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109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1774 

To designate certain Federal land in the State of Utah as wilderness, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 21, 2005 

Mr. HINCHEY (for himself, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. ANDREWS, Mr. 

BAIRD, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. BARROW, Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland, Mr. 

BECERRA, Ms. BERKLEY, Mr. BERMAN, Mrs. BIGGERT, Mr. BISHOP of 

New York, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. BOUCHER, Ms. CORRINE BROWN of 

Florida, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. 

CAPUANO, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. CASE, Mr. CHANDLER, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, 

Mr. CLAY, Mr. CLYBURN, Mr. COOPER, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. COSTELLO, 

Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mr. DEFAZIO, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. DELAHUNT, Ms. DELAURO, 

Mr. DICKS, Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. EMANUEL, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. EVANS, Mr. 

FARR, Mr. FATTAH, Mr. FILNER, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. 

GONZALEZ, Mr. GORDON, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Mr. GRIJALVA, 

Mr. GUTIERREZ, Ms. HARMAN, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. HIGGINS, 

Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. HOLT, Mr. HONDA, Ms. HOOLEY, Mr. INSLEE, Mr. 

ISRAEL, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Mr. JEFFERSON, Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, Mr. JOHNSON of Illinois, Ms. 

EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. KENNEDY of 

Rhode Island, Mr. KILDEE, Ms. KILPATRICK of Michigan, Mr. KIRK, Mr. 

KUCINICH, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, 

Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. LEACH, Ms. LEE, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. 

LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. LIPINSKI, Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California, Mrs. 

LOWEY, Mr. LYNCH, Mrs. MALONEY, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. MARSHALL, Ms. 

MATSUI, Mrs. MCCARTHY, Ms. MCCOLLUM of Minnesota, Mr. 

MCDERMOTT, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. MCNULTY, Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. 

MEEKS of New York, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. MICHAUD, Ms. MILLENDERMCDONALD, Mr. MILLER of North Carolina, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of 

California, Mr. MOORE of Kansas, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, Mr. NADLER, 

Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts, Ms. NORTON, Mr. 

OLVER, Mr. OWENS, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. 

REYES, Mr. ROTHMAN, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. RUSH, Mr. RYAN of 

Ohio, Ms. LINDA T. SA ́NCHEZ of California, Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of 

California, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. SHAYS, 
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Mr. SHERMAN, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. SMITH

of New Jersey, Ms. SOLIS, Mr. SPRATT, Mr. STARK, Mr. STRICKLAND, 

Mrs. TAUSCHER, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Mr. TIERNEY, Mr. TOWNS, Mrs. JONES of Ohio, Mr. UDALL of 

Colorado, Mr. UDALL of New Mexico, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Ms. 

VELA ́ZQUEZ, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Ms. WATERS, Ms. WATSON, Mr. 

WAXMAN, Mr. WEINER, Mr. WEXLER, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. WU, and Mr. 

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

on Resources 

A BILL 

To designate certain Federal land in the State of Utah 

as wilderness, 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

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

5 ‘‘America’s Red Rock Wilderness Act of 2005’’. 

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

7 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Definitions. 

TITLE I—DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS 

Sec. 101. Great Basin Wilderness Areas. 

Sec. 102. Zion and Mojave Desert Wilderness Areas. 

Sec. 103. Grand Staircase-Escalante Wilderness Areas. 

Sec. 104. Moab-LaSal Canyons Wilderness Areas. 

Sec. 105. Henry Mountains Wilderness Areas. 

Sec. 106. Glen Canyon Wilderness Areas. 

Sec. 107. San Juan-Anasazi Wilderness Areas. 

Sec. 108. Canyonlands Basin Wilderness Areas. 

Sec. 109. San Rafael Swell Wilderness Areas. 

Sec. 110. Book Cliffs and Uinta Basin Wilderness Areas. 

TITLE II—ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 

Sec. 201. General provisions. 
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Sec. 202. Administration. 

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

Sec. 204. Water. 

Sec. 205. Roads. 

Sec. 206. Livestock. 

Sec. 207. Fish and wildlife. 

Sec. 208. Management of newly acquired lands. 

Sec. 209. Withdrawal. 

1 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

2 In this Act: 

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

4 the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bu5 reau of Land Management. 

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

7 of Utah. 

8 TITLE I—DESIGNATION OF 

9 WILDERNESS AREAS 

10 SEC. 101. GREAT BASIN WILDERNESS AREAS. 

11 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

12 (1) The Great Basin region of western Utah is 

13 comprised of starkly beautiful mountain ranges that 

14 rise as islands from the desert floor. 

15 (2) The Wah Wah Mountains in the Great 

16 Basin region are arid and austere, with massive cliff 

17 faces and leathery slopes speckled with pin ̃on and ju18 niper. 

19 (3) The Pilot Range and Stansbury Mountains 

20 in the Great Basin region are high enough to draw 
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1 moisture from passing clouds and support eco2 systems found nowhere else on earth. 

3 (4) From bristlecone pine, the world’s oldest liv4 ing organism, to newly flowered mountain meadows, 

5 mountains of the Great Basin region are islands of 

6 nature that— 

7 (A) support remarkable biological diversity; 

8 and 

9 (B) provide opportunities to experience the 

10 colossal silence of the Great Basin. 

11 (5) The Great Basin region of western Utah 

12 should be protected and managed to ensure the pres13 ervation of the natural conditions of the region. 

14 (b) DESIGNATION.—In accordance with the Wilder15 ness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following areas in 

16 the State are designated as wilderness areas and as com17 ponents of the National Wilderness Preservation System: 

18 (1) Antelope Range (approximately 17,000 

19 acres). 

20 (2) Barn Hills (approximately 20,000 acres). 

21 (3) Black Hills (approximately 9,000 acres). 

22 (4) Bullgrass Knoll (approximately 15,000 

23 acres). 

24 (5) Burbank Hills/Tunnel Spring (approxi25 mately 92,000 acres). 
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1 (6) Cedar Mountains (approximately 108,000 

2 acres). 

3 (7) Conger Mountains (approximately 21,000 

4 acres). 

5 (8) Crater Bench (approximately 35,000 acres). 

6 (9) Crater and Silver Island Mountains (ap7 proximately 121,000 acres). 

8 (10) Cricket Mountains Cluster (approximately 

9 62,000 acres). 

10 (11) Deep Creek Mountains (approximately 

11 126,000 acres). 

12 (12) Drum Mountains (approximately 39,000 

13 acres). 

14 (13) Dugway Mountains (approximately 24,000 

15 acres). 

16 (14) Essex Canyon (approximately 1,300). 

17 (15) Fish Springs Range (approximately 

18 64,000 acres). 

19 (16) Granite Peak (approximately 19,000 

20 acres). 

21 (17) Grassy Mountains (approximately 23,000 

22 acres). 

23 (18) Grouse Creek Mountains (approximately 

24 15,000 acres). 
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1 (19) House Range (approximately 201,000 

2 acres). 

3 (20) Keg Mountains (approximately 38,000 

4 acres). 

5 (21) Kern Mountains (approximately 15,000 

6 acres). 

7 (22) King Top (approximately 110,000 acres). 

8 (23) Ledger Canyon (approximately 9,000 

9 acres). 

10 (24) Little Goose Creek (approximately 1,200 

11 acres). 

12 (25) Middle/Granite Mountains (approximately 

13 80,000 acres). 

14 (26) Mountain Home Range (approximately 

15 90,000 acres). 

16 (27) Newfoundland Mountains (approximately 

17 22,000 acres). 

18 (28) Ochre Mountain (approximately 13,000 

19 acres). 

20 (29) Oquirrh Mountains (approximately 9,000 

21 acres). 

22 (30) Painted Rock Mountain (approximately 

23 26,000 acres). 

24 (31) Paradise/Steamboat Mountains (approxi25 mately 145,000 acres). 
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1 (32) Pilot Range (approximately 45,000 acres). 

2 (33) Red Tops (approximately 28,000 acres). 

3 (34) Rockwell-Little Sahara (approximately 

4 21,000 acres). 

5 (35) San Francisco Mountains (approximately 

6 39,000 acres). 

7 (36) Sand Ridge (approximately 73,000 acres). 

8 (37) Simpson Mountains (approximately 42,000 

9 acres). 

10 (38) Snake Valley (approximately 100,000 

11 acres). 

12 (39) Stansbury Mountains (approximately 

13 24,000 acres). 

14 (40) Stansbury Island (approximately 10,000 

15 acres). 

16 (41) Thomas Range (approximately 36,000 

17 acres). 

18 (42) Tule Valley (approximately 159,000 

19 acres). 

20 (43) Wah Wah Mountains (approximately 

21 167,000 acres). 

22 (44) Wasatch/Sevier Plateaus (approximately 

23 29,000 acres). 

24 (45) White Rock Range (approximately 5,200 

25 acres). 
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1 SEC. 102. ZION AND MOJAVE DESERT WILDERNESS AREAS. 

2 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

3 (1) The renowned landscape of Zion National 

4 Park, including soaring cliff walls, forested plateaus, 

5 and deep narrow gorges, extends beyond the bound6 aries of the Park onto surrounding public lands 

7 managed by the Secretary. 

8 (2) From the pink sand dunes of Moquith 

9 Mountain to the golden pools of Beaver Dam Wash, 

10 the Zion and Mojave Desert areas encompass 3 

11 major provinces of the Southwest that include— 

12 (A) the sculpted canyon country of the 

13 Colorado Plateau; 

14 (B) the Mojave Desert; and 

15 (C) portions of the Great Basin. 

16 (3) The Zion and Mojave Desert areas display 

17 a rich mosaic of biological, archaeological, and scenic 

18 diversity. 

19 (4) One of the last remaining populations of 

20 threatened desert tortoise is found within this re21 gion. 

22 (5) The Zion and Mojave Desert areas in Utah 

23 should be protected and managed as wilderness 

24 areas. 

25 (b) DESIGNATION.—In accordance with the Wilder26 ness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following areas in 
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1 the State are designated as wilderness areas and as com2 ponents of the National Wilderness Preservation System: 

3 (1) Beaver Dam Mountains (approximately 

4 30,000 acres). 

5 (2) Beaver Dam Wash (approximately 23,000 

6 acres). 

7 (3) Beaver Dam Wilderness Expansion (ap8 proximately 8,000 acres). 

9 (4) Canaan Mountain (approximately 67,000 

10 acres). 

11 (5) Cottonwood Canyon (approximately 12,000 

12 acres). 

13 (6) Cougar Canyon/Docs Pass (approximately 

14 41,000 acres). 

15 (7) Joshua Tree (approximately 12,000 acres). 

16 (8) Mount Escalante (approximately 17,000 

17 acres). 

18 (9) Parunuweap Canyon (approximately 43,000 

19 acres). 

20 (10) Red Butte (approximately 4,500 acres). 

21 (11) Red Mountain (approximately 21,000 

22 acres). 

23 (12) Scarecrow Peak (approximately 16,000 

24 acres). 
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1 (13) Square Top Mouontain (approximately 

2 23,000 acres). 

3 (14) Zion Adjacent (approximately 58,000 

4 acres). 

5 SEC. 103. GRAND STAIRCASE-ESCALANTE WILDERNESS 

6 AREAS. 

7 (a) GRAND STAIRCASE AREA.— 

8 (1) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

9 (A) The area known as the Grand Stair10 case rises more than 6,000 feet in a series of 

11 great cliffs and plateaus from the depths of the 

12 Grand Canyon to the forested rim of Bryce 

13 Canyon. 

14 (B) The Grand Staircase— 

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

16 lower Sonoran Desert to the alpine forest; 

17 and 

18 (ii) encompasses geologic formations 

19 that display 3,000,000,000 years of 

20 Earth’s history. 

21 (C) Land managed by the Secretary lines 

22 the intricate canyon system of the Paria River 

23 and forms a vital natural corridor connection to 

24 the deserts and forests of these national parks. 
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1 (D) Land described in paragraph (2) 

2 (other than East of Bryce, Upper Kanab Creek, 

3 Moquith Mountain, Bunting Point, and 

4 Vermillion Cliffs) is located within the Grand 

5 Staircase-Escalante National Monument. 

6 (E) The Grand Staircase in Utah should 

7 be protected and managed as a wilderness area. 

8 (2) DESIGNATION.—In accordance with the 

9 Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the fol10 lowing areas in the State are designated as wilder11 ness areas and as components of the National Wil12 derness Preservation System: 

13 (A) Bryce View (approximately 4,500 

14 acres). 

15 (B) Bunting Point (approximately 11,000 

16 acres). 

17 (C) Canaan Peak Slopes (approximately 

18 2,300 acres). 

19 (D) East of Bryce (approximately 750 

20 acres). 

21 (E) Glass Eye Canyon (approximately 

22 24,000 acres). 

23 (F) Ladder Canyon (approximately 14,000 

24 acres). 
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1 (G) Moquith Mountain (approximately 

2 16,000 acres). 

3 (H) Nephi Point (approximately 14,000 

4 acres). 

5 (I) Paria-Hackberry (approximately 

6 188,000 acres). 

7 (J) Paria Wilderness Expansion (approxi8 mately 3,300 acres). 

9 (K) Pine Hollow (approximately 11,000 

10 acres). 

11 (L) Slopes of Bryce (approximately 2,600 

12 acres). 

13 (M) Timber Mountain (approximately 

14 51,000 acres). 

15 (N) Upper Kanab Creek (approximately 

16 49,000 acres). 

17 (O) Vermillion Cliffs (approximately 

18 26,000 acres). 

19 (P) Willis Creek (approximately 21,000 

20 acres). 

21 (b) KAIPAROWITS PLATEAU.— 

22 (1) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

23 (A) The Kaiparowits Plateau east of the 

24 Paria River is one of the most rugged and iso25 lated wilderness regions in the United States. 
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1 (B) The Kaiparowits Plateau, a windswept 

2 land of harsh beauty, contains distant vistas 

3 and a remarkable variety of plant and animal 

4 species. 

5 (C) Ancient forests, an abundance of big 

6 game animals, and 22 species of raptors thrive 

7 undisturbed on the grassland mesa tops of the 

8 Kaiparowits Plateau. 

9 (D) Each of the areas described in para10 graph (2) (other than Heaps Canyon, Little 

11 Valley, and Wide Hollow) is located within the 

12 Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. 

13 (E) The Kaiparowits Plateau should be 

14 protected and managed as a wilderness area. 

15 (2) DESIGNATION.—In accordance with the 

16 Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the fol17 lowing areas in the State are designated as wilder18 ness areas and as components of the National Wil19 derness Preservation System: 

20 (A) Andalex Not (approximately 18,000 

21 acres). 

22 (B) The Blues (approximately 21,000 

23 acres). 

24 (C) Box Canyon (approximately 2,800 

25 acres). 
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1 (D) Burning Hills (approximately 80,000 

2 acres). 

3 (E) Carcass Canyon (approximately 

4 83,000 acres). 

5 (F) The Cockscomb (approximately 11,000 

6 acres). 

7 (G) Fiftymile Bench (approximately 

8 12,000 acres). 

9 (H) Fiftymile Mountain (approximately 

10 203,000 acres). 

11 (I) Heaps Canyon (approximately 4,000 

12 acres). 

13 (J) Horse Spring Canyon (approximately 

14 31,000 acres). 

15 (K) Kodachrome Headlands (approxi16 mately 10,000 acres). 

17 (L) Little Valley Canyon (approximately 

18 4,000 acres). 

19 (M) Mud Spring Canyon (approximately 

20 65,000 acres). 

21 (N) Nipple Bench (approximately 32,000 

22 acres). 

23 (O) Paradise Canyon-Wahweap (approxi24 mately 262,000 acres). 
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1 (P) Rock Cove (approximately 16,000 

2 acres). 

3 (Q) Warm Creek (approximately 23,000 

4 acres). 

5 (R) Wide Hollow (approximately 6,800 

6 acres). 

7 (c) ESCALANTE CANYONS.— 

8 (1) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

9 (A) Glens and coves carved in massive 

10 sandstone cliffs, spring-watered hanging gar11 dens, and the silence of ancient Anasazi ruins 

12 are examples of the unique features that entice 

13 hikers, campers, and sightseers from around 

14 the world to Escalante Canyon. 

15 (B) Escalante Canyon links the spruce fir 

16 forests of the 11,000-foot Aquarius Plateau 

17 with winding slickrock canyons that flow into 

18 Lake Powell. 

19 (C) Escalante Canyon, one of Utah’s most 

20 popular natural areas, contains critical habitat 

21 for deer, elk, and wild bighorn sheep that also 

22 enhances the scenic integrity of the area. 

23 (D) Each of the areas described in para24 graph (2) is located within the Grand Staircase25 Escalante National Monument. 
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1 (E) Escalante Canyon should be protected 

2 and managed as a wilderness area. 

3 (2) DESIGNATION.—In accordance with the 

4 Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the fol5 lowing areas in the State are designated as wilder6 ness areas and as components of the National Wil7 derness Preservation System: 

8 (A) Brinkerhof Flats (approximately 3,000 

9 acres). 

10 (B) Colt Mesa (approximately 28,000 

11 acres). 

12 (C) Death Hollow (approximately 49,000 

13 acres). 

14 (D) Forty Mile Gulch (approximately 

15 6,600 acres). 

16 (E) Hurricane Wash (approximately 9,000 

17 acres). 

18 (F) Lampstand (approximately 7,900 

19 acres). 

20 (G) Muley Twist Flank (approximately 

21 3,600 acres). 

22 (H) North Escalante Canyons (approxi23 mately 176,000 acres). 

24 (I) Pioneer Mesa (approximately 11,000 

25 acres). 
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1 (J) Scorpion (approximately 53,000 acres). 

2 (K) Sooner Bench (approximately 390 

3 acres). 

4 (L) Steep Creek (approximately 35,000 

5 acres). 

6 (M) Studhorse Peaks (approximately 

7 24,000 acres). 

8 SEC. 104. MOAB-LA SAL CANYONS WILDERNESS AREAS. 

9 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

10 (1) The canyons surrounding the La Sal Moun11 tains and the town of Moab offer a variety of ex12 traordinary landscapes. 

13 (2) Outstanding examples of natural formations 

14 and landscapes in the Moab-LaSal area include the 

15 huge sandstone fins of Behind the Rocks, the mys16 terious Fisher Towers, and the whitewater rapids of 

17 Westwater Canyon. 

18 (3) The Moab-LaSal area should be protected 

19 and managed as a wilderness area. 

20 (b) DESIGNATION.—In accordance with the Wilder21 ness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following areas in 

22 the State are designated as wilderness areas and as com23 ponents of the National Wilderness Preservation System: 

24 (1) Arches Adjacent (approximately 12,000 

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1 (2) Beaver Creek (approximately 41,000 acres). 

2 (3) Behind the Rocks and Hunters Canyon (ap3 proximately 22,000 acres). 

4 (4) Big Triangle (approximately 20,000 acres). 

5 (5) Coyote Wash (approximately 28,000 acres). 

6 (6) Dome Plateau-Professor Valley (approxi7 mately 35,000 acres). 

8 (7) Fisher Towers (approximately 18,000 

9 acres). 

10 (8) Goldbar Canyon (approximately 9,000 

11 acres). 

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

13 (10) Mary Jane Canyon (approximately 25,000 

14 acres). 

15 (11) Mill Creek (approximately 14,000 acres). 

16 (12) Porcupine Rim and Morning Glory (ap17 proximately 20,000 acres). 

18 (13) Renegade Point (approximately 6,600 

19 acres). 

20 (14) Westwater Canyon (approximately 37,000 

21 acres). 

22 (15) Yellow Bird (approximately 4,200 acres). 

23 SEC. 105. HENRY MOUNTAINS WILDERNESS AREAS. 

24 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
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1 (1) The Henry Mountain Range, the last moun2 tain range to be discovered and named by early ex3 plorers in the contiguous United States, still retains 

4 a wild and undiscovered quality. 

5 (2) Fluted badlands that surround the flanks of 

6 11,000-foot Mounts Ellen and Pennell contain areas 

7 of critical habitat for mule deer and for the largest 

8 herd of free-roaming buffalo in the United States. 

9 (3) Despite their relative accessibility, the 

10 Henry Mountain Range remains one of the wildest, 

11 least-known ranges in the United States. 

12 (4) The Henry Mountain range should be pro13 tected and managed to ensure the preservation of 

14 the range as a wilderness area. 

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) Bull Mountain (approximately 16,000 

20 acres). 

21 (2) Bullfrog Creek (approximately 35,000 

22 acres). 

23 (3) Dogwater Creek (approximately 3,400 

24 acres). 
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1 (4) Fremont Gorge (approximately 20,000 

2 acres). 

3 (5) Long Canyon (approximately 16,000 acres). 

4 (6) Mount Ellen-Blue Hills (approximately 

5 140,000 acres). 

6 (7) Mount Hillers (approximately 21,000 

7 acres). 

8 (8) Mount Pennell (approximately 147,000 

9 acres). 

10 (9) Notom Bench (approximately 6,200 acres). 

11 (10) Oak Creek (approximately 1,700 acres). 

12 (11) Ragged Mountain (approximately 28,000 

13 acres). 

14 SEC. 106. GLEN CANYON WILDERNESS AREAS. 

15 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

16 (1) The side canyons of Glen Canyon, including 

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

18 Canyons, contain some of the most remote and out19 standing landscapes in southern Utah. 

20 (2) The Dirty Devil River, once the fortress 

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

22 sculpted a maze of slickrock canyons through an im23 posing landscape of monoliths and inaccessible 

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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) The canyons of Glen Canyon in the State 

5 should be protected and managed as wilderness 

6 areas. 

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) Cane Spring Desert (approximately 18,000 

12 acres). 

13 (2) Dark Canyon (approximately 134,000 

14 acres). 

15 (3) Dirty Devil (approximately 242,000 acres). 

16 (4) Fiddler Butte (approximately 92,000 acres). 

17 (5) Flat Tops (approximately 30,000 acres). 

18 (6) Little Rockies (approximately 64,000 

19 acres). 

20 (7) The Needle (approximately 11,000 acres). 

21 (8) Red Rock Plateau (approximately 213,000 

22 acres). 

23 (9) White Canyon (approximately 98,000 

24 acres). 
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1 SEC. 107. SAN JUAN-ANASAZI WILDERNESS AREAS. 

2 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

3 (1) More than 1,000 years ago, the Anasazi In4 dian culture flourished in the slickrock canyons and 

5 on the pin ̃on-covered mesas of southeastern Utah. 

6 (2) Evidence of the ancient presence of the 

7 Anasazi pervades the Cedar Mesa area of the San 

8 Juan-Anasazi area where cliff dwellings, rock art, 

9 and ceremonial kivas embellish sandstone overhangs 

10 and isolated benchlands. 

11 (3) The Cedar Mesa area is in need of protec12 tion from the vandalism and theft of its unique cul13 tural resources. 

14 (4) The Cedar Mesa wilderness areas should be 

15 created to protect both the archaeological heritage 

16 and the extraordinary wilderness, scenic, and eco17 logical values of the United States. 

18 (5) The San Juan-Anasazi area should be pro19 tected and managed as a wilderness area to ensure 

20 the preservation of the unique and valuable re21 sources of that area. 

22 (b) DESIGNATION.—In accordance with the Wilder23 ness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following areas in 

24 the State are designated as wilderness areas and as com25 ponents of the National Wilderness Preservation System: 

26 (1) Allen Canyon (approximately 5,900 acres). 
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1 (2) Arch Canyon (approximately 30,000 acres). 

2 (3) Comb Ridge (approximately 15,000 acres). 

3 (4) East Montezuma (approximately 45,000 

4 acres). 

5 (5) Fish and Owl Creek Canyons (approxi6 mately 73,000 acres). 

7 (6) Grand Gulch (approximately 159,000 

8 acres). 

9 (7) Hammond Canyon (approximately 4,400 

10 acres). 

11 (8) Nokai Dome (approximately 93,000 acres). 

12 (9) Road Canyon (approximately 63,000 acres). 

13 (10) San Juan River (Sugarloaf) (approxi14 mately 15,000 acres). 

15 (11) The Tabernacle (approximately 7,000 

16 acres). 

17 (12) Valley of the Gods (approximately 21,000 

18 acres). 

19 SEC. 108. CANYONLANDS BASIN WILDERNESS AREAS. 

20 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

21 (1) Canyonlands National Park safeguards only 

22 a small portion of the extraordinary red-hued, cliff23 walled canyonland region of the Colorado Plateau. 

24 (2) Areas near Arches National Park and 

25 Canyonlands National Park contain canyons with 
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1 rushing perennial streams, natural arches, bridges, 

2 and towers. 

3 (3) The gorges of the Green and Colorado Riv4 ers, lie on adjacent land managed by the Secretary. 

5 (4) Popular overlooks in Canyonlands Nations 

6 Park and Dead Horse Point State Park have views 

7 directly into adjacent areas, including Lockhart 

8 Basin and Indian Creek. 

9 (5) Designation of these areas as wilderness 

10 would ensure the protection of this erosional master11 piece of nature and of the rich pockets of wildlife 

12 found within its expanded boundaries. 

13 (b) DESIGNATION.—In accordance with the Wilder14 ness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following areas in 

15 the State are designated as wilderness areas and as com16 ponents of the National Wilderness Preservation System: 

17 (1) Bridger Jack Mesa (approximately 33,000 

18 acres). 

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

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

21 acres). 

22 (4) Demon’s Playground (approximately 3,700 

23 acres). 

24 (5) Duma Point (approximately 14,000 acres). 

25 (6) Gooseneck (approximately 9,000 acres). 
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1 (7) Hatch Point Canyons/Lockhart Basin (ap2 proximately 149,000 acres). 

3 (8) Horsethief Point (approximately 15,000 

4 acres). 

5 (9) Indian Creek (approximately 28,000 acres). 

6 (10) Labyrinth Canyon (approximately 150,000 

7 acres). 

8 (11) San Rafael River (approximately 101,000 

9 acres). 

10 (12) Shay Mountain (approximately 14,000 

11 acres). 

12 (13) Sweetwater Reef (approximately 69,000 

13 acres). 

14 (14) Upper Horseshoe Canyon (approximately 

15 60,000 acres). 

16 SEC. 109. SAN RAFAEL SWELL WILDERNESS AREAS. 

17 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

18 (1) The San Rafael Swell towers above the 

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

20 Navajo Sandstone. 

21 (2) The highlands of the San Rafael Swell have 

22 been fractured by uplift and rendered hollow by ero23 sion over countless millennia, leaving a tremendous 

24 basin punctuated by mesas, buttes, and canyons and 

25 traversed by sediment-laden desert streams. 
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1 (3) Among other places, the San Rafael wilder2 ness offers exceptional back country opportunities in 

3 the colorful Wild Horse Badlands, the monoliths of 

4 North Caineville Mesa, the rock towers of Cliff 

5 Wash, and colorful cliffs of Humbug Canyon. 

6 (4) The mountains within these areas are 

7 among Utah’s most valuable habitat for desert big8 horn sheep. 

9 (5) The San Rafael Swell area should be pro10 tected and managed to ensure its preservation as a 

11 wilderness 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) Cedar Mountain (approximately 15,000 

17 acres). 

18 (2) Devils Canyon (approximately 23,000 

19 acres). 

20 (3) Eagle Canyon (approximately 38,000 

21 acres). 

22 (4) Factory Butte (approximately 22,000 

23 acres). 

24 (5) Hondu Country (approximately 20,000 

25 acres). 
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1 (6) Jones Bench (approximately 2,800 acres). 

2 (7) Limestone Cliffs (approximately 25,000 

3 acres). 

4 (8) Lost Spring Wash (approximately 37,000 

5 acres). 

6 (9) Mexican Mountain (approximately 100,000 

7 acres). 

8 (10) Molen Reef (approximately 33,000 acres). 

9 (11) Muddy Creek (approximately 240,000 

10 acres). 

11 (12) Mussentuchit Badlands (approximately 

12 25,000 acres). 

13 (13) Pleasant Creek Bench (approximately 

14 1,100 acres). 

15 (14) Price River-Humbug (approximately 

16 120,000 acres). 

17 (15) Red Desert (approximately 40,000 acres). 

18 (16) Rock Canyon (approximately 18,000 

19 acres). 

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

21 acres). 

22 (18) San Rafael Reef (approximately 114,000 

23 acres). 

24 (19) Sids Mountain (approximately 107,000 

25 acres). 
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1 (20) Upper Muddy Creek (approximately 

2 19,000 acres). 

3 (21) Wild Horse Mesa (approximately 92,000 

4 acres). 

5 SEC. 110. BOOK CLIFFS AND UINTA BASIN WILDERNESS 

6 AREAS. 

7 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

8 (1) The Book Cliffs and Uinta Basin wilderness 

9 areas offer— 

10 (A) unique big game hunting opportunities 

11 in verdant high-plateau forests; 

12 (B) the opportunity for float trips of sev13 eral days duration down the Green River in 

14 Desolation Canyon; and 

15 (C) the opportunity for calm water canoe 

16 weekends on the White River. 

17 (2) The long rampart of the Book Cliffs bounds 

18 the area on the south, while seldom-visited uplands, 

19 dissected by the rivers and streams, slope away to 

20 the north into the Uinta Basin. 

21 (3) Bighorn sheep, elk, mule deer, bears, and 

22 cougars flourish in the back country of the Book 

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1 (4) The Book Cliffs and Uinta Basin areas 

2 should be protected and managed to ensure the pro3 tection of the areas as wilderness. 

4 (b) DESIGNATION.—In accordance with the Wilder5 ness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following areas in 

6 the State are designated as wilderness areas and as com7 ponents of the National Wilderness Preservation System. 

8 (1) Bourdette Draw (approximately 15,000 

9 acres). 

10 (2) Bull Canyon (approximately 2,800 acres). 

11 (3) Chipeta (approximately 95,000 acres). 

12 (4) Dead Horse Pass (approximately 8,000 

13 acres). 

14 (5) Desbrough Canyon (approximately 13,000 

15 acres). 

16 (6) Desolation Canyon (approximately 560,000 

17 acres). 

18 (7) Diamond Breaks (approximately 9,000 

19 acres). 

20 (8) Diamond Canyon (approximately 166,000 

21 acres). 

22 (9) Diamond Mountain (also known as ‘‘Wild 

23 Mountain’’) (approximately 27,000 acres). 

24 (10) Dinosaur Adjacent (approximately 10,000 

25 acres). 
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1 (11) Goslin Mountain (approximately 4,900 

2 acres). 

3 (12) Hideout Canyon (approximately 12,000 

4 acres). 

5 (13) Lower Bitter Creek (approximately 14,000 

6 acres). 

7 (14) Lower Flaming Gorge (approximately 

8 21,000 acres). 

9 (15) Mexico Point (approximately 15,000 

10 acres). 

11 (16) Moonshine Draw (also known as ‘‘Daniels 

12 Canyon’’) (approximately 10,000 acres). 

13 (17) Mountain Home (approximately 9,000 

14 acres). 

15 (18) O–Wi-Yu-Kuts (approximately 13,000 

16 acres). 

17 (19) Red Creek Badlands (approximately 3,600 

18 acres). 

19 (20) Seep Canyon (approximately 21,000 

20 acres). 

21 (21) Sunday School Canyon (approximately 

22 18,000 acres). 

23 (22) Survey Point (approximately 8,000 acres). 

24 (23) Turtle Canyon (approximately 39,000 

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1 (24) White River (approximately 29,000 acres). 

2 (25) Winter Ridge (approximately 38,000 

3 acres). 

4 (26) Wolf Point (approximately 15,000 acres). 

5 TITLE II—ADMINISTRATIVE 

6 PROVISIONS 

7 SEC. 201. GENERAL PROVISIONS. 

8 (a) NAMES OF WILDERNESS AREAS.—Each wilder9 ness area named in title I shall— 

10 (1) consist of the quantity of land referenced 

11 with respect to that named area, as generally de12 picted on the map entitled ‘‘Utah BLM Wilderness 

13 Proposed by H.R. ll, 109th Congress’’; and 

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

15 I. 

16 (b) MAP AND DESCRIPTION.— 

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

18 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

19 shall file a map and a legal description of each wil20 derness area designated by this Act with— 

21 (A) the Committee on Resources of the 

22 House of Representatives; and 

23 (B) the Committee on Energy and Natural 

24 Resources of the Senate. 
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1 (2) FORCE OF LAW.—A map and legal descrip2 tion filed under paragraph (1) shall have the same 

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

4 that the Secretary may correct clerical and typo5 graphical errors in the map and legal description. 

6 (3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—Each map and 

7 legal description filed under paragraph (1) shall be 

8 filed and made available for public inspection in the 

9 Office of the Director of the Bureau of Land Man10 agement. 

11 SEC. 202. ADMINISTRATION. 

12 Subject to valid rights in existence on the date of en13 actment of this Act, each wilderness area designated under 

14 this Act shall be administered by the Secretary in accord15 ance with the following: 

16 (1) The Federal Land Policy and Management 

17 Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). 

18 (2) The Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et 

19 seq.). 

20 SEC. 203. STATE SCHOOL TRUST LANDS WITHIN WILDER21 NESS AREAS. 

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), if State23 owned land is included in an area designated by this Act 

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

25 land owned by the United States in the State of approxi-
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1 mately equal value in accordance with section 603(c) of 

2 the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 

3 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)) and section 5(a) of the Wilderness 

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

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

6 transfer any mineral interests under subsection (a) unless 

7 the State transfers to the Secretary any mineral interests 

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

9 SEC. 204. WATER. 

10 (a) RESERVATION.— 

11 (1) WATER FOR WILDERNESS AREAS.— 

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

13 wilderness area designated by this Act, Con14 gress reserves a quantity of water determined 

15 by the Secretary to be sufficient for the wilder16 ness area. 

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

18 a right reserved under subparagraph (A) shall 

19 be the date of enactment of this Act. 

20 (2) PROTECTION OF RIGHTS.—The Secretary 

21 and other officers and employees of the United 

22 States shall take any steps necessary to protect the 

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

24 filing of a claim for the quantification of the rights 
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1 in any present or future appropriate stream adju2 dication in the courts of the State— 

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

4 be joined; and 

5 (B) that is conducted in accordance with 

6 section 208 of the Department of Justice Ap7 propriation Act, 1953 (66 Stat. 560, chapter 

8 651). 

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

10 Act relinquishes or reduces any water rights reserved or 

11 appropriated by the United States in the State on or be12 fore the date of enactment of this Act. 

13 (c) ADMINISTRATION.— 

14 (1) SPECIFICATION OF RIGHTS.—The Federal 

15 water rights reserved by this Act are specific to the 

16 wilderness areas designated by this Act. 

17 (2) NO PRECEDENT ESTABLISHED.—Nothing in 

18 this Act related to reserved Federal water rights— 

19 (A) shall establish a precedent with regard 

20 to any future designation of water rights; or 

21 (B) shall affect the interpretation of any 

22 other Act or any designation made under any 

23 other Act. 

24 SEC. 205. ROADS. 

25 (a) SETBACKS.— 
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1 (1) MEASUREMENT IN GENERAL.—A setback 

2 under this section shall be measured from the center 

3 line of the road. 

4 (2) WILDERNESS ON 1 SIDE OF ROADS.—Ex5 cept as provided in subsection (b), a setback for a 

6 road with wilderness on only 1 side shall be set as 

7 follows: 

8 (A) 300 feet from a paved Federal or 

9 State highway. 

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

11 high standard dirt or gravel road. 

12 (C) 30 feet from any other road. 

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

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

15 a road with wilderness on both sides (including cher16 ry-stems or roads separating 2 wilderness units) 

17 shall be set as follows: 

18 (A) 200 feet from a paved Federal or 

19 State highway. 

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

21 high standard dirt or gravel road. 

22 (C) 10 feet from any other roads. 

23 (b) SETBACK EXCEPTIONS.— 

24 (1) WELL-DEFINED TOPOGRAPHICAL BAR25 RIERS.—If, between the road and the boundary of a 
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1 setback area described in paragraph (2) or (3) of 

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

3 stream bank, or other topographical barrier, the Sec4 retary shall use the barrier as the wilderness bound5 ary. 

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

7 boundary of a setback area specified in paragraph 

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

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

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

11 Secretary, doing so would result in a more manage12 able boundary. 

13 (3) DEVIATIONS FROM SETBACK AREAS.— 

14 (A) EXCLUSION OF DISTURBANCES FROM

15 WILDERNESS BOUNDARIES.—In cases where 

16 there is an existing livestock development, dis17 persed camping area, borrow pit, or similar dis18 turbance within 100 feet of a road that forms 

19 part of a wilderness boundary, the Secretary 

20 may delineate the boundary so as to exclude the 

21 disturbance from the wilderness area. 

22 (B) LIMITATION ON EXCLUSION OF DIS23 TURBANCES.—The Secretary shall make a 

24 boundary adjustment under subparagraph (A) 
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1 only if the Secretary determines that doing so 

2 is consistent with wilderness management goals. 

3 (C) DEVIATIONS RESTRICTED TO MINIMUM

4 NECESSARY.—Any deviation under this para5 graph from the setbacks required under in 

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

7 the minimum necessary to exclude the disturb8 ance. 

9 (c) DELINEATION WITHIN SETBACK AREA.—The 

10 Secretary may delineate a wilderness boundary at a loca11 tion within a setback under paragraph (2) or (3) of sub12 section (a) if, as determined by the Secretary, the delinea13 tion would enhance wilderness management goals. 

14 SEC. 206. LIVESTOCK. 

15 Within the wilderness areas designated under title I, 

16 the grazing of livestock authorized on the date of enact17 ment of this Act shall be permitted to continue subject 

18 to such reasonable regulations and procedures as the Sec19 retary considers necessary, as long as the regulations and 

20 procedures are consistent with the following: 

21 (1) The Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et 

22 seq.). 

23 (2) Section 101(f) the Arizona Desert Wilder24 ness Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–628; 104 Stat. 

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1 SEC. 207. FISH AND WILDLIFE. 

2 Nothing in this Act affects the jurisdiction of the 

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

4 located in the State. 

5 SEC. 208. MANAGEMENT OF NEWLY ACQUIRED LANDS. 

6 Any land within the boundaries of a wilderness area 

7 designated under this Act that is acquired by the Federal 

8 Government shall— 

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

10 the land is located; and 

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

12 other laws applicable to wilderness areas. 

13 SEC. 209. WITHDRAWAL. 

14 Subject to valid rights existing on the date of enact15 ment of this Act, the Federal land referred to in title I 

16 is withdrawn from all forms of— 

17 (1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under pub18 lic law; 

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

20 law; and 

21 (3) disposition under all laws pertaining to min22 eral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. 

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