I 

114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2430 

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 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 19, 2015 

Mr. LOWENTHAL (for himself, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mrs. BUSTOS, Mrs. CAPPS, 

Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. CA ́RDENAS, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Ms. JUDY CHU of California, Mr. 

CICILLINE, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Mr. CLAY, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. 

COHEN, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. DEFAZIO, Ms. DEGETTE, 

Ms. DELAURO, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. DESAULNIER, Mr. DEUTCH, Mr. 

DOGGETT, Ms. EDWARDS, Mr. ELLISON, Ms. ESHOO, Ms. ESTY, Mr. 

FARR, Mr. FATTAH, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. GUTIE ́RREZ, Mr. HIMES, Mr. 

HONDA, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. 

KEATING, Mr. LANGEVIN, Ms. LEE, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. TED LIEU of California, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. LOEBSACK, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. LYNCH, Mrs. 

CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York, Ms. MATSUI, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. 

MCDERMOTT, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. MCNERNEY, Ms. MENG, Ms. MOORE, 

Mr. NADLER, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. NOLAN, Ms. NORTON, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. PETERSON, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. POCAN, Mr. POLIS, Mr. 

PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. RANGEL, Ms. ROYBALALLARD, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. SCHIFF, Ms. 

SLAUGHTER, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. TONKO, Mr. 

VAN HOLLEN, Mr. WALZ, Mr. WELCH, and Mr. YARMUTH) introduced 

the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To designate as wilderness certain Federal portions of the 

red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Great 


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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’’. 

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. 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-Anasazi Wilderness Areas. 

Sec. 107. Canyonlands Basin Wilderness Areas. 

Sec. 108. San Rafael Swell Wilderness Areas. 

Sec. 109. Book Cliffs and Uinta Basin 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. Management of newly acquired land. 

Sec. 209. Withdrawal. 

8 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

9 In this Act: 


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

2 the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bu3 reau of Land Management. 

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

5 of Utah. 

6 TITLE I—DESIGNATION OF 

7 WILDERNESS AREAS 

8 SEC. 101. GREAT BASIN WILDERNESS AREAS. 

9 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 

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

11 comprised of starkly beautiful mountain ranges that 

12 rise as islands from the desert floor; 

13 (2) the Wah Wah Mountains in the Great 

14 Basin region are arid and austere, with massive cliff 

15 faces and leathery slopes speckled with pin ̃on and ju16 niper; 

17 (3) the Pilot Range and Stansbury Mountains 

18 in the Great Basin region are high enough to draw 

19 moisture from passing clouds and support eco20 systems found nowhere else on earth; 

21 (4) from bristlecone pine, the world’s oldest liv22 ing organism, to newly flowered mountain meadows, 

23 mountains of the Great Basin region are islands of 

24 nature that— 


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1 (A) support remarkable biological diversity; 

2 and 

3 (B) provide opportunities to experience the 

4 colossal silence of the Great Basin; and 

5 (5) the Great Basin region of western Utah 

6 should be protected and managed to ensure the pres7 ervation of the natural conditions of the region. 

8 (b) DESIGNATION.—In accordance with the Wilder9 ness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following areas in 

10 the State are designated as wilderness areas and as com11 ponents of the National Wilderness Preservation System: 

12 (1) Antelope Range (approximately 17,000 

13 acres). 

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

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

16 (4) Bullgrass Knoll (approximately 15,000 

17 acres). 

18 (5) Burbank Hills/Tunnel Spring (approxi19 mately 92,000 acres). 

20 (6) Conger Mountains (approximately 21,000 

21 acres). 

22 (7) Crater Bench (approximately 35,000 acres). 

23 (8) Crater and Silver Island Mountains (ap24 proximately 121,000 acres). 


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1 (9) Cricket Mountains Cluster (approximately 

2 62,000 acres). 

3 (10) Deep Creek Mountains (approximately 

4 126,000 acres). 

5 (11) Drum Mountains (approximately 39,000 

6 acres). 

7 (12) Dugway Mountains (approximately 24,000 

8 acres). 

9 (13) Essex Canyon (approximately 1,300 

10 acres). 

11 (14) Fish Springs Range (approximately 

12 64,000 acres). 

13 (15) Granite Peak (approximately 19,000 

14 acres). 

15 (16) Grassy Mountains (approximately 23,000 

16 acres). 

17 (17) Grouse Creek Mountains (approximately 

18 15,000 acres). 

19 (18) House Range (approximately 201,000 

20 acres). 

21 (19) Keg Mountains (approximately 38,000 

22 acres). 

23 (20) Kern Mountains (approximately 15,000 

24 acres). 

25 (21) King Top (approximately 110,000 acres). 


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1 (22) Ledger Canyon (approximately 9,000 

2 acres). 

3 (23) Little Goose Creek (approximately 1,200 

4 acres). 

5 (24) Middle/Granite Mountains (approximately 

6 80,000 acres). 

7 (25) Mount Escalante (approximately 18,000 

8 acres). 

9 (26) Mountain Home Range (approximately 

10 90,000 acres). 

11 (27) Newfoundland Mountains (approximately 

12 22,000 acres). 

13 (28) Ochre Mountain (approximately 13,000 

14 acres). 

15 (29) Oquirrh Mountains (approximately 9,000 

16 acres). 

17 (30) Painted Rock Mountain (approximately 

18 26,000 acres). 

19 (31) Paradise/Steamboat Mountains (approxi20 mately 144,000 acres). 

21 (32) Pilot Range (approximately 45,000 acres). 

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

23 (34) Rockwell-Little Sahara (approximately 

24 21,000 acres). 


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1 (35) San Francisco Mountains (approximately 

2 39,000 acres). 

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

4 (37) Simpson Mountains (approximately 42,000 

5 acres). 

6 (38) Snake Valley (approximately 100,000 

7 acres). 

8 (39) Spring Creek Canyon (approximately 

9 4,000 acres). 

10 (40) Stansbury Island (approximately 10,000 

11 acres). 

12 (41) Stansbury Mountains (approximately 

13 24,000 acres). 

14 (42) Thomas Range (approximately 36,000 

15 acres). 

16 (43) Tule Valley (approximately 159,000 

17 acres). 

18 (44) Wah Wah Mountains (approximately 

19 167,000 acres). 

20 (45) Wasatch/Sevier Plateaus (approximately 

21 29,000 acres). 

22 (46) White Rock Range (approximately 5,200 

23 acres). 


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1 SEC. 102. GRAND STAIRCASE-ESCALANTE WILDERNESS 

2 AREAS. 

3 (a) GRAND STAIRCASE AREA.— 

4 (1) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 

5 (A) the area known as the Grand Staircase 

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

7 cliffs and plateaus from the depths of the 

8 Grand Canyon to the forested rim of Bryce 

9 Canyon; 

10 (B) the Grand Staircase— 

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

12 lower Sonoran Desert to the alpine forest; 

13 and 

14 (ii) encompasses geologic formations 

15 that display 3,000,000,000 years of 

16 Earth’s history; 

17 (C) land managed by the Secretary lines 

18 the intricate canyon system of the Paria River 

19 and forms a vital natural corridor connection to 

20 the deserts and forests of those national parks; 

21 (D) land described in paragraph (2) (other 

22 than East of Bryce, Upper Kanab Creek, 

23 Moquith Mountain, Bunting Point, and 

24 Vermillion Cliffs) is located within the Grand 

25 Staircase-Escalante National Monument; and 


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1 (E) the Grand Staircase in Utah should be 

2 protected 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) Bryce View (approximately 4,500 

9 acres). 

10 (B) Bunting Point (approximately 11,000 

11 acres). 

12 (C) Canaan Mountain (approximately 

13 16,000 acres in Kane County). 

14 (D) Canaan Peak Slopes (approximately 

15 2,300 acres). 

16 (E) East of Bryce (approximately 750 

17 acres). 

18 (F) Glass Eye Canyon (approximately 

19 24,000 acres). 

20 (G) Ladder Canyon (approximately 14,000 

21 acres). 

22 (H) Moquith Mountain (approximately 

23 16,000 acres). 

24 (I) Nephi Point (approximately 14,000 

25 acres). 


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1 (J) Orderville Canyon (approximately 

2 9,200 acres). 

3 (K) Paria-Hackberry (approximately 

4 188,000 acres). 

5 (L) Paria Wilderness Expansion (approxi6 mately 3,300 acres). 

7 (M) Parunuweap Canyon (approximately 

8 43,000 acres). 

9 (N) Pine Hollow (approximately 11,000 

10 acres). 

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

12 acres). 

13 (P) Timber Mountain (approximately 

14 51,000 acres). 

15 (Q) Upper Kanab Creek (approximately 

16 49,000 acres). 

17 (R) Vermillion Cliffs (approximately 

18 26,000 acres). 

19 (S) Willis Creek (approximately 21,000 

20 acres). 

21 (b) KAIPAROWITS PLATEAU.— 

22 (1) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 

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 and 

14 (E) the Kaiparowits Plateau should be pro15 tected and managed as a wilderness area. 

16 (2) DESIGNATION.—In accordance with the 

17 Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the fol18 lowing areas in the State are designated as wilder19 ness areas and as components of the National Wil20 derness Preservation System: 

21 (A) Andalex Not (approximately 18,000 

22 acres). 

23 (B) The Blues (approximately 21,000 

24 acres). 


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1 (C) Box Canyon (approximately 2,800 

2 acres). 

3 (D) Burning Hills (approximately 80,000 

4 acres). 

5 (E) Carcass Canyon (approximately 

6 83,000 acres). 

7 (F) The Cockscomb (approximately 11,000 

8 acres). 

9 (G) Fiftymile Bench (approximately 

10 12,000 acres). 

11 (H) Fiftymile Mountain (approximately 

12 203,000 acres). 

13 (I) Heaps Canyon (approximately 4,000 

14 acres). 

15 (J) Horse Spring Canyon (approximately 

16 31,000 acres). 

17 (K) Kodachrome Headlands (approxi18 mately 10,000 acres). 

19 (L) Little Valley Canyon (approximately 

20 4,000 acres). 

21 (M) Mud Spring Canyon (approximately 

22 65,000 acres). 

23 (N) Nipple Bench (approximately 32,000 

24 acres). 


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1 (O) Paradise Canyon-Wahweap (approxi2 mately 262,000 acres). 

3 (P) Rock Cove (approximately 16,000 

4 acres). 

5 (Q) Warm Creek (approximately 23,000 

6 acres). 

7 (R) Wide Hollow (approximately 6,800 

8 acres). 

9 (c) ESCALANTE CANYONS.— 

10 (1) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 

11 (A) glens and coves carved in massive 

12 sandstone cliffs, spring-watered hanging gar13 dens, and the silence of ancient Anasazi ruins 

14 are examples of the unique features that entice 

15 hikers, campers, and sightseers from around 

16 the world to Escalante Canyon; 

17 (B) Escalante Canyon links the spruce fir 

18 forests of the 11,000-foot Aquarius Plateau 

19 with winding slickrock canyons that flow into 

20 Glen Canyon; 

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

22 popular natural areas, contains critical habitat 

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

24 enhances the scenic integrity of the area; 


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1 (D) each of the areas described in para2 graph (2) is located within the Grand Staircase3 Escalante National Monument; and 

4 (E) Escalante Canyon should be protected 

5 and managed as a wilderness area. 

6 (2) DESIGNATION.—In accordance with the 

7 Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the fol8 lowing areas in the State are designated as wilder9 ness areas and as components of the National Wil10 derness Preservation System: 

11 (A) Brinkerhof Flats (approximately 3,000 

12 acres). 

13 (B) Colt Mesa (approximately 28,000 

14 acres). 

15 (C) Death Hollow (approximately 49,000 

16 acres). 

17 (D) Forty Mile Gulch (approximately 

18 6,600 acres). 

19 (E) Hurricane Wash (approximately 9,000 

20 acres). 

21 (F) Lampstand (approximately 7,900 

22 acres). 

23 (G) Muley Twist Flank (approximately 

24 3,600 acres). 


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1 (H) North Escalante Canyons (approxi2 mately 176,000 acres). 

3 (I) Pioneer Mesa (approximately 11,000 

4 acres). 

5 (J) Scorpion (approximately 53,000 acres). 

6 (K) Sooner Bench (approximately 390 

7 acres). 

8 (L) Steep Creek (approximately 35,000 

9 acres). 

10 (M) Studhorse Peaks (approximately 

11 24,000 acres). 

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

13 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 

14 (1) the canyons surrounding the La Sal Moun15 tains and the town of Moab offer a variety of ex16 traordinary landscapes; 

17 (2) outstanding examples of natural formations 

18 and landscapes in the Moab-La Sal area include the 

19 huge sandstone fins of Behind the Rocks, the mys20 terious Fisher Towers, and the whitewater rapids of 

21 Westwater Canyon; and 

22 (3) the Moab-La Sal area should be protected 

23 and managed as a wilderness area. 

24 (b) DESIGNATION.—In accordance with the Wilder25 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) Arches Adjacent (approximately 12,000 

4 acres). 

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

6 (3) Behind the Rocks and Hunters Canyon (ap7 proximately 22,000 acres). 

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

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

10 (6) Dome Plateau-Professor Valley (approxi11 mately 35,000 acres). 

12 (7) Fisher Towers (approximately 18,000 

13 acres). 

14 (8) Goldbar Canyon (approximately 9,000 

15 acres). 

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

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

18 acres). 

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

20 (12) Porcupine Rim and Morning Glory (ap21 proximately 20,000 acres). 

22 (13) Renegade Point (approximately 6,600 

23 acres). 

24 (14) Westwater Canyon (approximately 37,000 

25 acres). 


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

2 SEC. 104. HENRY MOUNTAINS WILDERNESS AREAS. 

3 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 

4 (1) the Henry Mountain Range, the last moun5 tain range to be discovered and named by early ex6 plorers in the contiguous United States, still retains 

7 a wild and undiscovered quality; 

8 (2) fluted badlands that surround the flanks of 

9 11,000-foot Mounts Ellen and Pennell contain areas 

10 of critical habitat for mule deer and for the largest 

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

12 (3) despite their relative accessibility, the Henry 

13 Mountain Range remains one of the wildest, least14 known ranges in the United States; and 

15 (4) the Henry Mountain range should be pro16 tected and managed to ensure the preservation of 

17 the range as a wilderness area. 

18 (b) DESIGNATION.—In accordance with the Wilder19 ness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following areas in 

20 the State are designated as wilderness areas and as com21 ponents of the National Wilderness Preservation System: 

22 (1) Bull Mountain (approximately 16,000 

23 acres). 

24 (2) Bullfrog Creek (approximately 35,000 

25 acres). 


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1 (3) Dogwater Creek (approximately 3,400 

2 acres). 

3 (4) Fremont Gorge (approximately 20,000 

4 acres). 

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

6 (6) Mount Ellen-Blue Hills (approximately 

7 140,000 acres). 

8 (7) Mount Hillers (approximately 21,000 

9 acres). 

10 (8) Mount Pennell (approximately 147,000 

11 acres). 

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

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

14 (11) Ragged Mountain (approximately 28,000 

15 acres). 

16 SEC. 105. GLEN CANYON WILDERNESS AREAS. 

17 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 

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

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

20 Canyons, contain some of the most remote and out21 standing landscapes in southern Utah; 

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

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

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1 posing landscape of monoliths and inaccessible 

2 mesas; 

3 (3) the Red and Blue Canyons contain colorful 

4 Chinle/Moenkopi badlands found nowhere else in the 

5 region; and 

6 (4) the canyons of Glen Canyon in the State 

7 should be protected and managed as wilderness 

8 areas. 

9 (b) DESIGNATION.—In accordance with the Wilder10 ness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following areas in 

11 the State are designated as wilderness areas and as com12 ponents of the National Wilderness Preservation System: 

13 (1) Cane Spring Desert (approximately 18,000 

14 acres). 

15 (2) Dark Canyon (approximately 134,000 

16 acres). 

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

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

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

20 (6) Little Rockies (approximately 64,000 

21 acres). 

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

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

24 acres). 


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1 (9) White Canyon (approximately 98,000 

2 acres). 

3 SEC. 106. SAN JUAN-ANASAZI WILDERNESS AREAS. 

4 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 

5 (1) more than 1,000 years ago, the Anasazi In6 dian culture flourished in the slickrock canyons and 

7 on the pin ̃on-covered mesas of southeastern Utah; 

8 (2) evidence of the ancient presence of the 

9 Anasazi pervades the Cedar Mesa area of the San 

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

11 and ceremonial kivas embellish sandstone overhangs 

12 and isolated benchlands; 

13 (3) the Cedar Mesa area is in need of protec14 tion from the vandalism and theft of its unique cul15 tural resources; 

16 (4) the Cedar Mesa wilderness areas should be 

17 created to protect both the archaeological heritage 

18 and the extraordinary wilderness, scenic, and eco19 logical values of the United States; and 

20 (5) the San Juan-Anasazi area should be pro21 tected and managed as a wilderness area to ensure 

22 the preservation of the unique and valuable re23 sources of that area. 

24 (b) DESIGNATION.—In accordance with the Wilder25 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) Allen Canyon (approximately 5,900 acres). 

4 (2) Arch Canyon (approximately 30,000 acres). 

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

6 (4) East Montezuma (approximately 45,000 

7 acres). 

8 (5) Fish and Owl Creek Canyons (approxi9 mately 73,000 acres). 

10 (6) Grand Gulch (approximately 159,000 

11 acres). 

12 (7) Hammond Canyon (approximately 4,400 

13 acres). 

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

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

16 (10) San Juan River (Sugarloaf) (approxi17 mately 15,000 acres). 

18 (11) The Tabernacle (approximately 7,000 

19 acres). 

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

21 acres). 

22 SEC. 107. CANYONLANDS BASIN WILDERNESS AREAS. 

23 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 


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1 (1) Canyonlands National Park safeguards only 

2 a small portion of the extraordinary red-hued, cliff3 walled canyonland region of the Colorado Plateau; 

4 (2) areas near Arches National Park and 

5 Canyonlands National Park contain canyons with 

6 rushing perennial streams, natural arches, bridges, 

7 and towers; 

8 (3) the gorges of the Green and Colorado Riv9 ers lie on adjacent land managed by the Secretary; 

10 (4) popular overlooks in Canyonlands Nations 

11 Park and Dead Horse Point State Park have views 

12 directly into adjacent areas, including Lockhart 

13 Basin and Indian Creek; and 

14 (5) designation of those areas as wilderness 

15 would ensure the protection of this erosional master16 piece of nature and of the rich pockets of wildlife 

17 found within its expanded boundaries. 

18 (b) DESIGNATION.—In accordance with the Wilder19 ness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following areas in 

20 the State are designated as wilderness areas and as com21 ponents of the National Wilderness Preservation System: 

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

23 acres). 

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


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

2 acres). 

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

4 acres). 

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

6 (6) Gooseneck (approximately 9,000 acres). 

7 (7) Hatch Point Canyons/Lockhart Basin (ap8 proximately 149,000 acres). 

9 (8) Horsethief Point (approximately 15,000 

10 acres). 

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

12 (10) Labyrinth Canyon (approximately 150,000 

13 acres). 

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

15 acres). 

16 (12) Shay Mountain (approximately 14,000 

17 acres). 

18 (13) Sweetwater Reef (approximately 69,000 

19 acres). 

20 (14) Upper Horseshoe Canyon (approximately 

21 60,000 acres). 

22 SEC. 108. SAN RAFAEL SWELL WILDERNESS AREAS. 

23 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 


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1 (1) the San Rafael Swell towers above the 

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

3 Navajo Sandstone; 

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

5 been fractured by uplift and rendered hollow by ero6 sion over countless millennia, leaving a tremendous 

7 basin punctuated by mesas, buttes, and canyons and 

8 traversed by sediment-laden desert streams; 

9 (3) among other places, the San Rafael wilder10 ness offers exceptional back country opportunities in 

11 the colorful Wild Horse Badlands, the monoliths of 

12 North Caineville Mesa, the rock towers of Cliff 

13 Wash, and colorful cliffs of Humbug Canyon; 

14 (4) the mountains within these areas are among 

15 Utah’s most valuable habitat for desert bighorn 

16 sheep; and 

17 (5) the San Rafael Swell area should be pro18 tected and managed to ensure its preservation as a 

19 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) Cedar Mountain (approximately 15,000 

25 acres). 


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1 (2) Devils Canyon (approximately 23,000 

2 acres). 

3 (3) Eagle Canyon (approximately 38,000 

4 acres). 

5 (4) Factory Butte (approximately 22,000 

6 acres). 

7 (5) Hondu Country (approximately 20,000 

8 acres). 

9 (6) Jones Bench (approximately 2,800 acres). 

10 (7) Limestone Cliffs (approximately 25,000 

11 acres). 

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

13 acres). 

14 (9) Mexican Mountain (approximately 100,000 

15 acres). 

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

17 (11) Muddy Creek (approximately 240,000 

18 acres). 

19 (12) Mussentuchit Badlands (approximately 

20 25,000 acres). 

21 (13) Pleasant Creek Bench (approximately 

22 1,100 acres). 

23 (14) Price River-Humbug (approximately 

24 120,000 acres). 

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


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1 (16) Rock Canyon (approximately 18,000 

2 acres). 

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

4 acres). 

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

6 acres). 

7 (19) Sids Mountain (approximately 107,000 

8 acres). 

9 (20) Upper Muddy Creek (approximately 

10 19,000 acres). 

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

12 acres). 

13 SEC. 109. BOOK CLIFFS AND UINTA BASIN WILDERNESS 

14 AREAS. 

15 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 

16 (1) the Book Cliffs and Uinta Basin wilderness 

17 areas offer— 

18 (A) unique big game hunting opportunities 

19 in verdant high-plateau forests; 

20 (B) the opportunity for float trips of sev21 eral days duration down the Green River in 

22 Desolation Canyon; and 

23 (C) the opportunity for calm water canoe 

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

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

3 dissected by the rivers and streams, slope away to 

4 the north into the Uinta Basin; 

5 (3) bears, Bighorn sheep, cougars, elk, and 

6 mule deer flourish in the back country of the Book 

7 Cliffs; and 

8 (4) the Book Cliffs and Uinta Basin areas 

9 should be protected and managed to ensure the pro10 tection of the areas as wilderness. 

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) Bourdette Draw (approximately 15,000 

16 acres). 

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

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

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

20 acres). 

21 (5) Desbrough Canyon (approximately 13,000 

22 acres). 

23 (6) Desolation Canyon (approximately 555,000 

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1 (7) Diamond Breaks (approximately 9,000 

2 acres). 

3 (8) Diamond Canyon (approximately 166,000 

4 acres). 

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

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

7 (10) Dinosaur Adjacent (approximately 10,000 

8 acres). 

9 (11) Goslin Mountain (approximately 4,900 

10 acres). 

11 (12) Hideout Canyon (approximately 12,000 

12 acres). 

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

14 acres). 

15 (14) Lower Flaming Gorge (approximately 

16 21,000 acres). 

17 (15) Mexico Point (approximately 15,000 

18 acres). 

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

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

21 (17) Mountain Home (approximately 9,000 

22 acres). 

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

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

2 acres). 

3 (20) Seep Canyon (approximately 21,000 

4 acres). 

5 (21) Sunday School Canyon (approximately 

6 18,000 acres). 

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

8 (23) Turtle Canyon (approximately 39,000 

9 acres). 

10 (24) White River (approximately 23,000 acres). 

11 (25) Winter Ridge (approximately 38,000 

12 acres). 

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

14 TITLE II—ADMINISTRATIVE 

15 PROVISIONS 

16 SEC. 201. GENERAL PROVISIONS. 

17 (a) NAMES OF WILDERNESS AREAS.—Each wilder18 ness area named in title I shall— 

19 (1) consist of the quantity of land referenced 

20 with respect to that named area, as generally de21 picted on the map entitled ‘‘Utah BLM Wilderness 

22 Proposed by H.R. 1630, 113th Congress’’; and 

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

24 I. 

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

2 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

3 shall file a map and a legal description of each wil4 derness area designated by this Act with— 

5 (A) the Committee on Natural Resources 

6 of the House of Representatives; and 

7 (B) the Committee on Energy and Natural 

8 Resources of the Senate. 

9 (2) FORCE OF LAW.—A map and legal descrip10 tion filed under paragraph (1) shall have the same 

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

12 that the Secretary may correct clerical and typo13 graphical errors in the map and legal description. 

14 (3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—Each map and 

15 legal description filed under paragraph (1) shall be 

16 filed and made available for public inspection in the 

17 Office of the Director of the Bureau of Land Man18 agement. 

19 SEC. 202. ADMINISTRATION. 

20 Subject to valid rights in existence on the date of en21 actment of this Act, each wilderness area designated under 

22 this Act shall be administered by the Secretary in accord23 ance with— 

24 (1) the Federal Land Policy and Management 

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

2 seq.). 

3 SEC. 203. STATE SCHOOL TRUST LAND WITHIN WILDER4 NESS AREAS. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), if State6 owned land is included in an area designated by this Act 

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

8 land owned by the United States in the State of approxi9 mately equal value in accordance with section 603(c) of 

10 the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 

11 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)) and section 5(a) of the Wilderness 

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

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

14 transfer any mineral interests under subsection (a) unless 

15 the State transfers to the Secretary any mineral interests 

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

17 SEC. 204. WATER. 

18 (a) RESERVATION.— 

19 (1) WATER FOR WILDERNESS AREAS.— 

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

21 wilderness area designated by this Act, Con22 gress reserves a quantity of water determined 

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

2 a right reserved under subparagraph (A) shall 

3 be the date of enactment of this Act. 

4 (2) PROTECTION OF RIGHTS.—The Secretary 

5 and other officers and employees of the United 

6 States shall take any steps necessary to protect the 

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

8 filing of a claim for the quantification of the rights 

9 in any present or future appropriate stream adju10 dication in the courts of the State— 

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

12 be joined; and 

13 (B) that is conducted in accordance with 

14 section 208 of the Department of Justice Ap15 propriation Act, 1953 (66 Stat. 560, chapter 

16 651). 

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

18 Act relinquishes or reduces any water rights reserved or 

19 appropriated by the United States in the State on or be20 fore the date of enactment of this Act. 

21 (c) ADMINISTRATION.— 

22 (1) SPECIFICATION OF RIGHTS.—The Federal 

23 water rights reserved by this Act are specific to the 

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1 (2) NO PRECEDENT ESTABLISHED.—Nothing in 

2 this Act related to reserved Federal water rights— 

3 (A) shall establish a precedent with regard 

4 to any future designation of water rights; or 

5 (B) shall affect the interpretation of any 

6 other Act or any designation made under any 

7 other Act. 

8 SEC. 205. ROADS. 

9 (a) SETBACKS.— 

10 (1) MEASUREMENT IN GENERAL.—A setback 

11 under this section shall be measured from the center 

12 line of the road. 

13 (2) WILDERNESS ON ONE SIDE OF ROADS.— 

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

15 a road with wilderness on only one side shall be set 

16 at— 

17 (A) 300 feet from a paved Federal or 

18 State highway; 

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

20 high standard dirt or gravel road; and 

21 (C) 30 feet from any other road. 

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

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1 ry-stems or roads separating 2 wilderness units) 

2 shall be set at— 

3 (A) 200 feet from a paved Federal or 

4 State highway; 

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

6 high standard dirt or gravel road; and 

7 (C) 10 feet from any other roads. 

8 (b) SETBACK EXCEPTIONS.— 

9 (1) WELL-DEFINED TOPOGRAPHICAL BAR10 RIERS.—If, between the road and the boundary of a 

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

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

13 stream bank, or other topographical barrier, the Sec14 retary shall use the barrier as the wilderness bound15 ary. 

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

17 boundary of a setback area specified in paragraph 

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

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

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

21 Secretary, doing so would result in a more manage22 able boundary. 

23 (3) DEVIATIONS FROM SETBACK AREAS.— 

24 (A) EXCLUSION OF DISTURBANCES FROM

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1 there is an existing livestock development, dis2 persed camping area, borrow pit, or similar dis3 turbance within 100 feet of a road that forms 

4 part of a wilderness boundary, the Secretary 

5 may delineate the boundary so as to exclude the 

6 disturbance from the wilderness area. 

7 (B) LIMITATION ON EXCLUSION OF DIS8 TURBANCES.—The Secretary shall make a 

9 boundary adjustment under subparagraph (A) 

10 only if the Secretary determines that doing so 

11 is consistent with wilderness management goals. 

12 (C) DEVIATIONS RESTRICTED TO MINIMUM

13 NECESSARY.—Any deviation under this para14 graph from the setbacks required under in 

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

16 the minimum necessary to exclude the disturb17 ance. 

18 (c) DELINEATION WITHIN SETBACK AREA.—The 

19 Secretary may delineate a wilderness boundary at a loca20 tion within a setback under paragraph (2) or (3) of sub21 section (a) if, as determined by the Secretary, the delinea22 tion would enhance wilderness management goals. 

23 SEC. 206. LIVESTOCK. 

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1 ment of this Act shall be permitted to continue subject 

2 to such reasonable regulations and procedures as the Sec3 retary considers necessary, as long as the regulations and 

4 procedures are consistent with— 

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

6 seq.); and 

7 (2) section 101(f) of the Arizona Desert Wilder8 ness Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–628; 104 Stat. 

9 4469). 

10 SEC. 207. FISH AND WILDLIFE. 

11 Nothing in this Act affects the jurisdiction of the 

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

13 located in the State. 

14 SEC. 208. MANAGEMENT OF NEWLY ACQUIRED LAND. 

15 Any land within the boundaries of a wilderness area 

16 designated under this Act that is acquired by the Federal 

17 Government shall— 

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

19 the land is located; and 

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

21 other laws applicable to wilderness areas. 

22 SEC. 209. WITHDRAWAL. 

23 Subject to valid rights existing on the date of enact24 ment of this Act, the Federal land referred to in title I 

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1 (1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under pub2 lic law; 

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

4 law; and 

5 (3) disposition under all laws pertaining to min6 eral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. 

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