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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7626 

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 

JULY 16, 2020 

Mr. CURTIS (for himself, Mr. BISHOP of Utah, and Mr. STEWART) 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’’. 

6 SEC. 2. WILDERNESS AREA INCLUDED IN MOUNT OLYMPUS 

7 WILDERNESS. 

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

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

10 is amended— 


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

2 end; 

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

4 the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

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

7 National Forest which comprise approximately 

8 326.27 acres as generally depicted on a map entitled 

9 the ‘Bonneville Shoreline Trail Legislative Map’ 

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

11 rights, hereby incorporated as part of the Mount 

12 Olympus Wilderness designated under paragraph 

13 (3).’’. 

14 SEC. 3. WILDERNESS BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENTS. 

15 (a) MOUNT NAOMI 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) is amended by 

20 adding at the end the following: 

21 ‘‘(c) MOUNT NAOMI WILDERNESS BOUNDARY AD22 JUSTMENT.—Certain lands in the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache 

23 National Forest which comprise approximately 11.17 

24 acres as generally depicted on a map entitled the ‘Bonne25 ville Shoreline Trail Legislative Map’, dated July 9, 2020, 


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1 are hereby removed from the Mount Naomi Wilderness 

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

3 (2) MANAGEMENT.—The Mount Naomi Wilder4 ness, as designated under section 102(a)(1) of the 

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

6 98 Stat. 1658; 16 U.S.C. 1132 note) and adjusted 

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

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

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

10 (b) MOUNT OLYMPUS WILDERNESS BOUNDARY AD11 JUSTMENT.— 

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

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

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

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

16 the end the following: 

17 ‘‘(d) MOUNT OLYMPUS WILDERNESS BOUNDARY AD18 JUSTMENT.—Certain lands in the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache 

19 National Forest which comprise approximately 197.4 

20 acres as generally depicted on a map entitled the ‘Bonne21 ville Shoreline Trail Legislative Map’, dated July 9, 2020, 

22 are hereby removed from the Mount Olympus Wilderness 

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

24 (2) MANAGEMENT.—The Mount Olympus Wil25 derness, as designated under section 102(a)(3) of 


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

2 428; 98 Stat. 1658; 16 U.S.C. 1132 note) and ad3 justed under paragraph (1), effective beginning on 

4 the date of the enactment of this Act, shall be man5 aged as part of the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National 

6 Forest. 

7 (c) TWIN PEAKS WILDERNESS BOUNDARY ADJUST8 MENT.— 

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

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

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

12 subsections (a) and (b), is further amended by add13 ing at the end the following: 

14 ‘‘(e) TWIN PEAKS WILDERNESS BOUNDARY ADJUST15 MENT.—Certain lands in the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache Na16 tional Forest which comprise approximately 9.8 acres as 

17 generally depicted on a map entitled the ‘Bonneville 

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

19 hereby removed from the Twin Peaks Wilderness des20 ignated under subsection (a)(4).’’. 

21 (2) MANAGEMENT.—The Twin Peaks Wilder22 ness, as designated under section 102(a)(4) of the 

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

24 98 Stat. 1658; 16 U.S.C. 1132 note) and adjusted 

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


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

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

3 (d) LONE PEAK WILDERNESS BOUNDARY ADJUST4 MENT.— 

5 (1) ADJUSTMENT.—Section 2 of the Endan6 gered American Wilderness Act of 1978 (Public Law 

7 95–237; 92 Stat. 42; 16 U.S.C. 1132 note) is 

8 amended— 

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

10 the end; 

11 (B) in subsection (k), by striking the pe12 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

14 ‘‘(l) certain lands in the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache Na15 tional Forest, Utah, which comprise approximately 107.9 

16 acres as generally depicted on a map entitled the ‘Bonne17 ville Shoreline Trail Legislative Map’, dated July 9, 2020, 

18 are hereby removed from the Lone Peak Wilderness Area 

19 designated under subsection (i).’’. 

20 (2) MANAGEMENT.—The Lone Peak Wilderness 

21 Area, as designated under section 2(i) of the Endan22 gered American Wilderness Act of 1978 (Public Law 

23 95–237; 92 Stat. 42; 16 U.S.C. 1132 note) and ad24 justed under paragraph (1), effective beginning on 

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1 aged as part of the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National 

2 Forest. 

3 SEC. 4. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 

4 Nothing in this Act or the amendments made by this 

5 Act— 

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

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

8 water right, or interest in water; 

9 (2) affects any water right (as defined by appli10 cable State law) in existence on the date of enact11 ment of this Act, including any water right held by 

12 the United States; 

13 (3) affects any interstate water compact in ex14 istence on the date of enactment of this Act; or 

15 (4) shall be considered to be a relinquishment 

16 or reduction of any water rights reserved or appro17 priated by the United States in the State on or be18 fore the date of enactment of this Act. 

19 SEC. 5. MAP. 

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

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

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

23 of the Chief of the Forest Service. 


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1 (b) CORRECTIONS.—The Secretary of Agriculture 

2 may make technical corrections to the map described in 

3 subsection (a). 

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