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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1310 

To designate as wilderness certain Federal portions of the red rock canyons 

of the Colorado Plateau and the Great Basin Deserts in the State 

of Utah for the benefit of present and future generations of people 

in the United States. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

APRIL 26, 2023 

Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Ms. SMITH, Ms. DUCKWORTH, Mr. HEINRICH, Mr. 

MURPHY, Mr. WYDEN, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Ms. ROSEN, Mr. LUJA ́N, Mr. 

CASEY, Ms. STABENOW, Ms. BALDWIN, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mr. MERKLEY, 

Mr. BOOKER, Mrs. MURRAY, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. SANDERS, Ms. CANTWELL, Mr. MARKEY, and Ms. WARREN) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To designate as wilderness certain Federal portions of the 

red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Great 

Basin Deserts in the State of Utah for the benefit of 

present and future generations of people in the United 

States. 

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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

5 ‘‘America’s Red Rock Wilderness Act’’. 


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1 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of 

2 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Definitions. 

Sec. 3. Findings. 

Sec. 4. Purposes. 

TITLE I—DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS 

Sec. 101. Great Basin Wilderness Areas. 

Sec. 102. Grand Staircase-Escalante Wilderness Areas. 

Sec. 103. Moab-La Sal Canyons Wilderness Areas. 

Sec. 104. Henry Mountains Wilderness Areas. 

Sec. 105. Glen Canyon Wilderness Areas. 

Sec. 106. San Juan Wilderness Areas. 

Sec. 107. Canyonlands Basin Wilderness Areas. 

Sec. 108. San Rafael Swell Wilderness Areas. 

Sec. 109. Book Cliffs–Greater Dinosaur Wilderness Areas. 

TITLE II—ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 

Sec. 201. General provisions. 

Sec. 202. Administration. 

Sec. 203. State school trust land within wilderness areas. 

Sec. 204. Water. 

Sec. 205. Roads. 

Sec. 206. Livestock. 

Sec. 207. Fish and wildlife. 

Sec. 208. Protection of Tribal rights. 

Sec. 209. Management of newly acquired land. 

Sec. 210. Withdrawal. 

3 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

4 In this Act: 

5 (1) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

6 the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bu7 reau of Land Management. 

8 (2) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 

9 of Utah. 

10 SEC. 3. FINDINGS. 

11 Congress finds that— 


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1 (1) the land designated as wilderness by this 

2 Act is one of the largest remaining expanses of un3 protected, wild public land in the continental United 

4 States; 

5 (2) the designation of wilderness by this Act 

6 would— 

7 (A) increase landscape connectivity in the 

8 Colorado Plateau; and 

9 (B) help to mitigate the impacts of climate 

10 change by— 

11 (i) providing critical refugia; 

12 (ii) reducing surface disturbances that 

13 exacerbate the impacts of climate change; 

14 (iii) reducing greenhouse gas emis15 sions related to the extraction and use of 

16 fossil fuels; and 

17 (iv) contributing to the goal of pro18 tecting 30 percent of global land and 

19 waters by 2030; 

20 (3) the land designated as wilderness by this 

21 Act is— 

22 (A) a living cultural landscape; 

23 (B) a place of refuge for wild nature; and 

24 (C) an important part of Indigenous and 

25 non-Indigenous community values; 


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1 (4) Indian Tribes have been present on the land 

2 designated as wilderness by this Act since time im3 memorial, using the plant, animal, landform, and 

4 spiritual values for sustenance and cultural, medic5 inal, and ceremonial activities, purposes for which 

6 Indigenous people continue to use the land; and 

7 (5) the designation of wilderness by this Act— 

8 (A) is vital to the continuation and revital9 ization of Indigenous cultures; and 

10 (B) serves to protect places of Indigenous 

11 use and sanctuary. 

12 SEC. 4. PURPOSES. 

13 The purposes of this Act are— 

14 (1) to designate as wilderness certain Federal 

15 portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado 

16 Plateau and the Great Basin Deserts in the State of 

17 Utah for the benefit of present and future genera18 tions of people in the United States; 

19 (2) to protect the cultural, ecological, and sce20 nic values of land designated as wilderness by this 

21 Act for the benefit, use, and enjoyment of present 

22 and future generations of people in the United 

23 States; and 

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1 derness by this Act for traditional activities, includ2 ing hunting, fishing, hiking, horsepacking, camping, 

3 and spirituality as people have used the land for 

4 generations. 

5 TITLE I—DESIGNATION OF 

6 WILDERNESS AREAS 

7 SEC. 101. GREAT BASIN WILDERNESS AREAS. 

8 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 

9 (1) the Great Basin region of western Utah is 

10 comprised of starkly beautiful mountain ranges that 

11 rise as islands from the desert floor; 

12 (2) the Wah Wah Mountains in the Great 

13 Basin region are arid and austere, with massive cliff 

14 faces and leathery slopes speckled with pin ̃on and ju15 niper; 

16 (3) the Pilot Range and Stansbury Mountains 

17 in the Great Basin region are high enough to draw 

18 moisture from passing clouds and support eco19 systems found nowhere else on earth; 

20 (4) from bristlecone pine, the world’s oldest liv21 ing organism, to newly flowered mountain meadows, 

22 mountains of the Great Basin region are islands of 

23 nature that— 

24 (A) support remarkable biological diversity; 

25 and 


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1 (B) provide opportunities to experience the 

2 colossal silence of the Great Basin; and 

3 (5) the Great Basin region of western Utah 

4 should be protected and managed to ensure the pres5 ervation of the natural conditions of the region. 

6 (b) DESIGNATION.—In accordance with the Wilder7 ness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following areas in 

8 the State are designated as wilderness areas and as com9 ponents of the National Wilderness Preservation System: 

10 (1) Bald Eagle Mountain (approximately 9,000 

11 acres). 

12 (2) Barn Hills (approximately 21,000 acres). 

13 (3) Big Hollow (approximately 4,100 acres). 

14 (4) Black Hills (approximately 8,750 acres). 

15 (5) Broken Ridge (approximately 9,250 acres). 

16 (6) Bullgrass Knoll (approximately 15,750 

17 acres). 

18 (7) Burbank Hills (approximately 17,000 

19 acres). 

20 (8) Burbank Pass (approximately 30,000 

21 acres). 

22 (9) Chalk Knolls (approximately 16,500 acres). 

23 (10) Cobb Peak (approximately 8,500 acres). 

24 (11) Conger Mountain (approximately 21,750 

25 acres). 


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1 (12) Crater Bench (approximately 35,000 

2 acres). 

3 (13) Crater Island East (approximately 53,000 

4 acres). 

5 (14) Crater Island West (approximately 30,000 

6 acres). 

7 (15) Cricket Mountain (approximately 16,500 

8 acres). 

9 (16) Crook Creek (approximately 20,000 acres). 

10 (17) Deep Creek Mountains (approximately 

11 127,000 acres). 

12 (18) Disappointment Hills (approximately 

13 24,000 acres). 

14 (19) Drum Mountains (approximately 14,500 

15 acres). 

16 (20) Dugway Mountains (approximately 24,500 

17 acres). 

18 (21) Fish Springs Range (approximately 

19 65,000 acres). 

20 (22) Granite Mountain (approximately 19,250 

21 acres). 

22 (23) Granite Peak (approximately 19,500 

23 acres). 

24 (24) Grassy Mountains North (approximately 

25 8,500 acres). 


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1 (25) Grassy Mountains South (approximately 

2 16,500 acres). 

3 (26) Hamlin (approximately 13,750 acres). 

4 (27) Headlight Mountain (approximately 6,000 

5 acres). 

6 (28) Howell Peak (approximately 28,750 acres). 

7 (29) Indian Peaks (approximately 15,750 

8 acres). 

9 (30) Jackson Wash (approximately 18,500 

10 acres). 

11 (31) Juniper (approximately 17,500 acres). 

12 (32) Keg Mountains East (approximately 

13 19,500 acres). 

14 (33) Keg Mountains West (approximately 

15 19,250 acres). 

16 (34) Kern Mountains (approximately 15,000 

17 acres). 

18 (35) King Top (approximately 111,500 acres). 

19 (36) Ledger Canyon (approximately 8,900 

20 acres). 

21 (37) Lion Peak (approximately 27,500 acres). 

22 (38) Little Drum Mountains North (approxi23 mately 14,000 acres). 

24 (39) Little Drum Mountains South (approxi25 mately 10,000 acres). 


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1 (40) Mahogany Peak (approximately 750 

2 acres). 

3 (41) Middle Burbank Hills (approximately 

4 6,750 acres). 

5 (42) Middle Mountains (approximately 39,750 

6 acres). 

7 (43) Mount Escalante (approximately 17,500 

8 acres). 

9 (44) Mountain Home Range North (approxi10 mately 21,500 acres). 

11 (45) Mountain Home Range South (approxi12 mately 32,750 acres). 

13 (46) Needle Mountains (approximately 12,000 

14 acres). 

15 (47) Newfoundland Mountains (approximately 

16 24,500 acres). 

17 (48) North Peaks (approximately 9,400 acres). 

18 (49) North Stansbury Mountains (approxi19 mately 20,500 acres). 

20 (50) Notch Peak (approximately 72,000 acres). 

21 (51) Notch View (approximately 8,000 acres). 

22 (52) Ochre Mountain (approximately 13,500 

23 acres). 

24 (53) Oquirrh Mountains (approximately 8,900 

25 acres). 


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1 (54) Orr Ridge (approximately 11,000 acres). 

2 (55) Painted Rock (approximately 26,500 

3 acres). 

4 (56) Paradise Mountain (approximately 40,000 

5 acres). 

6 (57) Pilot Mountains Central (approximately 

7 8,000 acres). 

8 (58) Pilot Peak (approximately 30,250 acres). 

9 (59) Red Canyon (approximately 15,500 acres). 

10 (60) Red Tops (approximately 28,000 acres). 

11 (61) San Francisco Mountains (approximately 

12 39,750 acres). 

13 (62) Silver Island Mountains (approximately 

14 37,500 acres). 

15 (63) Snake Valley (approximately 66,250 

16 acres). 

17 (64) Spring Creek Canyon (approximately 

18 5,250 acres). 

19 (65) Stansbury Island (approximately 10,000 

20 acres). 

21 (66) Steamboat Mountain (approximately 

22 40,250 acres). 

23 (67) Swasey Peak (approximately 91,000 

24 acres). 

25 (68) The Toad (approximately 11,250 acres). 


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1 (69) Thomas Range (approximately 41,000 

2 acres). 

3 (70) Tule Valley (approximately 102,000 

4 acres). 

5 (71) Tule Valley South (approximately 19,000 

6 acres). 

7 (72) Tunnel Springs (approximately 23,000 

8 acres). 

9 (73) Wah Wah Mountains Central (approxi10 mately 61,000 acres). 

11 (74) Wah Wah Mountains North (approxi12 mately 93,500 acres). 

13 (75) Wah Wah Mountains South (approxi14 mately 18,000 acres). 

15 (76) White Rock Range (approximately 5,000 

16 acres). 

17 (77) Wild Horse Pass (approximately 35,750 

18 acres). 

19 SEC. 102. GRAND STAIRCASE-ESCALANTE WILDERNESS 

20 AREAS. 

21 (a) GRAND STAIRCASE AREA.— 

22 (1) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 

23 (A) the area known as the Grand Staircase 

24 rises more than 6,000 feet in a series of great 

25 cliffs and plateaus from the depths of the 


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1 Grand Canyon to the forested rim of Bryce 

2 Canyon; 

3 (B) the Grand Staircase— 

4 (i) spans 6 major life zones, from the 

5 lower Sonoran Desert to the alpine forest; 

6 and 

7 (ii) encompasses geologic formations 

8 that display 3,000,000,000 years of 

9 Earth’s history; 

10 (C) land managed by the Secretary forms 

11 a vital natural corridor connecting the deserts 

12 and forests of the surrounding landscape, which 

13 includes Grand Canyon National Park and 

14 Bryce Canyon National Park; 

15 (D) each of the areas described in para16 graph (2) (other than East of Bryce, Moquith 

17 Mountain, Bunting Point, Canaan Mountain, 

18 Orderville Canyon, Parunuweap Canyon, 

19 Vermillion Cliffs, and the majority of Upper 

20 Kanab Creek) is located within the Grand 

21 Staircase-Escalante National Monument, as es22 tablished in 1996; and 

23 (E) the Grand Staircase in Utah should be 

24 protected and managed as a wilderness area. 


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1 (2) DESIGNATION.—In accordance with the 

2 Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the fol3 lowing areas in the State are designated as wilder4 ness areas and as components of the National Wil5 derness Preservation System: 

6 (A) Bryce Boot (approximately 2,800 

7 acres). 

8 (B) Bryce View (approximately 4,500 

9 acres). 

10 (C) Bunting Point (approximately 11,500 

11 acres). 

12 (D) Canaan Mountain (approximately 

13 15,250 acres). 

14 (E) East of Bryce (approximately 850 

15 acres). 

16 (F) Glass Eye Canyon (approximately 

17 25,500 acres). 

18 (G) Ladder Canyon (approximately 14,500 

19 acres). 

20 (H) Moquith Mountain (approximately 

21 15,750 acres). 

22 (I) Nephi Point (approximately 14,750 

23 acres). 

24 (J) Orderville Canyon (approximately 

25 8,000 acres). 


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1 (K) Paria-Hackberry (approximately 

2 196,000 acres). 

3 (L) Paria Wilderness Expansion (approxi4 mately 4,000 acres). 

5 (M) Parunuweap Canyon (approximately 

6 44,500 acres). 

7 (N) Pine Hollow (approximately 11,000 

8 acres). 

9 (O) Timber Mountain (approximately 

10 52,750 acres). 

11 (P) Upper Kanab Creek (approximately 

12 51,000 acres). 

13 (Q) Vermillion Cliffs (approximately 

14 25,000 acres). 

15 (R) Willis Creek (approximately 22,000 

16 acres). 

17 (b) KAIPAROWITS PLATEAU.— 

18 (1) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 

19 (A) the Kaiparowits Plateau east of the 

20 Paria River is one of the most rugged and iso21 lated wilderness regions in the United States; 

22 (B) the Kaiparowits Plateau, a windswept 

23 land of harsh beauty, contains distant vistas 

24 and a remarkable variety of plant and animal 

25 species; 


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1 (C) ancient forests, an abundance of big 

2 game animals, and 22 species of raptors thrive 

3 undisturbed on the grassland mesa tops of the 

4 Kaiparowits Plateau; 

5 (D) each of the areas described in para6 graph (2) (other than Heaps Canyon, Little 

7 Valley, and Wide Hollow) is located within the 

8 Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, 

9 as established in 1996; and 

10 (E) the Kaiparowits Plateau should be pro11 tected and managed as a wilderness area. 

12 (2) DESIGNATION.—In accordance with the 

13 Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the fol14 lowing areas in the State are designated as wilder15 ness areas and as components of the National Wil16 derness Preservation System: 

17 (A) Andalex Not (approximately 18,000 

18 acres). 

19 (B) Box Canyon (approximately 3,000 

20 acres). 

21 (C) Burning Hills (approximately 81,500 

22 acres). 

23 (D) Canaan Peak Slopes (approximately 

24 2,500 acres). 


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1 (E) Carcass Canyon (approximately 

2 84,750 acres). 

3 (F) Fiftymile Bench (approximately 

4 12,750 acres). 

5 (G) Fiftymile Mountain (approximately 

6 207,000 acres). 

7 (H) Heaps Canyon (approximately 4,000 

8 acres). 

9 (I) Horse Spring Canyon (approximately 

10 32,000 acres). 

11 (J) Kodachrome Headlands (approximately 

12 9,750 acres). 

13 (K) Little Valley Canyon (approximately 

14 4,100 acres). 

15 (L) Mud Spring Canyon (approximately 

16 65,750 acres). 

17 (M) Nipple Bench (approximately 31,750 

18 acres). 

19 (N) Paradise Canyon-Wahweap (approxi20 mately 266,500 acres). 

21 (O) Rock Cove (approximately 17,000 

22 acres). 

23 (P) The Blues (approximately 22,000 

24 acres). 


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1 (Q) The Cockscomb (approximately 11,750 

2 acres). 

3 (R) Warm Creek (approximately 24,000 

4 acres). 

5 (S) Wide Hollow (approximately 7,700 

6 acres). 

7 (c) ESCALANTE CANYONS.— 

8 (1) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 

9 (A) glens and coves carved in massive 

10 sandstone cliffs, spring-watered hanging gar11 dens, and the silence of ancient ruins are exam12 ples of the unique features that entice hikers, 

13 campers, and sightseers from around the world 

14 to the Escalante Canyons; 

15 (B) the Escalante Canyons link the spruce 

16 fir forests of the 11,000-foot Aquarius Plateau 

17 with the winding slickrock canyons that flow 

18 into Glen Canyon; 

19 (C) the Escalante Canyons, one of Utah’s 

20 most popular natural areas, contains critical 

21 habitat for deer, elk, and wild bighorn sheep 

22 that also enhances the scenic integrity of the 

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1 Escalante National Monument, as established 

2 in 1996; and 

3 (E) the Escalante Canyons should be pro4 tected and managed as a wilderness area. 

5 (2) DESIGNATION.—In accordance with the 

6 Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the fol7 lowing areas in the State are designated as wilder8 ness areas and as components of the National Wil9 derness Preservation System: 

10 (A) Colt Mesa (approximately 28,250 

11 acres). 

12 (B) Death Hollow (approximately 49,750 

13 acres). 

14 (C) Forty Mile Gulch (approximately 7,600 

15 acres). 

16 (D) Lampstand (approximately 11,500 

17 acres). 

18 (E) Muley Twist Flank (approximately 

19 3,750 acres). 

20 (F) North Escalante Canyons (approxi21 mately 182,000 acres). 

22 (G) Pioneer Mesa (approximately 11,000 

23 acres). 

24 (H) Scorpion (approximately 61,250 

25 acres). 


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1 (I) Sooner Bench (approximately 500 

2 acres). 

3 (J) Steep Creek (approximately 35,750 

4 acres). 

5 (K) Studhorse Peaks (approximately 

6 24,000 acres). 

7 SEC. 103. MOAB-LA SAL CANYONS WILDERNESS AREAS. 

8 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 

9 (1) the canyons surrounding the La Sal Moun10 tains and the town of Moab offer a variety of ex11 traordinary landscapes; 

12 (2) outstanding examples of natural formations 

13 and landscapes in the Moab-La Sal Canyons area in14 clude the huge sandstone fins of Behind the Rocks, 

15 the mysterious Fisher Towers, and the whitewater 

16 rapids of Westwater Canyon; and 

17 (3) the Moab-La Sal Canyons should be pro18 tected and managed as a wilderness area. 

19 (b) DESIGNATION.—In accordance with the Wilder20 ness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following areas in 

21 the State are designated as wilderness areas and as com22 ponents of the National Wilderness Preservation System: 

23 (1) Arches National Park Adjacents (approxi24 mately 8,900 acres). 

25 (2) Beaver Creek (approximately 45,000 acres). 


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1 (3) Behind the Rocks (approximately 19,500 

2 acres). 

3 (4) Big Triangle (approximately 21,500 acres). 

4 (5) Coyote Wash (approximately 27,000 acres). 

5 (6) Dome Plateau (approximately 36,750 

6 acres). 

7 (7) Fisher Towers (approximately 19,000 

8 acres). 

9 (8) Goldbar Canyon (approximately 9,500 

10 acres). 

11 (9) Granite Creek (approximately 5,000 acres). 

12 (10) Hunter Canyon (approximately 5,500 

13 acres). 

14 (11) Mary Jane Canyon (approximately 28,500 

15 acres). 

16 (12) Mill Creek (approximately 17,250 acres). 

17 (13) Morning Glory (approximately 11,000 

18 acres). 

19 (14) Porcupine Rim (approximately 10,500 

20 acres). 

21 (15) Renegade Point (approximately 6,250 

22 acres). 

23 (16) Westwater Canyon (approximately 39,000 

24 acres). 

25 (17) Yellow Bird (approximately 4,600 acres). 


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1 SEC. 104. HENRY MOUNTAINS WILDERNESS AREAS. 

2 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 

3 (1) the Henry Mountain Range, the last moun4 tain range to be discovered and named by early ex5 plorers in the contiguous United States, still retains 

6 a wild and undiscovered quality; 

7 (2) fluted badlands that surround the flanks of 

8 11,000-foot Mounts Ellen and Pennell contain areas 

9 of critical habitat for mule deer and for the largest 

10 herd of free-roaming buffalo in the United States; 

11 (3) despite their relative accessibility, the Henry 

12 Mountain Range remains one of the wildest, least13 known ranges in the United States; and 

14 (4) the Henry Mountain Range should be pro15 tected and managed to ensure the preservation of 

16 the range as a wilderness area. 

17 (b) DESIGNATION.—In accordance with the Wilder18 ness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following areas in 

19 the State are designated as wilderness areas and as com20 ponents of the National Wilderness Preservation System: 

21 (1) Bull Mountain (approximately 16,000 

22 acres). 

23 (2) Bullfrog Creek (approximately 42,000 

24 acres). 

25 (3) Dogwater Creek (approximately 4,900 

26 acres). 


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1 (4) Fremont Gorge (approximately 22,000 

2 acres). 

3 (5) Long Canyon (approximately 16,500 acres). 

4 (6) Mount Ellen-Blue Hills (approximately 

5 14,750 acres). 

6 (7) Mount Hillers (approximately 20,250 

7 acres). 

8 (8) Mount Pennell (approximately 155,500 

9 acres). 

10 (9) Notom Bench (approximately 6,250 acres). 

11 (10) Ragged Mountain (approximately 29,250 

12 acres). 

13 SEC. 105. GLEN CANYON WILDERNESS AREAS. 

14 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 

15 (1) the side canyons of Glen Canyon, including 

16 the Dirty Devil River and the Red, White and Blue 

17 Canyons, contain some of the most remote and out18 standing landscapes in southern Utah; 

19 (2) the Dirty Devil River, once the fortress 

20 hideout of outlaw Butch Cassidy’s Wild Bunch, has 

21 sculpted a maze of slickrock canyons through an im22 posing landscape of monoliths and inaccessible 

23 mesas; 


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1 (3) the Red and Blue Canyons contain colorful 

2 Chinle/Moenkopi badlands found nowhere else in the 

3 region; 

4 (4) Dark Canyon, Fort Knocker, Tuwa Canyon, 

5 Upper Red Canyon, White Canyon, and a portion of 

6 Red Rock Plateau are located within the Bears Ears 

7 National Monument, as established in 2016; and 

8 (5) the canyons of Glen Canyon in the State 

9 should be protected and managed as wilderness 

10 areas. 

11 (b) DESIGNATION.—In accordance with the Wilder12 ness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following areas in 

13 the State are designated as wilderness areas and as com14 ponents of the National Wilderness Preservation System: 

15 (1) Cane Spring Desert (approximately 18,250 

16 acres). 

17 (2) Copper Point (approximately 4,400 acres). 

18 (3) Dark Canyon (approximately 139,000 

19 acres). 

20 (4) Dirty Devil (approximately 245,000 acres). 

21 (5) Fiddler Butte (approximately 93,000 acres). 

22 (6) Flat Tops (approximately 29,750 acres). 

23 (7) Fort Knocker (approximately 12,500 acres). 

24 (8) Little Rockies (approximately 64,000 

25 acres). 


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1 (9) Pleasant Creek Bench (approximately 1,000 

2 acres). 

3 (10) Red Rock Plateau (approximately 185,500 

4 acres). 

5 (11) The Needle (approximately 10,750 acres). 

6 (12) Tuwa Canyon (approximately 9,750 acres). 

7 (13) Upper Red Canyon (approximately 25,000 

8 acres). 

9 (14) White Canyon (approximately 78,000 

10 acres). 

11 SEC. 106. SAN JUAN WILDERNESS AREAS. 

12 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 

13 (1) more than 1,000 years ago, Indigenous cul14 ture flourished in the slickrock canyons and on the 

15 pin ̃on-covered mesas of southeastern Utah; 

16 (2) evidence of the presence of Indigenous peo17 ple pervades the Cedar Mesa area of the San Juan 

18 area where cliff dwellings, rock art, and ceremonial 

19 kivas are found in sandstone overhangs and isolated 

20 benchlands; 

21 (3) the Cedar Mesa area is in need of protec22 tion from the vandalism and theft of its unique cul23 tural resources; 

24 (4) the Cedar Mesa wilderness areas should be 

25 created to protect both the archaeological heritage 


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1 and the extraordinary wilderness, scenic, and eco2 logical values of the United States; 

3 (5) each of the areas described in subsection (b) 

4 (other than Cross Canyon, Monument Canyon, Tin 

5 Cup Mesa, and most of Nokai Dome and San Juan 

6 River) are located within the Bears Ears National 

7 Monument, as established in 2016; and 

8 (6) the San Juan area should be protected and 

9 managed as a wilderness area to ensure the preser10 vation of the unique and valuable resources of that 

11 area. 

12 (b) DESIGNATION.—In accordance with the Wilder13 ness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following areas in 

14 the State are designated as wilderness areas and as com15 ponents of the National Wilderness Preservation System: 

16 (1) Allen Canyon (approximately 6,500 acres). 

17 (2) Arch Canyon (approximately 30,500 acres). 

18 (3) Comb Ridge (approximately 16,000 acres). 

19 (4) Cross Canyon (approximately 2,400 acres). 

20 (5) Fish and Owl Creek Canyons (approxi21 mately 74,000 acres). 

22 (6) Grand Gulch (approximately 161,250 

23 acres). 

24 (7) Hammond Canyon (approximately 4,700 

25 acres). 


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1 (8) Lime Creek (approximately 5,500 acres). 

2 (9) Monument Canyon (approximately 18,000 

3 acres). 

4 (10) Nokai Dome (approximately 94,250 acres). 

5 (11) Road Canyon (approximately 64,000 

6 acres). 

7 (12) San Juan River (approximately 14,750 

8 acres). 

9 (13) The Tabernacle (approximately 7,300 

10 acres). 

11 (14) Tin Cup Mesa (approximately 26,000 

12 acres). 

13 (15) Valley of the Gods (approximately 14,500 

14 acres). 

15 SEC. 107. CANYONLANDS BASIN WILDERNESS AREAS. 

16 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 

17 (1) Canyonlands National Park safeguards only 

18 a small portion of the extraordinary red-hued, cliff19 walled canyonland region of the Colorado Plateau; 

20 (2) areas near Canyonlands National Park con21 tain canyons with rushing perennial streams, natural 

22 arches, bridges, and towers; 

23 (3) the gorges of the Green and Colorado Riv24 ers lie on adjacent land managed by the Secretary; 


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1 (4) popular overlooks in Canyonlands National 

2 Park and Dead Horse Point State Park have views 

3 directly into adjacent areas, including Lockhart 

4 Basin and Indian Creek; 

5 (5) each of the areas described in subsection (b) 

6 (other than Dead Horse Cliffs, Horsethief Point, 

7 Labyrinth Canyon Wilderness Expansion, San 

8 Rafael River, Sweetwater Reef, and a portion of 

9 Gooseneck) are located within the Bears Ears Na10 tional Monument, as established in 2016; and 

11 (6) designation of those areas as wilderness 

12 would ensure the protection of this erosional master13 piece of nature and of the rich pockets of wildlife 

14 found within its expanded boundaries. 

15 (b) DESIGNATION.—In accordance with the Wilder16 ness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following areas in 

17 the State are designated as wilderness areas and as com18 ponents of the National Wilderness Preservation System: 

19 (1) Bridger Jack Mesa (approximately 33,500 

20 acres). 

21 (2) Butler Wash (approximately 27,000 acres). 

22 (3) Dead Horse Cliffs (approximately 5,300 

23 acres). 

24 (4) Demon’s Playground (approximately 3,600 

25 acres). 


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1 (5) Gooseneck (approximately 9,400 acres). 

2 (6) Hatch Point/Lockhart Basin/Harts Point 

3 (approximately 150,500 acres). 

4 (7) Horsethief Point (approximately 15,500 

5 acres). 

6 (8) Indian Creek (approximately 28,500 acres). 

7 (9) Labyrinth Canyon Wilderness Expansion 

8 (approximately 157,500 acres). 

9 (10) San Rafael River (approximately 103,000 

10 acres). 

11 (11) Shay Mountain (approximately 15,500 

12 acres). 

13 (12) Sweetwater Reef (approximately 69,250 

14 acres). 

15 SEC. 108. SAN RAFAEL SWELL WILDERNESS AREAS. 

16 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 

17 (1) the San Rafael Swell towers above the 

18 desert like a castle, ringed by 1,000-foot ramparts of 

19 Navajo Sandstone; 

20 (2) the highlands of the San Rafael Swell have 

21 been fractured by uplift and rendered hollow by ero22 sion over countless millennia, leaving a tremendous 

23 basin punctuated by mesas, buttes, and canyons and 

24 traversed by sediment-laden desert streams; 


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1 (3) the mountains within these areas are among 

2 Utah’s most valuable habitat for desert bighorn 

3 sheep; and 

4 (4) the San Rafael Swell area should be pro5 tected and managed to ensure its preservation as a 

6 wilderness area. 

7 (b) DESIGNATION.—In accordance with the Wilder8 ness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following areas in 

9 the State are designated as wilderness areas and as com10 ponents of the National Wilderness Preservation System: 

11 (1) Capitol Reef National Park Adjacents (ap12 proximately 9,000 acres). 

13 (2) Cedar Mountain (approximately 14,750 

14 acres). 

15 (3) Devils Canyon Wilderness Expansion (ap16 proximately 14,000 acres). 

17 (4) Eagle Canyon (approximately 38,500 

18 acres). 

19 (5) Factory Butte (approximately 22,250 

20 acres). 

21 (6) Hondu Country Wilderness Expansion (ap22 proximately 2,500 acres). 

23 (7) Jones Bench (approximately 3,400 acres). 

24 (8) Limestone Cliffs (approximately 25,500 

25 acres). 


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1 (9) Lost Spring Wash (approximately 36,500 

2 acres). 

3 (10) Mexican Mountain Wilderness Expansion 

4 (approximately 24,750 acres). 

5 (11) Molen Reef (approximately 32,500 acres). 

6 (12) Muddy Creek Wilderness Expansion (ap7 proximately 80,750 acres). 

8 (13) Mussentuchit Badlands (approximately 

9 25,000 acres). 

10 (14) Price River-Humbug (approximately 

11 122,250 acres). 

12 (15) Red Desert (approximately 30,750 acres). 

13 (16) Rock Canyon (approximately 17,750 

14 acres). 

15 (17) San Rafael Knob (approximately 15,000 

16 acres). 

17 (18) San Rafael Reef Wilderness Expansion 

18 (approximately 53,500 acres). 

19 (19) Sids Mountain Wilderness Expansion (ap20 proximately 36,750 acres). 

21 (20) Upper Muddy Creek (approximately 

22 18,500 acres). 

23 (21) Wild Horse Mesa Wilderness Expansion 

24 (approximately 56,000 acres). 


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1 SEC. 109. BOOK CLIFFS–GREATER DINOSAUR WILDERNESS 

2 AREAS. 

3 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 

4 (1) the Book Cliffs–Greater Dinosaur Wilder5 ness Areas offer— 

6 (A) unique big game hunting opportunities 

7 in verdant high-plateau forests; and 

8 (B) the opportunity for float trips of sev9 eral days duration down the Green River in 

10 Desolation Canyon; 

11 (2) the long rampart of the Book Cliffs bounds 

12 the area on the south, while the uplands, plateaus, 

13 rivers, and canyons of the Greater Dinosaur area 

14 provide connectivity with Dinosaur National Monu15 ment and the northernmost extent of the Colorado 

16 Plateau; 

17 (3) bears, bighorn sheep, cougars, elk, and mule 

18 deer flourish in the backcountry of the Book Cliffs; 

19 and 

20 (4) the Book Cliffs–Greater Dinosaur Wilder21 ness Areas should be protected and managed to en22 sure the protection of the areas as wilderness. 

23 (b) DESIGNATION.—In accordance with the Wilder24 ness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following areas in 

25 the State are designated as wilderness areas and as com26 ponents of the National Wilderness Preservation System: 


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1 (1) Bad Land Cliffs (approximately 11,500 

2 acres). 

3 (2) Beach Draw (approximately 900 acres). 

4 (3) Bourdette Draw (approximately 15,750 

5 acres). 

6 (4) Bull Canyon (approximately 3,100 acres). 

7 (5) Dead Horse Pass (approximately 8,400 

8 acres). 

9 (6) Desbrough Canyon (approximately 14,000 

10 acres). 

11 (7) Desolation Canyon Wilderness Expansion 

12 (approximately 295,000 acres). 

13 (8) Diamond Breaks (approximately 8,600 

14 acres). 

15 (9) Diamond Canyon (approximately 168,000 

16 acres). 

17 (10) Diamond Mountain (approximately 28,000 

18 acres). 

19 (11) Goslin Mountain (approximately 3,800 

20 acres). 

21 (12) Hideout Canyon (approximately 12,750 

22 acres). 

23 (13) Lower Flaming Gorge (approximately 

24 21,000 acres). 


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1 (14) Mexico Point (approximately 14,750 

2 acres). 

3 (15) Moonshine Draw (approximately 10,750 

4 acres). 

5 (16) Mountain Home (approximately 8,000 

6 acres). 

7 (17) O-Wi-Yu-Kuts (approximately 14,500 

8 acres). 

9 (18) Red Creek Badlands (approximately 4,600 

10 acres). 

11 (19) Split Mountain Benches (approximately 

12 2,800 acres). 

13 (20) Stone Bridge Draw (approximately 3,600 

14 acres). 

15 (21) Stuntz Draw (approximately 2,000 acres). 

16 (22) Survey Point (approximately 8,700 acres). 

17 (23) Turtle Canyon Wilderness Expansion (ap18 proximately 9,600 acres). 

19 (24) Vivas Cake Hill (approximately 275 acres). 

20 (25) Wild Mountain (approximately 700 acres). 

21 TITLE II—ADMINISTRATIVE 

22 PROVISIONS 

23 SEC. 201. GENERAL PROVISIONS. 

24 (a) NAMES OF WILDERNESS AREAS.—Each wilder25 ness area named in title I shall— 


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1 (1) consist of the quantity of land referenced 

2 with respect to that named area, as generally de3 picted on the map entitled ‘‘America’s Red Rock 

4 Wilderness Act, 118th Congress’’; and 

5 (2) be known by the name given to it in title 

6 I. 

7 (b) MAP AND DESCRIPTION.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 

9 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

10 shall file a map and a legal description of each wil11 derness area designated by this Act with— 

12 (A) the Committee on Natural Resources 

13 of the House of Representatives; and 

14 (B) the Committee on Energy and Natural 

15 Resources of the Senate. 

16 (2) FORCE OF LAW.—A map and legal descrip17 tion filed under paragraph (1) shall have the same 

18 force and effect as if included in this Act, except 

19 that the Secretary may correct clerical and typo20 graphical errors in the map and legal description. 

21 (3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—Each map and 

22 legal description filed under paragraph (1) shall be 

23 filed and made available for public inspection in the 

24 Office of the Director of the Bureau of Land Man25 agement. 


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1 SEC. 202. ADMINISTRATION. 

2 Subject to valid rights in existence on the date of en3 actment of this Act, each wilderness area designated under 

4 this Act shall be administered by the Secretary in accord5 ance with— 

6 (1) the Federal Land Policy and Management 

7 Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and 

8 (2) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et 

9 seq.). 

10 SEC. 203. STATE SCHOOL TRUST LAND WITHIN WILDER11 NESS AREAS. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), if State13 owned land is included in an area designated by this Act 

14 as a wilderness area, the Secretary shall offer to exchange 

15 land owned by the United States in the State of approxi16 mately equal value in accordance with section 603(c) of 

17 the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 

18 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)) and section 5(a) of the Wilderness 

19 Act (16 U.S.C. 1134(a)). 

20 (b) MINERAL INTERESTS.—The Secretary shall not 

21 transfer any mineral interests under subsection (a) unless 

22 the State transfers to the Secretary any mineral interests 

23 in land designated by this Act as a wilderness area. 

24 SEC. 204. WATER. 

25 (a) RESERVATION.— 

26 (1) WATER FOR WILDERNESS AREAS.— 


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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—With respect to each 

2 wilderness area designated by this Act, Con3 gress reserves a quantity of water determined 

4 by the Secretary to be sufficient for the wilder5 ness area. 

6 (B) PRIORITY DATE.—The priority date of 

7 a right reserved under subparagraph (A) shall 

8 be the date of enactment of this Act. 

9 (2) PROTECTION OF RIGHTS.—The Secretary 

10 and other officers and employees of the United 

11 States shall take any steps necessary to protect the 

12 rights reserved by paragraph (1)(A), including the 

13 filing of a claim for the quantification of the rights 

14 in any present or future appropriate stream adju15 dication in the courts of the State— 

16 (A) in which the United States is or may 

17 be joined; and 

18 (B) that is conducted in accordance with 

19 section 208 of the Department of Justice Ap20 propriation Act, 1953 (66 Stat. 560, chapter 

21 651). 

22 (b) PRIOR RIGHTS NOT AFFECTED.—Nothing in this 

23 Act relinquishes or reduces any water rights reserved or 

24 appropriated by the United States in the State on or be25 fore the date of enactment of this Act. 


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1 (c) ADMINISTRATION.— 

2 (1) SPECIFICATION OF RIGHTS.—The Federal 

3 water rights reserved by this Act are specific to the 

4 wilderness areas designated by this Act. 

5 (2) NO PRECEDENT ESTABLISHED.—Nothing in 

6 this Act related to reserved Federal water rights— 

7 (A) shall establish a precedent with regard 

8 to any future designation of water rights; or 

9 (B) shall affect the interpretation of any 

10 other Act or any designation made under any 

11 other Act. 

12 SEC. 205. ROADS. 

13 (a) SETBACKS.— 

14 (1) MEASUREMENT IN GENERAL.—A setback 

15 under this section shall be measured from the center 

16 line of the road. 

17 (2) WILDERNESS ON 1 SIDE OF ROADS.—Ex18 cept as provided in subsection (b), a setback for a 

19 road with wilderness on only 1 side shall be set at— 

20 (A) 300 feet from a paved Federal or 

21 State highway; 

22 (B) 100 feet from any other paved road or 

23 high standard dirt or gravel road; and 

24 (C) 30 feet from any other road. 


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1 (3) WILDERNESS ON BOTH SIDES OF ROADS.— 

2 Except as provided in subsection (b), a setback for 

3 a road with wilderness on both sides (including cher4 ry-stems or roads separating 2 wilderness units) 

5 shall be set at— 

6 (A) 200 feet from a paved Federal or 

7 State highway; 

8 (B) 40 feet from any other paved road or 

9 high standard dirt or gravel road; and 

10 (C) 10 feet from any other roads. 

11 (b) SETBACK EXCEPTIONS.— 

12 (1) WELL-DEFINED TOPOGRAPHICAL BAR13 RIERS.—If, between the road and the boundary of a 

14 setback area described in paragraph (2) or (3) of 

15 subsection (a), there is a well-defined cliff edge, 

16 stream bank, or other topographical barrier, the Sec17 retary shall use the barrier as the wilderness bound18 ary. 

19 (2) FENCES.—If, between the road and the 

20 boundary of a setback area specified in paragraph 

21 (2) or (3) of subsection (a), there is a fence running 

22 parallel to a road, the Secretary shall use the fence 

23 as the wilderness boundary if, in the opinion of the 

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1 (3) DEVIATIONS FROM SETBACK AREAS.— 

2 (A) EXCLUSION OF DISTURBANCES FROM

3 WILDERNESS BOUNDARIES.—In cases where 

4 there is an existing livestock development, dis5 persed camping area, borrow pit, or similar dis6 turbance within 100 feet of a road that forms 

7 part of a wilderness boundary, the Secretary 

8 may delineate the boundary so as to exclude the 

9 disturbance from the wilderness area. 

10 (B) LIMITATION ON EXCLUSION OF DIS11 TURBANCES.—The Secretary shall make a 

12 boundary adjustment under subparagraph (A) 

13 only if the Secretary determines that doing so 

14 is consistent with wilderness management goals. 

15 (C) DEVIATIONS RESTRICTED TO MINIMUM

16 NECESSARY.—Any deviation under this para17 graph from the setbacks required under in 

18 paragraph (2) or (3) of subsection (a) shall be 

19 the minimum necessary to exclude the disturb20 ance. 

21 (c) DELINEATION WITHIN SETBACK AREA.—The 

22 Secretary may delineate a wilderness boundary at a loca23 tion within a setback under paragraph (2) or (3) of sub24 section (a) if, as determined by the Secretary, the delinea25 tion would enhance wilderness management goals. 


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1 SEC. 206. LIVESTOCK. 

2 Within the wilderness areas designated under title I, 

3 the grazing of livestock authorized on the date of enact4 ment of this Act shall be permitted to continue subject 

5 to such reasonable regulations and procedures as the Sec6 retary considers necessary, as long as the regulations and 

7 procedures are consistent with— 

8 (1) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et 

9 seq.); and 

10 (2) section 101(f) of the Arizona Desert Wilder11 ness Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–628; 104 Stat. 

12 4469). 

13 SEC. 207. FISH AND WILDLIFE. 

14 Nothing in this Act affects the jurisdiction of the 

15 State with respect to wildlife and fish on the public land 

16 located in the State. 

17 SEC. 208. PROTECTION OF TRIBAL RIGHTS. 

18 Nothing in this Act affects or modifies— 

19 (1) any right of any federally recognized Indian 

20 Tribe; or 

21 (2) any obligation of the United States to any 

22 federally recognized Indian Tribe. 

23 SEC. 209. MANAGEMENT OF NEWLY ACQUIRED LAND. 

24 Any land within the boundaries of a wilderness area 

25 designated under this Act that is acquired by the Federal 

26 Government shall— 


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1 (1) become part of the wilderness area in which 

2 the land is located; and 

3 (2) be managed in accordance with this Act and 

4 other laws applicable to wilderness areas. 

5 SEC. 210. WITHDRAWAL. 

6 Subject to valid rights existing on the date of enact7 ment of this Act, the Federal land referred to in title I 

8 is withdrawn from all forms of— 

9 (1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under pub10 lic law; 

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

12 law; and 

13 (3) disposition under all laws pertaining to min14 eral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. 

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