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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2551 

To designate and adjust certain lands in the State of Utah as components 

of the National Wilderness Preservation System, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 15, 2021 

Mr. CURTIS (for himself, Mr. STEWART, Mr. OWENS, and Mr. MOORE of 

Utah) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To designate and adjust certain lands in the State of Utah 

as components of the National Wilderness Preservation 

System, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Bonneville Shoreline 

5 Trail Advancement Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. WILDERNESS AREA INCLUDED IN MOUNT OLYMPUS 

2 WILDERNESS. 

3 Section 102(a) of the Utah Wilderness Act of 1984 

4 (Public Law 98–428; 98 Stat. 1657; 16 U.S.C. 1132 note) 

5 is amended— 

6 (1) in paragraph (11), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

7 end; 

8 (2) in paragraph (12), by striking the period at 

9 the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

10 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

11 ‘‘(13) certain lands in the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache 

12 National Forest which comprise approximately 

13 326.27 acres as generally depicted on a map entitled 

14 the ‘Bonneville Shoreline Trail Legislative Map’ 

15 dated July 9, 2020, are, subject to valid existing 

16 rights, hereby incorporated as part of the Mount 

17 Olympus Wilderness designated under paragraph 

18 (3).’’. 

19 SEC. 3. WILDERNESS BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENTS. 

20 (a) MOUNT NAOMI WILDERNESS BOUNDARY AD21 JUSTMENT.— 

22 (1) ADJUSTMENT.—Section 102 of the Utah 

23 Wilderness Act of 1984 (Public Law 98–428, 98 

24 Stat. 1657, 16 U.S.C. 1132 note) is amended by 

25 adding at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘(c) MOUNT NAOMI WILDERNESS BOUNDARY AD2 JUSTMENT.—Certain lands in the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache 

3 National Forest which comprise approximately 11.17 

4 acres as generally depicted on a map entitled the ‘Bonne5 ville Shoreline Trail Legislative Map’, dated July 9, 2020, 

6 are hereby removed from the Mount Naomi Wilderness 

7 designated under subsection (a)(1).’’. 

8 (2) MANAGEMENT.—The Mount Naomi Wilder9 ness, as designated under section 102(a)(1) of the 

10 Utah Wilderness Act of 1984 (Public Law 98–428; 

11 98 Stat. 1658; 16 U.S.C. 1132 note) and adjusted 

12 under paragraph (1), effective beginning on the date 

13 of the enactment of this Act, shall be managed as 

14 part of the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest. 

15 (b) MOUNT OLYMPUS WILDERNESS BOUNDARY AD16 JUSTMENT.— 

17 (1) ADJUSTMENT.—Section 102 of the Utah 

18 Wilderness Act of 1984 (Public Law 98–428; 98 

19 Stat. 1657; 16 U.S.C. 1132 note), as amended by 

20 subsection (a), is further amended by adding the at 

21 the end the following: 

22 ‘‘(d) MOUNT OLYMPUS WILDERNESS BOUNDARY AD23 JUSTMENT.—Certain lands in the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache 

24 National Forest which comprise approximately 197.4 

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1 ville Shoreline Trail Legislative Map’, dated July 9, 2020, 

2 are hereby removed from the Mount Olympus Wilderness 

3 designated under subsection (a)(3).’’. 

4 (2) MANAGEMENT.—The Mount Olympus Wil5 derness, as designated under section 102(a)(3) of 

6 the Utah Wilderness Act of 1984 (Public Law 98– 

7 428; 98 Stat. 1658; 16 U.S.C. 1132 note) and ad8 justed under paragraph (1), effective beginning on 

9 the date of the enactment of this Act, shall be man10 aged as part of the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National 

11 Forest. 

12 (c) TWIN PEAKS WILDERNESS BOUNDARY ADJUST13 MENT.— 

14 (1) ADJUSTMENT.—Section 102 of the Utah 

15 Wilderness Act of 1984 (Public Law 98–428, 98 

16 Stat. 1657, 16 U.S.C. 1132 note), as amended by 

17 subsections (a) and (b), is further amended by add18 ing at the end the following: 

19 ‘‘(e) TWIN PEAKS WILDERNESS BOUNDARY ADJUST20 MENT.—Certain lands in the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache Na21 tional Forest which comprise approximately 9.8 acres as 

22 generally depicted on a map entitled the ‘Bonneville 

23 Shoreline Trail Legislative Map’, dated July 9, 2020, are 

24 hereby removed from the Twin Peaks Wilderness des25 ignated under subsection (a)(4).’’. 


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1 (2) MANAGEMENT.—The Twin Peaks Wilder2 ness, as designated under section 102(a)(4) of the 

3 Utah Wilderness Act of 1984 (Public Law 98–428; 

4 98 Stat. 1658; 16 U.S.C. 1132 note) and adjusted 

5 under paragraph (1), effective beginning on the date 

6 of the enactment of this Act, shall be managed as 

7 part of the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest. 

8 (d) LONE PEAK WILDERNESS BOUNDARY ADJUST9 MENT.— 

10 (1) ADJUSTMENT.—Section 2 of the Endan11 gered American Wilderness Act of 1978 (Public Law 

12 95–237; 92 Stat. 42; 16 U.S.C. 1132 note) is 

13 amended— 

14 (A) in subsection (j), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

15 the end; 

16 (B) in subsection (k), by striking the pe17 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

18 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

19 ‘‘(l) certain lands in the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache Na20 tional Forest, Utah, which comprise approximately 107.9 

21 acres as generally depicted on a map entitled the ‘Bonne22 ville Shoreline Trail Legislative Map’, dated July 9, 2020, 

23 are hereby removed from the Lone Peak Wilderness Area 

24 designated under subsection (i).’’. 


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1 (2) MANAGEMENT.—The Lone Peak Wilderness 

2 Area, as designated under section 2(i) of the Endan3 gered American Wilderness Act of 1978 (Public Law 

4 95–237; 92 Stat. 42; 16 U.S.C. 1132 note) and ad5 justed under paragraph (1), effective beginning on 

6 the date of the enactment of this Act, shall be man7 aged as part of the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National 

8 Forest. 

9 SEC. 4. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 

10 Nothing in this Act or the amendments made by this 

11 Act— 

12 (1) affects the use or allocation, in existence on 

13 the date of enactment of this Act, of any water, 

14 water right, or interest in water; 

15 (2) affects any water right (as defined by appli16 cable State law) in existence on the date of enact17 ment of this Act, including any water right held by 

18 the United States; 

19 (3) affects any interstate water compact in ex20 istence on the date of enactment of this Act; or 

21 (4) shall be considered to be a relinquishment 

22 or reduction of any water rights reserved or appro23 priated by the United States in the State on or be24 fore the date of enactment of this Act. 


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1 SEC. 5. MAP. 

2 (a) MAP ON FILE.—The map entitled the ‘‘Bonneville 

3 Shoreline Trail Legislative Map’’, dated July 9, 2020, 

4 shall be on file and available for inspection in the office 

5 of the Chief of the Forest Service. 

6 (b) CORRECTIONS.—The Secretary of Agriculture 

7 may make technical corrections to the map described in 

8 subsection (a). 

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