the State are designated as wilderness areas and as com-21
ponents of the National Wilderness Preservation System: 22
(1) Arches National Park Adjacents (approxi-23
mately 8,600 acres). 24
(2) Beaver Creek (approximately 45,000 acres). 25
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(3) Behind the Rocks (approximately 19,500 1
acres). 2
(4) Big Triangle (approximately 21,500 acres). 3
(5) Coyote Wash (approximately 27,000 acres). 4
(6) Dome Plateau (approximately 36,750 5
acres). 6
(7) Fisher Towers (approximately 19,000 7
acres). 8
(8) Goldbar Canyon (approximately 9,500 9
acres). 10
(9) Granite Creek (approximately 5,000 acres). 11
(10) Hunter Canyon (approximately 5,500 12
acres). 13
(11) Mary Jane Canyon (approximately 28,500 14
acres). 15
(12) Mill Creek (approximately 17,250 acres). 16
(13) Morning Glory (approximately 11,000 17
acres). 18
(14) Porcupine Rim (approximately 10,500 19
acres). 20
(15) Renegade Point (approximately 6,250 21
acres). 22
(16) Westwater Canyon (approximately 39,000 23
acres). 24
(17) Yellow Bird (approximately 4,500 acres). 25
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SEC. 104. HENRY MOUNTAINS WILDERNESS AREAS. 1
(a) F
INDINGS.—Congress finds that— 2
(1) the Henry Mountain Range, the last moun-3
tain range to be discovered and named by early ex-4
plorers in the contiguous United States, still retains 5
a wild and undiscovered quality; 6
(2) fluted badlands that surround the flanks of 7
11,000-foot Mounts Ellen and Pennell contain areas 8
of critical habitat for mule deer and for the largest 9
herd of free-roaming buffalo in the United States; 10
(3) despite their relative accessibility, the Henry 11
Mountain Range remains one of the wildest, least- 12
known ranges in the United States; and 13
(4) the Henry Mountain Range should be pro-14
tected and managed to ensure the preservation of 15
the range as a wilderness area. 16
(b) D
ESIGNATION.—In accordance with the Wilder-17
ness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following areas in 18
the State are designated as wilderness areas and as com-19
ponents of the National Wilderness Preservation System: 20
(1) Bull Mountain (approximately 16,000 21
acres). 22
(2) Bullfrog Creek (approximately 42,000 23
acres). 24
(3) Dogwater Creek (approximately 45,000 25
acres). 26
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(4) Fremont Gorge (approximately 22,000 1
acres). 2
(5) Long Canyon (approximately 16,500 acres). 3
(6) Mount Ellen-Blue Hills (approximately 4
14,750 acres). 5
(7) Mount Hillers (approximately 20,250 6
acres). 7
(8) Mount Pennell (approximately 155,500 8
acres). 9
(9) Notom Bench (approximately 6,250 acres). 10
(10) Ragged Mountain (approximately 29,250 11
acres). 12
SEC. 105. GLEN CANYON WILDERNESS AREAS. 13
(a) F
INDINGS.—Congress finds that— 14
(1) the side canyons of Glen Canyon, including 15
the Dirty Devil River and the Red, White and Blue 16
Canyons, contain some of the most remote and out-17
standing landscapes in southern Utah; 18
(2) the Dirty Devil River, once the fortress 19
hideout of outlaw Butch Cassidy’s Wild Bunch, has 20
sculpted a maze of slickrock canyons through an im-21
posing landscape of monoliths and inaccessible 22
mesas; 23
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(3) the Red and Blue Canyons contain colorful 1
Chinle/Moenkopi badlands found nowhere else in the 2
region; 3
(4) Dark Canyon, Fort Knocker, Tuwa Canyon, 4
Upper Red Canyon, White Canyon, and a portion of 5
Red Rock Plateau are located within the Bears Ears 6
National Monument, as established in 2016; and 7
(5) the canyons of Glen Canyon in the State 8
should be protected and managed as wilderness 9
areas. 10
(b) D
ESIGNATION.—In accordance with the Wilder-11
ness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following areas in 12
the State are designated as wilderness areas and as com-13
ponents of the National Wilderness Preservation System: 14
(1) Cane Spring Desert (approximately 18,250 15
acres). 16
(2) Copper Point (approximately 4,500 acres). 17
(3) Dark Canyon (approximately 139,000 18
acres). 19
(4) Dirty Devil (approximately 245,000 acres). 20
(5) Fiddler Butte (approximately 93,000 acres). 21
(6) Flat Tops (approximately 29,750 acres). 22
(7) Fort Knocker (approximately 12,500 acres). 23
(8) Little Rockies (approximately 64,000 24
acres). 25
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(9) Pleasant Creek Bench (approximately 1,000 1
acres). 2
(10) Red Rock Plateau (approximately 185,500 3
acres). 4
(11) The Needle (approximately 10,750 acres). 5
(12) Tuwa Canyon (approximately 9,750 acres). 6
(13) Upper Red Canyon (approximately 25,000 7
acres). 8
(14) White Canyon (approximately 78,000 9
acres). 10
SEC. 106. SAN JUAN WILDERNESS AREAS. 11
(a) F
INDINGS.—Congress finds that— 12
(1) more than 1,000 years ago, Indigenous cul-13
ture flourished in the slickrock canyons and on the 14
pin˜on-covered mesas of southeastern Utah; 15
(2) evidence of the presence of Indigenous peo-16
ple pervades the Cedar Mesa area of the San Juan 17
area where cliff dwellings, rock art, and ceremonial 18
kivas are found in sandstone overhangs and isolated 19
benchlands; 20
(3) the Cedar Mesa area is in need of protec-21
tion from the vandalism and theft of its unique cul-22
tural resources; 23
(4) the Cedar Mesa wilderness areas should be 24
created to protect both the archaeological heritage 25
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and the extraordinary wilderness, scenic, and eco-1
logical values of the United States; 2
(5) each of the areas described in subsection (b) 3
(other than Cross Canyon, Monument Canyon, Tin 4
Cup Mesa, and most of Nokai Dome and San Juan 5
River) are located within the Bears Ears National 6
Monument, as established in 2016; and 7
(6) the San Juan area should be protected and 8
managed as a wilderness area to ensure the preser-9
vation of the unique and valuable resources of that 10
area. 11
(b) D
ESIGNATION.—In accordance with the Wilder-12
ness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following areas in 13
the State are designated as wilderness areas and as com-14
ponents of the National Wilderness Preservation System: 15
(1) Allen Canyon (approximately 6,500 acres). 16
(2) Arch Canyon (approximately 30,500 acres). 17
(3) Comb Ridge (approximately 16,000 acres). 18
(4) Cross Canyon (approximately 2,500 acres). 19
(5) Fish and Owl Creek Canyons (approxi-20
mately 74,000 acres). 21
(6) Grand Gulch (approximately 161,250 22
acres). 23
(7) Hammond Canyon (approximately 4,750 24
acres). 25
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(8) Lime Creek (approximately 5,500 acres). 1
(9) Monument Canyon (approximately 18,000 2
acres). 3
(10) Nokai Dome (approximately 94,250 acres). 4
(11) Road Canyon (approximately 64,000 5
acres). 6
(12) San Juan River (approximately 14,750 7
acres). 8
(13) The Tabernacle (approximately 7,250 9
acres). 10
(14) Tin Cup Mesa (approximately 26,000 11
acres). 12
(15) Valley of the Gods (approximately 14,500 13
acres). 14
SEC. 107. CANYONLANDS BASIN WILDERNESS AREAS. 15
(a) F
INDINGS.—Congress finds that— 16
(1) Canyonlands National Park safeguards only 17
a small portion of the extraordinary red-hued, cliff- 18
walled canyonland region of the Colorado Plateau; 19
(2) areas near Canyonlands National Park con-20
tain canyons with rushing perennial streams, natural 21
arches, bridges, and towers; 22
(3) the gorges of the Green and Colorado Riv-23
ers lie on adjacent land managed by the Secretary; 24
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(4) popular overlooks in Canyonlands National 1
Park and Dead Horse Point State Park have views 2
directly into adjacent areas, including Lockhart 3
Basin and Indian Creek; 4
(5) each of the areas described in subsection (b) 5
(other than Dead Horse Cliffs, Horsethief Point, 6
Labyrinth Canyon Wilderness Expansion, San 7
Rafael River, Sweetwater Reef, and a portion of 8
Gooseneck) are located within the Bears Ears Na-9
tional Monument, as established in 2016; and 10
(6) designation of those areas as wilderness 11
would ensure the protection of this erosional master-12
piece of nature and of the rich pockets of wildlife 13
found within its expanded boundaries. 14
(b) D
ESIGNATION.—In accordance with the Wilder-15
ness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following areas in 16
the State are designated as wilderness areas and as com-17
ponents of the National Wilderness Preservation System: 18
(1) Bridger Jack Mesa (approximately 33,500 19
acres). 20
(2) Butler Wash (approximately 27,000 acres). 21
(3) Dead Horse Cliffs (approximately 5,250 22
acres). 23
(4) Demon’s Playground (approximately 3,500 24
acres). 25
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(5) Gooseneck (approximately 9,500 acres). 1
(6) Hatch Point/Lockhart Basin/Harts Point 2
(approximately 150,500 acres). 3
(7) Horsethief Point (approximately 15,500 4
acres). 5
(8) Indian Creek (approximately 28,500 acres). 6
(9) Labyrinth Canyon Wilderness Expansion 7
(approximately 158,750 acres). 8
(10) San Rafael River (approximately 97,250 9
acres). 10
(11) Shay Mountain (approximately 15,500 11
acres). 12
(12) Sweetwater Reef (approximately 69,250 13
acres). 14
SEC. 108. SAN RAFAEL SWELL WILDERNESS AREAS. 15
(a) F
INDINGS.—Congress finds that— 16
(1) the San Rafael Swell towers above the 17
desert like a castle, ringed by 1,000-foot ramparts of 18
Navajo Sandstone; 19
(2) the highlands of the San Rafael Swell have 20
been fractured by uplift and rendered hollow by ero-21
sion over countless millennia, leaving a tremendous 22
basin punctuated by mesas, buttes, and canyons and 23
traversed by sediment-laden desert streams; 24
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(3) the mountains within these areas are among 1
Utah’s most valuable habitat for desert bighorn 2
sheep; and 3
(4) the San Rafael Swell area should be pro-4
tected and managed to ensure its preservation as a 5
wilderness area. 6
(b) D
ESIGNATION.—In accordance with the Wilder-7
ness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following areas in 8
the State are designated as wilderness areas and as com-9
ponents of the National Wilderness Preservation System: 10
(1) Capitol Reef National Park Adjacents (ap-11
proximately 9,000 acres). 12
(2) Cedar Mountain (approximately 15,250 13
acres). 14
(3) Devils Canyon Wilderness Expansion (ap-15
proximately 14,500 acres). 16
(4) Eagle Canyon (approximately 39,000 17
acres). 18
(5) Factory Butte (approximately 22,250 19
acres). 20
(6) Hondu Country Wilderness Expansion (ap-21
proximately 3,000 acres). 22
(7) Jones Bench (approximately 3,500 acres). 23
(8) Limestone Cliffs (approximately 25,500 24
acres). 25
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(9) Lost Spring Wash (approximately 36,500 1
acres). 2
(10) Mexican Mountain Wilderness Expansion 3
(approximately 29,750 acres). 4
(11) Molen Reef (approximately 32,500 acres). 5
(12) Muddy Creek Wilderness Expansion (ap-6
proximately 85,000 acres). 7
(13) Mussentuchit Badlands (approximately 8
25,000 acres). 9
(14) Price River-Humbug (approximately 10
122,250 acres). 11
(15) Red Desert (approximately 30,750 acres). 12
(16) Rock Canyon (approximately 17,750 13
acres). 14
(17) San Rafael Knob (approximately 16,750 15
acres). 16
(18) San Rafael Reef Wilderness Expansion 17
(approximately 60,750 acres). 18
(19) Sids Mountain Wilderness Expansion (ap-19
proximately 39,250 acres). 20
(20) Upper Muddy Creek (approximately 21
18,500 acres). 22
(21) Wild Horse Mesa Wilderness Expansion 23
(approximately 56,000 acres). 24
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SEC. 109. BOOK CLIFFS–GREATER DINOSAUR WILDERNESS 1
AREAS. 2
(a) F
INDINGS.—Congress finds that— 3
(1) the Book Cliffs–Greater Dinosaur Wilder-4
ness Areas offer— 5
(A) unique big game hunting opportunities 6
in verdant high-plateau forests; and 7
(B) the opportunity for float trips of sev-8
eral days duration down the Green River in 9
Desolation Canyon; 10
(2) the long rampart of the Book Cliffs bounds 11
the area on the south, while the uplands, plateaus, 12
rivers, and canyons of the Greater Dinosaur area 13
provide connectivity with Dinosaur National Monu-14
ment and the northernmost extent of the Colorado 15
Plateau; 16
(3) bears, bighorn sheep, cougars, elk, and mule 17
deer flourish in the backcountry of the Book Cliffs; 18
and 19
(4) the Book Cliffs–Greater Dinosaur Wilder-20
ness Areas should be protected and managed to en-21
sure the protection of the areas as wilderness. 22
(b) D
ESIGNATION.—In accordance with the Wilder-23
ness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following areas in 24
the State are designated as wilderness areas and as com-25
ponents of the National Wilderness Preservation System: 26
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(1) Bad Land Cliffs (approximately 11,500 1
acres). 2
(2) Beach Draw (approximately 1,000 acres). 3
(3) Bourdette Draw (approximately 15,750 4
acres). 5
(4) Bull Canyon (approximately 3,000 acres). 6
(5) Dead Horse Pass (approximately 8,500 7
acres). 8
(6) Desbrough Canyon (approximately 14,000 9
acres). 10
(7) Desolation Canyon Wilderness Expansion 11
(approximately 293,500 acres). 12
(8) Diamond Breaks (approximately 8,600 13
acres). 14
(9) Diamond Canyon (approximately 168,000 15
acres). 16
(10) Diamond Mountain (approximately 30,500 17
acres). 18
(11) Goslin Mountain (approximately 3,750 19
acres). 20
(12) Hideout Canyon (approximately 12,750 21
acres). 22
(13) Lower Flaming Gorge (approximately 23
21,000 acres). 24
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(14) Mexico Point (approximately 14,750 1
acres). 2
(15) Moonshine Draw (approximately 10,750 3
acres). 4
(16) Mountain Home (approximately 8,000 5
acres). 6
(17) O-Wi-Yu-Kuts (approximately 14,500 7
acres). 8
(18) Red Creek Badlands (approximately 4,500 9
acres). 10
(19) Split Mountain Benches (approximately 11
2,750 acres). 12
(20) Stone Bridge Draw (approximately 3,500 13
acres). 14
(21) Stuntz Draw (approximately 2,000 acres). 15
(22) Survey Point (approximately 8,750 acres). 16
(23) Turtle Canyon Wilderness Expansion (ap-17
proximately 7,500 acres). 18
(24) Vivas Cake Hill (approximately 250 acres). 19
(25) Wild Mountain (approximately 750 acres). 20
TITLE II—ADMINISTRATIVE 21
PROVISIONS 22
SEC. 201. GENERAL PROVISIONS. 23
(a) N
AMES OFWILDERNESSAREAS.—Each wilder-24
ness area named in title I shall— 25
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(1) consist of the quantity of land referenced 1
with respect to that named area, as generally de-2
picted on the map entitled ‘‘America’s Red Rock 3
Wilderness Act, 118th Congress’’; and 4
(2) be known by the name given to it in title 5
I. 6
(b) M
AP ANDDESCRIPTION.— 7
(1) I
N GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 8
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 9
shall file a map and a legal description of each wil-10
derness area designated by this Act with— 11
(A) the Committee on Natural Resources 12
of the House of Representatives; and 13
(B) the Committee on Energy and Natural 14
Resources of the Senate. 15
(2) F
ORCE OF LAW.—A map and legal descrip-16
tion filed under paragraph (1) shall have the same 17
force and effect as if included in this Act, except 18
that the Secretary may correct clerical and typo-19
graphical errors in the map and legal description. 20
(3) P
UBLIC AVAILABILITY.—Each map and 21
legal description filed under paragraph (1) shall be 22
filed and made available for public inspection in the 23
Office of the Director of the Bureau of Land Man-24
agement. 25
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SEC. 202. ADMINISTRATION. 1
Subject to valid rights in existence on the date of en-2
actment of this Act, each wilderness area designated under 3
this Act shall be administered by the Secretary in accord-4
ance with— 5
(1) the Federal Land Policy and Management 6
Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and 7
(2) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et 8
seq.). 9
SEC. 203. STATE SCHOOL TRUST LAND WITHIN WILDER-10
NESS AREAS. 11
(a) I
NGENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), if State- 12
owned land is included in an area designated by this Act 13
as a wilderness area, the Secretary shall offer to exchange 14
land owned by the United States in the State of approxi-15
mately equal value in accordance with section 603(c) of 16
the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 17
(43 U.S.C. 1782(c)) and section 5(a) of the Wilderness 18
Act (16 U.S.C. 1134(a)). 19
(b) M
INERALINTERESTS.—The Secretary shall not 20
transfer any mineral interests under subsection (a) unless 21
the State transfers to the Secretary any mineral interests 22
in land designated by this Act as a wilderness area. 23
SEC. 204. WATER. 24
(a) R
ESERVATION.— 25
(1) W
ATER FOR WILDERNESS AREAS .— 26
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(A) IN GENERAL.—With respect to each 1
wilderness area designated by this Act, Con-2
gress reserves a quantity of water determined 3
by the Secretary to be sufficient for the wilder-4
ness area. 5
(B) P
RIORITY DATE.—The priority date of 6
a right reserved under subparagraph (A) shall 7
be the date of enactment of this Act. 8
(2) P
ROTECTION OF RIGHTS .—The Secretary 9
and other officers and employees of the United 10
States shall take any steps necessary to protect the 11
rights reserved by paragraph (1)(A), including the 12
filing of a claim for the quantification of the rights 13
in any present or future appropriate stream adju-14
dication in the courts of the State— 15
(A) in which the United States is or may 16
be joined; and 17
(B) that is conducted in accordance with 18
section 208 of the Department of Justice Ap-19
propriation Act, 1953 (66 Stat. 560, chapter 20
651). 21
(b) P
RIORRIGHTSNOTAFFECTED.—Nothing in this 22
Act relinquishes or reduces any water rights reserved or 23
appropriated by the United States in the State on or be-24
fore the date of enactment of this Act. 25
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(c) ADMINISTRATION.— 1
(1) S
PECIFICATION OF RIGHTS .—The Federal 2
water rights reserved by this Act are specific to the 3
wilderness areas designated by this Act. 4
(2) N
O PRECEDENT ESTABLISHED .—Nothing in 5
this Act related to reserved Federal water rights— 6
(A) shall establish a precedent with regard 7
to any future designation of water rights; or 8
(B) shall affect the interpretation of any 9
other Act or any designation made under any 10
other Act. 11
SEC. 205. ROADS. 12
(a) S
ETBACKS.— 13
(1) M
EASUREMENT IN GENERAL .—A setback 14
under this section shall be measured from the center 15
line of the road. 16
(2) W
ILDERNESS ON 1 SIDE OF ROADS .—Ex-17
cept as provided in subsection (b), a setback for a 18
road with wilderness on only 1 side shall be set at— 19
(A) 300 feet from a paved Federal or 20
State highway; 21
(B) 100 feet from any other paved road or 22
high standard dirt or gravel road; and 23
(C) 30 feet from any other road. 24
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(3) WILDERNESS ON BOTH SIDES OF ROADS .— 1
Except as provided in subsection (b), a setback for 2
a road with wilderness on both sides (including cher-3
ry-stems or roads separating 2 wilderness units) 4
shall be set at— 5
(A) 200 feet from a paved Federal or 6
State highway; 7
(B) 40 feet from any other paved road or 8
high standard dirt or gravel road; and 9
(C) 10 feet from any other roads. 10
(b) S
ETBACKEXCEPTIONS.— 11
(1) W
ELL-DEFINED TOPOGRAPHICAL BAR -12
RIERS.—If, between the road and the boundary of a 13
setback area described in paragraph (2) or (3) of 14
subsection (a), there is a well-defined cliff edge, 15
stream bank, or other topographical barrier, the Sec-16
retary shall use the barrier as the wilderness bound-17
ary. 18
(2) F
ENCES.—If, between the road and the 19
boundary of a setback area specified in paragraph 20
(2) or (3) of subsection (a), there is a fence running 21
parallel to a road, the Secretary shall use the fence 22
as the wilderness boundary if, in the opinion of the 23
Secretary, doing so would result in a more manage-24
able boundary. 25
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(3) DEVIATIONS FROM SETBACK AREAS .— 1
(A) E
XCLUSION OF DISTURBANCES FROM 2
WILDERNESS BOUNDARIES .—In cases where 3
there is an existing livestock development, dis-4
persed camping area, borrow pit, or similar dis-5
turbance within 100 feet of a road that forms 6
part of a wilderness boundary, the Secretary 7
may delineate the boundary so as to exclude the 8
disturbance from the wilderness area. 9
(B) L
IMITATION ON EXCLUSION OF DIS -10
TURBANCES.—The Secretary shall make a 11
boundary adjustment under subparagraph (A) 12
only if the Secretary determines that doing so 13
is consistent with wilderness management goals. 14
(C) D
EVIATIONS RESTRICTED TO MINIMUM 15
NECESSARY.—Any deviation under this para-16
graph from the setbacks required under in 17
paragraph (2) or (3) of subsection (a) shall be 18
the minimum necessary to exclude the disturb-19
ance. 20
(c) D
ELINEATIONWITHINSETBACKAREA.—The 21
Secretary may delineate a wilderness boundary at a loca-22
tion within a setback under paragraph (2) or (3) of sub-23
section (a) if, as determined by the Secretary, the delinea-24
tion would enhance wilderness management goals. 25
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SEC. 206. LIVESTOCK. 1
Within the wilderness areas designated under title I, 2
the grazing of livestock authorized on the date of enact-3
ment of this Act shall be permitted to continue subject 4
to such reasonable regulations and procedures as the Sec-5
retary considers necessary, as long as the regulations and 6
procedures are consistent with— 7
(1) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et 8
seq.); and 9
(2) section 101(f) of the Arizona Desert Wilder-10
ness Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–628; 104 Stat. 11
4469). 12
SEC. 207. FISH AND WILDLIFE. 13
Nothing in this Act affects the jurisdiction of the 14
State with respect to wildlife and fish on the public land 15
located in the State. 16
SEC. 208. PROTECTION OF TRIBAL RIGHTS. 17
Nothing in this Act affects or modifies— 18
(1) any right of any federally recognized Indian 19
Tribe; or 20
(2) any obligation of the United States to any 21
federally recognized Indian Tribe. 22
SEC. 209. MANAGEMENT OF NEWLY ACQUIRED LAND. 23
Any land within the boundaries of a wilderness area 24
designated under this Act that is acquired by the Federal 25
Government shall— 26
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(1) become part of the wilderness area in which 1
the land is located; and 2
(2) be managed in accordance with this Act and 3
other laws applicable to wilderness areas. 4
SEC. 210. WITHDRAWAL. 5
Subject to valid rights existing on the date of enact-6
ment of this Act, the Federal land referred to in title I 7
is withdrawn from all forms of— 8
(1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under pub-9
lic law; 10
(2) location, entry, and patent under mining 11
law; and 12
(3) disposition under all laws pertaining to min-13
eral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. 14
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