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114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5780 

To provide greater conservation, recreation, economic development and local 

management of Federal lands in Utah, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 14, 2016 

Mr. BISHOP of Utah (for himself and Mr. CHAFFETZ) introduced the following 

bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To provide greater conservation, recreation, economic development and local management of Federal lands in Utah, 

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 The Act may be cited as the ‘‘Utah Public Lands Ini5 tiative Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

7 The table of contents for this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title. 

Sec. 2. Table of contents. 

Sec. 3. Definitions. 

DIVISION A—CONSERVATION 


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TITLE I—WILDERNESS 

Sec. 101. Wilderness designations. 

Sec. 102. Maps and legal descriptions. 

Sec. 103. Wilderness administration. 

Sec. 104. Water rights. 

Sec. 105. Military overflights. 

Sec. 106. Adjacent management. 

Sec. 107. Indian rights. 

Sec. 108. Acquisition of land and interests in land. 

Sec. 109. Wilderness release. 

Sec. 110. Airsheds. 

TITLE II—NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREAS 

Sec. 201. National Conservation Areas. 

Sec. 202. Map and legal description. 

Sec. 203. Administration of National Conservation Areas. 

Sec. 204. General provisions. 

Sec. 205. Additional purpose for Docs Valley, Stone Bridge Draw, Stuntz 

Draw, Beach Draw, and Diamond Mountain National Conservation Areas. 

Sec. 206. Additional purpose for Colorado River National Conservation Area. 

TITLE III—WATERSHED MANAGEMENT AREAS 

Sec. 301. Watershed Management Areas. 

Sec. 302. Administration of Watershed Management Areas. 

Sec. 303. General provisions. 

TITLE IV—SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREAS 

Sec. 401. High Uintas Special Management Area. 

Sec. 402. High Uintas Special Management Area map and legal description. 

Sec. 403. Administration of the High Uintas Special Management Area. 

Sec. 404. High Uintas Special Management Area general provisions. 

Sec. 405. Little West Fork Blacks Fork Special Management Area. 

Sec. 406. Administration of Little West Fork Blacks Fork Special Management 

Area. 

Sec. 407. Little West Fork Blacks Fork Special Management Area general provisions. 

Sec. 408. Desolation Canyon, Nine Mile Canyon, White River and Books Cliffs 

Sportsmen’s Special Management Areas. 

Sec. 409. Desolation Canyon, Nine Mile Canyon, White River and Books Cliffs 

Sportsmen’s Special Management Area map and legal description. 

Sec. 410. Administration of the Desolation Canyon, Nine Mile Canyon, and 

White River Special Management Areas. 

Sec. 411. Desolation Canyon, Nine Mile Canyon, and White River Special Management Area general provisions. 

Sec. 412. Book Cliffs Sportsmens Special Management Area additional provisions. 

Sec. 413. Book Cliffs Sportsmen’s Special Management Area Advisory Committee. 

TITLE V—ARCHES NATIONAL PARK EXPANSION 


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Sec. 501. Arches National Park expansion. 

TITLE VI—JURASSIC NATIONAL MONUMENT 

Sec. 601. Jurassic National Monument. 

TITLE VII—WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS 

Sec. 701. Wild and scenic rivers. 

TITLE VIII—ASHLEY KARST NATIONAL GEOLOGIC AND 

RECREATION AREA 

Sec. 801. Ashley Karst National Geologic and Recreation Area. 

Sec. 802. Map and legal description. 

Sec. 803. Administration. 

Sec. 804. General provisions. 

DIVISION B—INNOVATIVE LAND MANAGEMENT, RECREATION 

AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 

TITLE I—SCHOOL TRUST LAND CONSOLIDATIONS 

Sec. 101. Findings and purpose. 

Sec. 102. Definitions. 

Sec. 103. Exchange of land; reservation of interests. 

Sec. 104. Withdrawal of Federal lands prior to exchange. 

Sec. 105. National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and Federal Land Policy 

and Management Act of 1976 compliance. 

Sec. 106. Status and management of land after exchange. 

Sec. 107. Book Cliffs Conservation Area. 

TITLE II—GOBLIN VALLEY STATE PARK 

Sec. 201. Land conveyance. 

Sec. 202. Cooperative Management of Goblin Valley. 

TITLE III—PRICE CANYON STATE FOREST 

Sec. 301. Definitions. 

Sec. 302. Exchange of land. 

Sec. 303. Livestock grazing. 

TITLE IV—DEER LODGE LAND EXCHANGE 

Sec. 401. Definitions. 

Sec. 402. Land exchange. 

TITLE V—SCOFIELD LAND TRANSFER 

Sec. 501. Short title. 

Sec. 502. Definitions. 

Sec. 503. Conveyance of Scofield Project Land. 

TITLE VI—LAND CONVEYANCES 

Sec. 601. Land conveyances. 

TITLE VII—LAND DISPOSALS 


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Sec. 701. Land disposals. 

TITLE VIII—RECREATION ZONES 

Sec. 801. Establishment. 

Sec. 802. Map and legal description. 

Sec. 803. Goldbar Recreation Zone management. 

Sec. 804. Monitor and Merrimac Recreation Zone management. 

Sec. 805. Klondike Recreation Zone management. 

Sec. 806. Big Flat Recreation Zone management. 

Sec. 807. Mineral Canyon Recreation Zone management. 

Sec. 808. Dee Pass and Utah Rims Recreation Zone management. 

Sec. 809. Yellow Circle and Cameo Cliffs Recreation Zone management. 

Sec. 810. Jensen Hills Recreation Zone additional provisions. 

Sec. 811. Red Mountain Recreation Zone management. 

Sec. 812. Devils Hole Recreation Zone management. 

Sec. 813. Bourdette Draw Recreation Zone additional provisions. 

Sec. 814. Red Wash Recreation Zone additional provisions. 

Sec. 815. Hole-in-the-Rock Trail. 

Sec. 816. Recapture Canyon. 

Sec. 817. Big Burrito Non-Motorized Trail. 

TITLE IX—RED ROCK COUNTRY OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE TRAIL 

Sec. 901. Definitions. 

Sec. 902. Designation. 

Sec. 903. Management. 

TITLE X—LONG-TERM INDIAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 

CERTAINTY 

Sec. 1001. Indian economic development in San Juan County, Utah. 

Sec. 1002. Ute Indian Tribe Economic Development Area. 

Sec. 1003. Water study for Uintah and Duchesne Counties. 

TITLE XI—LONG-TERM ENERGY DEVELOPMENT CERTAINTY IN 

UTAH 

Sec. 1101. Sense of Congress. 

Sec. 1102. Actions to expedite energy-related projects. 

Sec. 1103. Permitting and regulatory programs. 

Sec. 1104. Judicial review. 

Sec. 1105. Completion of administrative land exchange process. 

TITLE XII—LONG-TERM TRAVEL MANAGEMENT CERTAINTY 

Sec. 1201. Rights-of-way for certain roads. 

Sec. 1202. Grand County Council recommendations for certain roads. 

Sec. 1203. Uintah County road certainty. 

TITLE XIII—LONG-TERM GRAZING CERTAINTY 

Sec. 1301. Current permitted use. 

Sec. 1302. Bighorn sheep. 

Sec. 1303. Protection of grazing lands. 

DIVISION C—LOCAL PARTICIPATION 


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TITLE I—LOCAL PARTICIPATION AND PLANNING 

Sec. 101. Public Lands Initiative Planning and Implementation Advisory Committee. 

DIVISION D—BEAR EARS NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA 

TITLE I—BEARS EARS NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA 

Sec. 101. Findings. 

Sec. 102. Establishment. 

Sec. 103. Map and legal description. 

Sec. 104. Administration of Bear Ears National Conservation Area. 

Sec. 105. General provisions. 

Sec. 106. Cooperating agencies. 

Sec. 107. Bears Ears Tribal Commission. 

Sec. 108. Tribal employment. 

Sec. 109. Tribal liaison. 

Sec. 110. Bears Ears Advisory Committee. 

1 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

2 In this Act: 

3 (1) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 

4 means the lands or interests in land under the juris5 diction of the Department of the Interior or the De6 partment of Agriculture, except such term does not 

7 include land the title to which is held in trust by the 

8 United States for the benefit of a tribe or an indi9 vidual or is held in fee by a tribe or individual sub10 ject to a restriction by the United States against 

11 alienation. 

12 (2) TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Tribe’’ means a feder13 ally recognized Indian tribe (including a pueblo). 

14 (3) TRIBAL.—The term ‘‘Tribal’’ means of or 

15 pertaining to a tribe. 

16 (4) WATER RESOURCE FACILITIES.—The term 

17 ‘‘water resource facilities’’ means irrigation and 


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1 pumping facilities, reservoirs, water conservation 

2 works, aqueducts, canals, ditches, pipelines, wells, 

3 hydropower projects, transmission and other ancil4 lary facilities, and other water diversion, storage, 

5 and carriage structures. 

6 DIVISION A—CONSERVATION 

7 TITLE I—WILDERNESS 

8 SEC. 101. WILDERNESS DESIGNATIONS. 

9 In furtherance of the purposes of the Wilderness Act, 

10 and subject to valid existing rights, including the rights 

11 of a tribe, the following areas of the State of Utah are 

12 designated as wilderness and as components of the Na13 tional Wilderness Preservation System pursuant to the 

14 Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.). 

15 (1) CANDLAND MOUNTAIN.—Certain Federal 

16 land in Emery County managed by the United 

17 States Forest Service comprising approximately 

18 12,330 acres, as generally depicted on the Utah PLI 

19 Wilderness Map dated June 30, 2016, which shall be 

20 known as the ‘‘Candland Mountain Wilderness’’. 

21 (2) DESOLATION CANYON.—Certain Federal 

22 land in Duchesne, Uintah, Carbon, Emery, and 

23 Grand Counties managed by the Bureau of Land 

24 Management comprising approximately 458,413 

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1 ness Map dated June 30, 2016, which shall be 

2 known as the ‘‘Desolation Canyon Wilderness’’. 

3 (3) HIGH UINTA.—Certain Federal land in 

4 Duchesne, Summit, and Uintah Counties, managed 

5 by the United States Forest Service comprising ap6 proximately 28,293 acres, as generally depicted on 

7 the Utah PLI Wilderness Map dated June 30, 2016, 

8 which shall be known as the ‘‘High Uinta Wilder9 ness’’. 

10 (4) MANCOS MESA.—Certain Federal land in 

11 San Juan County, managed by the Bureau of Land 

12 Management and the National Park Service com13 prising approximately 95,605 acres, as generally de14 picted on the Utah PLI Wilderness Map dated June 

15 30, 2016, which shall be known as the ‘‘Mancos 

16 Mesa Wilderness’’. 

17 (5) CHEESEBOX CANYON.—Certain Federal 

18 land in San Juan County managed by the Bureau 

19 of Land Management comprising approximately 

20 14,441 acres, as generally depicted on the Utah PLI 

21 Wilderness Map dated June 30, 2016, which shall be 

22 known as the ‘‘Cheesebox Canyon Wilderness’’. 

23 (6) BUTLER WASH.—Certain Federal land in 

24 San Juan County managed by the Bureau of Land 

25 Management comprising approximately 27,813 


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1 acres, as generally depicted on the Utah PLI Wilder2 ness Map dated June 30, 2016, which shall be 

3 known as the ‘‘Butler Wash Wilderness’’. 

4 (7) DARK CANYON.—Certain Federal land in 

5 San Juan County managed by the Bureau of Land 

6 Management comprising approximately 72,990 

7 acres, as generally depicted on the Utah PLI Wilder8 ness Map dated June 30, 2016, which shall be 

9 known as the ‘‘Dark Canyon Wilderness’’. 

10 (8) BEHIND THE ROCKS.—Certain Federal land 

11 in San Juan and Grand Counties managed by the 

12 Bureau of Land Management comprising approxi13 mately 13,024 acres, as generally depicted on the 

14 Utah PLI Wilderness Map dated June 30, 2016, 

15 which shall be known as the ‘‘Behind the Rocks Wil16 derness’’. 

17 (9) BRIDGER JACK MESA.—Certain Federal 

18 land in San Juan County managed by the Bureau 

19 of Land Management comprising approximately 

20 6,009 acres, as generally depicted on the Utah PLI 

21 Wilderness Map dated June 30, 2016, which shall be 

22 known as the ‘‘Bridger Jack Mesa Wilderness’’. 

23 (10) CEDAR MESA.—Certain Federal land in 

24 San Juan County managed by the Bureau of Land 

25 Management comprising approximately 223,566 


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1 acres, as generally depicted on the Utah PLI Wilder2 ness Map dated June 30, 2016, which shall be 

3 known as the ‘‘Cedar Mesa Wilderness’’. 

4 (11) MIKES CANYON.—Certain Federal land in 

5 San Juan County managed by the Bureau of Land 

6 Management and the National Park Service com7 prising approximately 30,549 acres, as generally de8 picted on the Utah PLI Wilderness Map dated June 

9 30, 2016, which shall be known as the ‘‘Mikes Can10 yon Wilderness’’. 

11 (12) MULE CANYON.—Certain Federal land in 

12 San Juan County, Utah managed by the Bureau of 

13 Land Management comprising approximately 5,858 

14 acres, as generally depicted on the Utah PLI Wilder15 ness Map and dated June 30, 2016, which shall be 

16 known as the ‘‘Mule Canyon Wilderness’’. 

17 (13) MARSH PEAK.—Certain Federal land in 

18 Uintah County managed by the United States For19 est Service comprising approximately 15,031 acres, 

20 as generally depicted on the Utah PLI Wilderness 

21 Map dated June 30, 2016, which shall be known as 

22 the ‘‘Marsh Peak Wilderness’’. 

23 (14) CLIFF PEAK.—Certain Federal land in 

24 Uintah and Duchesne Counties managed by the 

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1 mately 9,153 acres, as generally depicted on the 

2 Utah PLI Wilderness Map dated June 30, 2016, 

3 which shall be known as the ‘‘Cliff Peak Wilder4 ness’’. 

5 (15) BULL CANYON.—Certain Federal land in 

6 Uintah County, Utah managed by the Bureau of 

7 Land Management comprising approximately 599 

8 acres, as generally depicted on the Utah PLI Wilder9 ness Map and dated June 30, 2016, which shall be 

10 known as the ‘‘Bull Canyon Wilderness’’. 

11 (16) WHITE CANYON.—Certain Federal land in 

12 San Juan County managed by the Bureau of Land 

13 Management comprising approximately 18,886 

14 acres, as generally depicted on the Utah PLI Wilder15 ness Map dated June 30, 2016, which shall be 

16 known as the ‘‘White Canyon Wilderness’’. 

17 (17) MEXICAN MOUNTAIN.—Certain Federal 

18 land in Emery County managed by the Bureau of 

19 Land Management comprising approximately 84,976 

20 acres, as generally depicted on the Utah PLI Wilder21 ness Map dated June 30, 2016, which shall be 

22 known as the ‘‘Mexican Mountain Wilderness’’. 

23 (18) SIDS MOUNTAIN.—Certain Federal land in 

24 Emery County managed by the Bureau of Land 

25 Management comprising approximately 82,406 


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1 acres, as generally depicted on the Utah PLI Wilder2 ness Map dated June 30, 2016, which shall be 

3 known as the ‘‘Sids Mountain Wilderness’’. 

4 (19) MUDDY CREEK.—Certain Federal land in 

5 Emery County managed by the Bureau of Land 

6 Management comprising approximately 72,400 

7 acres, as generally depicted on the Utah PLI Wilder8 ness Map dated June 30, 2016, which shall be 

9 known as the ‘‘Muddy Creek Wilderness’’. 

10 (20) SAN RAFAEL REEF.—Certain Federal land 

11 in Emery County managed by the Bureau of Land 

12 Management comprising approximately 54,284 

13 acres, as generally depicted on the Utah PLI Wilder14 ness Map dated June 30, 2016, which shall be 

15 known as the ‘‘San Rafael Reef Wilderness’’. 

16 (21) CRACK CANYON WILDERNESS.—Certain 

17 Federal land in Emery County managed by the Bu18 reau of Land Management comprising approximately 

19 27,191 acres, as generally depicted on the Utah PLI 

20 Wilderness Map dated June 30, 2016, which shall be 

21 known as the ‘‘Crack Canyon Wilderness’’. 

22 (22) DEVILS CANYON.—Certain Federal land in 

23 Emery County managed by the Bureau of Land 

24 Management comprising approximately 8,652 acres, 

25 as generally depicted on the Utah PLI Wilderness 


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1 Map dated June 30, 2016, which shall be known as 

2 the ‘‘Devils Canyon Wilderness’’. 

3 (23) NELSON MOUNTAIN.—Certain Federal 

4 land in Emery County managed by the United 

5 States Forest Service comprising approximately 

6 12,856 acres, as generally depicted on the Utah PLI 

7 Wilderness Map dated June 30, 2016, which shall be 

8 known as the ‘‘Nelson Mountain Wilderness’’. 

9 (24) WILLIAM GRANSTAFF CANYON.—Certain 

10 Federal land in Grand County managed by the Bu11 reau of Land Management comprising approximately 

12 8,420 acres, as generally depicted on the Utah PLI 

13 Wilderness Map dated June 30, 2016, which shall be 

14 known as the ‘‘William Granstaff Canyon Wilder15 ness’’. 

16 (25) MILL CREEK CANYON.—Certain Federal 

17 land in Grand County managed by the Bureau of 

18 Land Management comprising approximately 12,357 

19 acres, as generally depicted on the Utah PLI Wilder20 ness Map dated June 30, 2016, which shall be 

21 known as the ‘‘Mill Creek Canyon Wilderness’’. 

22 (26) LABYRINTH CANYON.—Certain Federal 

23 land in Grand and Emery Counties managed by the 

24 Bureau of Land Management comprising approxi25 mately 56,688 acres, as generally depicted on the 


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1 Utah PLI Wilderness Map dated June 30, 2016, 

2 which shall be known as the ‘‘Labyrinth Canyon 

3 Wilderness’’. 

4 (27) CANYONLANDS.—Certain Federal land in 

5 San Juan County managed by the National Park 

6 Service comprising approximately 257,606 acres, as 

7 generally depicted on the Utah PLI Wilderness Map 

8 dated June 30, 2016, which shall be known as the 

9 ‘‘Canyonlands Wilderness’’. 

10 (28) ARCHES.—Certain Federal land in Grand 

11 County managed by the National Park Service com12 prising approximately 63,808 acres, as generally de13 picted on the Utah PLI Wilderness Map dated June 

14 30, 2016, which shall be known as the ‘‘Arches Wil15 derness’’. 

16 (29) FISHER TOWERS.—Certain Federal land in 

17 Grand County managed by the Bureau of Land 

18 Management comprising approximately 1,190 acres, 

19 as generally depicted on the Utah PLI Wilderness 

20 Map dated June 30, 2016, which shall be known as 

21 the ‘‘Fisher Towers Wilderness’’. 

22 (30) MARY JANE CANYON.—Certain Federal 

23 land in Grand County managed by the Bureau of 

24 Land Management comprising approximately 13,574 

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1 ness Map dated June 30, 2016, which shall be 

2 known as the ‘‘Mary Jane Canyon Wilderness’’. 

3 (31) GRANITE CREEK.—Certain Federal land in 

4 Grand County managed by the Bureau of Land 

5 Management comprising approximately 25,104 

6 acres, as generally depicted on the Utah PLI Wilder7 ness Map dated June 30, 2016, which shall be 

8 known as the ‘‘Granite Creek Wilderness’’. 

9 (32) BOOK CLIFFS.—Certain Federal land in 

10 Grand County managed by the Bureau of Land 

11 Management comprising approximately 175,490 

12 acres, as generally depicted on the Utah PLI Wilder13 ness Map dated June 30, 2016, which shall be 

14 known as the ‘‘Book Cliffs Wilderness’’. 

15 (33) WESTWATER.—Certain Federal land in 

16 Grand County, Utah managed by the Bureau of 

17 Land Management comprising approximately 32,954 

18 acres, as generally depicted on the Utah PLI Wilder19 ness Map and dated June 30, 2016, which shall be 

20 known as the ‘‘Westwater Wilderness’’. 

21 (34) BEAVER CREEK.—Certain Federal land in 

22 Grand County managed by the Bureau of Land 

23 Management comprising approximately 48,416 

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1 ness Map dated June 30, 2016, which shall be 

2 known as the ‘‘Beaver Creek Wilderness’’. 

3 (35) MOUNT PEALE.—Certain Federal land in 

4 San Juan County managed by the United States 

5 Forest Service comprising approximately 4,302 

6 acres, as generally depicted on the Utah PLI Wilder7 ness Map dated June 30, 2016, which shall be 

8 known as the ‘‘Mount Peale Wilderness’’. 

9 (36) HAMMOND CANYON.—Certain Federal 

10 land in San Juan County managed by the United 

11 States Forest Service comprising approximately 

12 7,593 acres, as generally depicted on the Utah PLI 

13 Wilderness Map dated June 30, 2016, which shall be 

14 known as the ‘‘Hammond Canyon Wilderness’’. 

15 (37) ARCH CANYON.—Certain Federal land in 

16 San Juan County managed by the United States 

17 Forest Service comprising approximately 4,376 

18 acres, as generally depicted on the Utah PLI Wilder19 ness Map dated June 30, 2016, which shall be 

20 known as the ‘‘Arch Canyon Wilderness’’. 

21 (38) DINOSAUR.—Certain Federal land in 

22 Uintah County managed by the National Park Serv23 ice comprising approximately 52,348 acres, as gen24 erally depicted on the Utah PLI Wilderness Map 


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1 dated June 30, 2016, which shall be known as the 

2 ‘‘Dinosaur Wilderness’’. 

3 (39) CEDAR MOUNTAIN.—Certain Federal land 

4 in Emery County managed by the Bureau of Land 

5 Management comprising approximately 17,355 

6 acres, as generally depicted on the Utah PLI Wilder7 ness Map dated June 30, 2016, which shall be 

8 known as the ‘‘Cedar Mountain Wilderness’’. 

9 (40) INDIAN CREEK.—Certain Federal land in 

10 San Juan County managed by the Bureau of Land 

11 Management and the United States Forest Service 

12 comprising approximately 6,562 acres, as generally 

13 depicted on the Utah PLI Wilderness Map dated 

14 June 30, 2016, which shall be known as the ‘‘Indian 

15 Creek Wilderness’’. 

16 (41) STEER GULCH.—Certain Federal land in 

17 San Juan County managed by the United States 

18 Forest Service comprising approximately 25,094 

19 acres, as generally depicted on the Utah PLI Wilder20 ness Map dated June 30, 2016, which shall be 

21 known as the ‘‘Steer Gulch Wilderness’’. 

22 SEC. 102. MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than two years from the 

24 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior 

25 and the Secretary of Agriculture as appropriate shall file 


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1 a map and legal description of each of the wilderness areas 

2 with the Committee on Natural Resources of the House 

3 of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and 

4 Natural Resources of the Senate. 

5 (b) FORCE AND EFFECT.—Each map and legal de6 scription submitted under this section shall have the same 

7 force and effect as if included in this title, except that 

8 the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agri9 culture as appropriate may make any minor modifications 

10 of any clerical or typographical errors in the map or legal 

11 description provided that prior to any modifications, cler12 ical or typographical changes, these changes are reported 

13 to the State of Utah and the affected county. 

14 (c) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—A copy of the map and 

15 legal description shall be on file and available for public 

16 inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of In17 dian Affairs, the Bureau of Land Management, the Na18 tional Park Service, and the United States Forest Service. 

19 SEC. 103. WILDERNESS ADMINISTRATION. 

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 

21 including the rights of a tribe, each wilderness area estab22 lished under section 101 shall be administered by the Sec23 retary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture as 

24 appropriate in accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 

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1 (1) any reference in that Act to the effective 

2 date shall be considered to be a reference to the date 

3 of enactment of this Act; and 

4 (2) with respect to wilderness areas that are ad5 ministered by the Secretary of the Interior, any ref6 erence in the Wilderness Act to the Secretary of Ag7 riculture shall be considered to be a reference to the 

8 Secretary of the Interior. 

9 (b) FIRE, INSECTS, AND DISEASE.—In accordance 

10 with section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act, the relevant 

11 Secretary may take such measures in each wilderness area 

12 necessary to control of fire, insects, and disease (including, 

13 as the relevant Secretary determines to be appropriate, the 

14 coordination of such activities with a State, tribe, or local 

15 agency). 

16 (c) WILDFIRE MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS.—Noth17 ing in this title precludes a Federal, State, tribal, or local 

18 agency from conducting wildfire management operations 

19 (including operations using aircraft or mechanized equip20 ment). 

21 (d) LIVESTOCK.— 

22 (1) GRAZING.—The grazing of livestock in each 

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1 sonable rules and regulations as prescribed by the 

2 relevant Secretary, in accordance with— 

3 (A) section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act 

4 (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(4)); and 

5 (B) the guidelines set forth in Appendix A 

6 of the report of the Committee on Interior and 

7 Insular Affairs of the House of Representatives 

8 accompanying H.R. 2570 of the 101st Congress 

9 (House Report 101–405). 

10 (2) UTAH DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND

11 FOOD.—In instances in which historic grazing areas, 

12 access, or use is disputed by the grazing permittee, 

13 data and information provided by the Utah Depart14 ment of Agriculture shall be given consideration by 

15 the relevant Secretary to establish historic grazing 

16 areas, locations, or use. 

17 (e) OUTFITTING AND GUIDE ACTIVITIES.—In accord18 ance with section 4(d)(6) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 

19 1133(d)(5)), commercial services (including authorized 

20 outfitting and guide activities) within the wilderness areas 

21 are authorized to the extent necessary to realize the rec22 reational purposes of the areas. 

23 (f) ACCESS.—In accordance with section 5(a) of the 

24 Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1134(a)), the relevant Sec25 retary shall provide the owner of State, tribal or private 


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1 property within the boundary of a wilderness area access 

2 to the property. 

3 (g) WILDLIFE WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.— 

4 The relevant Secretary shall allow existing water struc5 tures and facilities for wildlife water development projects, 

6 including guzzlers, in the wilderness areas designated by 

7 this title. 

8 (h) FISH AND WILDLIFE.—Nothing in this title af9 fects the jurisdiction of the State of Utah with respect 

10 to the management of fish and wildlife on Federal land 

11 in the State, including the regulation of hunting, fishing, 

12 and trapping within the wilderness areas. 

13 (i) WITHDRAWALS.—Subject to valid existing rights, 

14 all public land within the areas established as wilderness 

15 under this title, including any land or interest in land that 

16 is acquired by the United States within the wilderness 

17 areas after the date of enactment of this Act, is withdrawn 

18 from— 

19 (1) entry, appropriation or disposal under the 

20 public land laws; 

21 (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining 

22 laws; and 

23 (3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral 

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1 (j) TRAIL AND FENCE MAINTENANCE.—The relevant 

2 Secretary shall maintain trails and fence lines located 

3 within the wilderness areas designated by this title, in ac4 cordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et 

5 seq.). 

6 SEC. 104. WATER RIGHTS. 

7 (a) STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 

8 title— 

9 (1) shall constitute either an express or implied 

10 reservation by the United States of any water rights 

11 with respect to the wilderness areas designated by 

12 section 101; 

13 (2) affects any water rights in the State of 

14 Utah existing on the date of enactment of this Act, 

15 including any water rights held by the United 

16 States; 

17 (3) establishes a precedent with regard to any 

18 future wilderness designations; or 

19 (4) shall restrict or prohibit the upstream diver20 sion of water rights held under Utah State law. 

21 (b) EXISTING WATER INFRASTRUCTURE.—Nothing 

22 in this title shall be construed to limit motorized access 

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1 ability of water resource facilities that currently exist or 

2 which may be necessary in the future to prevent the deg3 radation of the water supply in wilderness areas des4 ignated by section 101. 

5 SEC. 105. MILITARY OVERFLIGHTS. 

6 Nothing in this title restricts or precludes— 

7 (1) low-level overflights of military aircraft over 

8 wilderness areas designated by section 101, includ9 ing military overflights that can be seen or heard 

10 within wilderness areas; 

11 (2) flight testing and evaluation; or 

12 (3) the designation or creation of new units of 

13 special use airspace, or the establishment of military 

14 flight training routes, over wilderness areas. 

15 SEC. 106. ADJACENT MANAGEMENT. 

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this title creates a pro17 tective perimeter or buffer zone around a wilderness area 

18 designated by section 101. 

19 (b) ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE WILDERNESS AREA.—The 

20 fact that an activity or use on land outside a wilderness 

21 area can be seen, heard or smelled within the wilderness 

22 area shall not preclude the activity or use outside the 

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1 SEC. 107. INDIAN RIGHTS. 

2 Nothing in this title diminishes the rights of any In3 dian tribe. 

4 SEC. 108. ACQUISITION OF LAND AND INTERESTS IN LAND. 

5 (a) ACQUISITION.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—The relevant Secretary may 

7 acquire land or interest in land within the bound8 aries of the wilderness areas designated by section 

9 101 only by donation, exchange, transfer from an10 other Federal agency, or purchase from a willing 

11 seller. 

12 (2) LAND EXCHANGE.—At the request of the 

13 State of Utah, not later than two years after the 

14 date of enactment of this Act, the relevant Secretary 

15 shall complete exchanges for State land located with16 in the boundaries of the wilderness areas designated 

17 by this title. 

18 (3) NO CONDEMNATION.—Within the areas des19 ignated as wilderness by this title, the use of emi20 nent domain or condemnation shall be prohibited. 

21 (b) INCORPORATION IN WILDERNESS AREA.—Any 

22 land or interest in land located inside the boundary of a 

23 wilderness area that is acquired by the United States after 

24 the date of enactment of this Act, except land acquired 

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1 shall be added to, and administered as part of the wilder2 ness area. 

3 SEC. 109. WILDERNESS RELEASE. 

4 (a) PUBLIC LAND.— 

5 (1) FINDING.—Congress finds that, for pur6 poses of section 603 of the Federal Land Policy and 

7 Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782), the 

8 public land administered by the Bureau of Land 

9 Management in the following wilderness study areas, 

10 as depicted on the map entitled Utah PLI Wilder11 ness map dated June 30, 2016, have been ade12 quately studied for wilderness designation— 

13 (A) the 43,322-acre area known as Winter 

14 Ridge Wilderness Study Area; 

15 (B) the 7,051-acre area known as Jack 

16 Canyon Wilderness Study Area; 

17 (C) the 6,557-acre area known as Squaw 

18 and Papoose Wilderness Study Area; 

19 (D) the 20,404-acre area known as Desola20 tion Canyon Wilderness Study Area included 

21 within the Desolation Canyon Special Manage22 ment Area as designated by this title and as de23 picted on the map; 

24 (E) the 2,516-acre area known as Daniels 

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1 (F) the 945-acre area known as Cross 

2 Canyon Wilderness Study Area. 

3 (2) RELEASE.—Any land managed by the Bu4 reau of Land Management within the areas de5 scribed in paragraph (1) that is not designated as 

6 wilderness by this title— 

7 (A) shall not be subject to section 603(c) 

8 of the Federal Land Policy and Management 

9 Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)); 

10 (B) shall be managed in accordance with 

11 land management plans adopted under section 

12 202 of that Act (43 U.S.C. 1712); and 

13 (C) shall no longer be subject to Secre14 tarial Order No. 3310 issued by the Secretary 

15 of the Interior on December 22, 2010. 

16 SEC. 110. AIRSHEDS. 

17 (a) DESIGNATIONS.—Except as provided in sub18 section (b), it is the intent of Congress that wilderness 

19 areas designated under section 101 shall not be designated 

20 as Class I airsheds under the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 

21 7401–7661) unless Class I status is agreed by the State 

22 of Utah under existing authorities. 

23 (b) EXCEPTIONS.—The lands within the wilderness 

24 designated by section 101(K), (AA), and (BB) shall con25 tinue to be managed as Class I airsheds. 


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1 TITLE II—NATIONAL 

2 CONSERVATION AREAS 

3 SEC. 201. NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREAS. 

4 Subject to valid existing rights, including the rights 

5 of a tribe, the following areas in the State of Utah are 

6 hereby established as National Conservation Areas: 

7 (1) BEACH DRAW.—Certain Federal land, com8 prising approximately 658 acres administered by the 

9 Bureau of Land Management in Uintah County as 

10 generally depicted on the map entitled Utah PLI 

11 National Conservation Area Map dated June 30, 

12 2016, to be known as the ‘‘Beach Draw National 

13 Conservation Area’’. 

14 (2) DIAMOND MOUNTAIN.—Certain Federal 

15 land, comprising approximately 30,390 acres admin16 istered by the Bureau of Land Management in 

17 Uintah County as generally depicted on the map en18 titled Utah PLI National Conservation Area Map 

19 dated June 30, 2016, to be known as the ‘‘Diamond 

20 Mountain National Conservation Area’’. 

21 (3) DOCS VALLEY.—Certain Federal land, com22 prising approximately 8,544 acres administered by 

23 the Bureau of Land Management in Uintah County 

24 as generally depicted on the map entitled Utah PLI 

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1 2016, to be known as the ‘‘Docs Valley National 

2 Conservation Area’’. 

3 (4) STONE BRIDGE DRAW.—Certain Federal 

4 land, comprising approximately 2,415 acres adminis5 tered by the Bureau of Land Management in Uintah 

6 County as generally depicted on the map entitled 

7 Utah PLI National Conservation Area Map dated 

8 June 30, 2016, to be known as the ‘‘Stone Bridge 

9 Draw National Conservation Area’’. 

10 (5) STUNTZ DRAW.—Certain Federal land, 

11 comprising approximately 2,284 acres administered 

12 by the Bureau of Land Management in Uintah 

13 County as generally depicted on the map entitled 

14 Utah PLI National Conservation Area Map dated 

15 June 30, 2016, to be known as the ‘‘Stuntz Draw 

16 National Conservation Area’’. 

17 (6) SAN RAFAEL SWELL.—Certain Federal 

18 land, comprising approximately 530,380 acres ad19 ministered by the Bureau of Land Management in 

20 Emery County as generally depicted on the map en21 titled Utah PLI National Conservation Area Map 

22 dated June 30, 2016, to be known as the ‘‘San 

23 Rafael Swell National Conservation Area’’. 

24 (7) LABYRINTH CANYON.—Certain Federal 

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1 istered by the Bureau of Land Management in 

2 Emery County and Grand County as generally de3 picted on the map entitled Utah PLI National Con4 servation Area Map dated June 30, 2016, to be 

5 known as the ‘‘Labyrinth Canyon National Con6 servation Area’’. 

7 (8) MUDDY CREEK.—Certain Federal land, 

8 comprising approximately 53,804 acres administered 

9 by the Bureau of Land Management in Emery 

10 County, Utah, as generally depicted on the map en11 titled Utah PLI National Conservation Area Map 

12 and dated June 30, 2016, to be known as the 

13 ‘‘Muddy Creek National Conservation Area’’. 

14 (9) COLORADO RIVER.—Certain Federal land, 

15 comprising approximately 166,949 acres adminis16 tered by the Bureau of Land Management in Grand 

17 County as generally depicted on the map entitled 

18 Utah PLI National Conservation Area Map dated 

19 June 30, 2016, to be known as the ‘‘Colorado River 

20 National Conservation Area’’. 

21 (10) INDIAN CREEK.—Certain Federal land, 

22 comprising approximately 434,354 acres adminis23 tered by the Bureau of Land Management and 

24 United States Forest Service in San Juan County, 

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1 Utah PLI National Conservation Area Map and 

2 dated June 30, 2016, to be known as the ‘‘Indian 

3 Creek National Conservation Area’’. 

4 (11) SAN RAFAEL RIVER.—Certain Federal 

5 land, comprising approximately 33,935 acres admin6 istered by the Bureau of Land Management in 

7 Emery County as generally depicted on the map en8 titled Utah PLI National Conservation Area Map 

9 dated June 30, 2016, to be known as the ‘‘San 

10 Rafael River National Conservation Area’’. 

11 SEC. 202. MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than two years from the 

13 date of enactment of this Act, the relevant Secretary shall 

14 file a map and legal description of the National Conserva15 tion Areas established by section 201 of this title with the 

16 Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Rep17 resentatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural 

18 Resources of the Senate. 

19 (b) FORCE AND EFFECT.—Each map and legal de20 scription submitted under this section shall have the same 

21 force and effect as if included in this title, except that 

22 the relevant Secretary may make minor modifications of 

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1 ical or typographical changes, these changes are reported 

2 to the State of Utah and the affected county. 

3 (c) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—A copy of the map and 

4 legal description shall be on file and available for public 

5 inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of In6 dian Affairs, the Bureau of Land Management, and the 

7 United States Forest Service. 

8 SEC. 203. ADMINISTRATION OF NATIONAL CONSERVATION 

9 AREAS. 

10 (a) PURPOSES.—In accordance with this title, the 

11 Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 

12 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), and other applicable laws, the rel13 evant Secretary shall manage the National Conservation 

14 Areas established by section 201 in a manner that— 

15 (1) protects, conserves, and enhances the 

16 unique and nationally important historic, cultural, 

17 scientific, scenic, recreational, archaeological, nat18 ural, and educational resources of the Conservation 

19 Area; 

20 (2) maintains and enhances cooperative and in21 novative management practices between resource 

22 managers, private landowners, and the public in the 

23 Conservation Area; and 

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1 (b) MANAGEMENT PLANS.— 

2 (1) PLAN REQUIRED.—Not later than two years 

3 after the date of enactment of this Act, the relevant 

4 Secretary shall develop a management plan for the 

5 long-term management of each Conservation Area. 

6 (2) RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONSULTATION.— 

7 The relevant Secretary shall prepare the manage8 ment plan in consultation and coordination with 

9 local and tribal governments, the public, and the 

10 Public Lands Initiative Planning and Implementa11 tion Advisory Committee established under Division 

12 C of this Act. If the relevant Secretary does not in13 corporate recommendations submitted by the State, 

14 local governments, and Indian tribes into the man15 agement plans, the relevant Secretary shall submit a 

16 written explanation before the effective date of the 

17 management plan to the House Committee on Nat18 ural Resources and Senate Committee on Energy 

19 and Natural Resources outlining the reasons for re20 jecting the recommendations. 

21 SEC. 204. GENERAL PROVISIONS. 

22 (a) WITHDRAWALS.—Subject to valid existing rights, 

23 all Federal land within the National Conservation Areas 

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1 the Conservation Areas after the date of enactment of this 

2 Act, is withdrawn from— 

3 (1) entry, appropriation or disposal under the 

4 public land laws; 

5 (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining 

6 laws; and 

7 (3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral 

8 materials, and geothermal leasing laws. 

9 (b) FIRE, INSECTS, AND DISEASE.—In accordance 

10 with this title, the relevant Secretary may take such meas11 ures in each Conservation Area necessary to control fire, 

12 insects, and disease (including the coordination of such ac13 tivities with a State, tribal, or local agency). 

14 (c) WILDLAND FIRE OPERATIONS.—Nothing in this 

15 title precludes a Federal, State, tribal, or local agency 

16 from conducting wildfire management operations (includ17 ing operations using aircraft or mechanized equipment) in 

18 Conservation Areas designated under section 201. 

19 (d) LIVESTOCK.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—Within the Conservation 

21 Areas established under section 201 the grazing of 

22 livestock established before the date of enactment of 

23 this Act shall continue subject to reasonable regula24 tions as prescribed by the relevant Secretary. 


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1 (2) PROTECTION OF EXISTING USES.—Existing 

2 livestock grazing shall continue in accordance with 

3 the following guidelines: 

4 (A) There shall be no reductions of grazing 

5 in the areas designated by this title simply be6 cause an area is, or has been designated by this 

7 title. 

8 (B) The number of livestock permitted to 

9 graze in areas designated by this title shall con10 tinue at approximate stocking levels prescribed 

11 in the grazing permit that existed on January 

12 1, 2016, and additional or suspended animal 

13 unit months shall be allowed to graze as range 

14 conditions allow or if range treatments improve 

15 conditions. Animal Unit Months shall only be 

16 diminished as a result of revisions in the nor17 mal grazing and land management planning 

18 and policy setting process. 

19 (C) The maintenance of existing grazing 

20 supporting facilities in an area prior to its des21 ignation by this title (including fences, place22 ment of salt and minerals, line cabins, water 

23 wells and pipelines, stock tanks and ponds), 

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1 the use of off-highway vehicles or mechanized 

2 tools and equipment. 

3 (D) The construction of new grazing im4 provements or replacement of deteriorated live5 stock facilities in areas designated by this title 

6 is authorized if in accordance with the applica7 ble management plan. 

8 (E) The use of off-highway vehicles for 

9 emergency purposes such as care of sick ani10 mals or the placement of feed and water in 

11 emergency situations is authorized by the appli12 cable grazing permit holder or an employee or 

13 agent thereof. 

14 (F) Access to historic and traditional water 

15 sources for the purpose of watering livestock 

16 shall be maintained. 

17 (G) The trailing of domestic livestock shall 

18 continue and shall not be limited by the des19 ignations made under section 201. 

20 (3) UTAH DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND

21 FOOD.—In instances in which historic grazing areas, 

22 access, or use is disputed by the grazing permittee, 

23 data and information provided by the Utah Depart24 ment of Agriculture shall be given consideration by 


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1 the relevant Secretary to determine historic grazing 

2 areas or use. 

3 (e) EXISTING EASEMENTS AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY.— 

4 Nothing in this title precludes the relevant Secretary from 

5 renewing easements or rights-of-way in Conservation 

6 Areas established under section 201 in existence on the 

7 date of enactment of this Act, in accordance with this divi8 sion and existing law. 

9 (f) ADJACENT MANAGEMENT.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this title creates 

11 a protective perimeter or buffer zone around a Con12 servation Area designated by section 201. 

13 (2) ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE CONSERVATION

14 AREA.—An activity or use on land outside of a Con15 servation Area established under section 201 that 

16 can be seen, heard, felt, or smelled within the Con17 servation Area shall not preclude the activity or use 

18 outside the boundary of the Conservation Area. 

19 (g) OUTFITTING AND GUIDE ACTIVITIES.—Commer20 cial services (including authorized outfitting and guide ac21 tivities) within the Conservation Areas established under 

22 section 201 are authorized to the extent necessary to real23 ize the recreational purposes of the areas. 

24 (h) FISH AND WILDLIFE.—Nothing in this title af25 fects the jurisdiction of the State of Utah with respect 


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1 to the management of fish and wildlife on Federal land 

2 in the State, including the regulation of hunting, fishing, 

3 and trapping and use of helicopters to maintain healthy 

4 wildlife populations, within the Conservation Areas estab5 lished under section 201. 

6 (i) ACCESS.—The relevant Secretary shall provide the 

7 owner of State, tribal or private property within the 

8 boundary of a Conservation Area established under section 

9 201 access to the property. 

10 (j) WILDLIFE WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.— 

11 Structures and facilities, including future and existing 

12 structures and facilities, for wildlife water development 

13 projects (including guzzlers) in the Conservation Areas es14 tablished under section 201 are authorized. 

15 (k) WATER RIGHTS.— 

16 (1) STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 

17 this title— 

18 (A) shall constitute either an express or 

19 implied reservation by the United States of any 

20 water rights with respect to the Conservation 

21 Areas designated by this title; 

22 (B) affects any water rights in the State of 

23 Utah existing on the date of enactment of this 

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1 (C) establishes a precedent with regard to 

2 any future National Conservation Area designa3 tions; or 

4 (D) shall restrict or prohibit the upstream 

5 diversion of water rights held under Utah State 

6 law. 

7 (2) EXISTING WATER INFRASTRUCTURE.— 

8 Nothing in this title shall be construed to limit mo9 torized access and road maintenance by local munici10 palities, including irrigation districts, and other 

11 water right holders for maintenance activities nec12 essary to guarantee the continued viability of water 

13 resource facilities that currently exist or which may 

14 be necessary in the future to prevent the degrada15 tion of the water supply in Conservation Areas des16 ignated by this title. 

17 (l) WILDERNESS RELEASE.—Congress finds that the 

18 Conservation Areas designated by section 201 have been 

19 adequately studied for wilderness character and wilderness 

20 designation pursuant to section 603 of the Federal Land 

21 Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782) 

22 and are no longer subject to the requirement of subsection 

23 (c) of such section pertaining to the management of wil24 derness study areas in a manner that does not impair the 

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1 (m) PROHIBITION.—The relevant Secretary may not 

2 promulgate or issue any system-wide regulation, directive, 

3 instruction memorandum or order that would direct man4 agement of the Federal lands designated as Conservation 

5 Areas by section 201 in a manner contrary to this title. 

6 (n) VEGETATION MANAGEMENT.—Nothing in this 

7 title prevents the relevant Secretary from conducting vege8 tation management projects within the Conservation 

9 Areas established under section 201 in a manner con10 sistent with the purposes for the Conservation Area pursu11 ant to section 203(a). 

12 (o) OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except in cases in which off14 highway vehicles are needed for administrative pur15 poses, including project construction and mainte16 nance, response to an emergency or as outlined in 

17 section 204(d)(2), the use of off-highway vehicles 

18 shall be permitted only on designated routes within 

19 the Conservation Areas designated under section 

20 201. 

21 (2) DESIGNATED ROUTES FOR OFF-HIGHWAY

22 VEHICLES.— 

23 (A) IN GENERAL.—The relevant Secretary 

24 shall manage existing designated routes in a 

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1 (i) is consistent with off-highway vehi2 cle and mechanized use of the designated 

3 routes that is authorized under the appli4 cable travel management plan; 

5 (ii) does not significantly damage des6 ignated critical habitat or cultural re7 sources; and 

8 (iii) does not interfere with private 

9 property or water rights. 

10 (B) CLOSURE.—The relevant Secretary, in 

11 consultation with the State and affected Coun12 ty, may temporarily close or permanently re13 route, subject to subparagraph (C), a route if 

14 the relevant Secretary determines that— 

15 (i) the route is significantly damaging 

16 designated critical habitat or cultural re17 sources; 

18 (ii) the route threatens public safety; 

19 (iii) closure of the route is necessary 

20 to repair damage to the designated route; 

21 or 

22 (iv) closure of the route is necessary 

23 to repair resource damage. 

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1 be permanently rerouted by utilizing a pre2 viously closed route or constructing a new 

3 route. 

4 (D) NOTICE.—The relevant Secretary shall 

5 provide information to the public regarding any 

6 designated routes that are open, have been re7 routed, or are temporarily or permanently 

8 closed through— 

9 (i) use of appropriate signage within 

10 the Conservation Area; and 

11 (ii) use of the Internet and Web re12 sources. 

13 (p) TEMPORARY ROAD CONSTRUCTION.—The rel14 evant Secretary shall be permitted to construct temporary 

15 passenger vehicle roads for administrative or emergency 

16 purposes. The relevant Secretary shall decommission any 

17 temporary road constructed under this paragraph not 

18 later than three years after the date the project is com19 pleted. 

20 (q) NO EFFECT ON NON-FEDERAL LAND OR INTER21 ESTS IN NON-FEDERAL LAND.—Nothing in this title af22 fects ownership, management, or other rights relating to 

23 non-Federal land or interests in non-Federal land. 

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1 nerships with colleges, universities, schools, tribes, sci2 entific institutions, nonprofit organizations, researchers, 

3 and scientists to conduct research and provide educational 

4 and interpretive services of the historical, cultural, sci5 entific, archeological, and natural resources within the 

6 Conservation Areas designated by section 201. Research 

7 findings from the Conservation Areas may be used to de8 velop land use solutions that meet human needs while 

9 maintaining ecological and economic viability in the re10 gion. 

11 (s) RESEARCH AND INTERPRETIVE FACILITIES.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Inte13 rior and Secretary of Agriculture may establish fa14 cilities for— 

15 (A) the conduct of scientific research; and 

16 (B) the interpretation of the historical, cul17 tural, scientific, archeological, biological, nat18 ural and educational resources of the Conserva19 tion Areas designated under section 201. 

20 (2) GRANTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREE21 MENTS.—In carrying out subsection (r), the Sec22 retary of the Interior and Secretary of Agriculture 

23 may make grants to, or enter into cooperative agree24 ments with the State of Utah, local governmental 

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1 and private entities to conduct research, conduct sci2 entific analyses, and carry out any other initiative 

3 relating to the restoration or conservation of the 

4 Conservation Areas. 

5 (t) PARTNERSHIPS.—In carrying out subsections (r) 

6 and (s) and in recognition of the value of collaboration 

7 to foster innovation and enhance research and develop8 ment efforts, the Secretary of the Interior and the Sec9 retary of Agriculture shall encourage partnerships, includ10 ing public-private partnerships, between and among Fed11 eral, State, tribal and local agencies, academic institu12 tions, nonprofit organizations and private entities. 

13 (u) RECREATION.—The relevant Secretary shall con14 tinue to authorize, maintain, and enhance the recreational 

15 use of the Conservation Areas designated under section 

16 201, including hunting, fishing, camping, hiking, back17 packing, cross-country skiing, hang gliding, paragliding, 

18 rock climbing, canyoneering, sightseeing, nature study, 

19 horseback riding, mountain biking, rafting, off-highway 

20 vehicle recreation on designated routes, and other rec21 reational activities. 

22 (v) ACQUISITION.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—The relevant Secretary may 

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1 tion 201 only by donation, exchange, transfer from 

2 another Federal agency, or purchase from a willing 

3 seller. 

4 (2) LAND EXCHANGE.—At the request of the 

5 State, not later than two years after the date of en6 actment of this Act, the relevant Secretary shall 

7 complete exchanges for State land located within the 

8 boundaries of the Conservation Areas designated by 

9 section 201. 

10 (3) NO CONDEMNATION.—Within the Conserva11 tion Areas designated by section 201 the use of emi12 nent domain or condemnation shall be prohibited. 

13 (4) INCORPORATION IN NATIONAL CONSERVA14 TION AREA.—Any land or interest in land located in15 side the boundary of a Conservation Area designated 

16 under section 201 that is acquired by the United 

17 States after the date of enactment of this Act shall 

18 be added to and administered as part of the Con19 servation Area. 

20 SEC. 205. ADDITIONAL PURPOSE FOR DOCS VALLEY, STONE 

21 BRIDGE DRAW, STUNTZ DRAW, BEACH DRAW, 

22 AND DIAMOND MOUNTAIN NATIONAL CON23 SERVATION AREAS. 

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1 ment of vegetation through mechanical means within the 

2 Docs Valley, Stone Bridge Draw, Stuntz Draw, Beach 

3 Draw, and Diamond Mountain National Conservation 

4 Areas designated under section 201. 

5 SEC. 206. ADDITIONAL PURPOSE FOR COLORADO RIVER 

6 NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA. 

7 To provide for the management, development, protec8 tion, and use of drinking water within the Colorado River 

9 National Conservation Area. 

10 TITLE III—WATERSHED 

11 MANAGEMENT AREAS 

12 SEC. 301. WATERSHED MANAGEMENT AREAS. 

13 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The following Watershed 

14 Management Areas are hereby established in the State of 

15 Utah, subject to valid existing rights: 

16 (1) ASHLEY SPRING.—The ‘‘Ashley Spring Wa17 tershed Management Area’’, consisting of approxi18 mately 10,951 acres of the Ashley National Forest 

19 in Uintah County as generally depicted on the map 

20 entitled Utah PLI Special Management Area Map 

21 dated June 30, 2016. 

22 (2) DRY FORK.—The ‘‘Dry Fork Watershed 

23 Management Area’’, consisting of approximately 

24 9,640 acres of the Ashley National Forest in Uintah 

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1 Utah PLI Special Management Area Map dated 

2 June 30, 2016. 

3 (3) CASTLE VALLEY.—The ‘‘Castle Valley Wa4 tershed Management Area’’, consisting of approxi5 mately 34,247 acres of the Manti-La Sal National 

6 Forest in Grand County as generally depicted on the 

7 map entitled Utah PLI Special Management Area 

8 Map dated June 30, 2016. 

9 (4) WIDDOP MOUNTAIN.—The ‘‘Widdop Moun10 tain Watershed Management Area’’, consisting of 

11 approximately 8,025 acres of the Ashley National 

12 Forest in Summit County as generally depicted on 

13 the map entitled Utah PLI Special Management 

14 Area Map dated June 30, 2016. 

15 (5) EAST FORK SMITHS FORK.—The ‘‘East 

16 Fork Smiths Fork Watershed Management Area’’, 

17 consisting of approximately 3,178 acres of the Ash18 ley National Forest in Summit County as generally 

19 depicted on the map entitled Utah PLI Special Man20 agement Area Map dated June 30, 2016. 

21 (b) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—Two years after the date of 

23 enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture 

24 (hereinafter ‘‘Secretary’’ in this title) shall file a 

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1 ment Areas with the Committee on Natural Re2 sources of the House of Representatives and the 

3 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 

4 Senate. 

5 (2) EFFECT.—The map and legal description 

6 prepared under paragraph (1) shall have the same 

7 force and effect as if included in this title, except 

8 that the Secretary of Agriculture may correct minor 

9 errors in the map or legal description provided that 

10 prior to any modifications, clerical or typographical 

11 changes, these changes are reported to the State of 

12 Utah and the affected county. 

13 (3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—A copy of the map 

14 and legal description shall be on file and available 

15 for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the 

16 U.S. Forest Service and the Bureau of Indian Af17 fairs. 

18 SEC. 302. ADMINISTRATION OF WATERSHED MANAGEMENT 

19 AREAS. 

20 (a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Watershed 

21 Management Areas are— 

22 (1) to ensure the protection of the quality of 

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1 (2) to allow visitors to enjoy the scenic, natural, 

2 cultural, recreational, and wildlife values of the Wa3 tershed Management Areas; 

4 (3) to provide for the management, develop5 ment, and use of drinking water within the Water6 shed Management Areas; 

7 (4) to allow for the reintroduction of beavers in 

8 appropriate Watershed Management Areas; 

9 (5) to allow for reintroduction of native flora 

10 (land and aquatic), bird, fish and animal fauna in 

11 Watershed Management Areas; 

12 (6) to provide for the restoration of watersheds 

13 and re-establish ecosystem health in areas damaged 

14 or threatened by insects, disease or prior land use; 

15 and 

16 (7) to provide for the restoration of ecosystems 

17 damaged or threatened by overpopulation of any 

18 plant, aquatic or animal species. 

19 (b) MANAGEMENT.—The Secretary shall manage the 

20 Watershed Management Areas— 

21 (1) in a manner consistent with the purposes 

22 described in subsection (a); and 

23 (2) in accordance with— 

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1 (B) this title; and 

2 (C) any other applicable law. 

3 (c) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 

4 (1) PLAN REQUIRED.—Not later than two years 

5 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec6 retary shall develop a management plan for the long7 term management of each Watershed Management 

8 Area. 

9 (2) RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONSULTATION.— 

10 The Secretary shall prepare the management plan in 

11 consultation and coordination with local and tribal 

12 governments, the public, and the Public Lands Ini13 tiative Planning and Implementation Advisory Com14 mittee established under Division C of this Act. If 

15 the Secretary does not incorporate recommendations 

16 submitted by the State, local governments, and In17 dian tribes into the management plans, the Sec18 retary shall submit a written explanation before the 

19 effective date of the management plan to the House 

20 Committee on Natural Resources and Senate Com21 mittee on Energy and Natural Resources outlining 

22 the reasons for rejecting the recommendations. 

23 SEC. 303. GENERAL PROVISIONS. 

24 (a) MOTORIZED VEHICLES.—Except in cases in 

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1 purposes or to respond to an emergency, the use of motor2 ized vehicles shall be permitted only on designated routes 

3 within the Watershed Management Areas. 

4 (b) NO EFFECT ON NON-FEDERAL LAND OR INTER5 ESTS IN NON-FEDERAL LAND.—Nothing in this title af6 fects ownership, management, or other rights relating to 

7 non-Federal land or interests in non-Federal land. 

8 (c) ROAD CONSTRUCTION.—The Secretary shall be 

9 permitted to construct roads for administrative or emer10 gency purposes, or if a temporary road is needed to facili11 tate forest management projects to protect or enhance wa12 tersheds. The Secretary shall decommission any tem13 porary road constructed under a project under this section 

14 not later than three years after the date on which the for15 est management project is completed. 

16 (d) OVERSNOW VEHICLES.—Where permitted prior 

17 to the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 

18 authorize the use of snowmobiles and other over snow ve19 hicles within the Watershed Management Areas when 

20 there is at least six inches of snow coverage. 

21 (e) FIRE, INSECTS, AND DISEASE.—In accordance 

22 with this title and in consultation with State, tribal, and 

23 local government and water or irrigation districts who own 

24 or control water resources within Watershed Management 

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1 wildland fire and reduce hazardous fuels, insects, and dis2 eases in the Watershed Management Areas to protect or 

3 improve water quality or to maintain or restore the char4 acteristics of ecosystem composition and structure. 

5 (f) WILDLAND FIRE OPERATIONS.—Nothing in this 

6 title precludes a Federal, State, or local agency from con7 ducting wildfire management operations (including oper8 ations using aircraft or mechanized equipment) in Water9 shed Management Areas designated under section 301. 

10 (g) POST-FIRE REHABILITATION.—The Secretary 

11 may conduct post-fire rehabilitation in the Watershed 

12 Management Areas, consistent with this title and in ac13 cordance with applicable law. 

14 (h) VEGETATION MANAGEMENT.—The Secretary 

15 shall conduct vegetation management projects within the 

16 Watershed Management Areas if projects protect or im17 prove water quality or maintain or restore the characteris18 tics of ecosystem composition and structure. 

19 (i) FOREST MANAGEMENT.—Within the Watershed 

20 Management Areas, timber harvesting may be used if the 

21 primary purpose is to restore or improve forest health and 

22 watershed function or to further the purposes described 

23 in this title. 

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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Within the Watershed Man2 agement Areas designated under section 301, the 

3 grazing of livestock established before the date of 

4 enactment of this Act shall continue subject to rea5 sonable regulations as prescribed by the relevant 

6 Secretary. 

7 (2) PROTECTION OF EXISTING USES.—Existing 

8 livestock grazing shall continue in accordance with 

9 the following guidelines: 

10 (A) There shall be no reductions of grazing 

11 in the areas designated by this title simply be12 cause an area is, or has been designated by this 

13 title. 

14 (B) The number of livestock permitted to 

15 graze in areas designated by this title shall con16 tinue at approximate stocking levels prescribed 

17 in the grazing permit that existed on January 

18 1, 2016, and additional or suspended animal 

19 unit months shall be authorized to graze as 

20 range conditions allow or if range treatments 

21 improve conditions. Animal Unit Months shall 

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1 (C) The maintenance of existing grazing 

2 supporting facilities in an area prior to its des3 ignated by this title (including fences, place4 ment of salt and minerals, line cabins, water 

5 wells and pipelines, stock tanks and ponds), 

6 shall continue. Such maintenance may include 

7 the use of off-highway vehicles or mechanized 

8 tools and equipment. 

9 (D) The construction of new grazing im10 provements or replacement of deteriorated fa11 cilities in areas designated by this title is au12 thorized if in accordance with the applicable 

13 land management plan. 

14 (E) The use of off-highway vehicles for 

15 emergency purposes such as care of sick ani16 mals or the placement of feed and water in 

17 emergency situations is authorized by the appli18 cable grazing permit holder or an employee or 

19 agent thereof. 

20 (F) Access to historic and traditional water 

21 sources for the purpose of watering livestock 

22 shall be maintained. 

23 (G) The trailing of domestic livestock shall 

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1 (3) UTAH DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND

2 FOOD.—In instances in which historic grazing loca3 tions, access, or use is disputed by the grazing per4 mittee, data and information provided by the Utah 

5 Department of Agriculture shall be given consider6 ation by the Secretary to establish historic access, 

7 locations, or use. 

8 (k) EXISTING EASEMENTS AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY.— 

9 Nothing in this title precludes the Secretary from renew10 ing easements or rights-of-way in existence as of the date 

11 of enactment of this Act, in accordance with this title and 

12 existing law. 

13 (l) ADJACENT MANAGEMENT.—Nothing in this title 

14 creates a protective perimeter or buffer zone around a Wa15 tershed Management Area designated by section 301. 

16 (m) ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE WATERSHED MANAGE17 MENT AREA.—The fact that an activity or use on land 

18 outside a Watershed Management Area can be seen, 

19 heard, felt or smelled within the Watershed Management 

20 Area shall not preclude the activity or use outside the 

21 boundary of the Watershed Management Area. 

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1 thorized to the extent necessary to realize the recreational 

2 purposes of the areas. 

3 (o) FISH AND WILDLIFE.—Nothing in this title af4 fects the jurisdiction of the State of Utah with respect 

5 to the management of fish and wildlife on Federal land 

6 in the State, including the regulation of hunting, fishing, 

7 and trapping within the Watershed Management Areas. 

8 (p) ACCESS.—The Secretary shall provide the owner 

9 of State, tribal or private property within the boundary 

10 of a Watershed Management Areas access to the property. 

11 (q) WILDLIFE WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.— 

12 Structures and facilities, including future and existing 

13 structures and facilities, for wildlife water development 

14 projects (including guzzlers) in the Watershed Manage15 ment Areas are authorized. 

16 (r) WATER RIGHTS.—Nothing in this title— 

17 (1) shall constitute either an express or implied 

18 reservation by the United States of any water rights 

19 with respect to the Watershed Management Areas 

20 designated by this title; 

21 (2) affects any water rights in the State of 

22 Utah existing on the date of enactment of this Act, 

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1 (3) establishes a precedent with regard to any 

2 future Watershed Management Area designations; or 

3 (4) shall restrict or prohibit the upstream diver4 sion of water rights held under Utah State law. 

5 (s) EXISTING WATER INFRASTRUCTURE.—Nothing 

6 in this title shall be construed to limit motorized access 

7 and road maintenance by local municipalities or irrigation 

8 districts and other water right holders for those mainte9 nance activities necessary to guarantee the continued via10 bility of water resource facilities that currently exist or 

11 which may be necessary in the future to prevent the deg12 radation of the water supply in Watershed Management 

13 Areas designated by section 301 subject to such reason14 able regulations deemed necessary by the Secretary. 

15 (t) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid rights in exist16 ence on the date of enactment of this title, the Federal 

17 land within the Watershed Management Areas designated 

18 by section 301 are withdrawn from— 

19 (1) all forms of entry, appropriation, and dis20 posal under the Federal land laws; 

21 (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining 

22 laws; and 

23 (3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral 

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1 (u) ASHLEY SPRING AND DRY FORK.—The manage2 ment plans for the Ashley Spring and Dry Fork manage3 ment areas shall include provisions for the development 

4 of containment ponds, water pipes, and other improve5 ments to deliver water to the Ashley Valley should the flow 

6 of Ashley Spring become diminished or impaired. 

7 (v) WILDERNESS REVIEW.—The Secretary may not 

8 promulgate or issue any system-wide regulation, directive, 

9 instruction memorandum or order that would direct man10 agement of the Federal lands designated as Watershed 

11 Management Areas in section 301 in a manner contrary 

12 to this title. 

13 TITLE IV—SPECIAL 

14 MANAGEMENT AREAS 

15 SEC. 401. HIGH UINTAS SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREA. 

16 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subject to valid existing 

17 rights, the approximately 19,191 acres of the Ashley Na18 tional Forest in Uintah and Duchesne County, Utah, as 

19 generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Utah PLI High 

20 Uintas Special Management Area Map’’ dated June 24, 

21 2016, is established as the High Uintas Special Manage22 ment Area. 

23 (b) PURPOSES.—The purpose of the High Uintas 

24 Special Management Area (hereinafter referred to in this 

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1 of the area and to allow for the continued use of oversnow 

2 vehicles. 

3 SEC. 402. HIGH UINTAS SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREA MAP 

4 AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than two years after the 

6 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture 

7 (hereinafter ‘‘Secretary’’ in this title) shall file a map and 

8 legal description of the Area with the Committee on Nat9 ural Resources of the House of Representatives and the 

10 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Sen11 ate. 

12 (b) EFFECT.—The map and legal description pre13 pared under paragraph (1) shall have the same force and 

14 effect as if included in this title, except that the Secretary 

15 may correct minor errors in the map or legal description 

16 provided that prior to any modifications, clerical or typo17 graphical changes, these changes are reported to the State 

18 of Utah and the affected county. 

19 (c) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—A copy of the map and 

20 legal description shall be on file and available for public 

21 inspection in the appropriate offices of the United States 

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1 SEC. 403. ADMINISTRATION OF THE HIGH UINTAS SPECIAL 

2 MANAGEMENT AREA. 

3 (a) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary shall admin4 ister the Area in accordance with— 

5 (1) the National Forest Management Act of 

6 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.); 

7 (2) this title; and 

8 (3) other applicable laws. 

9 (b) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 

10 (1) PLAN REQUIRED.—Not later than two years 

11 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec12 retary shall develop a management plan for the long13 term management of the Area. 

14 (2) RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONSULTATION.— 

15 The Secretary shall prepare the management plan in 

16 consultation and coordination with State, local and 

17 tribal governments, the public, and the Public Lands 

18 Initiative Planning and Implementation Advisory 

19 Committee established under Division C of this Act. 

20 If the Secretary does not incorporate recommenda21 tions submitted by the State, local governments, and 

22 Indian tribes into the management plans, the Sec23 retary shall submit a written explanation before the 

24 effective date of the management plan to the House 

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1 mittee on Energy and Natural Resources outlining 

2 the reasons for rejecting the recommendations. 

3 (3) USES.—The Secretary shall allow only such 

4 uses of the Area that would further the purposes 

5 outlined in subsection 401(b) and the following 

6 guidelines: 

7 (A) Maintain the existing, outstanding nat8 ural values of the Area. 

9 (B) Allow for the continued use and access 

10 of oversnow vehicles, including snowmobiles. 

11 (C) Allow for non-motorized recreational 

12 opportunities to occur within the Area including 

13 skiing, biking, hiking, fishing, hunting, horse14 back riding, snowshoeing, and camping. 

15 (D) Prohibit mineral development. 

16 (E) Prohibit new permanent road construc17 tion. 

18 (F) Prohibit commercial timber harvesting. 

19 SEC. 404. HIGH UINTAS SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREA GEN20 ERAL PROVISIONS. 

21 (a) WITHDRAWALS.—Subject to valid existing rights, 

22 all Federal land within the Area established under section 

23 401 is withdrawn from— 

24 (1) entry, appropriation or disposal under the 

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1 (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining 

2 laws; and 

3 (3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral 

4 materials, and geothermal leasing laws. 

5 (b) FIRE, INSECTS, AND DISEASE.—In accordance 

6 with this title, the Secretary may take such measures in 

7 the Area as are necessary for the control of fire, insects, 

8 and disease (including the coordination of the activities 

9 with a State or local agency). 

10 (c) WILDLAND FIRE OPERATIONS.—Nothing in this 

11 title precludes a Federal, State, or local agency from con12 ducting wildfire management operations (including oper13 ations using aircraft or mechanized equipment) in the 

14 Area designated under section 401. 

15 (d) LIVESTOCK.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—Within the Area designated 

17 under section 401, the grazing of livestock estab18 lished before the date of enactment of this Act shall 

19 continue subject to reasonable regulations as pre20 scribed by the relevant Secretary. 

21 (2) PROTECTION OF EXISTING USES.—Existing 

22 livestock grazing shall continue in accordance with 

23 the following guidelines: 

24 (A) There shall be no reductions of grazing 

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1 because an area is, or has been designated by 

2 this title. 

3 (B) The number of livestock permitted to 

4 graze in areas designated by this title shall con5 tinue at approximate stocking levels prescribed 

6 in the grazing permit that existed on January 

7 1, 2016, and additional or suspended animal 

8 unit months shall be authorized to graze as 

9 range conditions allow or if range treatments 

10 improve conditions. Animal Unit Months shall 

11 only be diminished as a result of revisions in 

12 the normal grazing and land management plan13 ning and policy setting process. 

14 (C) The maintenance of existing grazing 

15 supporting facilities in an area prior to its des16 ignated by this section (including fences, place17 ment of salt and minerals, line cabins, water 

18 wells and pipelines, stock tanks and ponds), 

19 shall continue. Such maintenance may include 

20 the use of off-highway vehicles or mechanized 

21 tools and equipment. 

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1 thorized if in accordance with the applicable 

2 land management plan. 

3 (E) The use of off-highway vehicles for 

4 emergency purposes such as care of sick ani5 mals or the placement of feed and water in 

6 emergency situations is authorized by the appli7 cable grazing permit holder or an employee or 

8 agent thereof. 

9 (F) Access to historic and traditional water 

10 sources for the purpose of watering livestock 

11 shall be maintained. 

12 (G) The trailing of domestic livestock shall 

13 continue and shall not be limited by the des14 ignations made under section 401. 

15 (3) UTAH DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND

16 FOOD.—In instances in which historic grazing loca17 tions, access, or use is disputed by the grazing per18 mittee, data and information provided by the Utah 

19 Department of Agriculture shall be given consider20 ation by the Secretary to establish historic access, 

21 locations, or use. 

22 (e) ADJACENT MANAGEMENT.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this title creates 

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1 (2) ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE THE AREA.—The fact 

2 that an activity or use on land outside the Area can 

3 be seen, heard, felt or smelled within the Area shall 

4 not preclude the activity or use outside the boundary 

5 of the Area. 

6 (f) OUTFITTING AND GUIDE ACTIVITIES.—Commer7 cial services (including authorized outfitting and guide ac8 tivities) within the Area are authorized to the extent nec9 essary to realize the recreational purposes of the areas. 

10 (g) FISH AND WILDLIFE.—Nothing in this section 

11 affects the jurisdiction of the State of Utah with respect 

12 to the management of fish and wildlife on Federal land 

13 in the State, including the regulation of hunting, fishing, 

14 and trapping and use of helicopters to maintain healthy 

15 wildlife populations, within the Area. 

16 (h) ACCESS.—The Secretary shall provide the owner 

17 of State or private property within the boundary of the 

18 Area. 

19 (i) WILDLIFE WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.— 

20 Structures and facilities, including future and existing 

21 structures and facilities, for wildlife water development 

22 projects (including guzzlers) in the Area are authorized. 

23 (j) WATER RIGHTS.— 

24 (1) STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 

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1 (A) shall constitute either an express or 

2 implied reservation by the United States of any 

3 water rights with respect to the High Uintas 

4 Special Management Area; 

5 (B) affects any water rights in the State of 

6 Utah existing on the date of enactment of this 

7 Act; 

8 (C) establishes a precedent with regard to 

9 any future special management areas designa10 tions; or 

11 (D) shall restrict or prohibit the upstream 

12 diversion of water rights held under Utah State 

13 law. 

14 (2) UTAH WATER LAW.—The Secretary shall 

15 follow the procedural and substantive requirements 

16 of State law to obtain and hold any water rights not 

17 in existence on the date of the enactment of this Act 

18 with respect to the Area. 

19 (3) EFFECTS ON STATE WATER RIGHTS.—The 

20 Secretary shall not take any action that adversely 

21 affects— 

22 (A) any water rights granted by the State; 

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1 (C) definitions established by the State 

2 with respect to the term ‘‘beneficial use’’ or 

3 ‘‘priority of rights’’; 

4 (D) terms and conditions for groundwater 

5 withdrawal; 

6 (E) the use of groundwater resources that 

7 are in accordance with State law; or 

8 (F) other rights or obligations of the State 

9 as established under State law. 

10 (4) EXISTING WATER INFRASTRUCTURE.— 

11 (A) Nothing in this title shall be construed 

12 to limit off-highway vehicle access and road 

13 maintenance by local municipalities, water dis14 tricts or irrigation districts, for those mainte15 nance activities necessary to guarantee the con16 tinued viability of water resource facilities that 

17 currently exist or which may be necessary in 

18 the future to prevent the degradation of the 

19 water supply in the Area. 

20 (B) Nothing in this title shall be construed 

21 to encumber, transfer, impair, or limit any 

22 water right, or recognized beneficial use, includ23 ing access to, development, and use of livestock 

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1 (k) PERMANENT ROAD CONSTRUCTION.—After the 

2 date of enactment of this Act, except as necessary for ad3 ministrative purposes or to respond to an emergency, the 

4 Secretary shall not construct any permanent road within 

5 the Area. 

6 (l) TEMPORARY ROAD CONSTRUCTION.—The Sec7 retary is authorized to construct temporary passenger ve8 hicle roads for administrative or emergency purposes. The 

9 Secretary shall decommission any temporary road con10 structed under this subsection not later than 3 years after 

11 the date the road is constructed. 

12 (m) USE OF OFF-HIGHWAY OR MOTORIZED VEHI13 CLES.—Except as necessary to meet the minimum require14 ments for the administration of the Area and to protect 

15 public health and safety, the use of off-highway vehicle 

16 or motorized vehicles is prohibited. 

17 (n) COMMERCIAL TIMBER HARVESTING.—Commer18 cial timber harvesting within the Area is prohibited. 

19 (o) OVERSNOW VEHICLES.—The Secretary of Agri20 culture shall authorize the use of snowmobiles and other 

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1 SEC. 405. LITTLE WEST FORK BLACKS FORK SPECIAL MAN2 AGEMENT AREA. 

3 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subject to valid existing 

4 rights, the approximately 8,231 acres of the Wasatch 

5 Cache National Forest in Summit County, Utah as gen6 erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Utah PLI Little West 

7 Fork Blacks Special Management Area Map’’ dated June 

8 24, 2016, is established as the ‘‘Little West Fork Blacks 

9 Fork Special Management Area’’. 

10 (b) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—Two years after the date of 

12 enactment of this Act, the shall file a map and legal 

13 description of the Little West Fork Blacks Fork 

14 Special Management Area with the Committee on 

15 Natural Resources of the House of Representatives 

16 and the Committee on Energy and Natural Re17 sources and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutri18 tion, and Forestry of the Senate. 

19 (2) EFFECT.—The map and legal description 

20 prepared under paragraph (1) shall have the same 

21 force and effect as if included in this title, except 

22 that the Secretary may correct minor errors in the 

23 map or legal description provided that prior to any 

24 modifications, clerical or typographical changes, 

25 these changes are reported to the State of Utah and 

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1 (3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—A copy of the map 

2 and legal description shall be on file and available 

3 for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the 

4 United States Forest Service. 

5 SEC. 406. ADMINISTRATION OF LITTLE WEST FORK BLACKS 

6 FORK SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREA. 

7 (a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Little West Fork 

8 Blacks Fork Special Management Area is to manage, 

9 maintain, and restore watershed and ecosystem function 

10 and aquatic habitat within the Area. 

11 (b) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary shall admin12 ister the Little West Fork Blacks Fork Special Manage13 ment Area— 

14 (1) in a manner that promotes, protects, and 

15 manages the resources of the Little West Fork 

16 Blacks Fork Special Management Area described in 

17 subsection (a); and 

18 (2) in accordance with— 

19 (A) the National Forest Management Act 

20 of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.); 

21 (B) this title; and 

22 (C) other applicable laws. 

23 (c) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 

24 (1) PLAN REQUIRED.—Not later than two years 

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1 retary shall develop a management plan for the long2 term management of the Little West Fork Blacks 

3 Fork Special Management Area. 

4 (2) RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONSULTATION.— 

5 The Secretary shall prepare the management plan in 

6 consultation and coordination with local and tribal 

7 governments, the public, and the Public Lands Ini8 tiative Planning and Implementation Advisory Com9 mittee established under Division C of this Act. If 

10 the Secretary of the Interior does not incorporate 

11 recommendations submitted by the State, local gov12 ernments, and Indian tribes into the management 

13 plans, the Secretary shall submit a written expla14 nation before the effective date of the management 

15 plan to the House Committee on Natural Resources 

16 and Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Re17 sources outlining the reasons for rejecting the rec18 ommendations of the State, local governments and 

19 tribes. 

20 (d) USES.—The Secretary shall allow only such uses 

21 of the special management area that would further the 

22 purposes outlined in subsection (a) and the following: 

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1 riding, off-highway vehicle use, snowshoeing, and 

2 camping. 

3 (2) Allow for reintroduction of native flora 

4 (land and aquatic), bird, fish and animal fauna in 

5 Little West Fork Blacks Fork Special Management 

6 Area. 

7 (3) Restore watershed function and health and 

8 re-establish ecosystem health in areas damaged or 

9 threatened by insects and disease. 

10 (4) Restore the balance of the ecosystem health 

11 damaged or threatened by overpopulation of any 

12 plant, aquatic or animal species. 

13 (5) Allow hazardous fuels reduction and forest 

14 health treatments to restore watershed and eco15 system function, reduce hazardous fuels, and to pro16 tect property in the wildland urban interface. 

17 SEC. 407. LITTLE WEST FORK BLACKS FORK SPECIAL MAN18 AGEMENT AREA GENERAL PROVISIONS. 

19 (a) OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except in cases in which off21 highway vehicles are needed for administrative pur22 poses or to respond to an emergency, the use of off23 highway vehicles shall be permitted only on des24 ignated routes within the Little West Fork Blacks 

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1 (2) MANAGEMENT.—The Secretary shall man2 age existing designated routes in a manner that— 

3 (A) is consistent with off-highway vehicle 

4 and mechanized use of the designated routes 

5 authorized under the applicable travel manage6 ment plan; 

7 (B) does not significantly damage des8 ignated critical habitat or cultural resources; 

9 and 

10 (C) does not interfere with private prop11 erty or water rights. 

12 (3) CLOSURE.—The Secretary, in consultation 

13 with the State and affected County, may temporarily 

14 close or permanently reroute, subject to paragraph 

15 (4), a route if the Secretary determines that— 

16 (A) the route is significantly damaging 

17 designated critical habitat or cultural resources; 

18 (B) the route threatens public safety; 

19 (C) closure of the route is necessary to re20 pair damage to the designated route; or 

21 (D) closure of the route is necessary to re22 pair resource damage. 

23 (4) REROUTING.—Portions of the designated 

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1 nently rerouted by utilizing a previously closed route 

2 or constructing a new route. 

3 (5) NOTICE.—The Secretary shall provide infor4 mation to the public regarding any designated routes 

5 that are open, have been rerouted, or are tempo6 rarily or permanently closed through— 

7 (A) use of appropriate signage within the 

8 Conservation Area; and 

9 (B) use of the Internet and Web resources. 

10 (b) NO EFFECT ON NON-FEDERAL LAND OR INTER11 ESTS IN NON-FEDERAL LAND.—Nothing in this section 

12 affects ownership, management, or other rights relating 

13 to non-Federal land or interests in non-Federal land. 

14 (c) PERMANENT ROAD CONSTRUCTION.—Except as 

15 necessary for administrative purposes or to respond to an 

16 emergency, the Secretary shall not construct any perma17 nent roads within the Little West Fork Blacks Fork Spe18 cial Management Area after the date of enactment of this 

19 Act. 

20 (d) TEMPORARY ROAD CONSTRUCTION.—The Sec21 retary shall be permitted to construct temporary roads to 

22 implement the purposes of the area, including constructing 

23 temporary roads for fuel reduction, forest health treat24 ments and prescribed burns. The Secretary shall decom25 mission any temporary road constructed under a project 


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1 under this section not later than three years after the date 

2 on which the forest management project is completed. 

3 (e) OVERSNOW VEHICLES.—The Secretary shall au4 thorize the use of snowmobiles and other oversnow vehicles 

5 within the Little West Fork Blacks Fork Special Manage6 ment Area when there is at least six inches of snow cov7 erage. 

8 (f) FIRE, INSECTS, AND DISEASE.—In accordance 

9 with this section, the Secretary may— 

10 (1) carry out measures to manage wildland fire 

11 and treat hazardous fuels, insects, and diseases in 

12 the Little West Fork Blacks Fork Special Manage13 ment Area; and 

14 (2) coordinate those measures with the appro15 priate State or local agency. 

16 (g) WILDLAND FIRE OPERATIONS.—Nothing in this 

17 title precludes a Federal, State, or local agency from con18 ducting wildfire management operations (including oper19 ations using aircraft or mechanized equipment) in the 

20 Area designated under section 405. 

21 (h) LIVESTOCK GRAZING.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—Within the Little West Fork 

23 Blacks Fork Special Management Area, the grazing 

24 of livestock in which grazing is established before 

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1 ject to reasonable regulations as prescribed by the 

2 relevant Secretary. 

3 (2) PROTECTION OF EXISTING USES.—Existing 

4 livestock grazing shall continue in accordance with 

5 the following guidelines: 

6 (A) There shall be no reductions of grazing 

7 in the areas designated by section 405 simply 

8 because an area is or has been designated. 

9 (B) The number of livestock permitted to 

10 graze in areas designated by section 405 shall 

11 continue at approximate stocking levels pre12 scribed in the grazing permit that existed on 

13 January 1, 2016, and additional or suspended 

14 animal unit months shall be authorized to graze 

15 as range conditions allow or if range treatments 

16 improve conditions. Animal Unit Months shall 

17 only be diminished as a result of revisions in 

18 the normal grazing and land management plan19 ning and policy setting process. 

20 (C) The maintenance of existing grazing 

21 supporting facilities in an area prior to its des22 ignated by section 405 (including fences, place23 ment of salt and minerals, line cabins, water 

24 wells and pipelines, stock tanks and ponds), 

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1 the use of off-highway vehicles or mechanized 

2 tools and equipment. 

3 (D) The construction of new grazing im4 provements or replacement of deteriorated fa5 cilities in areas designated by section 405 is au6 thorized if in accordance with the applicable 

7 land management plan. 

8 (E) The use of off-highway vehicles for 

9 emergency purposes such as care of sick ani10 mals or the placement of feed and water in 

11 emergency situations is authorized by the appli12 cable grazing permit holder or an employee or 

13 agent thereof. 

14 (F) Access to historic and traditional water 

15 sources for the purpose of watering livestock 

16 shall be maintained. 

17 (G) The trailing of domestic livestock shall 

18 continue and shall not be limited by the des19 ignations made under section 405. 

20 (3) UTAH DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND

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1 ation by the Secretary to establish historic access, 

2 locations, or use. 

3 (i) EXISTING EASEMENTS AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY.— 

4 Nothing in this title precludes the Secretary from renew5 ing easements or rights-of-way in existence as of the date 

6 of enactment of this Act, in accordance with this title and 

7 existing law. 

8 (j) ADJACENT MANAGEMENT.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this title creates 

10 a protective perimeter or buffer zone around the Lit11 tle West Fork Blacks Fork Special Management 

12 Area designated by section 405. 

13 (2) ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE SPECIAL MANAGE14 MENT AREA.—The fact that an activity or use on 

15 land outside the Little West Fork Blacks Fork Spe16 cial Management Area can be seen, heard, felt or 

17 smelled within the Little West Fork Blacks Fork 

18 Special Management Area shall not preclude the ac19 tivity or use outside the boundary of Little West 

20 Fork Blacks Fork Special Management Area. 

21 (k) OUTFITTING AND GUIDE ACTIVITIES.—As per22 mitted as of January 1, 2016, commercial services (includ23 ing authorized outfitting and guide activities) within the 

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1 authorized to the extent necessary to realize the rec2 reational purposes of the areas. 

3 (l) FISH AND WILDLIFE.—Nothing in this section af4 fects the jurisdiction of the State of Utah with respect 

5 to the management of fish and wildlife on Federal land 

6 in the State, including the regulation of hunting, fishing, 

7 and trapping within the Little West Fork Blacks Fork 

8 Special Management Area. 

9 (m) ACCESS.—Consistent with the purposes of sec10 tion 406(a), and as authorized as of the date of enactment 

11 of this section, the Secretary shall provide the owner of 

12 State, tribal, or private property within the boundary of 

13 the Little West Fork Blacks Fork Special Management 

14 Area access to the property. 

15 (n) WATER RIGHTS.— 

16 (1) STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 

17 this title— 

18 (A) shall constitute either an express or 

19 implied reservation by the United States of any 

20 water rights with respect to the Little West 

21 Fork Blacks Fork Special Management Areas 

22 designated by section 405; 

23 (B) affects any water rights in the State of 

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1 (C) establishes a precedent with regard to 

2 any future Special Management Areas designa3 tions; or 

4 (D) shall restrict or prohibit the upstream 

5 diversion of water rights held under Utah State 

6 law. 

7 (2) UTAH WATER LAW.—The Secretary shall 

8 follow the procedural and substantive requirements 

9 of State law to obtain and hold any water rights not 

10 in existence on the date of the enactment of this Act 

11 with respect to the Little West Fork Blacks Fork 

12 Special Management Areas. 

13 (3) EFFECTS ON STATE WATER RIGHTS.—The 

14 Secretary shall not take any action that adversely 

15 affects— 

16 (A) any water rights granted by the State; 

17 (B) the authority of the State in adjudi18 cating water rights; 

19 (C) definitions established by the State 

20 with respect to the term ‘‘beneficial use’’ or 

21 ‘‘priority of rights’’; 

22 (D) terms and conditions for groundwater 

23 withdrawal; 

24 (E) the use of groundwater resources that 

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1 (F) other rights or obligations of the State 

2 as established under State law. 

3 (4) EXISTING WATER INFRASTRUCTURE.— 

4 Nothing in this section shall be construed to— 

5 (A) limit off-highway vehicle access and 

6 road maintenance by local municipalities, irriga7 tion districts, or water districts for those main8 tenance activities necessary to guarantee the 

9 continued viability of water resource facilities 

10 that currently exist or which may be necessary 

11 in the future to prevent the degradation of the 

12 water supply in the Little West Fork Blacks 

13 Fork Special Management Area designated by 

14 section 405; and 

15 (B) encumber, transfer, impair, or limit 

16 any water right, or recognized beneficial use, in17 cluding access to, development, and use of live18 stock water rights as defined by State law. 

19 (o) VEGETATION MANAGEMENT.—Consistent with 

20 the purposes of the Little West Fork Blacks Fork Special 

21 Management Area, nothing in this section prevents the 

22 Secretary from conducting vegetation management 

23 projects within the Little West Fork Blacks Fork Special 

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1 (p) COMMERCIAL TIMBER HARVEST.—Consistent 

2 with the purposes of the Little West Fork Blacks Fork 

3 Special Management Area commercial timber harvest is 

4 authorized if the primary purpose of harvest is to restore 

5 or improve forest resiliency and watershed function or to 

6 further the purposes described in section 405. 

7 (q) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 

8 the Federal land within the Little West Fork Blacks Fork 

9 Special Management Area designated by section 405 are 

10 withdrawn from— 

11 (1) all forms of entry, appropriation, and dis12 posal under the Federal land laws; 

13 (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining 

14 laws; and 

15 (3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral 

16 materials, and geothermal leasing laws. 

17 SEC. 408. DESOLATION CANYON, NINE MILE CANYON, 

18 WHITE RIVER AND BOOKS CLIFFS SPORTS19 MEN’S SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREAS. 

20 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subject to valid existing 

21 rights, the following areas in the State of Utah are hereby 

22 established as Special Management Areas: 

23 (1) DESOLATION CANYON.—Certain Federal 

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1 County as generally depicted on the map entitled 

2 Utah PLI Special Management Area Map dated 

3 June 30, 2016, to be known as the ‘‘Desolation Can4 yon Special Management Area’’. 

5 (2) NINE MILE CANYON.—Certain Federal land, 

6 comprising approximately 41,301 acres; 26,210 

7 acres in Carbon County and 15,091 acres in 

8 Duchesne County administered by the Bureau of 

9 Land Management in Carbon County and Duchesne 

10 County as generally depicted on the map entitled 

11 Utah PLI Special Management Area Map dated 

12 June 30, 2016, to be known as the ‘‘Nine Mile Can13 yon Special Management Area’’. 

14 (3) WHITE RIVER.—Certain Federal land, com15 prising approximately 15,790 acres administered by 

16 the Bureau of Land Management in Uintah County 

17 as generally depicted on the map entitled Utah PLI 

18 Special Management Area Map dated June 30, 

19 2016, to be known as the ‘‘White River Special 

20 Management Area’’. 

21 (4) BOOKS CLIFFS SPORTSMENS.—Certain Fed22 eral land, comprising approximately 42,351 acres 

23 administered by the Bureau of Land Management in 

24 Uintah County as generally depicted on the map en25 titled Utah PLI Special Management Area Map 


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1 dated June 30, 2016, is established as ‘‘Book Cliffs 

2 Sportsmens Special Management Area’’. 

3 (b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Desolation 

4 Canyon, Nine Mile Canyon, and White River Special Man5 agement Areas (hereinafter referred to as the ‘‘Areas’’) 

6 established under subsection (a) is to— 

7 (1) protect, conserve, and enhance the unique 

8 and nationally important historic, cultural, scientific, 

9 scenic, recreational, archaeological, natural, and edu10 cational resources of the Areas; 

11 (2) maintain and enhance cooperative and inno12 vative management practices between resource man13 agers, private landowners, and the public in the 

14 Areas; and 

15 (3) recognize and maintains historic uses of the 

16 Areas. 

17 (c) BOOKS CLIFFS SPORTSMENS SPECIAL MANAGE18 MENT AREA PURPOSES.—The purpose of the Book Cliffs 

19 Sportsmens Special Management Area (hereinto referred 

20 to as the ‘‘Book Cliffs Area’’) is to protect hunting and 

21 fishing opportunities and habitat, manage and restore fish 

22 and wildlife habitat, and facilitate hunting and fishing op23 portunities in a natural environment. 


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1 SEC. 409. DESOLATION CANYON, NINE MILE CANYON, 

2 WHITE RIVER AND BOOKS CLIFFS SPORTS3 MEN’S SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREA MAP 

4 AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than two years after the 

6 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior 

7 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall file a 

8 map and legal description of the Areas and the Books 

9 Cliffs Area with the Committee on Natural Resources of 

10 the House of Representatives and the Committee on En11 ergy and Natural Resources of the Senate. 

12 (b) EFFECT.—The map and legal description pre13 pared under subsection (a) shall have the same force and 

14 effect as if included in this section, except that the Sec15 retary may correct minor errors in the map or legal de16 scription provided that prior to any modifications, clerical 

17 or typographical changes, these changes are reported to 

18 the State of Utah and the affected county. 

19 (c) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—A copy of the map and 

20 legal description shall be on file and available for public 

21 inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of 

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1 SEC. 410. ADMINISTRATION OF THE DESOLATION CANYON, 

2 NINE MILE CANYON, AND WHITE RIVER SPE3 CIAL MANAGEMENT AREAS. 

4 (a) PLAN REQUIRED.—Not later than two years after 

5 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall de6 velop a management plan for the long-term management 

7 of each of the Areas. 

8 (b) RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONSULTATION.—The 

9 Secretary shall prepare the management plans in consulta10 tion and coordination with the State, local and tribal gov11 ernments, the public, and the Public Lands Initiative 

12 Planning and Implementation Advisory Committee estab13 lished under Division C of this Act. If the Secretary does 

14 not incorporate recommendations submitted by the State, 

15 local, and Indian tribes into the management plans, the 

16 Secretary shall submit a written explanation before the ef17 fective date of the management plan to the House Com18 mittee on Natural Resources and Senate Committee on 

19 Energy and Natural Resources outlining the reasons for 

20 rejecting the recommendations. 

21 SEC. 411. DESOLATION CANYON, NINE MILE CANYON, AND 

22 WHITE RIVER SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREA 

23 GENERAL PROVISIONS. 

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1 (b) EXCEPTION.—The withdrawal provided by 204(a) 

2 shall not apply to the Desolation Canyon Special Manage3 ment Area, White River Special Management Area, and 

4 the Nine Mile Canyon Special Management Area. 

5 (c) OIL AND GAS LEASING.—The Secretary may 

6 lease oil and gas resources in accordance with the Mineral 

7 Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) subject to the fol8 lowing conditions: 

9 (1) The minerals may be accessed only by direc10 tional drilling from a lease held on the date of enact11 ment of this Act and accessed through surface estate 

12 that is adjacent to, and outside of, the Areas. 

13 (2) The lease shall prohibit surface occupancy 

14 and surface disturbance for any mineral activities 

15 within the Areas. 

16 (d) NINE MILE CANYON ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS.— 

17 (1) Energy development, including access needs 

18 for energy development, within the Nine Mile Can19 yon Special Management Area shall be allowed 

20 under the terms of the West Tavaputs Plateau 

21 Project Final Environmental Impact Statement and 

22 Record of Decision of July 2, 2010. 

23 (2) Upon enactment of this section, the current 

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1 moved from the Nine Mile Canyon Special Manage2 ment Area. 

3 SEC. 412. BOOK CLIFFS SPORTSMENS SPECIAL MANAGE4 MENT AREA ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS. 

5 (a) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—Not later than two years 

6 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 

7 the Interior (hereinto referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall 

8 develop a management plan for the long-term manage9 ment of the Book Cliffs Area. 

10 (1) RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONSULTATION.— 

11 The Secretary of the Interior shall prepare the man12 agement plan in consultation and coordination with 

13 the Advisory Council described in subsection (d) 

14 below. If the Secretary of the Interior does not in15 corporate the recommendations submitted by the 

16 Advisory Council into the management plan the Sec17 retary of the Interior shall submit a written expla18 nation before the effective date of the management 

19 plan to the House Committee on Natural Resources 

20 and Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Re21 sources outlining the reasons for rejecting the rec22 ommendations of the Advisory Council. 

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1 (3) USES.—The Secretary shall only allow such 

2 uses of the Books Cliffs Area that would further the 

3 purposes of the Books Cliffs Area. 

4 (b) VEGETATION MANAGEMENT.—Within the Book 

5 Cliffs Area, the Secretary may authorize vegetation man6 agement, including mechanical treatments, to the extent 

7 necessary to control fire, insects, or disease or to promote 

8 and improve wildlife habitat and diversity as consistent 

9 with the purposes of the Book Cliffs Area. 

10 (c) MINERAL LEASING.—the Secretary may lease oil 

11 and gas resources in accordance with the Mineral Leasing 

12 Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) in the Books Cliffs Area sub13 ject to the following conditions: 

14 (1) The area may be accessed only by direc15 tional drilling from a lease held on the date of enact16 ment of this Act on surface estate that is adjacent 

17 to, and outside of, the Books Cliffs Area. 

18 (2) The Books Cliff Area may be accessed only 

19 by directional drilling if the mineral lease entered 

20 into includes a non-waivable stipulation prohibiting 

21 surface occupancy and surface disturbance for any 

22 mineral activities within the Books Cliffs Area. 

23 (d) WILDERNESS REVIEW.—The Secretary may not 

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1 agement of Federal lands designated under section 408 

2 in a manner contrary to this title. 

3 SEC. 413. BOOK CLIFFS SPORTSMEN’S SPECIAL MANAGE4 MENT AREA ADVISORY COMMITTEE. 

5 (a) ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE OF THE BOOK

6 CLIFFS SPORTSMEN’S SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREA AD7 VISORY COMMITTEE.— 

8 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of the In9 terior shall establish and maintain the Book Cliffs 

10 Sportsmen’s Special Management Area Advisory 

11 Committee (referred to in this title as the ‘‘Book 

12 Cliffs Advisory Committee’’) to perform the duties in 

13 subsection (b). 

14 (2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Book Cliffs 

15 Advisory Committee is to advise the Secretary of the 

16 Interior on the Book Cliffs Special Management 

17 Area. 

18 (b) DUTIES.—The Book Cliffs Advisory Committee 

19 shall advise the Secretary of the Interior with regard to— 

20 (1) implementation of the Book Cliffs Special 

21 Management Area Management Plan; and 

22 (2) administration of the Book Cliffs Special 

23 Management Area. 

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1 (1) APPOINTMENT AND TERM.—The Secretary 

2 of the Interior shall appoint the members of the 

3 Book Cliffs Advisory Committee for a term of 5 

4 years beginning on the date of appointment. The 

5 Secretary of the Interior may not reappoint mem6 bers to more than three terms. 

7 (2) BASIC REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary of 

8 the Interior shall ensure that the Book Cliffs Advi9 sory Committee established meets the requirements 

10 of subsection (d). 

11 (3) INITIAL APPOINTMENT.—The Secretary of 

12 the Interior shall make initial appointments to the 

13 Book Cliffs Advisory Committee not later than 180 

14 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

15 (4) VACANCIES.—The Secretary of the Interior 

16 shall make appointments to fill vacancies on the 

17 Book Cliffs Advisory Committee as soon as prac18 ticable after the vacancy has occurred. 

19 (5) COMPENSATION.—Members of the Book 

20 Cliffs Advisory Committee shall not receive any com21 pensation. 

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1 (1) NUMBER.—The Book Cliffs Advisory Com2 mittee shall be comprised of no more than 11 mem3 bers. 

4 (2) COMMUNITY INTERESTS REPRESENTED.— 

5 Book Cliffs Advisory Committee members shall re6 side in the State of Utah and be representative of 

7 the following members: 

8 (A) State Division of Wildlife Resources 

9 Director or one designee. 

10 (B) Game bird hunting organization. 

11 (C) Wildlife conservation organization. 

12 (D) Big game hunting organization. 

13 (E) Cold water fishing organization. 

14 (F) Tourism, outfitter, or guiding indus15 try. 

16 (G) Hunting or shooting equipment retail 

17 industry. 

18 (H) Ute Tribe. 

19 (I) Forest or rangeland management spe20 cialist. 

21 (J) Ranching industry in Uintah County. 

22 (K) Uintah County Commission Chairman 

23 or designee. 

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1 be an officer or employee of the Federal Government 

2 or State of Utah Government. 

3 (4) BALANCED REPRESENTATION.—In appoint4 ing Book Cliffs Advisory Committee members from 

5 the two categories in section 402, the Secretary of 

6 the Interior shall provide for balanced and broad 

7 representation from within each category. 

8 (5) CHAIRPERSON.—The Secretary of the Inte9 rior shall select the chairperson of the Book Cliffs 

10 Advisory Committee for a term of 5 years beginning 

11 on the date of appointment. 

12 (e) ANNUAL BOOK CLIFFS ADVISORY COMMITTEE

13 REPORT.— 

14 (1) REPORT SUBMISSION.—The Book Cliffs Ad15 visory Committee shall submit a report no later than 

16 September 30 of each year to the Secretary of the 

17 Interior, the Committee on Natural Resources of the 

18 House of Representatives, and the Committee on 

19 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate. 

20 If the Book Cliffs Advisory Committee cannot meet 

21 the September 30 deadline in any year, the Sec22 retary of the Interior shall advise the Chair of each 

23 such Committee of the reasons for such delay and 

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1 (2) CONTENTS.—The report required by para2 graph (1) shall describe— 

3 (A) the activities of the Book Cliffs Advi4 sory Committee during the preceding year; 

5 (B) the reports and recommendations 

6 made by the Book Cliffs Advisory Committee to 

7 the Secretary of the Interior during the pre8 ceding year; and 

9 (C) an accounting of actions taken by the 

10 Secretary of the Interior as a result of the rec11 ommendations. 

12 (f) OTHER BOOK CLIFFS ADVISORY COMMITTEE AU13 THORITIES AND REQUIREMENTS.— 

14 (1) STAFF ASSISTANCE.—The Book Cliffs Advi15 sory Committee may submit to the Secretary of the 

16 Interior a request for periodic staff assistance from 

17 Federal employees under the jurisdiction of the Sec18 retary. 

19 (2) MEETINGS.— 

20 (A) FREQUENCY.—The Book Cliffs Advi21 sory Committee shall meet at the call of the 

22 Secretary of the Interior, the Chairperson, or a 

23 majority of the members. Meetings shall be held 

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1 be present to constitute an official meeting of 

2 the Book Cliffs Advisory Committee. 

3 (B) OPEN MEETINGS.—All meetings of the 

4 Book Cliffs Advisory Committee shall be an5 nounced at least one week in advance in publi6 cations of general circulation and shall be open 

7 to the public. 

8 (3) RECORDS.—The Book Cliffs Advisory Com9 mittee shall maintain records of the meetings of the 

10 Book Cliffs Advisory Committee and make the 

11 records available for public inspection. 

12 TITLE V—ARCHES NATIONAL 

13 PARK EXPANSION 

14 SEC. 501. ARCHES NATIONAL PARK EXPANSION. 

15 Section 1 of Public Law 92–155 is amended— 

16 (1) by inserting the following after paragraph 

17 (2)— 

18 ‘‘(3) Effective on the date of enactment of the 

19 Utah Public Lands Initiative Act, the boundary of 

20 the park shall include the area consisting of approxi21 mately 18,779 acres and depicted as Arches Expan22 sion on the map entitled ‘Utah PLI Park and Monu23 ment Map’ dated June 24, 2016.’’; 

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1 (3) in paragraph (4), as so designated by para2 graph (2) of this provision, by striking ‘‘(1) and (2)’’ 

3 and inserting instead ‘‘(1), (2), and (3)’’. 

4 TITLE VI—JURASSIC NATIONAL 

5 MONUMENT 

6 SEC. 601. JURASSIC NATIONAL MONUMENT. 

7 (a) PURPOSES.—To conserve, interpret, and enhance 

8 for the benefit of present and future generations the pale9 ontological, scientific, educational, and recreational re10 sources, there is established in Emery County, Utah, sub11 ject to valid existing rights, the Jurassic National Monu12 ment (hereinafter referred to in this title as the ‘‘Monu13 ment’’). 

14 (b) BOUNDARIES.—The Monument shall consist of 

15 approximately 867 acres of Federal land in Emery Coun16 ty, Utah as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Utah 

17 PLI Park and Monument Map’’ dated June 24, 2016, to 

18 be known as the ‘‘Jurassic National Monument’’. 

19 (c) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—Two years after the date of 

21 enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior 

22 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall file 

23 a map and legal description of the Monument with 

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1 of Representatives and the Committee on Energy 

2 and Natural Resources of the Senate. 

3 (2) EFFECT.—The map and legal description 

4 prepared under paragraph (1) shall have the same 

5 force and effect as if included in this section, except 

6 that the Secretary may correct minor errors in the 

7 map or legal description provided that prior to any 

8 modifications, clerical or typographical changes, 

9 these changes are reported to the State of Utah and 

10 the affected county. 

11 (3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—A copy of the map 

12 and legal description shall be on file and available 

13 for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the 

14 Bureau of Land Management. 

15 (d) ACQUISITION OF LAND.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may acquire 

17 land or interests in land within the boundaries of the 

18 Monument only by donation, exchange, transfer 

19 from another agency, or purchase from a willing sell20 er. 

21 (2) LAND EXCHANGE.—At the request of the 

22 State, not later than two years after the date of en23 actment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete ex24 changes for State land located within the boundaries 

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1 (3) NO CONDEMNATION.—Within the Monu2 ment designated by this section the use of eminent 

3 domain or condemnation shall be prohibited. 

4 (e) WITHDRAWALS.—Subject to valid existing rights, 

5 any land within the Monument or any land or interest in 

6 land that is acquired by the United States for inclusion 

7 in the Monument after the date of enactment of this sec8 tion is withdrawn from— 

9 (1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the 

10 Federal land laws; 

11 (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining 

12 laws; and 

13 (3) operation of the mineral leasing laws, geo14 thermal leasing laws, and minerals materials laws. 

15 (f) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 

16 (1) PLAN REQUIRED.—Not later than two years 

17 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec18 retary shall develop a management plan for the long19 term management of the Monument, including con20 sideration of enhanced transportation routes, out21 door recreation planning, and promotion of scientific 

22 research. 

23 (2) RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONSULTATION.— 

24 The Secretary shall prepare the management plan in 

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1 tribal governments, the public, and the Public Lands 

2 Initiative Planning and Implementation Advisory 

3 Committee established under Division C of this Act. 

4 If the Secretary does not incorporate recommenda5 tions submitted by the State, local governments, and 

6 Indian tribes into the management plans, the Sec7 retary shall submit a written explanation before the 

8 effective date of the management plan to the House 

9 Committee on Natural Resources and Senate Com10 mittee on Energy and Natural Resources outlining 

11 the reasons for rejecting the recommendations of the 

12 State and local governments and tribes. 

13 (3) USES.—The Secretary shall allow only such 

14 uses of the Monument that would further the pur15 poses outlined in subsection (a). 

16 (g) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary shall admin17 ister the Monument in accordance with— 

18 (1) the management plan; and 

19 (2) any other applicable laws. 

20 (h) ADJACENT MANAGEMENT.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this title creates 

22 a protective perimeter or buffer zone around the 

23 Monument designated by this section. 

24 (2) ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE MONUMENT.—The 

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1 Monument can be seen, heard, felt or smelled within 

2 the Monument shall not preclude the activity or use 

3 outside the boundary of the Monument. 

4 TITLE VII—WILD AND SCENIC 

5 RIVERS 

6 SEC. 701. WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS. 

7 (a) ADDITIONS.—Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic 

8 Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended by adding at 

9 the end the following: 

10 ‘‘(213) COLORADO RIVER.—The following seg11 ments in the State of Utah, to be administered by 

12 the Secretary of the Interior as follows: 

13 ‘‘(A) The approximately 12.6 mile segment 

14 in Grand County as generally depicted on the 

15 Utah PLI Wild and Scenic River Map dated 

16 July 11, 2016, as a wild river. 

17 ‘‘(B) The approximately 12.6 mile segment 

18 in Grand County as generally depicted on the 

19 Utah PLI Wild and Scenic River Map dated 

20 June 11, 2016, as a scenic river. 

21 ‘‘(C) The approximately 52.2 mile segment 

22 in Grand County as generally depicted on the 

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1 ‘‘(D) The approximately 27.1 mile segment 

2 in Grand County as generally depicted on the 

3 Utah PLI Wild and Scenic River Map dated 

4 June 11, 2016, as a scenic river. 

5 ‘‘(214) DOLORES RIVER.—The following seg6 ments in the State of Utah, to be administered by 

7 the Secretary of the Interior as follows: 

8 ‘‘(A) The approximately 5.6 mile segment 

9 in Grand County as generally depicted on the 

10 Utah PLI Wild and Scenic River Map dated 

11 June 11, 2016, as a recreational river. 

12 ‘‘(B) The approximately 5.8 mile segment 

13 in Grand County as generally depicted on the 

14 Utah PLI Wild and Scenic River Map dated 

15 June 11, 2016, as a scenic river. 

16 ‘‘(C) The approximately 11.5 mile segment 

17 in Grand County as generally depicted on the 

18 Utah PLI Wild and Scenic River Map dated 

19 June 11, 2016, as a recreational river. 

20 ‘‘(215) GREEN RIVER.—The following segments 

21 in the State of Utah, to be administered by the Sec22 retary of the Interior as follows: 

23 ‘‘(A) The approximately 69.5 mile river 

24 segment in Uintah, Carbon, Emery, and Grand 

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1 Wild and Scenic River Map dated June 11, 

2 2016, as a as a scenic river. 

3 ‘‘(B) The approximately 19.2 mile river 

4 segment in Emery and Grand Counties as gen5 erally depicted on the Utah PLI Wild and Sce6 nic River Map dated June 11, 2016, as a wild 

7 river. 

8 ‘‘(C) The approximately 8.5 mile river seg9 ment in Emery and Grand Counties as gen10 erally depicted on the Utah PLI Wild and Sce11 nic River Map dated June 11, 2016, as a rec12 reational river. 

13 ‘‘(D) The approximately 109.4 mile river 

14 segment in Emery and Grand Counties as gen15 erally depicted on the Utah PLI Wild and Sce16 nic River Map dated July 11, 2016, as a scenic 

17 river. 

18 ‘‘(216) DARK CANYON.—The approximately 6.3 

19 mile river segment in San Juan County as generally 

20 depicted on the Utah PLI Wild and Scenic River 

21 Map dated July 11, 2016, as a wild river. 

22 ‘‘(217) SAN JUAN RIVER.—The approximately 

23 17.2 mile river segment in San Juan County as gen24 erally depicted on the Utah PLI Wild and Scenic 

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1 (b) ADJACENT MANAGEMENT.— 

2 (1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this title creates 

3 a protective perimeter or buffer zone around a wild 

4 and scenic river designated by this title. 

5 (2) ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE WILD AND SCENIC

6 RIVER.—The fact that an activity or use on land 

7 outside a wild and scenic river designated under this 

8 title can be seen, heard, felt or smelled within the 

9 wild and scenic river shall not preclude the activity 

10 or use outside the boundary of the wild and scenic 

11 river. 

12 (c) ACQUISITION.—The Secretary of the Interior may 

13 acquire land or interest in land within the boundaries of 

14 the wild and scenic river areas designated by this title only 

15 by donation, exchange, or transfer from another agency. 

16 (d) NO CONDEMNATION.—Within the areas des17 ignated by this title the use of eminent domain or con18 demnation shall be prohibited. 

19 (e) OUTFITTING AND GUIDE ACTIVITIES.—Commer20 cial services (including authorized outfitting and guide ac21 tivities) within the wild and scenic rivers designated by 

22 this title are authorized to the extent necessary to realize 

23 the recreational purposes of the areas. 

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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than two years 

2 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec3 retary of the Interior shall file a map and legal de4 scription of the river segments designated by this 

5 title with the Committee on Natural Resources of 

6 the House of Representatives and the Committee on 

7 Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate. 

8 (2) EFFECT.—The map and legal description 

9 prepared under paragraph (1) shall have the same 

10 force and effect as if included in this title, except 

11 that the Secretary of the Interior may correct minor 

12 errors in the map or legal description and provided 

13 that prior to any modifications, clerical or typo14 graphical changes, these changes are reported to the 

15 State of Utah and the affected counties. 

16 (3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—A copy of the map 

17 and legal description shall be on file and available 

18 for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the 

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1 TITLE VIII—ASHLEY KARST NA2 TIONAL GEOLOGIC AND REC3 REATION AREA 

4 SEC. 801. ASHLEY KARST NATIONAL GEOLOGIC AND REC5 REATION AREA. 

6 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subject to valid existing 

7 rights, including the rights of a tribe, the approximately 

8 110,838 acres generally depicted on the map entitled Utah 

9 PLI Special Management Area Map dated June 30, 2016, 

10 are hereby established as the ‘‘Ashley Karst National Geo11 logic and Recreation Area’’. 

12 (b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Ashley Karst 

13 National Geologic and Recreation Area (hereinto referred 

14 to in this title as the ‘‘Area’’) are to provide recreational 

15 opportunities, protection and management of water re16 sources, utilization of commercial forest products and 

17 withdrawal of minerals from development. 

18 SEC. 802. MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than two years after the 

20 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture 

21 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall file a 

22 map and legal description of the Ashley Karst National 

23 Geologic and Recreation Area (hereinafter referred to as 

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1 the House of Representatives and the Committee on En2 ergy and Natural Resources of the Senate. 

3 (b) EFFECT.—The map and legal description pre4 pared under subsection (a) shall have the same force and 

5 effect as if included in this title, except that the Secretary 

6 may correct minor errors in the map or legal description 

7 and provided that prior to any modifications, clerical or 

8 typographical changes, these changes are reported to the 

9 State of Utah and the affected county. 

10 (c) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—A copy of the map and 

11 legal description shall be on file and available for public 

12 inspection in the appropriate offices of the United States 

13 Forest Service and Bureau of Indian Affairs. 

14 SEC. 803. ADMINISTRATION. 

15 (a) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary shall admin16 ister the Area in accordance with— 

17 (1) the National Forest Management Act of 

18 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.); 

19 (2) this title; and 

20 (3) other applicable laws. 

21 (b) MANAGEMENT.—Not later than two years after 

22 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall de23 velop a management plan for the long-term management 

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1 (c) RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONSULTATION.—The 

2 Secretary shall prepare the management plan in consulta3 tion and coordination with local and tribal governments, 

4 the public, and the Public Lands Initiative Planning and 

5 Implementation Advisory Committee established under Di6 vision C of this Act. If the Secretary does not incorporate 

7 recommendations submitted by the State, local, and In8 dian tribes into the management plans, the Secretary shall 

9 submit a written explanation before the effective date of 

10 the management plan to the House Committee on Natural 

11 Resources and Senate Committee on Energy and Natural 

12 Resources outlining the reasons for rejecting the rec13 ommendations of the State, local and tribal governments. 

14 (d) USES.—The Secretary shall allow only such uses 

15 of the Area that would further the purposes outlined in 

16 subsection 801(b) of this title and the following guidelines: 

17 (1) Provide for recreational opportunities to 

18 occur within the Area including skiing, biking, hik19 ing, fishing, hunting, horseback riding, snowmobil20 ing, designated trails for motorcycle riding and off21 highway vehicle use, snowshoeing, camping, and 

22 other recreational activities consistent with this title. 

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1 duction, wildfire prevention, control of insects and 

2 disease, and to improve watershed health. 

3 (3) Prohibit mineral development. 

4 (4) Promote the long-term protection and man5 agement of the water resources and underground 

6 karst system. 

7 SEC. 804. GENERAL PROVISIONS. 

8 (a) OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE AND MOTORIZED VEHI9 CLES.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—The use of off-highway vehi11 cles and motorized vehicles shall be permitted within 

12 the Area. 

13 (2) MANAGEMENT.—The Secretary shall des14 ignate existing routes in a manner that— 

15 (A) uses Forest Service roads and routes 

16 existing as of January 1, 2016, and also new 

17 roads authorized by this title; 

18 (B) does not significantly damage des19 ignated critical habitat or cultural resources; 

20 and 

21 (C) does not interfere with private prop22 erty or water rights. 

23 (3) CLOSURE.—The Secretary, in consultation 

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1 close or permanently reroute, subject to paragraph 

2 (4), a route if the Secretary determines that— 

3 (A) the route is significantly damaging 

4 designated critical habitat or cultural resources; 

5 (B) the route threatens public safety; 

6 (C) closure of the route is necessary to re7 pair damage to the designated route; or 

8 (D) closure of the route is necessary to re9 pair resource damage. 

10 (4) REROUTING.—Portions of the designated 

11 route that are temporarily closed may be perma12 nently rerouted by utilizing a previously closed route 

13 or constructing a new route. 

14 (5) NOTICE.—The Secretary shall provide infor15 mation to the public regarding any designated routes 

16 that are open, have been rerouted, or are tempo17 rarily or permanently closed through— 

18 (A) use of appropriate signage within the 

19 Conservation Area; and 

20 (B) use of the Internet and Web resources. 

21 (b) PRIORITY ROUTES.—Marsh Peak South Road 

22 and South Fork Road, as depicted on the Utah PLI Spe23 cial Management Area Map, shall be open for off-highway 

24 vehicle use. Administrative access to Whiterocks Lake for 

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1 United States Forest Service, State and local govern2 ments, and applicable water user association or utility 

3 company. 

4 (c) ROUTE CONSTRUCTION.— 

5 (1) FEASIBILITY STUDY.—Not later than 180 

6 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 

7 Secretary shall study the feasibility and public inter8 est of constructing new routes as needed to increase 

9 or enhance hiking and motorized recreational oppor10 tunities and purposes of the area. 

11 (2) CONSTRUCTION.— 

12 (A) CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZED.—If the 

13 Secretary determines that the construction of a 

14 route is feasible the may construct the route. 

15 (B) USE OF VOLUNTEER SERVICES AND

16 CONTRIBUTIONS.—A route authorized under 

17 this subsection may be constructed by volun18 teers, with volunteer services and contributions 

19 from non-Federal sources. 

20 (d) NO EFFECT ON NON-FEDERAL LAND OR INTER21 ESTS IN NON-FEDERAL LAND.—Nothing in this title af22 fects ownership, management, or other rights relating to 

23 non-Federal land or interests in non-Federal land located 

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1 (e) OVERSNOW VEHICLES.—The Secretary shall au2 thorize the use of snowmobiles and other oversnow vehicles 

3 in the Area when there is at least six inches of snow cover. 

4 (f) FIRE, INSECTS, AND DISEASE.—In accordance 

5 with this title, the Secretary may— 

6 (1) carry out any measures to manage wildland 

7 fire and treat hazardous fuels, insects, and diseases 

8 in the Area; and 

9 (2) coordinate those measures with the appro10 priate State, tribal, or local agency. 

11 (g) WILDLAND FIRE OPERATIONS.—Nothing in this 

12 title precludes a Federal, State, or local agency from con13 ducting wildfire management operations (including oper14 ations using aircraft or mechanized equipment) in the 

15 Area designated under this title. 

16 (h) LIVESTOCK GRAZING.—Within the Area des17 ignated under section 801, the grazing of livestock estab18 lished before the date of enactment of this Act shall con19 tinue subject to reasonable regulations as prescribed by 

20 the relevant Secretary. 

21 (1) PROTECTION OF EXISTING USES.—Existing 

22 livestock grazing shall continue in accordance with 

23 the following guidelines: 

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1 cause an area is, or has been designated by this 

2 title. 

3 (B) The number of livestock permitted to 

4 graze in areas designated by this title shall con5 tinue at approximate stocking levels prescribed 

6 in the grazing permit that existed on January 

7 1, 2016, and additional or suspended animal 

8 unit months shall be authorized to graze as 

9 range conditions allow or if range treatments 

10 improve conditions. Animal Unit Months shall 

11 only be diminished as a result of revisions in 

12 the normal grazing and land management plan13 ning and policy setting process. 

14 (C) The maintenance of existing grazing 

15 supporting facilities in an area prior to its des16 ignated by this title (including fences, place17 ment of salt and minerals, line cabins, water 

18 wells and pipelines, stock tanks and ponds), 

19 shall continue. Such maintenance may include 

20 the use of off-highway vehicles or mechanized 

21 tools and equipment. 

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1 thorized if in accordance with the applicable 

2 land management plan. 

3 (E) The use of off-highway vehicles for 

4 emergency purposes such as care of sick ani5 mals or the placement of feed and water in 

6 emergency situations is authorized by the appli7 cable grazing permit holder or an employee or 

8 agent thereof. 

9 (F) Access to historic and traditional water 

10 sources for the purpose of watering livestock 

11 shall be maintained. 

12 (G) The trailing of domestic livestock shall 

13 continue and shall not be limited by the des14 ignations made under section 801(b). 

15 (2) UTAH DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND

16 FOOD.—In instances in which historic grazing loca17 tions, access, or use is disputed by the grazing per18 mittee, data and information provided by the Utah 

19 Department of Agriculture shall be given consider20 ation by the Secretary to establish historic access, 

21 locations, or use. 

22 (i) EXISTING EASEMENTS AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY.— 

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1 of enactment of this Act, in accordance with this title and 

2 existing law. 

3 (j) ADJACENT MANAGEMENT.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this title creates 

5 a protective perimeter or buffer zone around the 

6 Area designated by section 801. 

7 (2) ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE AREA.—The fact that 

8 an activity or use on land outside the Area can be 

9 seen, heard, felt or smelled within the Area shall not 

10 preclude the activity or use outside the boundary of 

11 the Area. 

12 (k) OUTFITTING AND GUIDE ACTIVITIES.—Commer13 cial services (including authorized outfitting and guide ac14 tivities) within the Area are authorized to the extent nec15 essary to realize the recreational purposes of the areas. 

16 (l) FISH AND WILDLIFE.—Nothing in this title af17 fects the jurisdiction of the State of Utah with respect 

18 to the management of fish and wildlife on Federal land 

19 in the State, including the regulation of hunting, fishing, 

20 and trapping within the Area. 

21 (m) ACCESS.—The Secretary shall provide the owner 

22 of State, tribal or private property owners within the 

23 boundary of the Area access to the property. 

24 (n) WILDLIFE WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.— 

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1 structures and facilities, for wildlife water development 

2 projects (including guzzlers) in the Area are authorized. 

3 (o) WATER RIGHTS.— 

4 (1) STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 

5 this title— 

6 (A) shall constitute either an express or 

7 implied reservation by the United States of any 

8 water rights with respect to the Area des9 ignated by section 801; 

10 (B) affects any water rights in the State of 

11 Utah; 

12 (C) establishes a precedent with regard to 

13 any future designations; or 

14 (D) shall restrict or prohibit the upstream 

15 diversion of water rights held under Utah State 

16 law. 

17 (2) UTAH WATER LAW.—The Secretary shall 

18 follow the procedural and substantive requirements 

19 of State law to obtain and hold any water rights not 

20 in existence on the date of the enactment of this Act 

21 with respect to the Area. 

22 (3) EFFECTS ON STATE WATER RIGHTS.—The 

23 Secretary shall not take any action that adversely 

24 affects— 

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1 (B) the authority of the State in adjudi2 cating water rights; 

3 (C) definitions established by the State 

4 with respect to the term ‘‘beneficial use’’ or 

5 ‘‘priority of rights’’; 

6 (D) terms and conditions for groundwater 

7 withdrawal; 

8 (E) the use of groundwater resources that 

9 are in accordance with State law; or 

10 (F) other rights or obligations of the State 

11 as established under State law. 

12 (4) EXISTING WATER INFRASTRUCTURE.— 

13 (A) Nothing in this title shall be construed 

14 to limit off-highway vehicle access and road 

15 maintenance by local municipalities or water or 

16 irrigation districts for those maintenance activi17 ties necessary to guarantee the continued viabil18 ity of water resource facilities that currently 

19 exist or which may be necessary in the future 

20 to prevent the degradation of the water supply 

21 in the Area designated by section 801. 

22 (B) Nothing in this title shall be construed 

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1 ing access to, development, and use of livestock 

2 water rights as defined by State law. 

3 (p) VEGETATION MANAGEMENT.—Nothing in this 

4 title prevents the Secretary from conducting vegetation 

5 management projects within the Area. 

6 (q) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid rights in exist7 ence on the date of enactment of this Act the Federal land 

8 within the Area is withdrawn from— 

9 (1) all forms of entry, appropriation, and dis10 posal under the Federal land laws; 

11 (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining 

12 laws; and 

13 (3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral 

14 materials, and geothermal leasing laws. 

15 (r) FEES.—Except for improved campgrounds, with16 in the Area the United States Forest Service is prohibited 

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1 DIVISION B—INNOVATIVE LAND 

2 MANAGEMENT, RECREATION 

3 AND ECONOMIC DEVELOP4 MENT 

5 TITLE I—SCHOOL TRUST LAND 

6 CONSOLIDATIONS 

7 SEC. 101. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. 

8 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that the land ex9 change authorized and directed by this title furthers public 

10 objectives referenced in section 206 of the Federal Land 

11 Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716) 

12 including— 

13 (1) promoting better management of Federal 

14 conservation areas by removing inheld State trust 

15 land sections; 

16 (2) securing Federal ownership and protection 

17 of land with significant wildlife, recreational, scenic, 

18 cultural and other public values; 

19 (3) assisting the State of Utah and local gov20 ernments in economic development and community 

21 expansion through the consolidation of State trust 

22 lands in manageable blocks near several Utah com23 munities; and 

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1 Utah school trust lands, in furtherance of the land 

2 grants made under the Utah Enabling Act, Act of 

3 July 16, 1894 (28 Stat. 107, chapter 138). 

4 (b) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this title to au5 thorize, direct, facilitate, and expedite the exchange of 

6 land between the State of Utah and the United States. 

7 SEC. 102. DEFINITIONS. 

8 In this title: 

9 (1) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 

10 means the lands identified on the Map as ‘‘Federal 

11 Land’’, ‘‘Federal Land—Minerals Only’’, and ‘‘Fed12 eral Land—Surface Only’’ administered by the Bu13 reau of Land Management located in Carbon, 

14 Duchesne, Emery, Grand, San Juan and Uintah 

15 Counties, Utah. 

16 (2) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the fol17 lowing map prepared by the Bureau of Land Man18 agement and entitled ‘‘State and Federal Land Ex19 change Map’’ dated July 12, 2016. 

20 (3) NON-FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘non-Fed21 eral land’’ means the lands identified on the Map as 

22 ‘‘State Trust Land Proposed for Transfer to United 

23 States’’, ‘‘State Trust Lands—Surface Only Pro24 posed for Transfer to United States’’ and ‘‘State 

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1 to United States’’ located in Carbon, Duchesne, 

2 Emery, Grand, San Juan and Uintah Counties, 

3 Utah, as generally depicted on the Map. 

4 (4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

5 the Secretary of the Interior. 

6 (5) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 

7 of Utah, acting as trustee under the Utah State 

8 School and Institutional Trust Lands Management 

9 Act (Utah Code Ann. 53C–1–101 et seq.) through 

10 the Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Ad11 ministration. 

12 SEC. 103. EXCHANGE OF LAND; RESERVATION OF INTER13 ESTS. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—If the State offers to convey to 

15 the United States title to the non-Federal land, the Sec16 retary shall, subject to the provisions of this title— 

17 (1) accept the offer; and 

18 (2) on receipt of the right, title, and interest of 

19 the State in and to the non-Federal land, convey to 

20 the State all right, title, and interest of the United 

21 States in and to the Federal land. 

22 (b) VALID EXISTING RIGHTS.—The exchange author23 ized under subsection (a) shall be subject to valid existing 

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1 (c) COSTS.—Costs of the land exchange shall be allo2 cated in accordance with section 206(f)(2)(B) of the Fed3 eral Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 

4 1716(f)(2)(B)). 

5 (d) TITLE APPROVAL.—Title to the Federal land and 

6 non-Federal land to be exchanged under this section shall 

7 be in a form acceptable to the Secretary and the State. 

8 (e) RESERVATION OF INTEREST IN POTASH.— 

9 (1) With respect to Federal land that contains 

10 potash resources, the Secretary shall reserve an in11 terest in all potash resources. 

12 (2) The interest reserved by the United States 

13 under paragraph (1) shall consist of— 

14 (A) 50 percent of any bonus bid or other 

15 payment received by the State as consideration 

16 for securing any lease or authorization to de17 velop potash resources; 

18 (B) 50 percent of the amount that would 

19 have been received by the Federal Government 

20 under the royalty rate applicable on July 1, 

21 2015, if the potash resources had been retained 

22 in Federal ownership; and 

23 (C) 50 percent of any other payment re24 ceived by the State pursuant to any lease or au25 thorization to develop the potash resources. 


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1 (3) Upon receipt of any funds from potash leas2 ing and development on lands in which the Secretary 

3 has reserved an interest, the State shall pay the Sec4 retary amounts attributable to the reserved interest 

5 of the United States in accordance with paragraph 

6 (4). 

7 (4)(A) Any amounts due under paragraph (3) 

8 shall be paid by the State to the United States not 

9 less than quarterly. 

10 (B) The State may deduct an administrative fee 

11 of three per cent from all payments due to the 

12 United States under paragraph (2). 

13 (5) NO OBLIGATION TO LEASE.—The State 

14 shall not be obligated to lease or otherwise develop 

15 potash resources in which the United States retains 

16 an interest under this subsection. 

17 (f) RESERVATION OF WELLBORE INTEREST IN OIL

18 AND GAS.— 

19 (1) The Secretary shall reserve a wellbore inter20 est in each oil and gas well on Federal land that has 

21 been determined by the Secretary to be capable of 

22 production in paying quantities as of the date of 

23 conveyance. 

24 (2) The wellbore interest reserved to the United 

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1 amount of all royalties attributable to an oil and gas 

2 well located on Federal land as of the date of con3 veyance. 

4 (3) Upon receipt of any funds attributable to 

5 the reserved wellbore interest of the United States, 

6 the State shall pay the Secretary all such amounts 

7 in accordance with paragraph (4). 

8 (4)(A) Any amounts due under paragraph (2) 

9 shall be paid by the State to the United States not 

10 less than quarterly. 

11 (B) The State may deduct an administrative fee 

12 of three per cent from all payments due to the 

13 United States under paragraph (2). 

14 (5) The reserved wellbore interests of the 

15 United States in oil and gas under this section shall 

16 automatically terminate on the date that is 10 years 

17 after the enactment of this Act. 

18 (6) The United States shall share all revenue 

19 received with respect to its reserved wellbore mineral 

20 interest in oil and gas with the State of Utah in ac21 cordance with section 35(a) of the Mineral Leasing 

22 Act (30 U.S.C. 191(a)). 

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1 this title shall include the conveyance of water rights ap2 purtenant to the parcel conveyed. 

3 (h) CONVEYANCE OF PARCELS IN STAGES.—Parcels 

4 of Federal land and non-Federal land may be exchanged 

5 in phases as mutually determined by the Secretary and 

6 the State. 

7 SEC. 104. WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL LANDS PRIOR TO EX8 CHANGE. 

9 Subject to valid existing rights, during the period be10 ginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending 

11 on the date on which the Federal land is conveyed, the 

12 Federal land is withdrawn from mineral location, entry or 

13 patent under the mining laws, from leasing and entry 

14 under the mineral leasing laws, and from mineral material 

15 disposal. 

16 SEC. 105. NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT OF 1969 

17 AND FEDERAL LAND POLICY AND MANAGE18 MENT ACT OF 1976 COMPLIANCE. 

19 (a) PUBLIC INTEREST.—The land exchange author20 ized and directed by this title is in the public interest. 

21 (b) SCOPING AND ANALYSIS.—Notwithstanding any 

22 other law, in preparing an environmental assessment or 

23 environmental impact statement required under section 

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1 U.S.C. 4332) with respect to the land exchange con2 templated by this title— 

3 (1) the Secretary is not required to identify any 

4 actions other than the proposed action and the no 

5 action alternative; and 

6 (2) the Secretary is not required to analyze the 

7 environmental effects of alternative conveyances or 

8 actions other than the offer submitted by the State 

9 under subsection 103(a). 

10 (c) PRESUMPTION OF PLAN ADEQUACY.—Convey11 ances of Federal land to the State in accordance with this 

12 title are presumed to comply with any land use plan en13 acted under section 202 of the Federal Land Policy and 

14 Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712). 

15 SEC. 106. STATUS AND MANAGEMENT OF LAND AFTER EX16 CHANGE. 

17 (a) ADMINISTRATION OF NON-FEDERAL LAND.—In 

18 accordance with section 206(c) of the Federal Land Policy 

19 and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716(c)), the 

20 non-Federal land acquired by the United States under this 

21 title shall become part of, and be managed as part of, the 

22 Federal administrative unit or area in which the land is 

23 located. 

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1 (1) If land conveyed under this title is subject 

2 to a lease, permit, or contract for the grazing of do3 mestic livestock in effect on the date of acquisition, 

4 the entity acquiring the land shall allow the grazing 

5 to continue for the remainder of the term of the 

6 lease, permit, or contract, subject to the related 

7 terms and conditions of user agreements, including 

8 permitted stocking rates, grazing fee levels, access 

9 rights, and ownership and use of range improve10 ments. 

11 (2) To the extent allowed by Federal or State 

12 law, on expiration of any grazing lease, permit, or 

13 contract described in paragraph (1), the holder of 

14 the lease, permit, or contract shall be entitled to a 

15 preference right to renew the lease, permit, or con16 tract. 

17 (3) If land conveyed by the State under this 

18 title is used by a grazing permittee or lessee to meet 

19 the base property requirements for a Federal graz20 ing permit or lease, the land shall continue to qual21 ify as a base property for the remaining term of the 

22 lease or permit and the term of any renewal or ex23 tension of the lease or permit. 

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1 (1) The Secretary and the State shall make 

2 available for review and inspection any record relat3 ing to hazardous materials on the land to be ex4 changed under this title. 

5 (2) The costs of remedial actions relating to 

6 hazardous materials on land acquired under this 

7 title shall be paid by those entities responsible for 

8 the costs under applicable law. 

9 SEC. 107. BOOK CLIFFS CONSERVATION AREA. 

10 Subject to valid existing rights, the mineral estate in 

11 the non-Federal lands acquired by the United States 

12 under this title, and the existing mineral estate in the Fed13 eral land, located in Grand County, Utah, as depicted on 

14 the Maps as ‘‘Book Cliffs Conservation Area’’ is with15 drawn from location, entry and patent under the mining 

16 laws and the operation of the mineral leasing, mineral ma17 terials and geothermal leasing laws. 

18 TITLE II—GOBLIN VALLEY 

19 STATE PARK 

20 SEC. 201. LAND CONVEYANCE. 

21 At the request of the State of Utah, the Secretary 

22 of the Interior shall convey, without consideration, the ap23 proximately 9,995 acres of Bureau of Land Management 

24 land identified as ‘‘Utah PLI Goblin Valley State Park 

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1 Park Expansion Map and dated June 24, 2016, to the 

2 Utah State Parks and Recreation Division of the Depart3 ment of Natural Resources. 

4 SEC. 202. COOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT OF GOBLIN VAL5 LEY. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—At the request of the State of 

7 Utah, in accordance with this section, the Secretary of the 

8 Interior shall enter into a cooperative agreement with the 

9 State for the management of the Federal land described 

10 in subsection (b) which shall be known as the ‘‘Goblin Val11 ley Cooperative Management Area’’. 

12 (b) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The area subject to the 

13 cooperative agreement is Federal land managed by the 

14 Bureau of Land Management in Emery County, Utah, 

15 comprising approximately 152,678 acres, identified as 

16 ‘‘Goblin Valley Cooperative Management Area’’ on the 

17 map entitled Utah PLI Goblin Valley State Park Map and 

18 dated June 24, 2016. 

19 (c) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Goblin Valley Co20 operative Management Area is to promote outdoor recre21 ation, such as off-highway vehicle use, mountain biking, 

22 rock climbing, and hiking. 

23 (d) TERMS.—The cooperative agreement shall— 

24 (1) clarify the roles, responsibilities, and limita25 tions, of the Secretary of the Interior and the State 


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1 of Utah with regard to recreation management with2 in the Goblin Valley Cooperative Management Area; 

3 (2) extend only to recreational activities, includ4 ing off-highway vehicle and non-off-highway vehicle 

5 use, within the Goblin Valley Cooperative Manage6 ment Area, and shall not affect other land manage7 ment within the Goblin Valley Cooperative Manage8 ment Area, or recreational activities outside the 

9 Goblin Valley Cooperative Management Area; 

10 (3) require that recreational activities within 

11 the Goblin Valley Cooperative Management Area 

12 shall continue to be managed in accordance with— 

13 (A) the San Rafael Swell National Con14 servation Area and Crack Canyon Wilderness 

15 established by this title; and 

16 (B) applicable Federal laws; 

17 (4) require new route and trail construction for 

18 motorized and non-motorized use to further rec19 reational opportunities and minimize resource con20 flict; 

21 (5) address the establishment, distribution, and 

22 uses of, any revenues generated by recreational ac23 tivities (including entrance fees) within the Goblin 

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1 (6) specify that the State agency administering 

2 the Goblin Valley Cooperative Management Area 

3 shall be the Utah State Parks and Recreation Divi4 sion of the Department of Natural Resources. 

5 TITLE III—PRICE CANYON STATE 

6 FOREST 

7 SEC. 301. DEFINITIONS. 

8 In this title: 

9 (1) MAPS.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map 

10 entitled Utah PLI Price Canyon State Forest Map 

11 and dated July 1, 2016. 

12 (2) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 

13 means the 13,321 acres identified as ‘‘BLM Lands 

14 Proposed for Transfer to State Sovereign Land’’ lo15 cated in Carbon County, Utah, as generally depicted 

16 on the Map. 

17 (3) NON-FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘non-Fed18 eral land’’ means the 14,939 acres identified on the 

19 Map as ‘‘State Sovereign Land Proposed for Trans20 fer to BLM’’ located in Grand and San Juan Coun21 ties, Utah, as generally depicted on the Map. 

22 (4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

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1 (5) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 

2 of Utah’s Division of Forestry, Fire, and State 

3 Lands. 

4 SEC. 302. EXCHANGE OF LAND. 

5 (a) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this title to con6 solidate intermingled State sovereign lands in an area of 

7 Carbon County, Utah, to create the State of Utah’s first 

8 State Forest. 

9 (b) CONVEYANCE.—If the State offers to convey to 

10 the United States title to the non-Federal land, the Sec11 retary shall— 

12 (1) accept the offer; and 

13 (2) on receipt of the right, title, and interest of 

14 the State in and to the non-Federal land, convey to 

15 the State all right, title, and interest of the United 

16 States in and to the Federal land. 

17 (c) VALID EXISTING RIGHTS.—The exchange author18 ized under subsection (a) shall be subject to valid existing 

19 rights. 

20 (d) TITLE APPROVAL.—Title to the Federal land and 

21 non-Federal land to be exchanged under this section shall 

22 be in a form acceptable to the Secretary and the State. 

23 SEC. 303. LIVESTOCK GRAZING. 

24 For lands acquired by the State under this title in 

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1 of this Act, the grazing of livestock shall continue at levels 

2 existing as of January 1, 2016. 

3 TITLE IV—DEER LODGE LAND 

4 EXCHANGE 

5 SEC. 401. DEFINITIONS. 

6 In this title: 

7 (1) ASSOCIATION.—The term ‘‘Association’’ 

8 means the Deer Lodge Homeowners Association. 

9 (2) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 

10 means the approximately 157 acres of National For11 est System land in Daggett County, Utah, identified 

12 as ‘‘Deer Lodge Cabin Site’’ on the map. 

13 (3) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en14 titled ‘‘Utah PLI Deer Lodge Land Exchange Map’’ 

15 and dated June 24, 2016. 

16 (4) NON-FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘non-Fed17 eral land’’ means the parcel of approximately 77 

18 acres of private land located in Uintah County, 

19 Utah, and identified as ‘‘Land to Be Acquired by 

20 USFS’’ on the map. 

21 (5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

22 the Secretary of Agriculture. 

23 SEC. 402. LAND EXCHANGE. 

24 (a) CONVEYANCE OF LAND.—No later than two years 

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1 convey to the United States all right, title, and interest 

2 of the Association in and to the non-Federal land, the Sec3 retary shall convey to the Association, without consider4 ation, all right, title, and interest of the United States in 

5 and to the Federal land, subject to valid existing rights. 

6 (b) COMPLIANCE WITH EXISTING LAW.—Except as 

7 otherwise provided in this title, the Secretary shall carry 

8 out the land exchange under this title in accordance with 

9 section 206 of the Federal Land Policy and Management 

10 Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716). 

11 (c) TITLE.—As a condition of the land exchange 

12 under this title, title to the non-Federal land to be ac13 quired by the Secretary shall be acceptable to the Sec14 retary. 

15 (d) CONDITION.—As a condition of the land exchange 

16 under this title, the Association shall agree to retain as 

17 undeveloped open space the approximately 40 acres of 

18 meadow area identified as ‘‘Open Space’’ as generally de19 picted on the map. 

20 TITLE V—SCOFIELD LAND 

21 TRANSFER 

22 SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE. 

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1 SEC. 502. DEFINITIONS. 

2 In this title: 

3 (1) CARBON COUNTY.—The term ‘‘Carbon 

4 County’’ means Carbon County, Utah, within which 

5 the Scofield Reservoir property is located. 

6 (2) CLAIMANT.—The term ‘‘claimant’’ means 

7 any person or entity (or a successor in interest to a 

8 person or entity) that, according to the records in 

9 the office of the Recorder for Carbon County, as of 

10 the date of enactment of this Act, claims title to, or 

11 an interest in, the Federal land. 

12 (3) FEDERAL LAND.— 

13 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘Federal 

14 land’’ means the land acquired by Price River 

15 Water Conservation District and transferred to 

16 the United States for use in the construction 

17 and operation of the Scofield Dam and Res18 ervoir located between the normal water surface 

19 elevation and the property boundary elevation 

20 in the Scofield Reservoir basin. 

21 (B) EXCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘Federal 

22 land’’ does not include— 

23 (i) any mineral or subsurface rights to 

24 the land described in subparagraph (A); or 

25 (ii) the 205 acres of land adjoining 

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1 the case styled United States v. Dunn (557 

2 F.3d 1165 (10th Cir. 2009)). 

3 (4) FLOOD SURCHARGE ELEVATION.—The term 

4 ‘‘flood surcharge elevation’’ means the elevation of 

5 7640.3 in the North American Vertical Datum of 

6 1988, which corresponds to the elevation of the crest 

7 of Scofield Dam. 

8 (5) FUND.—The term ‘‘Fund’’ means the Sco9 field Reservoir Fund established by section 

10 503(d)(9)(A). 

11 (6) LIFE ESTATE.—The term ‘‘life estate’’ 

12 means— 

13 (A) if the claimant is a person, an interest 

14 of the claimant in the Federal land that will re15 vert to the United States on the date of the 

16 death of the claimant; and 

17 (B) if the claimant is an entity, an interest 

18 in the Federal land of a person designated by 

19 the claimant that will revert to the United 

20 States on the date of the death of the des21 ignated person. 

22 (7) NORMAL WATER SURFACE ELEVATION.— 

23 The term ‘‘normal water surface elevation’’ means 

24 the contour elevation of 7621.8 in the North Amer25 ican Vertical Datum of 1988, which corresponds to 


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1 the elevation of the crest of the spillway of Scofield 

2 Dam. 

3 (8) PROPERTY BOUNDARY ELEVATION.—The 

4 term ‘‘property boundary elevation’’ means the con5 tour elevation 7630, as surveyed by McGonagle and 

6 Ulrich, Land Surveyors, in 1926, which was trans7 muted to the current elevation of 7638.9 in the 

8 North American Vertical Datum of 1988 and which 

9 corresponds to 1.4 vertical feet below the crest of 

10 Scofield Dam. 

11 (9) ROADS.—The term ‘‘Roads’’ means the 

12 streets, improved and unimproved, as in existence on 

13 the date of enactment of this Act, that— 

14 (A) are located on the Federal land; 

15 (B) are intended for public access via mo16 torized vehicle to the Federal land claims of the 

17 claimants; and 

18 (C) extend to the shoreline of Scofield Res19 ervoir. 

20 (10) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ 

21 means the Secretary of the Interior. 

22 (11) STRUCTURE.— 

23 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘structure’’ 

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1 of a claimant, as in existence on the date of en2 actment of this Act, including— 

3 (i) a residence; 

4 (ii) a shed; 

5 (iii) a workshop; 

6 (iv) a garage; 

7 (v) a carport; 

8 (vi) a deck; 

9 (vii) a boathouse; or 

10 (viii) an incidental building. 

11 (B) INCLUSION.—The term ‘‘structure’’ in12 cludes any infrastructure associated with a resi13 dence that is not owned by a public or private 

14 utility, including water, power, sewer, and im15 provements to Roads. 

16 SEC. 503. CONVEYANCE OF SCOFIELD PROJECT LAND. 

17 (a) SURVEY.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—To facilitate the conveyance 

19 of the Federal land under this title, it shall be the 

20 responsibility of Carbon County— 

21 (A) to enter into an agreement with the 

22 Secretary to pay the costs associated with a full 

23 physical and title survey of the Federal land in 

24 order to delineate the boundaries associated 


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1 with the Federal land, Federal easements, or 

2 other Federal interests in land; and 

3 (B) subject to paragraph (2), to initiate 

4 and complete a full physical survey of the 

5 Roads and the parcels located within the Fed6 eral land that are eligible to be conveyed to the 

7 claimants, and, in any case in which a land de8 scription or record of ownership in any record 

9 of Carbon County conflicts with a claim of a 

10 claimant with regard to an existing physical 

11 feature or facility, propose boundaries and land 

12 descriptions to resolve the dispute. 

13 (2) UNRESOLVED DISPUTES.— 

14 (A) IN GENERAL.—If a claim to a parcel 

15 or portion of a parcel of Federal land cannot be 

16 resolved in accordance with the applicable land 

17 description in the records of Carbon County by 

18 the applicable deadline for an election under 

19 subsection (d)(6), the claimant shall stipulate 

20 to, accept, and submit to the Secretary the land 

21 description developed by Carbon County to re22 solve the dispute in order to meet the election 

23 requirement of subsection (d)(6) by not later 

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1 (B) FAILURE TO STIPULATE AND AC2 CEPT.—If a claimant fails to stipulate to and 

3 accept the land description of Carbon County 

4 by the date described in subparagraph (A), the 

5 authority to convey the affected parcel or por6 tion of a parcel of Federal land pursuant to this 

7 section shall be terminated with respect to the 

8 disputed claim. 

9 (b) APPRAISAL.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—As a condition of the con11 veyance under this section, Carbon County shall 

12 enter into an agreement with the Secretary to pay 

13 the costs associated with an appraisal of the fair 

14 market value of each property interest requested by 

15 a claimant relating to the conveyance by the Sec16 retary under this title. 

17 (2) DETERMINATION OF FAIR MARKET

18 VALUE.—The fair market value of a property inter19 est under paragraph (1) shall be determined by the 

20 Secretary in accordance with the Uniform Appraisal 

21 Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions and the 

22 Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Prac23 tices. 

24 (c) NOTIFICATION.—It shall be the responsibility of 

25 Carbon County to notify each claimant of any trespass or 


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1 encroachment by the applicable claimant on the Federal 

2 land, including the existence of any trespassing or en3 croaching structure of the claimant. 

4 (d) AUTHORIZATION TO CONVEY FEDERAL LAND.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—To resolve the issues of tres6 pass and encroachment on the Federal land by the 

7 claimants, the Secretary may, in accordance with 

8 paragraphs (5) and (6)— 

9 (A) on an election by a claimant— 

10 (i) subject to paragraph (2), convey to 

11 the claimant fee interest in the claimed 

12 portion of the Federal land that is located 

13 above the normal water surface elevation, 

14 as determined by the results of the survey 

15 required under subsection (a), subject to 

16 all valid rights-of-way, licenses, and ease17 ments in existence on the date of enact18 ment of this Act; or 

19 (ii) subject to paragraph (3), grant to 

20 the claimant a life estate permitting the 

21 continued occupation of the claimed por22 tion of the Federal land above the normal 

23 water surface elevation, as determined by 

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1 of-way, licenses, and easements in exist2 ence on the date of enactment of this Act; 

3 or 

4 (B) subject to paragraph (4), on an elec5 tion by Carbon County, convey to Carbon Coun6 ty fee interest in the Roads, as determined by 

7 the survey required under subsection (a), sub8 ject to all valid rights-of-way, licenses, and 

9 easements in existence on the date of enactment 

10 of this Act. 

11 (2) CONVEYANCE REQUIREMENTS.—A convey12 ance under paragraph (1)(A)(i) shall be subject to— 

13 (A) the claimant paying to the Secretary 

14 the fair market value of the fee interest in the 

15 claimed portion of the Federal land, as deter16 mined by the Secretary under subsection (b), 

17 exclusive of the value of any structures; 

18 (B) provisions under which the claimant 

19 shall agree to indemnify and hold harmless the 

20 United States for all claims by the claimant or 

21 others arising from— 

22 (i) the design, construction, operation, 

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1 (ii) the survey of claims, description of 

2 claims, delineation of boundaries, convey3 ance documents, conveyance process, and 

4 recording of deeds associated with the con5 veyance; and 

6 (iii) any damages associated with any 

7 structure or chattel of the claimant that 

8 may be displaced in a flood event; 

9 (C) the United States retaining a flood 

10 easement as well as an access easement for pur11 poses of monitoring and enforcing the require12 ments of subparagraph (D) with respect to the 

13 entire portion of Federal land conveyed; and 

14 (D) deed restrictions requiring that— 

15 (i) to prevent any structure on the 

16 portion of the Federal land conveyed from 

17 being displaced during a flood event, the 

18 claimant shall— 

19 (I) secure or tie down all existing 

20 structures; and 

21 (II) if replacing or rebuilding 

22 such a structure, limit the replace23 ment or rebuilding to the number and 

24 type of structures in existence on the 

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1 (ii) all activities carried out by the 

2 claimant under clause (i) with respect to a 

3 structure be carried out in accordance with 

4 applicable standards for structures that 

5 may be submerged, flooded, or inundated, 

6 as contained in— 

7 (I) the International Building 

8 Code (as adopted by Utah Adminis9 trative Code R156–56); or 

10 (II) any other building code or 

11 engineering standard that is— 

12 (aa) similar to the Inter13 national Building Code; 

14 (bb) widely used; and 

15 (cc) nationally recognized. 

16 (3) LIFE ESTATE REQUIREMENTS.—A life es17 tate granted under paragraph (1)(A)(ii) shall be 

18 subject to— 

19 (A) the claimant paying to the Secretary 

20 the fair market value of the life estate on the 

21 claimed portion of the Federal land, as deter22 mined by the Secretary under subsection (b), 

23 but excluding the value of any structures; 

24 (B) provisions under which the claimant 

25 agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the 


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1 United States for all claims by the claimant or 

2 others arising from— 

3 (i) the design, construction, operation, 

4 maintenance, or replacement of the Sco5 field Dam and Reservoir; 

6 (ii) the survey of claims, description of 

7 claims, delineation of boundaries, convey8 ance documents, conveyance process, and 

9 recording of deeds associated with the con10 veyance; and 

11 (iii) any damages associated with any 

12 structure or chattel of the claimant that 

13 may be displaced in a flood event; and 

14 (C) restrictions equivalent to the deed re15 strictions described in clauses (i) and (ii) of 

16 paragraph (2)(D), as applicable. 

17 (4) CONVEYANCE OF ROADS REQUIREMENTS.— 

18 A conveyance under paragraph (1)(B) shall be sub19 ject to— 

20 (A) Carbon County paying to the Secretary 

21 a sum determined to be acceptable by the Sec22 retary; 

23 (B) provisions under which Carbon County 

24 shall agree to indemnify and hold harmless the 


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1 United States for all claims by Carbon County 

2 or others arising from— 

3 (i) the design, construction, operation, 

4 maintenance, or replacement of the Sco5 field Dam and Reservoir; 

6 (ii) the survey of claims, description of 

7 claims, delineation of boundaries, convey8 ance documents, conveyance process, and 

9 recording of deeds associated with the con10 veyance; and 

11 (iii) any damages associated with 

12 structures or chattel of Carbon County 

13 that may be displaced in a flood event; 

14 (C) the United States retaining a flood 

15 easement as well as an access easement for pur16 poses of monitoring and enforcing the require17 ments of subparagraph (D) with respect to the 

18 entire portion of the Roads conveyed; and 

19 (D) restrictions equivalent to the deed re20 strictions described in clauses (i) and (ii) of 

21 paragraph (2)(D), as applicable. 

22 (5) COMPLIANCE WITH ENVIRONMENTAL

23 LAWS.— 

24 (A) IN GENERAL.—Before conveying the 

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1 Roads under paragraph (1)(B) or granting a 

2 life estate under paragraph (1)(A)(ii), the Sec3 retary shall comply with all applicable require4 ments under— 

5 (i) the National Environmental Policy 

6 Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); 

7 (ii) the Endangered Species Act of 

8 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); and 

9 (iii) any other applicable law. 

10 (B) EFFECT.—Nothing in this title modi11 fies or alters any obligations under— 

12 (i) the National Environmental Policy 

13 Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); or 

14 (ii) the Endangered Species Act of 

15 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). 

16 (C) COSTS.—Before the initiation of any 

17 conveyance under this title, Carbon County 

18 shall pay to the Secretary an amount equal to 

19 the costs associated with achieving environ20 mental compliance under this paragraph. 

21 (6) DEADLINE FOR ELECTION.— 

22 (A) CLAIMANTS.—Not later than 5 years 

23 after the date of enactment of this Act, each 

24 claimant shall notify the Secretary in writing 

25 whether the claimant elects to receive— 


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1 (i) a fee interest in the claimed por2 tion of the Federal land, in accordance 

3 with paragraph (1)(A)(i); or 

4 (ii) a life estate in the claimed portion 

5 of the Federal land, in accordance with 

6 paragraph (1)(A)(ii). 

7 (B) CARBON COUNTY.—Not later than 3 

8 years after the date of enactment of this Act, 

9 Carbon County shall notify the Secretary in 

10 writing whether Carbon County elects to receive 

11 a fee interest in the Roads, in accordance with 

12 paragraph (1)(B). 

13 (7) FAILURE TO NOTIFY SECRETARY OR COM14 PLETE TRANSFER.— 

15 (A) NOTICE OF ELECTION.—If a claimant 

16 fails to submit to the Secretary a notice of an 

17 election in accordance with paragraph (6)(A), 

18 any future claim by the claimant with respect 

19 to the Federal land shall be terminated. 

20 (B) TRANSFER.— 

21 (i) CLAIMANTS.—If, due to a failure 

22 by the claimant to act in furtherance of 

23 the transfer of fee interest or life estate 

24 under this section, no transfer of the 

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1 with the Recorder of Carbon County by the 

2 date that is 7 years after the date of enact3 ment of this Act, any claim by the claim4 ant with respect to the Federal land shall 

5 be terminated. 

6 (ii) CARBON COUNTY.—If, due to a 

7 failure by Carbon County to act in further8 ance of the transfer of fee interest, no 

9 transfer of the Roads has been recorded 

10 with the Recorder of Carbon County by the 

11 date that is 5 years after the date of enact12 ment of this Act, the authority of the Sec13 retary to convey the interest in the Roads 

14 shall be terminated. 

15 (C) QUIET TITLE.—On extinguishment of 

16 a claim under subparagraph (A) or (B), the 

17 Secretary shall take such action as is necessary 

18 to quiet title to the applicable portion of the 

19 Federal land, including removal of persons, en20 tities, structures, and materials encumbering 

21 the applicable portion of the Federal land. 

22 (8) PAYMENTS IN LIEU OF TAXES.—Any Fed23 eral land transferred to a claimant in fee under 

24 paragraph (1)(A)(i) or to Carbon County under 

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1 consideration in the allocation of any payment in 

2 lieu of taxes under chapter 69 of title 31, United 

3 States Code. 

4 (9) TRUST FUND.— 

5 (A) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is estab6 lished in the Treasury of the United States a 

7 fund, to be known as the ‘‘Scofield Reservoir 

8 Fund’’, to be administered by the Secretary and 

9 made available, without fiscal year limitation, 

10 for— 

11 (i) monitoring and enforcing the re12 quirements of paragraphs (2)(C) and 

13 (4)(C) regarding maintaining access to, 

14 and eliminating encroachment and private 

15 exclusive use of, the Federal land sur16 rounding the Scofield Reservoir; and 

17 (ii) providing enhanced public rec18 reational opportunities at Scofield Res19 ervoir. 

20 (B) TRANSFERS TO FUND.—There shall be 

21 deposited in the Fund any amounts received as 

22 consideration for— 

23 (i) a conveyance under subparagraph 

24 (A)(i) or (B) of paragraph (1); or 


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1 (ii) the granting of a life estate under 

2 paragraph (1)(A)(ii). 

3 TITLE VI—LAND CONVEYANCES 

4 SEC. 601. LAND CONVEYANCES. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—As outlined in the paragraphs 

6 below, if requested by the specified entity, the Secretary 

7 of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture, as appro8 priate, shall convey the following Federal land to that enti9 ty without consideration: 

10 (1) CANYONLANDS FIELDS AIRPORT.—The ap11 proximately 561 acres of land depicted as 

12 ‘‘Canyonlands Fields Airport’’, on the map entitled 

13 Utah PLI Land Conveyances Map and dated June 

14 30, 2016, to Grand County, Utah, for use as an air15 port. 

16 (2) MOAB TAILINGS PROJECT.—Upon comple17 tion of the Moab Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial 

18 Action Project, the approximately 474 acres of land 

19 depicted as ‘‘UMTRA Conveyance’’, on the map en20 titled Utah PLI Land Conveyances Map and dated 

21 June 30, 2016, shall be conveyed to Grand County, 

22 Utah. 

23 (3) HUNTINGTON AIRPORT EXPANSION.—The 

24 approximately 1,398 acres generally depicted on the 

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1 dated June 30, 2016, as ‘‘Huntington Airport’’, to 

2 Emery County, Utah, for expansion of the Hun3 tington Municipal Airport. 

4 (4) EMERY COUNTY RECREATION AREA.—The 

5 approximately 479 acres generally depicted on the 

6 map entitled Utah PLI Land Conveyances Map and 

7 dated June 30, 2016, as ‘‘Emery County Recreation 

8 Area’’, to Emery County, Utah, for public rec9 reational purposes. 

10 (5) EMERY COUNTY SHERIFFS SUBSTATION.— 

11 The approximately 644 acres generally depicted on 

12 the map entitled Utah PLI Land Conveyances Map 

13 and dated June 30, 2016, as ‘‘Emery County Sher14 iffs Substation’’, to Emery County, Utah, for a sub15 station for the Emery County Sheriff’s Office. 

16 (6) BLANDING OUTDOOR RECREATION AREA.— 

17 The approximately 5,197 acres of land depicted on 

18 the map entitled Utah PLI Land Conveyances Map 

19 and dated June 30, 2016, as ‘‘Blanding Outdoor 

20 Recreation Area’’, to Blanding City, Utah, for use as 

21 an outdoor recreation area. 

22 (7) CAL BLACK AIRPORT.—The approximately 

23 1,917 acres generally depicted on the map entitled 

24 Utah PLI Land Conveyances Map and dated June 


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1 30, 2016, as ‘‘Cal Black Airport’’, to San Juan 

2 County, Utah, for a municipal airport. 

3 (8) BLUFF AIRPORT.—The approximately 403 

4 acres generally depicted on the map entitled Utah 

5 PLI Land Conveyances Map and dated June 30, 

6 2016, as ‘‘Bluff Airport’’, to San Juan County, 

7 Utah, for a municipal airport. 

8 (9) MONTICELLO WATER STORAGE AND TREAT9 MENT PLANT.—The approximately 165 acres gen10 erally depicted on the map entitled Utah PLI Land 

11 Conveyances Map and dated June 30, 2016, as 

12 ‘‘Monticello Water Storage and Treatment Plant’’, 

13 to Monticello City, Utah, for a water storage and 

14 treatment plant. 

15 (10) BLANDING SHOOTING RANGE.—The ap16 proximately 21 acres generally depicted on the map 

17 entitled Utah PLI Land Conveyances Map and 

18 dated June 30, 2016, as ‘‘Blanding Shooting 

19 Range’’, to San Juan County, Utah, for a public 

20 shooting range. 

21 (11) PARK CITY CONVEYANCE I.—The approxi22 mately 2.5 acres generally depicted on the map enti23 tled Utah PLI Land Conveyances Map and dated 

24 June 30, 2016, as ‘‘Park City Conveyance I’’, to 


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1 Park City, Utah, for public recreation and open 

2 space. 

3 (12) PARK CITY CONVEYANCE II.—The approxi4 mately 1 acre generally depicted on the map entitled 

5 Utah PLI Land Conveyances Map and dated June 

6 30, 2016, as ‘‘Park City Conveyance II’’, to Park 

7 City, Utah, for public recreation and open space. 

8 (13) LISBON VALLEY.—The approximately 398 

9 acres generally depicted on the map entitled Utah 

10 PLI Land Conveyances Map and dated June 30, 

11 2016, as ‘‘Lisbon Valley’’, to Utah State University 

12 for education and research. 

13 (14) WELLINGTON.—The approximately 645 

14 acres generally depicted on the map entitled Utah 

15 PLI Land Conveyances Map and dated June 30, 

16 2016, as ‘‘Wellington’’, to Utah State University for 

17 education and research. 

18 (15) RANGE CREEK RESEARCH STATION EX19 PANSION.—The approximately 1,663 acres depicted 

20 on the map entitled Utah PLI Land Conveyances 

21 Map and dated June 30, 2016, as ‘‘Range Creek Re22 search Station Expansion’’, to the University of 

23 Utah for education and research. 

24 (16) ASHLEY SPRING.—The approximately 

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1 Utah PLI Land Conveyances Map and dated June 

2 30, 2016, as ‘‘Ashley Spring’’, to Uintah County, 

3 Utah, for use as open space and for watershed pro4 tection and drinking water development. 

5 (17) SEEP RIDGE UTILITY CORRIDOR.—The ap6 proximately 2,633 acres in Uintah County generally 

7 depicted on the map entitled Utah PLI Land Con8 veyances Map and dated June 30, 2016, as ‘‘Seep 

9 Ridge Utility Corridor’’, to the State of Utah, for 

10 use as rights-of-way for public utilities. 

11 (18) BLUFF RIVER RECREATION AREA.—The 

12 approximately 177 acres generally depicted on the 

13 map entitled Utah PLI Land Conveyances Map and 

14 dated June 30, 2016, as ‘‘Bluff River Recreation 

15 Area’’, to Bluff Service Area, for use as recreation 

16 and municipal facilities. 

17 (19) EMERY INFORMATION CENTER.—The ap18 proximately 80 acres generally depicted on the map 

19 entitled Utah PLI Land Conveyances Map and 

20 dated June 30, 2016, as ‘‘Emery County Informa21 tion Center’’, to Emery County, Utah, for an infor22 mation and visitor center to promote public lands. 

23 (20) SUMMIT COUNTY CONVEYANCE.—The ap24 proximately ll acres generally depicted on the 

25 map entitled Utah PLI Land Conveyances Map and 


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1 dated June 30, 2016, as ‘‘Summit Conveyance’’, to 

2 Summit County, Utah, for public recreation and 

3 open space. 

4 (b) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.—Not later than 

5 two years after the date of enactment of this Act, the rel6 evant Secretary shall file a map and legal description of 

7 each of the land conveyances authorized in subsection (a) 

8 with the Committee on Natural Resources. 

9 TITLE VII—LAND DISPOSALS 

10 SEC. 701. LAND DISPOSALS. 

11 Subject to valid existing rights, the Secretary of the 

12 Interior shall within two years dispose of Federal lands 

13 identified as ‘‘Lands for Disposal’’ on the map entitled 

14 ‘‘Utah PLI Land Disposal Map’’ dated June 25, 2016. 

15 TITLE VIII—RECREATION ZONES 

16 SEC. 801. ESTABLISHMENT. 

17 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subject to valid existing 

18 rights, to enhance existing and future recreational oppor19 tunities in Grand County, Uintah County, and San Juan 

20 County, Utah, the following areas are hereby established 

21 as Recreation Zones: 

22 (1) GOLDBAR RECREATION ZONE.—Certain 

23 Federal land, comprising approximately 23,051 

24 acres administered by the Bureau of Land Manage25 ment in Grand County, as generally depicted on the 


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1 map entitled Utah PLI Recreation Zones Map dated 

2 June 30, 2016, to be known as the ‘‘Goldbar Recre3 ation Zone’’. 

4 (2) MONITOR AND MERRIMAC RECREATION

5 ZONE.—Certain Federal land, comprising approxi6 mately 17,371 acres administered by the Bureau of 

7 Land Management in Grand County as generally de8 picted on the map entitled Utah PLI Recreation 

9 Zones Map dated June 30, 2016, to be known as the 

10 ‘‘Monitor and Merrimac Recreation Zone’’. 

11 (3) KLONDIKE RECREATION ZONE.—Certain 

12 Federal land, comprising approximately 24,968 

13 acres administered by the Bureau of Land Manage14 ment in Grand County as generally depicted on the 

15 map entitled Utah PLI Recreation Zones Map dated 

16 June 30, 2016, to be known as the ‘‘Klondike Recre17 ation Zone’’. 

18 (4) BIG FLAT RECREATION ZONE.—Certain 

19 Federal land, comprising approximately 25,311 

20 acres administered by the Bureau of Land Manage21 ment in Grand County as generally depicted on the 

22 map entitled Utah PLI Recreation Zones Map dated 

23 June 30, 2016, to be known as the ‘‘Big Flat Recre24 ation Zone’’. 


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1 (5) MINERAL CANYON RECREATION ZONE.— 

2 Certain Federal land, comprising approximately 

3 20,423 acres administered by the Bureau of Land 

4 Management in Grand County as generally depicted 

5 on the map entitled Utah PLI Recreation Zones 

6 Map dated June 30, 2016, to be known as the ‘‘Min7 eral Canyon Recreation Zone’’. 

8 (6) DEE PASS AND UTAH RIMS RECREATION

9 ZONE.—Certain Federal land, comprising approxi10 mately 210,587 acres administered by the Bureau of 

11 Land Management in Grand County as generally de12 picted on the map entitled Utah PLI Recreation 

13 Zones Map dated June 30, 2016, to be known as the 

14 ‘‘Dee Pass and Utah Rims Recreation Zone’’. 

15 (7) YELLOW CIRCLE RECREATION ZONE.—Cer16 tain Federal land, comprising approximately 7,436 

17 acres administered by the Bureau of Land Manage18 ment in San Juan County as generally depicted on 

19 the map entitled Utah PLI Recreation Zones Map 

20 dated June 30, 2016, to be known as the ‘‘Yellow 

21 Circle Recreation Zone’’. 

22 (8) CAMEO CLIFFS RECREATION ZONE.—Cer23 tain Federal land, comprising approximately 47,130 

24 acres administered by the Bureau of Land Manage25 ment in San Juan County as generally depicted on 


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1 the map entitled Utah PLI Recreation Zones Map 

2 dated June 30, 2016, to be known as the ‘‘Cameo 

3 Cliffs Recreation Zone’’. 

4 (9) JENSEN HILLS RECREATION ZONE.—Cer5 tain Federal land, comprising approximately 4,849 

6 acres administered by the Bureau of Land Manage7 ment in Uintah County as generally depicted on the 

8 map entitled Utah PLI Recreation Zones Map and 

9 dated June 30, 2016, to be known as the ‘‘Jensen 

10 Hills Recreation Zone’’. 

11 (10) RED MOUNTAIN RECREATION ZONE.—Cer12 tain Federal land, comprising approximately 10,298 

13 acres administered by the Bureau of Land Manage14 ment in Uintah County as generally depicted on the 

15 map entitled Utah PLI Recreation Zones Map dated 

16 June 30, 2016, to be known as the ‘‘Red Mountain 

17 Recreation Zone’’. 

18 (11) DEVILS HOLE RECREATION ZONE.—Cer19 tain Federal land, comprising approximately 550 

20 acres administered by the Bureau of Land Manage21 ment in Uintah County as generally depicted on the 

22 map entitled Utah PLI Recreation Zones Map dated 

23 June 30, 2016, to be known as the ‘‘Devils Hole 

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1 (12) BOURDETTE DRAW RECREATION ZONE.— 

2 Certain Federal land, comprising approximately 

3 20,560 acres administered by the Bureau of Land 

4 Management in Uintah County as generally depicted 

5 on the map entitled Utah PLI Recreation Zones 

6 Map dated June 30, 2016, to be known as the 

7 ‘‘Bourdette Draw Recreation Zone’’. 

8 (13) RED WASH RECREATION ZONE.—Certain 

9 Federal land, comprising approximately 1,916 acres 

10 administered by the Bureau of Land Management in 

11 Uintah County as generally depicted on the map en12 titled Utah PLI Recreation Zones Map dated June 

13 30, 2016, to be known as the ‘‘Red Wash Recreation 

14 Zone’’. 

15 SEC. 802. MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION. 

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than two years from the 

17 date the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 

18 the Interior (hereinafter in this title referred to as the 

19 ‘‘Secretary’’) shall file a map and legal description of each 

20 of the Recreation Zones established by section 801 with 

21 the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Rep22 resentatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural 

23 Resources of the Senate. 

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1 same force and effect as if included in this title, except 

2 that the Secretary may make any minor modifications of 

3 any clerical or typographical errors in the map or legal 

4 description and provided that prior to any modifications, 

5 clerical or typographical changes, these changes are re6 ported to the State of Utah and the affected counties. 

7 (c) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—A copy of the maps and 

8 legal descriptions shall be on file and available for public 

9 inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of 

10 Land Management. 

11 SEC. 803. GOLDBAR RECREATION ZONE MANAGEMENT. 

12 (a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Goldbar Recre13 ation Zone are to promote outdoor recreation (including 

14 off-highway vehicle use, mountain biking, and hiking), 

15 provide for the construction of new non-off-highway vehi16 cle trails, prevent future energy and mineral development, 

17 and conserve indigenous plants and animals. 

18 (b) ADMINISTRATION.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall admin20 ister the Goldbar Recreation Zone in accordance 

21 with— 

22 (A) this title; 

23 (B) the Federal Land Policy and Manage24 ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and 

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1 (2) USES.—Uses and management of the 

2 Goldbar Recreation Zone shall— 

3 (A) require coordination and consultation 

4 with State and local governments; 

5 (B) provide for recreational opportunities 

6 including camping, biking, hiking, and off-high7 way vehicle use (including motorcycling, all-ter8 rain-vehicle riding, and four-wheeling); 

9 (C) prohibit future mineral development; 

10 (D) provide for new route and trail con11 struction for non-off-highway vehicle use; and 

12 (E) conserve indigenous plant and animal 

13 species. 

14 (3) MANAGEMENT OF OFF-HIGHWAY AND MO15 TORIZED VEHICLES.—The Secretary shall manage 

16 existing designated routes for off-highway and mo17 torized vehicles in a manner that— 

18 (A) is consistent with off-highway and mo19 torized vehicle use of the routes designated in 

20 the applicable travel management plan; 

21 (B) allows for adjustment to the travel 

22 management plan within the regular amend23 ment process; and 

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1 (4) WITHDRAWALS.—Subject to valid existing 

2 rights, all public land within the Goldbar Recreation 

3 Zone, including any land or interest in land that is 

4 acquired by the United States within the Goldbar 

5 Recreation Zone after the date of enactment of this 

6 Act, is withdrawn from— 

7 (A) entry, appropriation or disposal under 

8 the public land laws; 

9 (B) location, entry, and patent under the 

10 mining laws; and 

11 (C) operation of the mineral leasing, min12 eral materials, and geothermal leasing laws. 

13 SEC. 804. MONITOR AND MERRIMAC RECREATION ZONE 

14 MANAGEMENT. 

15 (a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Monitor and 

16 Merrimac Recreation Zone are to promote outdoor recre17 ation (including off-highway vehicle use, mountain biking, 

18 rock climbing, and hiking), provide for the construction 

19 of new off-highway vehicle and non-off-highway vehicle 

20 trails and routes, and to prevent future mineral develop21 ment. 

22 (b) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary shall admin23 ister the Monitor and Merrimac Recreation Zone in ac24 cordance with— 

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1 (2) the Federal Land Policy and Management 

2 Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and 

3 (3) other applicable laws. 

4 (c) USES.—Uses and management of the Monitor 

5 and Merrimac Recreation Zone shall— 

6 (1) coordinate and consult with State and local 

7 government; 

8 (2) provide for recreational opportunities in9 cluding, biking, hiking, rock climbing and off-high10 way vehicle use (including motorcycling, all-terrain11 vehicle riding, and four-wheeling); 

12 (3) prohibit future mineral and energy leasing; 

13 and 

14 (4) provide for new route and trail construction 

15 for off-highway vehicle and non-off-highway vehicle 

16 use. 

17 (d) MANAGEMENT OF OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE AND

18 MOTORIZED VEHICLES.—The Secretary shall manage ex19 isting designated off-highway vehicle routes in a manner 

20 that— 

21 (1) is consistent with off-highway and motor22 ized vehicle use of the routes designated in the appli23 cable travel management plan; 


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1 (2) allows for adjustment to the travel manage2 ment plan within the regular amendment process; 

3 and 

4 (3) allows for the construction of new off-high5 way and non-off-highway vehicle trails. 

6 (e) WITHDRAWALS.—Subject to valid existing rights, 

7 all public land within the Monitor and Merrimac Recre8 ation Zone, including any land or interest in land that is 

9 acquired by the United States within the Monitor and 

10 Merrimac Recreation Zone after the date of enactment of 

11 this Act, is withdrawn from— 

12 (1) entry, appropriation or disposal under the 

13 public land laws; 

14 (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining 

15 laws; and 

16 (3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral 

17 materials, and geothermal leasing laws. 

18 SEC. 805. KLONDIKE RECREATION ZONE MANAGEMENT. 

19 (a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Klondike 

20 Recreation Zone are to promote outdoor recreation (in21 cluding off-highway vehicle use, mountain biking, rock 

22 climbing, and hiking), provide for the construction of new 

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1 (b) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary shall admin2 ister the Klondike Recreation Zone in accordance with— 

3 (1) this title; 

4 (2) the Federal Land Policy and Management 

5 Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and 

6 (3) other applicable laws. 

7 (c) USES.—Uses and management of the Klondike 

8 Recreation Zone shall— 

9 (1) coordinate and consult with State and local 

10 government; 

11 (2) provide for recreational opportunities in12 cluding biking, hiking, rock climbing, and off-high13 way vehicle use (including motorcycling, all-terrain14 vehicle riding and four-wheeling); 

15 (3) prohibit future mineral and energy leasing; 

16 (4) provide for new route and trail construction 

17 for off-highway and non-off-highway vehicle use; and 

18 (5) provide managerial flexibility to route off19 highway vehicle trails in a way that minimizes con20 flict with non-off-highway vehicle trails. 

21 (d) MANAGEMENT OF OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE AND

22 MOTORIZED VEHICLES.—The Secretary shall manage ex23 isting designated routes for off-highway vehicles and mo24 torized vehicles in a manner that— 


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1 (1) is consistent with off-highway and motor2 ized vehicle use of the routes designated in the appli3 cable travel management plan; 

4 (2) allows for adjustment to the travel manage5 ment plan within the regular amendment process; 

6 and 

7 (3) allows for the construction of new non-off8 highway vehicle trails. 

9 (e) WITHDRAWALS.—Subject to valid existing rights, 

10 all public land within the Klondike Recreation Zone, in11 cluding any land or interest in land that is acquired by 

12 the United States within the Klondike Recreation Zone 

13 after the date of enactment of this Act, is withdrawn 

14 from— 

15 (1) entry, appropriation or disposal under the 

16 public land laws; 

17 (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining 

18 laws; and 

19 (3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral 

20 materials, and geothermal leasing laws. 

21 SEC. 806. BIG FLAT RECREATION ZONE MANAGEMENT. 

22 (a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Big Flat Recre23 ation Zone are to promote outdoor recreation (including 

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1 and hiking), provide for new off-highway vehicle route con2 struction and promote mineral development. 

3 (b) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary shall admin4 ister the Big Flat Recreation Zone in accordance with— 

5 (1) this title; 

6 (2) the Federal Land Policy and Management 

7 Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and 

8 (3) other applicable laws. 

9 (c) USES.—Uses and management of the Big Flat 

10 Recreation Zone shall— 

11 (1) coordinate and consult with State and local 

12 government; 

13 (2) provide for recreational opportunities in14 cluding rock climbing, biking, hiking, off-highway ve15 hicle use (including motorcycling, all-terrain-vehicle 

16 riding, and four-wheeling); 

17 (3) provide for future mineral leasing with no 

18 surface occupancy stipulations; 

19 (4) allow the continuation of existing mineral 

20 leasing; and 

21 (5) provide for new route and trail construction 

22 for off-highway vehicle and non-off-highway vehicle 

23 use. 

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1 designated routes for off-highway and motorized vehicles 

2 in a manner that— 

3 (1) is consistent with off-highway and motor4 ized vehicle use of the routes designated in the appli5 cable travel management plan; 

6 (2) allows for adjustment to the travel manage7 ment plan within the regular amendment process; 

8 and 

9 (3) allows for the construction of new non-off10 highway vehicle trails. 

11 SEC. 807. MINERAL CANYON RECREATION ZONE MANAGE12 MENT. 

13 (a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Mineral Canyon 

14 Recreation Zone are to promote non-motorized outdoor 

15 recreation (including mountain biking, rock climbing, and 

16 hiking), provide for new non-motorized route construction, 

17 prevent future mineral development, maintain boating ac18 cess, maintain airstrip access, and maintain access and 

19 use of country borrow areas for unprocessed gravel. 

20 (b) ADMINISTRATION.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall admin22 ister the Mineral Canyon Recreation Zone in accord23 ance with— 

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1 (B) the Federal Land Policy and Manage2 ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and 

3 (C) other applicable laws. 

4 (2) USES.—Uses and management of the Min5 eral Canyon Recreation Zone shall— 

6 (A) coordinate and consult with State and 

7 local government; 

8 (B) provide for non-motorized recreational 

9 opportunities including biking and hiking; 

10 (C) prevent future mineral leasing or 

11 claims; 

12 (D) provide for new route and trail con13 struction for non-motorized vehicle use; 

14 (E) maintain access for boating; 

15 (F) maintain access for aircraft to the ex16 isting airstrip; and 

17 (G) maintain access to and use of the 

18 county borrow areas for unprocessed gravel. 

19 (3) MANAGEMENT OF OFF-HIGHWAY AND MO20 TORIZED VEHICLES.—The Secretary shall manage 

21 existing designated routes for off-highway and mo22 torized vehicles in a manner that— 

23 (A) is consistent with off-highway and mo24 torized vehicle use of the routes designated in 

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1 (B) allows for adjustment to the travel 

2 management plan within the regular amend3 ment process; and 

4 (C) allows for the construction of new non5 off-highway vehicle trails. 

6 (4) WITHDRAWALS.—Subject to valid existing 

7 rights, all public land within the Mineral Canyon 

8 Recreation Zone, including any land or interest in 

9 land that is acquired by the United States within the 

10 Mineral Canyon Recreation Zone after the date of 

11 enactment of this Act, is withdrawn from— 

12 (A) entry, appropriation or disposal under 

13 the public land laws; 

14 (B) location, entry, and patent under the 

15 mining laws; and 

16 (C) operation of the mineral leasing, min17 eral materials, and geothermal leasing laws. 

18 SEC. 808. DEE PASS AND UTAH RIMS RECREATION ZONE 

19 MANAGEMENT. 

20 (a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Dee Pass and 

21 Utah Rims Recreation Zone are to promote off-highway 

22 vehicle recreation, provide for the construction of new off23 highway vehicle trails and non-motorized trails, and allow 

24 mineral development. 

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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall admin2 ister the Dee Pass and Utah Rims Recreation Zone 

3 in accordance with— 

4 (A) this title; 

5 (B) the Federal Land Policy and Manage6 ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and 

7 (C) other applicable laws. 

8 (2) USES.—Uses and management of the Dee 

9 Pass and Utah Rims Recreation Zone shall— 

10 (A) coordinate and consult with State and 

11 local government; 

12 (B) provide for recreational opportunities 

13 including rock climbing, biking, hiking, and off14 highway vehicle use (including motorcycling, all15 terrain vehicle riding, and four-wheeling); 

16 (C) provide future mineral and energy 

17 leasing and development in a manner that mini18 mizes impacts to outdoor recreation; and 

19 (D) provide for new route and trail con20 struction for motorized and non-motorized use. 

21 (3) MANAGEMENT OF OFF-HIGHWAY AND MO22 TORIZED VEHICLES.—The Secretary shall manage 

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1 (A) is consistent with off-highway and mo2 torized vehicle use of the routes designated in 

3 the applicable travel management plan; 

4 (B) allows for adjustment to the travel 

5 management plan within the regular amend6 ment process; and 

7 (C) allows for the construction of new off8 highway and non-off-highway vehicle trails. 

9 (4) WHITE WASH CROSS COUNTRY TRAVEL

10 AREA.—The approximately llllacres identified 

11 as the ‘‘White Wash Cross Country Travel Area’’, 

12 located within the Dee Pass Recreation Zone, on the 

13 map entitled ‘‘Utah PLI Recreation Zones Map’’ 

14 and dated June 30, 2016, is open to cross country 

15 off-highway vehicle travel. 

16 SEC. 809. YELLOW CIRCLE AND CAMEO CLIFFS RECRE17 ATION ZONE MANAGEMENT. 

18 (a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Yellow Circle 

19 Recreation Zone and Cameo Cliffs Recreation Zone are 

20 to promote off-highway vehicle use, provide for the con21 struction of new off-highway vehicle and non-motorized 

22 trails, and allow energy and mineral leasing and develop23 ment. 

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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall admin2 ister the Yellow Circle Recreation Zone and Cameo 

3 Cliffs Recreation Zone in accordance with— 

4 (A) this title; 

5 (B) the Federal Land Policy and Manage6 ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); 

7 (C) other applicable laws; and 

8 (D) San Juan County Public Entry and 

9 Access Rights. 

10 (2) USES.—Uses and management of the Yel11 low Circle Recreation Zone and Cameo Cliffs Recre12 ation Zone shall— 

13 (A) coordinate and consult with State and 

14 local government; 

15 (B) provide for recreational opportunities 

16 including rock climbing, biking, hiking, and off17 highway vehicle use (including motorcycling, all18 terrain-vehicle riding, four-wheeling); 

19 (C) provide future mineral and energy 

20 leasing and development in a manner that con21 siders impacts to outdoor recreation; and 

22 (D) provide for new route and trail con23 struction for off-highway vehicle and non-mo24 torized use. 


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1 (3) MANAGEMENT OF OFF-HIGHWAY AND MO2 TORIZED VEHICLES.—The Secretary shall manage 

3 existing designated off-highway and motorized vehi4 cle routes in a manner that— 

5 (A) is consistent with off-highway and mo6 torized vehicle use of the routes designated in 

7 the applicable travel management plan; 

8 (B) allows for adjustment to the travel 

9 management plan within the regular amend10 ment process; and 

11 (C) allows for the construction of new non12 off-highway vehicle trails. 

13 SEC. 810. JENSEN HILLS RECREATION ZONE ADDITIONAL 

14 PROVISIONS. 

15 (a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Jensen Hills 

16 Recreation Zone is to promote off-highway vehicle recre17 ation, provide for the construction of new off-highway ve18 hicle trails and non-motorized trails, and to promote en19 ergy and mineral leasing and development. 

20 (b) ADMINISTRATION.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall admin22 ister the Jensen Hills Recreation Zone in accordance 

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1 (B) the Federal Land Policy and Manage2 ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and 

3 (C) other applicable laws; 

4 (2) USES.—Uses and management of the Jen5 sen Hills Recreation Zone shall— 

6 (A) coordinate and consult with State and 

7 local government; 

8 (B) provide for recreational opportunities 

9 including, biking, hiking, rock climbing and off10 highway vehicle use (including motorcycling, all11 terrain vehicle riding, and four-wheeling); 

12 (C) allow future mineral and energy leas13 ing and development in a manner that mini14 mizes impacts to outdoor recreation; 

15 (D) provide for new route and trail con16 struction for off-highway vehicle and non-mo17 torized use to further recreational opportunities; 

18 and 

19 (E) allow cross country off-highway vehicle 

20 travel where authorized under the applicable 

21 travel management plan. 

22 (3) MANAGEMENT OF OFF-HIGHWAY AND MO23 TORIZED VEHICLES.—The Secretary shall manage 

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1 (A) is consistent with off-highway and mo2 torized vehicle use of the routes designated in 

3 the applicable travel management plan; 

4 (B) allows for adjustment to the travel 

5 management plan within the regular amend6 ment process; 

7 (C) allows for the construction of new non8 off-highway vehicle trails; and 

9 (D) allows for continued cross country off10 highway vehicle travel where authorized under 

11 the travel management plan. 

12 SEC. 811. RED MOUNTAIN RECREATION ZONE MANAGE13 MENT. 

14 (a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Red Mountain 

15 Recreation Zone is to promote off-highway vehicle recre16 ation, provide for the construction of new off-highway ve17 hicle trails and non-motorized trails, and to promote en18 ergy and mineral leasing and development. 

19 (b) ADMINISTRATION.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall admin21 ister the Red Mountain Recreation Zone in accord22 ance with— 

23 (A) this title; 

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1 (C) other applicable laws. 

2 (2) USES.—Uses and management of the Red 

3 Mountain Recreation Zone shall— 

4 (A) coordinate and consult with State and 

5 local government; 

6 (B) provide for recreational opportunities 

7 including, biking, hiking, rock climbing and off8 highway vehicle use (including motorcycling, all9 terrain vehicle riding, and four-wheeling); 

10 (C) allow future mineral and energy leas11 ing and development in a manner that mini12 mizes impacts to outdoor recreation and sen13 sitive plant and animal species; and 

14 (D) provide for new route and trail con15 struction for off-highway vehicle and non-mo16 torized use. 

17 (3) MANAGEMENT OF OFF-HIGHWAY AND MO18 TORIZED VEHICLES.—The Secretary shall manage 

19 existing designated routes in a manner that— 

20 (A) is consistent with off-highway and mo21 torized vehicle use of the routes designated in 

22 the applicable travel management plan; 

23 (B) allows for adjustment to the travel 

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1 (C) allows for the construction of new off2 highway vehicle and non-motorized routes and 

3 trails. 

4 SEC. 812. DEVILS HOLE RECREATION ZONE MANAGEMENT. 

5 (a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Devils Hole 

6 Recreation Zone is to promote off-highway vehicle recre7 ation, the construction of new off-highway vehicle trails 

8 and non-motorized trails and routes, and to promote en9 ergy and mineral leasing and development. 

10 (b) ADMINISTRATION.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Inte12 rior shall administer the Devils Hole Recreation 

13 Zone in accordance with— 

14 (A) this title; 

15 (B) the Federal Land Policy and Manage16 ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and 

17 (C) other applicable laws. 

18 (2) USES.—Uses and management of the Devils 

19 Hole Recreation Zone shall— 

20 (A) coordinate and consult with State and 

21 local government; 

22 (B) provide for recreational opportunities 

23 including, biking, hiking, rock climbing and off24 highway vehicle use (including motorcycling, all25 terrain vehicle riding, and four-wheeling); 


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1 (C) allows future mineral and energy leas2 ing and development in a manner that considers 

3 impacts to outdoor recreation; 

4 (D) provide for new route and trail con5 struction for off-highway vehicle and non-mo6 torized use; and 

7 (E) allows cross country off-highway vehi8 cle travel where authorized by the applicable 

9 travel management plan. 

10 (3) MANAGEMENT OF OFF-HIGHWAY AND MO11 TORIZED VEHICLES.—The Secretary of the Interior 

12 shall manage existing designated routes in a manner 

13 that— 

14 (A) is consistent with off-highway and mo15 torized vehicle use of the routes designated in 

16 the applicable travel management plan; 

17 (B) allows for adjustment to the travel 

18 management plan within the regular amend19 ment process; 

20 (C) allows for the construction of new off21 highway vehicle and non-motorized trails; and 

22 (D) allows for continued cross country off23 highway vehicle travel authorized under the ap24 plicable travel management plan. 


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1 SEC. 813. BOURDETTE DRAW RECREATION ZONE ADDI2 TIONAL PROVISIONS. 

3 (a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Bourdette 

4 Draw Recreation Zone is to promote off-highway vehicle 

5 recreation, provide for the construction of new off-highway 

6 vehicle trails and non-motorized trails, and to promote en7 ergy and mineral leasing and development. 

8 (b) ADMINISTRATION.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Inte10 rior shall administer the Bourdette Draw Recreation 

11 Zone in accordance with— 

12 (A) this title; 

13 (B) the Federal Land Policy and Manage14 ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and 

15 (C) other applicable laws. 

16 (2) USES.—Uses and management of the 

17 Bourdette Draw Recreation Zone shall— 

18 (A) coordinate and consult with State and 

19 local government; 

20 (B) provide for recreational opportunities 

21 including, biking, hiking, rock climbing and off22 highway vehicle use (including motorcycling, all23 terrain vehicle riding, and four-wheeling); 

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1 mizes impacts to outdoor recreation and sen2 sitive plant and animal species; 

3 (D) provide for new route and trail con4 struction for off-highway vehicle and non-mo5 torized use; and 

6 (E) allow cross country off-highway vehicle 

7 travel authorized under the applicable travel 

8 management plan. 

9 (3) MANAGEMENT OF OFF-HIGHWAY AND MO10 TORIZED VEHICLES.—The Secretary of the Interior 

11 shall manage existing designated routes in a manner 

12 that— 

13 (A) is consistent with off-highway and mo14 torized vehicle use of the routes designated in 

15 the applicable travel management plan; 

16 (B) allows for adjustment to the travel 

17 management plan within the regular amend18 ment process; 

19 (C) allows for the construction of new non20 off-highway vehicle trails; and 

21 (D) allows for continued cross country off22 highway vehicle travel where authorized under 

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1 SEC. 814. RED WASH RECREATION ZONE ADDITIONAL PRO2 VISIONS. 

3 (a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Red Wash 

4 Recreation Zone is to promote off-highway vehicle recre5 ation, provide for the construction of new off-highway ve6 hicle trails and non-motorized trails, and to promote en7 ergy and mineral leasing and development. 

8 (b) ADMINISTRATION.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Inte10 rior shall administer the Red Wash Recreation Zone 

11 in accordance with— 

12 (A) this title; 

13 (B) the Federal Land Policy and Manage14 ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and 

15 (C) other applicable laws. 

16 (2) USES.—Uses and management of the Red 

17 Wash Recreation Zone shall— 

18 (A) coordinate and consult with State and 

19 local government; 

20 (B) provide for recreational opportunities 

21 including, biking, hiking, rock climbing and off22 highway vehicle use (including motorcycling, all23 terrain vehicle riding, and four-wheeling); 

24 (C) allow future mineral and energy leas25 ing and development in a manner that mini26 mizes impacts to outdoor recreation; 


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1 (D) provide for new route and trail con2 struction for off-highway vehicle and non-mo3 torized use; and 

4 (E) allow cross country off-highway vehicle 

5 travel authorized under the applicable travel 

6 management plan. 

7 (3) MANAGEMENT OF OFF-HIGHWAY AND MO8 TORIZED VEHICLES.—The Secretary of the Interior 

9 shall manage existing designated routes in a manner 

10 that— 

11 (A) is consistent with off-highway and mo12 torized vehicle use of the routes designated in 

13 the applicable travel management plan; 

14 (B) allows for adjustment to the travel 

15 management plan within the regular amend16 ment process; 

17 (C) allows for the construction of new non18 off-highway vehicle trails; and 

19 (D) allows for continued cross country off20 highway vehicle travel where authorized under 

21 the applicable travel management plan. 

22 SEC. 815. HOLE-IN-THE-ROCK TRAIL. 

23 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF TRAIL.—Section 5(a) of the 

24 National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1244(a)) is 

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1 ‘‘(31) HOLE-IN-THE-ROCK TRAIL.— 

2 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The corridor known 

3 as the ‘Hole-in-the-Rock Trail’ as generally de4 picted on the map titled ‘Utah PLI National 

5 Conservation Area Map’ dated June 30, 2016. 

6 ‘‘(B) PURPOSES AND USE.— 

7 ‘‘(i) The purposes of the National 

8 Hole-in-the-Rock Trail is to promote cul9 tural, recreational, and historic values and 

10 promote motorized and non-motorized 

11 recreation. 

12 ‘‘(ii) The Hole-in-the-Rock Founda13 tion shall be a cooperating agency regard14 ing trail management. 

15 ‘‘(iii) The issuance of regulations re16 garding group size and fee areas shall be 

17 done in accordance with the cooperating 

18 agencies. 

19 ‘‘(C) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 

20 ‘‘(i) PLAN REQUIRED.—Not later than 

21 2 years after the date of enactment of this 

22 Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall de23 velop a management plan for the long-term 

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1 ‘‘(ii) RECOMMENDATIONS AND CON2 SULTATION.—The Secretary of the Interior 

3 shall prepare the management plan in con4 sultation and coordination with local and 

5 tribal governments, the public, and the 

6 Public Lands Initiative Planning and Im7 plementation Advisory Committee estab8 lished under Division C of this Act. If the 

9 Secretary of the Interior does not incor10 porate recommendations submitted by the 

11 State, local, and tribal governments into 

12 the management plans, the Secretary of 

13 the Interior shall submit a written expla14 nation before the effective date of the man15 agement plan to the House Committee on 

16 Natural Resources and Senate Committee 

17 on Energy and Natural Resources out18 lining the reasons for rejecting the rec19 ommendations of the State local govern20 ments and tribes.’’. 

21 SEC. 816. RECAPTURE CANYON. 

22 (a) APPROVAL OF RIGHT-OF-WAY.—San Juan Coun23 ty, Utah’s application for a Title V Right-of-Way, origi24 nally submitted to the Bureau of Land Management Mon25 ticello Field Office in the State of Utah on March 30, 


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1 2006, and later amended on November 13, 2012, is ap2 proved. 

3 (b) PURPOSE OF RIGHT-OF-WAY.—The purposes of 

4 the Title V Right-of-Way, as stated by the County’s appli5 cation, is to perform routine maintenance to existing trails 

6 and routes in an effort to encourage travel in the canyon 

7 to remain on a single established route through the canyon 

8 that minimizes impacts to the surrounding environment. 

9 (c) APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAWS.—In granting 

10 the application, compliance with section 306108 of title 

11 54, United States Code, and the Native American Graves 

12 Protection and Repatriation Act shall apply to the right13 of-way to avoid adverse impact to archaeological sites. 

14 SEC. 817. BIG BURRITO NON-MOTORIZED TRAIL. 

15 The 9.3 mile proposed non-motorized trail within the 

16 Sand Flats Recreation Area, approved by the Bureau of 

17 Land Management Moab Field Office on December 18, 

18 2016, and commonly known as the Big Burrito Non-Mo19 torized Trail, shall not be subject to administrative or ju20 dicial review. 

21 TITLE IX—RED ROCK COUNTRY 

22 OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE TRAIL 

23 SEC. 901. DEFINITIONS. 

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1 (1) COUNTY.—The term ‘‘County’’ means 

2 Grand and San Juan Counties, Utah. 

3 (2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

4 the Secretary of the Interior. 

5 (3) TRAIL.—The term ‘‘Trail’’ means the Red 

6 Rock Country Off-Highway Vehicle Trail established 

7 under section 902. 

8 (4) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 

9 means land owned by the Bureau of Land Manage10 ment as depicted on the Utah PLI Recreation Plans 

11 Map and dated llll. 

12 SEC. 902. DESIGNATION. 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall des14 ignate a trail system in the County— 

15 (A) for use by off-highway vehicles; and 

16 (B) to be known as the ‘‘Red Rock Coun17 try Off-Highway Vehicle Trail’’. 

18 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—In designating the trail, 

19 the Secretary shall prioritize a long distance route 

20 for off-highway vehicles that is generally depicted on 

21 the Utah PLI Recreation Plans Map and dated June 

22 30, 2016, that— 

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1 Grand Junction, Colorado, through the Dee 

2 Pass and Utah Rims Recreation Zone; 

3 (B) connects the Federal land adjacent to 

4 Moab, Utah, to the Federal land adjacent to 

5 Green River, Utah, through the Dee Pass and 

6 Utah Rims Recreation Zone; 

7 (C) connects the Federal land adjacent to 

8 Moab, Utah, to the Federal land adjacent to 

9 Monticello, Utah, through the Cameo Cliffs 

10 Recreation Zone; 

11 (D) uses existing routes, where feasible, 

12 which may include the Kokopelli Trail, the Or13 ange Trail, and Trail 1; 

14 (E) minimizes the use of graded roads; 

15 and 

16 (F) creates a recreational experience that 

17 provides— 

18 (i) opportunities for scenic vistas; 

19 (ii) challenging terrain for off-highway 

20 vehicle travel; 

21 (iii) connections to other existing trail 

22 systems or trails; 

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1 (v) off-highway vehicle singletrack and 

2 doubletrack options where feasible. 

3 (3) MAP.—A map that depicts the Trail shall 

4 be on file and available for public inspection in the 

5 appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land Manage6 ment. 

7 SEC. 903. MANAGEMENT. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall manage fu9 ture designated routes on the Trail in a manner that— 

10 (1) is consistent with section 902; and 

11 (2) does not interfere with private property or 

12 water rights. 

13 (b) CLOSURE.—The Secretary, in consultation with 

14 the State and the County, may temporarily close or per15 manently reroute, subject to subparagraph (C), a route 

16 on the Trail if the Secretary determines that— 

17 (1) the route is significantly damaging des18 ignated critical habitat or cultural resources; 

19 (2) the route threatens public safety; 

20 (3) closure of the route is necessary to repair 

21 damage to the Trail; or 

22 (4) closure of the route is necessary to repair 

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1 (c) REROUTING.—Portions of the route that are tem2 porarily closed may be permanently rerouted by utilizing 

3 a previously closed route or constructing a new route. 

4 (d) NOTICE.—The Secretary shall provide informa5 tion to the public regarding any designated routes on the 

6 Trail that are open, have been relocated, or are tempo7 rarily closed through— 

8 (1) use of appropriate signage within the Trail; 

9 and 

10 (2) use of the Internet and Web resources. 

11 (e) NO EFFECT ON NON-FEDERAL LAND OR INTER12 ESTS IN NON-FEDERAL LAND.—Nothing in this title af13 fects ownership, management, or other rights relating to 

14 non-Federal land or interests in non-Federal land. 

15 (f) ADDITIONAL ROUTE CONSTRUCTION.— 

16 (1) FEASIBILITY STUDY.—Not later than 180 

17 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 

18 Secretary shall study the feasibility and public inter19 est in constructing new routes as part of the Red 

20 Rock County Off-Highway Vehicle Trail to further 

21 off-highway vehicle recreational opportunities. 

22 (2) CONSTRUCTION.— 

23 (A) CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZED.—If the 

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1 route on the Trail is feasible, construction is 

2 authorized. 

3 (B) USE OF VOLUNTEER SERVICES AND

4 CONTRIBUTIONS.—A route on the Trail may be 

5 constructed under this subsection through the 

6 acceptance of volunteer services and contribu7 tions from non-Federal sources to eliminate the 

8 need for Federal expenditures to construct the 

9 route. 

10 (3) COMPLIANCE.—In carrying out this sub11 section, the Secretary shall comply with— 

12 (A) the Federal Land Policy and Manage13 ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); 

14 (B) this title; and 

15 (C) other applicable law. 

16 TITLE X—LONG-TERM INDIAN 

17 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 

18 CERTAINTY 

19 SEC. 1001. INDIAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN SAN JUAN 

20 COUNTY, UTAH. 

21 (a) MCCRAKEN MESA MINERAL TRANSFER.—All 

22 right and interest in the Federal minerals located within 

23 the McCraken Extension of the Navajo Nation shall be 

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1 (b) USE OF ROYALTIES.—The Act of March 1, 1933 

2 (47 Stat. 1418), is amended in the first section, by striking ‘‘371 3 ⁄2’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘62.5’’. 

4 SEC. 1002. UTE INDIAN TRIBE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 

5 AREA. 

6 (a) SPLIT ESTATE UNIFICATION.—With respect to 

7 any land within the Uintah and Ouray Reservation, where 

8 the United States holds title to the surface or mineral es9 tate in trust for the Ute Tribe but a Federal agency owns 

10 or manages the corresponding mineral or surface estate, 

11 the title to interests owned or managed by the Federal 

12 agency shall be held by the Secretary of the Interior in 

13 trust for the benefit of the tribe in order to unify the sur14 face and mineral estates for the benefit of the tribe. 

15 (b) MINERALS TRANSFER.—The Bureau of Land 

16 Management shall transfer title to the mineral estate of 

17 public lands within the Hill Creek Extension (originally 

18 established under the Act of March 11, 1948 (62 Stat. 

19 72)) south of the south boundary of Township 11 South, 

20 Salt Lake Base & Meridian, other than lands for which 

21 selection applications have been filed by the State of Utah 

22 with the Bureau of Land Management under authority of 

23 the Hill Creek Cultural Preservation and Energy Develop24 ment Act, Public Law 133–133, to the Bureau of Indian 

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1 SEC. 1003. WATER STUDY FOR UINTAH AND DUCHESNE 

2 COUNTIES. 

3 The Secretary of the Interior, using existing authori4 ties through the Bureau of Reclamation, shall undertake 

5 a water study that includes a needs, opportunities and 

6 constraints assessment in Uintah and Duchesne Counties 

7 for storage of Ute tribal water and the use of water rights 

8 currently held by the Ute Tribe. 

9 TITLE XI—LONG-TERM ENERGY 

10 DEVELOPMENT CERTAINTY 

11 IN UTAH 

12 SEC. 1101. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 

13 Within Uintah, Carbon, Emery, Grand, Duchesne 

14 and San Juan counties in the State of Utah, the increased 

15 production and transmission of energy in a safe and envi16 ronmentally sound manner is essential to the well-being 

17 of the rural Utahns and the American people. It is the 

18 sense of Congress that the Federal departments and agen19 cies involved in energy development projects on Federal 

20 lands in Utah shall take appropriate actions, including 

21 Federal primacy delegation, to expedite projects that will 

22 increase the production or development of energy and min23 eral resources on Federal lands. 

24 SEC. 1102. ACTIONS TO EXPEDITE ENERGY-RELATED 

25 PROJECTS. 

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1 (1) may establish a program covering the per2 mitting processes, regulatory requirements, and any 

3 other provisions by which the State would exercise 

4 the rights of the State to develop and permit all 

5 forms of energy resources on available Federal land 

6 administered by the Price, Vernal, Moab, and Monti7 cello Field Offices of the Bureau of Land Manage8 ment; and 

9 (2) shall submit, as a condition of certification 

10 under section 1103(a), a declaration to the Depart11 ment of the Interior that a program under para12 graph (1) has been established or amended. 

13 (b) AMENDMENT OF PROGRAMS.—The State of Utah 

14 may amend a program developed and certified under this 

15 subtitle at any time. 

16 (c) CERTIFICATION OF AMENDED PROGRAMS.—Any 

17 program amended under subsection (b) shall be certified 

18 under section 1103(a). 

19 SEC. 1103. PERMITTING AND REGULATORY PROGRAMS. 

20 (a) FEDERAL CERTIFICATION AND TRANSFER OF

21 DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS.—Upon submission of a declara22 tion by the State of Utah under section 1102(a)(2)— 

23 (1) the program under section 1102(a)(1) shall 

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1 (2) the State shall receive all rights from the 

2 Federal Government to permit all forms of energy 

3 resources covered by the program. 

4 (b) ISSUANCE OF PERMITS.— 

5 (1) No later than 60 days after the enactment 

6 of this Act, the Governor of the State of Utah shall 

7 make an election as to whether the State of Utah 

8 will process permits for the development of any form 

9 of energy resource on available Federal land within 

10 the area covered by the Field Offices referenced in 

11 section 1102(a)(1). In the event the Governor elects 

12 to assume the permitting as set forth herein, he 

13 shall notify the Secretary of the Interior of his deci14 sion within 60 days. 

15 (2) Upon an election to assume permitting as 

16 set forth in paragraph (1), the process shall be in 

17 accordance with Federal statutes and regulations. 

18 SEC. 1104. JUDICIAL REVIEW. 

19 (a) JURISDICTION.—The United States District 

20 Court for the District of Utah shall have original and ex21 clusive jurisdiction over any civil action brought pursuant 

22 to this title. 

23 (b) EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION.—The Court shall 

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1 SEC. 1105. COMPLETION OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAND EX2 CHANGE PROCESS. 

3 The land exchange application, referred to as UTU– 

4 78673 pending before the Moab Field Office, shall be con5 sidered in the public interest and completed. 

6 TITLE XII—LONG-TERM TRAVEL 

7 MANAGEMENT CERTAINTY 

8 SEC. 1201. RIGHTS-OF-WAY FOR CERTAIN ROADS. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing rights 

10 and consistent with this section, the Secretary of the Inte11 rior shall acknowledge the State of Utah’s and its coun12 ties’ ownership of, and shall forever disclaim all Federal 

13 interest in, a right-of-way for public travel and access on 

14 all roads claimed as Class B, that are paved as of January 

15 1, 2016, and identified as rights-of-way in judicial actions 

16 in the Federal court system as of January 1, 2016, in 

17 Uintah, Duchesne, Carbon, Emery, Grand, and San Juan 

18 counties, Utah. 

19 (b) APPLICABLE LAW.—A right-of-way disclaimed 

20 under subsection (a) shall constitute the United States ac21 ceptance of the county’s and State’s RS 2477 ownership 

22 and that all Federal ownership authority is extinguished. 

23 The State and counties in return shall withdraw lawsuits 

24 in the Federal court system affecting those individual dis25 claimed roads. 

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1 (1) Each right-of-way disclaimed by the Sec2 retary of the Interior under the provisions covered 

3 by subsection (b) of this title shall consist of the full 

4 geographic extent authorized by Utah State law in 

5 effect as of January 1, 2016. 

6 (2) Each right-of-way disclaimed pursuant to 

7 this title may be abandoned pursuant to Utah State 

8 law. 

9 (3) The right-of-way area of disturbance shall 

10 generally remain the same as of January 1, 2016. 

11 SEC. 1202. GRAND COUNTY COUNCIL RECOMMENDATIONS 

12 FOR CERTAIN ROADS. 

13 The recommendations of the Grand County Council, 

14 as depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Grand County PLI Final 

15 Map 4–17–2015’’ and dated April 17, 2015, for Hey Joe 

16 Canyon, Tenmile Canyon, and Mineral Canyon roads shall 

17 be implemented by the Secretary of the Interior, with the 

18 seasonal closures beginning the Tuesday following Memo19 rial Day through Labor Day. 

20 SEC. 1203. UINTAH COUNTY ROAD CERTAINTY. 

21 Not later than two years after the enactment of this 

22 Act, and subject to valid existing rights and consistent 

23 with this section, the Secretary of the Interior shall grant 

24 a title V right-of-way to Uintah County for public travel 

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1 Uintah County on its duly adopted 2016 transportation 

2 map, and as described by GPS centerline description on 

3 file with Uintah County as a January 1, 2016, and that 

4 are also identified on the 2008 Vernal Resource Manage5 ment Plan Transportation Plan. 

6 TITLE XIII—LONG-TERM 

7 GRAZING CERTAINTY 

8 SEC. 1301. CURRENT PERMITTED USE. 

9 Unless otherwise specified by this title, and pursuant 

10 to existing permits, on Federal lands managed by the Sec11 retary of Agriculture or the Secretary of the Interior in 

12 Summit, Duchesne, Uintah, Grand, Emery, Carbon, and 

13 San Juan Counties, the grazing of domestic livestock shall 

14 continue and any adjustments in the numbers of livestock 

15 permitted should be made as a result of revisions in the 

16 normal grazing and land management planning and policy 

17 setting process. 

18 SEC. 1302. BIGHORN SHEEP. 

19 On Federal lands managed by the Secretary of Agri20 culture or the Secretary of the Interior in Summit, 

21 Duchesne, Uintah, Grand, Emery, Carbon, and San Juan 

22 Counties, the viability or existence of bighorn sheep shall 

23 not be used to remove or alter the use of domestic sheep 

24 or cattle where such use was permitted as of January 1, 

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1 SEC. 1303. PROTECTION OF GRAZING LANDS. 

2 To recognize the importance of public land grazing 

3 to the economy and culture of rural Utah, and to the State 

4 of Utah in general, it is the sense of Congress that this 

5 title shall ensure public grazing lands, including areas out6 side the areas designated in this title, not be reduced below 

7 current permitted levels, except for cases of extreme range 

8 conditions where water and forage is not available. The 

9 areas of public land that have reduced or eliminated graz10 ing shall be reviewed and managed to support grazing at 

11 an economically viable level. 

12 DIVISION C—LOCAL 

13 PARTICIPATION 

14 TITLE I—LOCAL PARTICIPATION 

15 AND PLANNING 

16 SEC. 101. PUBLIC LANDS INITIATIVE PLANNING AND IM17 PLEMENTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE. 

18 (a) ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE OF PUBLIC

19 LANDS INITIATIVE PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION AD20 VISORY COMMITTEE.— 

21 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of the In22 terior and Secretary of Agriculture shall jointly es23 tablish and maintain the Public Lands Initiative 

24 Planning and Implementation Advisory Committee 

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1 (2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Advisory 

2 Committee is to advise the Secretaries of the Inte3 rior and Agriculture on the implementation of the 

4 Utah Public Lands Initiative Act. 

5 (b) DUTIES.—The Advisory Committee shall advise 

6 the relevant Secretary with regard to— 

7 (1) implementation of this title; and 

8 (2) policies or programs that encourage coordi9 nation among the public, local elected officials, and 

10 public lands stakeholders, and the State, tribes, and 

11 the Federal Government. 

12 (c) APPOINTMENT BY THE SECRETARIES.— 

13 (1) APPOINTMENT AND TERM.—The Secretaries 

14 of the Interior and Agriculture shall jointly appoint 

15 the members of the Advisory Committee for a term 

16 of 5 years beginning on the date of appointment. 

17 The Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture may 

18 not reappoint members designated under subsection 

19 (d)(2)(B) to more than 3 terms. 

20 (2) BASIC REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretaries of 

21 the Interior and Agriculture shall ensure that the 

22 Advisory Committee established meets the require23 ments of subsection (d). 

24 (3) INITIAL APPOINTMENT.—The Secretaries of 

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1 pointments to the Advisory Committee not later 

2 than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 

3 this Act. 

4 (4) VACANCIES.—The Secretaries of the Inte5 rior and Agriculture shall fill vacancies on the Advi6 sory Committee as soon as practicable after the va7 cancy has occurred. 

8 (5) COMPENSATION.—Members of the Advisory 

9 Committee shall not receive any compensation. 

10 (d) COMPOSITION OF ADVISORY COMMITTEE.— 

11 (1) NUMBER.—The Advisory Committee shall 

12 be comprised of no more than 22 members. 

13 (2) COMMUNITY INTERESTS REPRESENTED.— 

14 Advisory Committee members shall reside in the 

15 State of Utah and represent the following: 

16 (A) GOVERNMENTAL INTERESTS.— 

17 (i) The Utah State Director of the 

18 Bureau of Land Management or a des19 ignated representative of the Director. 

20 (ii) The Regional Forester of Region 

21 4 of the United States Forest Service or a 

22 designated representative of the Forester. 

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1 (iv) A representative of the Bureau of 

2 Indian Affairs Navajo Region. 

3 (v) The Governor of the State of Utah 

4 or a designated representative of the Gov5 ernor. 

6 (vi) The Director of the Utah Depart7 ment of Natural Resources or a designated 

8 representative of the Director. 

9 (vii) The Chairperson of the Summit 

10 County Council or a designated representa11 tive of the Chairperson. 

12 (viii) The Chairperson of the Uintah 

13 County Commission or a designated rep14 resentative of the Chairperson. 

15 (ix) The Chairperson of the Duchesne 

16 County Commission or a designated rep17 resentative of the Chairperson. 

18 (x) The Chairperson of the Carbon 

19 County Commission or a designated rep20 resentative of the Chairperson. 

21 (xi) The Chairperson of the Emery 

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1 (xii) The Chairperson of the Grand 

2 County Council or a designated representa3 tive of the Chairperson. 

4 (xiii) The Chairperson of the San 

5 Juan County Commission or a designated 

6 representative of the Chairperson. 

7 (B) COMMUNITY INTERESTS.— 

8 (i) The grazing community. 

9 (ii) The off-highway vehicle commu10 nity. 

11 (iii) The sportsmen or hunting com12 munity. 

13 (iv) The energy development industry. 

14 (v) The guides and outfitters commu15 nity. 

16 (vi) The non-off-highway vehicle recre17 ation community. 

18 (vii) The conservation community. 

19 (viii) Archaeological, cultural, and his20 toric interests. 

21 (ix) Biological interests. 

22 (3) PRESERVATION OF PUBLIC ADVISORY STA23 TUS.—No individual serving under subparagraph 

24 (2)(B) may be an officer or employee of the Federal 

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1 (4) BALANCED REPRESENTATION.—In appoint2 ing Advisory Committee members from the two cat3 egories in section 2, the Secretaries of the Interior 

4 and Agriculture shall provide for balanced and broad 

5 representation from within each category. 

6 (5) CHAIRPERSON.—The Secretaries of the In7 terior and Agriculture shall jointly select the chair8 person of the Advisory Committee for a term of 5 

9 years beginning on the date of appointment. 

10 (e) ANNUAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE REPORT.— 

11 (1) REPORT SUBMISSION.—The Advisory Com12 mittee shall submit a report no later than September 

13 30 of each year to the Secretaries of the Interior 

14 and Agriculture, the Committee on Natural Re15 sources of the House of Representatives, and the 

16 Committees on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, 

17 and Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate. If 

18 the Advisory Committee cannot meet the September 

19 30 deadline in any year, the Secretary of the Inte20 rior or Secretary of Agriculture shall advise the 

21 Chair of each such Committee of the reasons for 

22 such delay and the date on which the submission of 

23 the report is anticipated. 

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1 (A) the activities of the Advisory Com2 mittee during the preceding year; 

3 (B) the reports and recommendations 

4 made by the Advisory Committee to the Secre5 taries of the Interior and Agriculture during the 

6 preceding year; and 

7 (C) an accounting of actions taken by the 

8 Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture as a 

9 result of the recommendations. 

10 (f) OTHER ADVISORY COMMITTEE AUTHORITIES AND

11 REQUIREMENTS.— 

12 (1) STAFF ASSISTANCE.—The Advisory Com13 mittee may request and the Secretaries of the Inte14 rior and Agriculture may provide periodic staff as15 sistance from Federal employees under the jurisdic16 tion of the relevant Secretary. 

17 (2) MEETINGS.— 

18 (A) FREQUENCY.—The Advisory Com19 mittee shall meet at the call of the Secretaries 

20 of the Interior or Agriculture, the Chairperson, 

21 or a majority of the members. Meetings shall be 

22 held no fewer than 1 time a year. A majority 

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1 (B) OPEN MEETINGS.—All meetings of the 

2 Advisory Committee shall be announced at least 

3 one week in advance in publications of general 

4 circulation and shall be open to the public. 

5 (3) RECORDS.—The Advisory Committee shall 

6 maintain records of the meetings of the Advisory 

7 Committee and make the records available for public 

8 inspection. 

9 DIVISION D—BEAR EARS NA10 TIONAL CONSERVATION AREA 

11 TITLE I—BEAR EARS NATIONAL 

12 CONSERVATION AREA 

13 SEC. 101. FINDINGS. 

14 Congress finds the following: 

15 (1) The lands within Bears Ears National Con16 servation Area have been used by Native Americans 

17 for thousands of years. 

18 (2) The unique, intact archaeological record 

19 found throughout the Bears Ears National Con20 servation Area is sacred to numerous Native Amer21 ican tribes and Pueblos and is of great significance 

22 to American history. 

23 (3) Tribes and Pueblos maintain deep connec24 tions and commitments to the lands within the 

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1 tinue to rely on and use these lands for ceremonies, 

2 spiritual rejuvenation, gathering herbs, firewood and 

3 cedar poles, hunting for game, and caretaking of sa4 cred places. 

5 (4) Many local residents, many with early pio6 neer heritage, have similarly strong attachments to 

7 the land and associated lifestyles, both vocational 

8 and avocational. 

9 (5) Many visitors develop similar attachments 

10 and appreciation for these landscapes. 

11 SEC. 102. ESTABLISHMENT. 

12 Certain Federal land, comprising of approximately 

13 857,603 acres administered by the Bureau of Land Man14 agement and U.S. Forest Service in San Juan County as 

15 generally depicted on the map entitled Utah PLI National 

16 Conservation Area Map dated June 30, 2016, to be known 

17 as the ‘‘Bears Ears National Conservation Area’’. 

18 SEC. 103. MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than two years from the 

20 date of enactment of this Act, the relevant Secretary shall 

21 file a map and legal description of the National Conserva22 tion Areas established by sections 201 of this title with 

23 the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Rep24 resentatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural 

25 Resources of the Senate. 


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1 (b) FORCE AND EFFECT.—Each map and legal de2 scription submitted under this section shall have the same 

3 force and effect as if included in this title, except that 

4 the relevant Secretary may make minor modifications of 

5 any clerical or typographical errors in the map or legal 

6 description provided that prior to any modifications, cler7 ical or typographical changes, these changes are reported 

8 to the State of Utah and the affected county. 

9 (c) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—A copy of the map and 

10 legal description shall be on file and available for public 

11 inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of In12 dian Affairs, the Bureau of Land Management, and the 

13 United States Forest Service. 

14 SEC. 104. ADMINISTRATION OF BEAR EARS NATIONAL CON15 SERVATION AREA. 

16 (a) PURPOSES.—In accordance with this title, the 

17 Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 

18 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), and other applicable laws, the rel19 evant Secretary shall manage the Bears Ears National 

20 Conservation Area (hereinafter referred to as ‘‘Bears 

21 Ears’’) established by section 102 in a manner that— 

22 (1) protects, conserves, and enhances the 

23 unique and nationally important historic, cultural, 

24 scientific, scenic, recreational, archaeological, nat25 ural, and educational resources of Bears Ears; 


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1 (2) maintains and enhances cooperative and in2 novative management practices between resource 

3 managers, private landowners, and the public in 

4 Bears Ears; 

5 (3) recognizes and maintains historic uses of 

6 Bears Ears; 

7 (4) provides for traditional access by indigenous 

8 persons for culturally significant subsistence, includ9 ing but not limited to traditional gathering, wood 

10 cutting, hunting, and cultural and religious uses 

11 within Bears Ears; 

12 (5) consistent with the Native American Graves 

13 Repatriation and Protection Act (Public Law 101– 

14 601; 25 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.; 104 Stat. 3048), the 

15 National Historic Preservation Act (Public Law 89– 

16 665; 54 U.S.C. 300101 et seq.), and the Utah State 

17 Antiquities Act (UCA 9–8–301–308) protects and 

18 preserves and minimizes disturbance to Native 

19 American archaeological sites, including human re20 mains, from permitted uses of Bears Ears; and 

21 (6) integrates Native American Traditional Ec22 ological Knowledge as defined in 36 CFR 219.19 to 

23 improve social, economic, and ecological sustain24 ability in accordance with U.S. Forest Service 2016 

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1 (b) MANAGEMENT PLANS.— 

2 (1) PLAN REQUIRED.—Not later than 2 years 

3 after the date of enactment of this Act, the relevant 

4 Secretary shall develop a management plan for the 

5 long-term management of each Conservation Area. 

6 (2) RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONSULTATION.— 

7 The relevant Secretary shall prepare the manage8 ment plan in consultation and coordination with 

9 local and tribal governments, the public, and the 

10 Public Lands Initiative Planning and Implementa11 tion Advisory Committee established under Division 

12 C of this Act. If the relevant Secretary does not in13 corporate recommendations submitted by the State, 

14 local governments, and Indian tribes into the man15 agement plans, the relevant Secretary shall submit a 

16 written explanation before the effective date of the 

17 management plan to the House Committee on Nat18 ural Resources and Senate Committee on Energy 

19 and Natural Resources outlining the reasons for re20 jecting the recommendations. 

21 SEC. 105. GENERAL PROVISIONS. 

22 The General Provisions in title II section 204 shall 

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1 SEC. 106. COOPERATING AGENCIES. 

2 The Secretary of the Interior shall designate and in3 volve as cooperating agencies interested tribes and Pueblos 

4 that trace their culture and heritage to the lands within 

5 the Bears Ears National Conservation Area in accordance 

6 with the National Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 

7 4321 et seq.). 

8 SEC. 107. BEARS EARS TRIBAL COMMISSION. 

9 (a) CREATION OF COMMISSION.—In preparing the 

10 management plan subject to section 104(b) for the Bears 

11 Ears, the Secretary of the Interior shall create a Commis12 sion consisting of one representative from each tribe or 

13 Pueblo that enters into cooperating agency status pursu14 ant to section 106. The Secretary shall actively seek advice 

15 and carefully and fully consider the views of the Commis16 sion. 

17 (b) STAKEHOLDER ADVISORY COUNCIL REPRESENT18 ATIVE.—The Commission shall select either a representa19 tive from the Commission or the Tribal Liaison to be the 

20 tribal interest representative on the Advisory Council. 

21 SEC. 108. TRIBAL EMPLOYMENT. 

22 In employing individuals to perform any administra23 tive, interpretation, construction, maintenance, or other 

24 service in the Bears Ears National Conservation Area, the 

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1 fications and criteria consistent with standard Federal hir2 ing practices. 

3 SEC. 109. TRIBAL LIAISON. 

4 The Secretary of the Interior shall appoint a liaison 

5 to the tribes that enter into cooperating agency status pur6 suant to section 106. The liaison shall work to ensure the 

7 voice and perspectives of the cooperating tribal entities are 

8 represented in the management of the Bears Ears Na9 tional Conservation Area. 

10 SEC. 110. BEARS EARS ADVISORY COMMITTEE. 

11 (a) ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE OF THE BEARS

12 EARS ADVISORY COMMITTEE.— 

13 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of the In14 terior shall establish and maintain the Bears Ears 

15 Advisory Committee to perform the duties in sub16 section (b). 

17 (2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Bears Ears 

18 Advisory Committee is to advise the Secretary of the 

19 Interior on the Bears Ears National Conservation 

20 Area. 

21 (b) DUTIES.—The Bears Ears Advisory Committee 

22 shall advise the Secretary of the Interior with regard to— 

23 (1) implementation of the Bears Ears National 

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1 (2) administration of the Bears Ears National 

2 Conservation Area. 

3 (c) APPOINTMENT BY THE SECRETARY.— 

4 (1) APPOINTMENT AND TERM.—The Secretary 

5 of the Interior shall appoint the members of the 

6 Bears Ears Advisory Committee for a term of five 

7 years beginning on the date of appointment. The 

8 Secretary of the Interior may not reappoint mem9 bers to more than three terms. 

10 (2) BASIC REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary of 

11 the Interior shall ensure that the Bears Ears Advi12 sory Committee established meets the requirements 

13 of subsection (d). 

14 (3) INITIAL APPOINTMENT.—The Secretary of 

15 the Interior shall make initial appointments to the 

16 Bears Ears Advisory Committee not later than 180 

17 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

18 (4) VACANCIES.—The Secretary of the Interior 

19 shall make appointments to fill vacancies on the 

20 Bears Ears Advisory Committee as soon as prac21 ticable after the vacancy has occurred. 

22 (5) COMPENSATION.—Members of the Bears 

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1 (d) COMPOSITION OF BEARS EARS ADVISORY COM2 MITTEE.— 

3 (1) NUMBER.—The Bears Ears Advisory Com4 mittee shall be comprised of no more than 10 mem5 bers. 

6 (2) COMMUNITY INTERESTS REPRESENTED.— 

7 Bears Ears Advisory Committee members shall re8 side in the State of Utah and be representative of 

9 the following members: 

10 (A) One representative with historical ex11 pertise in the Hole-in-the-Rock Trail. 

12 (B) One representative with paleontological 

13 expertise. 

14 (C) One representative with archaeological 

15 or historic expertise. 

16 (D) One representative of the off-highway 

17 vehicle community. 

18 (E) One representative of the non-off-high19 way vehicle recreation community. 

20 (F) One representative from the conserva21 tion community. 

22 (G) One representative from the sportsmen 

23 community. 

24 (H) One representative from the livestock 

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1 (I) One representative of the San Juan 

2 County commission. 

3 (J) One representative of the Tribal Col4 laboration Commission. 

5 (3) PRESERVATION OF PUBLIC ADVISORY STA6 TUS.—No individual serving under section 2 may be 

7 an officer or employee of the Federal Government or 

8 State of Utah Government. 

9 (4) BALANCED REPRESENTATION.—In appoint10 ing Bears Ears Advisory Committee members from 

11 the two categories in section 2, the Secretary of the 

12 Interior shall provide for balanced and broad rep13 resentation from within each category. 

14 (5) CHAIRPERSON.—The Secretary of the Inte15 rior shall select the chairperson of the Bears Ears 

16 Advisory Committee for a term of five years begin17 ning on the date of appointment. 

18 (e) ANNUAL BEARS EARS ADVISORY COMMITTEE

19 REPORT.— 

20 (1) REPORT SUBMISSION.—The Bears Ears Ad21 visory Committee shall submit a report no later than 

22 September 30 of each year to the Secretary of the 

23 Interior, the Committee on Natural Resources of the 

24 House of Representatives, and the Committee on 

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1 If the Bears Ears Advisory Committee cannot meet 

2 the September 30 deadline in any year, the Sec3 retary of the Interior shall advise the Chair of each 

4 such Committee of the reasons for such delay and 

5 the date on which the submission of the report is an6 ticipated. 

7 (2) CONTENTS.—The report required by para8 graph (1) shall describe— 

9 (A) the activities of the Bears Ears Advi10 sory Committee during the preceding year; 

11 (B) the reports and recommendations 

12 made by the Bears Ears Advisory Committee to 

13 the Secretary of the Interior during the pre14 ceding year; and 

15 (C) an accounting of actions taken by the 

16 Secretary of the Interior as a result of the rec17 ommendations. 

18 (f) OTHER BEARS EARS ADVISORY COMMITTEE AU19 THORITIES AND REQUIREMENTS.— 

20 (1) STAFF ASSISTANCE.—The Bears Ears Advi21 sory Committee may submit to the Secretary of the 

22 Interior a request for periodic staff assistance from 

23 Federal employees under the jurisdiction of the Sec24 retary. 

25 (2) MEETINGS.— 


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1 (A) FREQUENCY.—The Bears Ears Advi2 sory Committee shall meet at the call of the 

3 Secretary of the Interior, the Chairperson, or a 

4 majority of the members. Meetings shall be held 

5 no less than one time per year. A majority must 

6 be present to constitute an official meeting of 

7 the Bears Ears Advisory Committee. 

8 (B) OPEN MEETINGS.—All meetings of the 

9 Bears Ears Advisory Committee shall be an10 nounced at least one week in advance in publi11 cations of general circulation and shall be open 

12 to the public. 

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