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109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 882 

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

for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

APRIL 21, 2005 

Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Ms. STABENOW, Mr. WYDEN, Mr. LAUTENBERG, 

Mr. BAYH, Mr. LEAHY, Mr. LIEBERMAN, Mrs. BOXER, Mr. KENNEDY, 

Mr. REED, Mrs. CLINTON, Mr. CORZINE, Mr. KERRY, Mr. FEINGOLD, 

and Mr. SCHUMER) introduced the following bill; which was read twice 

and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 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 
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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. 

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. 

Sec. 210. Authorization of appropriations. 

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 that— 

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; 
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1 (2) the Wah Wah Mountains in the Great 

2 Basin region are arid and austere, with massive cliff 

3 faces and leathery slopes speckled with pin ̃on and ju4 niper; 

5 (3) the Pilot Range and Stansbury Mountains 

6 in the Great Basin region are high enough to draw 

7 moisture from passing clouds and support eco8 systems found nowhere else on earth; 

9 (4) from bristlecone pine, the world’s oldest liv10 ing organism, to newly-flowered mountain meadows, 

11 mountains of the Great Basin region are islands of 

12 nature that— 

13 (A) support remarkable biological diversity; 

14 and 

15 (B) provide opportunities to experience the 

16 colossal silence of the Great Basin; and 

17 (5) the Great Basin region of western Utah 

18 should be protected and managed to ensure the pres19 ervation of the natural conditions of the region. 

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) Antelope Range (approximately 17,000 

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

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

3 (4) Bullgrass Knoll (approximately 15,000 

4 acres). 

5 (5) Burbank Hills/Tunnel Spring (approxi6 mately 92,000 acres). 

7 (6) Cedar Mountains (approximately 108,000 

8 acres). 

9 (7) Conger Mountains (approximately 21,000 

10 acres). 

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

12 (9) Crater and Silver Island Mountains (ap13 proximately 121,000 acres). 

14 (10) Cricket Mountains Cluster (approximately 

15 62,000 acres). 

16 (11) Deep Creek Mountains (approximately 

17 126,000 acres). 

18 (12) Drum Mountains (approximately 39,000 

19 acres). 

20 (13) Dugway Mountains (approximately 24,000 

21 acres). 

22 (14) Essex Canyon (approximately 1,300 

23 acres). 

24 (15) Fish Springs Range (approximately 

25 64,000 acres). 
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1 (16) Granite Peak (approximately 19,000 

2 acres). 

3 (17) Grassy Mountains (approximately 23,000 

4 acres). 

5 (18) Grouse Creek Mountains (approximately 

6 15,000 acres). 

7 (19) House Range (approximately 201,000 

8 acres). 

9 (20) Keg Mountains (approximately 38,000 

10 acres). 

11 (21) Kern Mountains (approximately 15,000 

12 acres). 

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

14 (23) Ledger Canyon (approximately 9,000 

15 acres). 

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

17 acres). 

18 (25) Middle/Granite Mountains (approximately 

19 80,000 acres). 

20 (26) Mountain Home Range (approximately 

21 90,000 acres). 

22 (27) Newfoundland Mountains (approximately 

23 22,000 acres). 

24 (28) Ochre Mountain (approximately 13,000 

25 acres). 
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1 (29) Oquirrh Mountains (approximately 9,000 

2 acres). 

3 (30) Painted Rock Mountain (approximately 

4 26,000 acres). 

5 (31) Paradise/Steamboat Mountains (approxi6 mately 145,000 acres). 

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

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

9 (34) Rockwell-Little Sahara (approximately 

10 21,000 acres). 

11 (35) San Francisco Mountains (approximately 

12 39,000 acres). 

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

14 (37) Simpson Mountains (approximately 42,000 

15 acres). 

16 (38) Snake Valley (approximately 100,000 

17 acres). 

18 (39) Stansbury Island (approximately 10,000 

19 acres). 

20 (40) Stansbury Mountains (approximately 

21 24,000 acres). 

22 (41) Thomas Range (approximately 36,000 

23 acres). 

24 (42) Tule Valley (approximately 159,000 

25 acres). 
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1 (43) Wah Wah Mountains (approximately 

2 167,000 acres). 

3 (44) Wasatch/Sevier Plateaus (approximately 

4 29,000 acres). 

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

6 acres). 

7 SEC. 102. ZION AND MOJAVE DESERT WILDERNESS AREAS. 

8 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 

9 (1) the renowned landscape of Zion National 

10 Park, including soaring cliff walls, forested plateaus, 

11 and deep narrow gorges, extends beyond the bound12 aries of the Park onto surrounding public land man13 aged by the Secretary; 

14 (2) from the pink sand dunes of Moquith 

15 Mountain to the golden pools of Beaver Dam Wash, 

16 the Zion and Mojave Desert areas encompass 3 

17 major provinces of the Southwest that include— 

18 (A) the sculpted canyon country of the 

19 Colorado Plateau; 

20 (B) the Mojave Desert; and 

21 (C) portions of the Great Basin; 

22 (3) the Zion and Mojave Desert areas display 

23 a rich mosaic of biological, archaeological, and scenic 

24 diversity; 
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1 (4) 1 of the last remaining populations of 

2 threatened desert tortoise is found within this re3 gion; and 

4 (5) the Zion and Mojave Desert areas in Utah 

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) Beaver Dam Mountains (approximately 

12 30,000 acres). 

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

14 acres). 

15 (3) Beaver Dam Wilderness Expansion (ap16 proximately 8,000 acres). 

17 (4) Canaan Mountain (approximately 67,000 

18 acres). 

19 (5) Cottonwood Canyon (approximately 12,000 

20 acres). 

21 (6) Cougar Canyon/Docs Pass (approximately 

22 41,000 acres). 

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

24 (8) Mount Escalante (approximately 17,000 

25 acres). 
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1 (9) Parunuweap Canyon (approximately 43,000 

2 acres). 

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

4 (11) Red Mountain (approximately 21,000 

5 acres). 

6 (12) Scarecrow Peak (approximately 16,000 

7 acres). 

8 (13) Square Top Mountain (approximately 

9 23,000 acres). 

10 (14) Zion Adjacent (approximately 58,000 

11 acres). 

12 SEC. 103. GRAND STAIRCASE-ESCALANTE WILDERNESS 

13 AREAS. 

14 (a) GRAND STAIRCASE AREA.— 

15 (1) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 

16 (A) the area known as the Grand Staircase 

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

18 cliffs and plateaus from the depths of the 

19 Grand Canyon to the forested rim of Bryce 

20 Canyon; 

21 (B) the Grand Staircase— 

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

23 lower Sonoran Desert to the alpine forest; 

24 and 
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1 (ii) encompasses geologic formations 

2 that display 3,000,000,000 years of 

3 Earth’s history; 

4 (C) land managed by the Secretary lines 

5 the intricate canyon system of the Paria River 

6 and forms a vital natural corridor connection to 

7 the deserts and forests of those national parks; 

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

9 than East of Bryce, Upper Kanab Creek, 

10 Moquith Mountain, Bunting Point, and 

11 Vermillion Cliffs) is located within the Grand 

12 Staircase-Escalante National Monument; and 

13 (E) the Grand Staircase in Utah 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) Bryce View (approximately 4,500 

21 acres). 

22 (B) Bunting Point (approximately 11,000 

23 acres). 

24 (C) Canaan Peak Slopes (approximately 

25 2,300 acres). 
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1 (D) East of Bryce (approximately 750 

2 acres). 

3 (E) Glass Eye Canyon (approximately 

4 24,000 acres). 

5 (F) Ladder Canyon (approximately 14,000 

6 acres). 

7 (G) Moquith Mountain (approximately 

8 16,000 acres). 

9 (H) Nephi Point (approximately 14,000 

10 acres). 

11 (I) Paria-Hackberry (approximately 

12 188,000 acres). 

13 (J) Paria Wilderness Expansion (approxi14 mately 2,900 acres). 

15 (K) Pine Hollow (approximately 11,000 

16 acres). 

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

18 acres). 

19 (M) Timber Mountain (approximately 

20 51,000 acres). 

21 (N) Upper Kanab Creek (approximately 

22 49,000 acres). 

23 (O) Vermillion Cliffs (approximately 

24 26,000 acres). 
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1 (P) Willis Creek (approximately 21,000 

2 acres). 

3 (b) KAIPAROWITS PLATEAU.— 

4 (1) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 

5 (A) the Kaiparowits Plateau east of the 

6 Paria River is 1 of the most rugged and iso7 lated wilderness regions in the United States; 

8 (B) the Kaiparowits Plateau, a windswept 

9 land of harsh beauty, contains distant vistas 

10 and a remarkable variety of plant and animal 

11 species; 

12 (C) ancient forests, an abundance of big 

13 game animals, and 22 species of raptors thrive 

14 undisturbed on the grassland mesa tops of the 

15 Kaiparowits Plateau; 

16 (D) each of the areas described in para17 graph (2) (other than Heaps Canyon, Little 

18 Valley, and Wide Hollow) is located within the 

19 Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument; 

20 and 

21 (E) the Kaiparowits Plateau should be pro22 tected and managed as a wilderness area. 

23 (2) DESIGNATION.—In accordance with the 

24 Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the fol25 lowing areas in the State are designated as wilder-
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1 ness areas and as components of the National Wil2 derness Preservation System: 

3 (A) Andalex Not (approximately 18,000 

4 acres). 

5 (B) The Blues (approximately 21,000 

6 acres). 

7 (C) Box Canyon (approximately 2,800 

8 acres). 

9 (D) Burning Hills (approximately 80,000 

10 acres). 

11 (E) Carcass Canyon (approximately 

12 83,000 acres). 

13 (F) The Cockscomb (approximately 11,000 

14 acres). 

15 (G) Fiftymile Bench (approximately 

16 12,000 acres). 

17 (H) Fiftymile Mountain (approximately 

18 203,000 acres). 

19 (I) Heaps Canyon (approximately 4,000 

20 acres). 

21 (J) Horse Spring Canyon (approximately 

22 31,000 acres). 

23 (K) Kodachrome Headlands (approxi24 mately 10,000 acres). 
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1 (L) Little Valley Canyon (approximately 

2 4,000 acres). 

3 (M) Mud Spring Canyon (approximately 

4 65,000 acres). 

5 (N) Nipple Bench (approximately 32,000 

6 acres). 

7 (O) Paradise Canyon-Wahweap (approxi8 mately 262,000 acres). 

9 (P) Rock Cove (approximately 16,000 

10 acres). 

11 (Q) Warm Creek (approximately 23,000 

12 acres). 

13 (R) Wide Hollow (approximately 6,800 

14 acres). 

15 (c) ESCALANTE CANYONS.— 

16 (1) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 

17 (A) glens and coves carved in massive 

18 sandstone cliffs, spring-watered hanging gar19 dens, and the silence of ancient Anasazi ruins 

20 are examples of the unique features that entice 

21 hikers, campers, and sightseers from around 

22 the world to Escalante Canyon; 

23 (B) Escalante Canyon links the spruce fir 

24 forests of the 11,000-foot Aquarius Plateau 
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1 with winding slickrock canyons that flow into 

2 Lake Powell; 

3 (C) Escalante Canyon, 1 of Utah’s most 

4 popular natural areas, contains critical habitat 

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

6 enhances the scenic integrity of the area; 

7 (D) each of the areas described in para8 graph (2) is located within the Grand Staircase9 Escalante National Monument; and 

10 (E) Escalante Canyon should be protected 

11 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) Brinkerhof Flats (approximately 3,000 

18 acres). 

19 (B) Colt Mesa (approximately 28,000 

20 acres). 

21 (C) Death Hollow (approximately 49,000 

22 acres). 

23 (D) Forty Mile Gulch (approximately 

24 6,600 acres). 
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1 (E) Hurricane Wash (approximately 9,000 

2 acres). 

3 (F) Lampstand (approximately 7,900 

4 acres). 

5 (G) Muley Twist Flank (approximately 

6 3,600 acres). 

7 (H) North Escalante Canyons (approxi8 mately 176,000 acres). 

9 (I) Pioneer Mesa (approximately 11,000 

10 acres). 

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

12 (K) Sooner Bench (approximately 390 

13 acres). 

14 (L) Steep Creek (approximately 35,000 

15 acres). 

16 (M) Studhorse Peaks (approximately 

17 24,000 acres). 

18 SEC. 104. MOAB-LASAL CANYONS WILDERNESS AREAS. 

19 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 

20 (1) the canyons surrounding the LaSal Moun21 tains and the town of Moab offer a variety of ex22 traordinary landscapes; 

23 (2) outstanding examples of natural formations 

24 and landscapes in the Moab-LaSal area include the 

25 huge sandstone fins of Behind the Rocks, the mys-
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1 terious Fisher Towers, and the whitewater rapids of 

2 Westwater Canyon; and 

3 (3) the Moab-LaSal area should be protected 

4 and managed as a wilderness area. 

5 (b) DESIGNATION.—In accordance with the Wilder6 ness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following areas in 

7 the State are designated as wilderness areas and as com8 ponents of the National Wilderness Preservation System: 

9 (1) Arches Adjacent (approximately 12,000 

10 acres). 

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

12 (3) Behind the Rocks and Hunters Canyon (ap13 proximately 22,000 acres). 

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

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

16 (6) Dome Plateau-Professor Valley (approxi17 mately 35,000 acres). 

18 (7) Fisher Towers (approximately 18,000 

19 acres). 

20 (8) Goldbar Canyon (approximately 9,000 

21 acres). 

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

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

24 acres). 

25 (11) Mill Creek (approximately 14,000 acres). 
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1 (12) Porcupine Rim and Morning Glory (ap2 proximately 20,000 acres). 

3 (13) Renegade Point (approximately 6,600 

4 acres). 

5 (14) Westwater Canyon (approximately 37,000 

6 acres). 

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

8 SEC. 105. HENRY MOUNTAINS WILDERNESS AREAS. 

9 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 

10 (1) the Henry Mountain Range, the last moun11 tain range to be discovered and named by early ex12 plorers in the contiguous United States, still retains 

13 a wild and undiscovered quality; 

14 (2) fluted badlands that surround the flanks of 

15 11,000-foot Mounts Ellen and Pennell contain areas 

16 of critical habitat for mule deer and for the largest 

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

18 (3) despite their relative accessibility, the Henry 

19 Mountain Range remains 1 of the wildest, least20 known ranges in the United States; and 

21 (4) the Henry Mountain range should be pro22 tected and managed to ensure the preservation of 

23 the range 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) Bull Mountain (approximately 16,000 

4 acres). 

5 (2) Bullfrog Creek (approximately 35,000 

6 acres). 

7 (3) Dogwater Creek (approximately 3,400 

8 acres). 

9 (4) Fremont Gorge (approximately 20,000 

10 acres). 

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

12 (6) Mount Ellen-Blue Hills (approximately 

13 140,000 acres). 

14 (7) Mount Hillers (approximately 21,000 

15 acres). 

16 (8) Mount Pennell (approximately 147,000 

17 acres). 

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

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

20 (11) Ragged Mountain (approximately 28,000 

21 acres). 

22 SEC. 106. GLEN CANYON WILDERNESS AREAS. 

23 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 

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

25 the Dirty Devil River and the Red, White and Blue 
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1 Canyons, contain some of the most remote and out2 standing landscapes in southern Utah; 

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

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

5 sculpted a maze of slickrock canyons through an im6 posing landscape of monoliths and inaccessible 

7 mesas; 

8 (3) the Red and Blue Canyons contain colorful 

9 Chinle/Moenkopi badlands found nowhere else in the 

10 region; and 

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

12 should be protected and managed as wilderness 

13 areas. 

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) Cane Spring Desert (approximately 18,000 

19 acres). 

20 (2) Dark Canyon (approximately 134,000 

21 acres). 

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

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

24 (5) Flat Tops (approximately 30,000 acres). 
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1 (6) Little Rockies (approximately 64,000 

2 acres). 

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

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

5 acres). 

6 (9) White Canyon (approximately 98,000 

7 acres). 

8 SEC. 107. SAN JUAN-ANASAZI WILDERNESS AREAS. 

9 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 

10 (1) more than 1,000 years ago, the Anasazi In11 dian culture flourished in the slickrock canyons and 

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

13 (2) evidence of the ancient presence of the 

14 Anasazi pervades the Cedar Mesa area of the San 

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

16 and ceremonial kivas embellish sandstone overhangs 

17 and isolated benchlands; 

18 (3) the Cedar Mesa area is in need of protec19 tion from the vandalism and theft of its unique cul20 tural resources; 

21 (4) the Cedar Mesa wilderness areas should be 

22 created to protect both the archaeological heritage 

23 and the extraordinary wilderness, scenic, and eco24 logical values of the United States; and 
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1 (5) the San Juan-Anasazi area should be pro2 tected and managed as a wilderness area to ensure 

3 the preservation of the unique and valuable re4 sources of that area. 

5 (b) DESIGNATION.—In accordance with the Wilder6 ness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following areas in 

7 the State are designated as wilderness areas and as com8 ponents of the National Wilderness Preservation System: 

9 (1) Allen Canyon (approximately 5,900 acres). 

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

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

12 (4) East Montezuma (approximately 45,000 

13 acres). 

14 (5) Fish and Owl Creek Canyons (approxi15 mately 73,000 acres). 

16 (6) Grand Gulch (approximately 159,000 

17 acres). 

18 (7) Hammond Canyon (approximately 4,400 

19 acres). 

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

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

22 (10) San Juan River (Sugarloaf) (approxi23 mately 15,000 acres). 

24 (11) The Tabernacle (approximately 7,000 

25 acres). 
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1 (12) Valley of the Gods (approximately 21,000 

2 acres). 

3 SEC. 108. CANYONLANDS BASIN WILDERNESS AREAS. 

4 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 

5 (1) Canyonlands National Park safeguards only 

6 a small portion of the extraordinary red-hued, cliff7 walled canyonland region of the Colorado Plateau; 

8 (2) areas near Arches National Park and 

9 Canyonlands National Park contain canyons with 

10 rushing perennial streams, natural arches, bridges, 

11 and towers; 

12 (3) the gorges of the Green and Colorado Riv13 ers lie on adjacent land managed by the Secretary; 

14 (4) popular overlooks in Canyonlands Nations 

15 Park and Dead Horse Point State Park have views 

16 directly into adjacent areas, including Lockhart 

17 Basin and Indian Creek; and 

18 (5) designation of those areas as wilderness 

19 would ensure the protection of this erosional master20 piece of nature and of the rich pockets of wildlife 

21 found within its expanded boundaries. 

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

2 acres). 

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

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

5 acres). 

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

7 acres). 

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

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

10 (7) Hatch Point Canyons/Lockhart Basin (ap11 proximately 149,000 acres). 

12 (8) Horsethief Point (approximately 15,000 

13 acres). 

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

15 (10) Labyrinth Canyon (approximately 150,000 

16 acres). 

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

18 acres). 

19 (12) Shay Mountain (approximately 14,000 

20 acres). 

21 (13) Sweetwater Reef (approximately 69,000 

22 acres). 

23 (14) Upper Horseshoe Canyon (approximately 

24 60,000 acres). 
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1 SEC. 109. SAN RAFAEL SWELL WILDERNESS AREAS. 

2 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 

3 (1) the San Rafael Swell towers above the 

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

5 Navajo Sandstone; 

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

7 been fractured by uplift and rendered hollow by ero8 sion over countless millennia, leaving a tremendous 

9 basin punctuated by mesas, buttes, and canyons and 

10 traversed by sediment-laden desert streams; 

11 (3) among other places, the San Rafael wilder12 ness offers exceptional back country opportunities in 

13 the colorful Wild Horse Badlands, the monoliths of 

14 North Caineville Mesa, the rock towers of Cliff 

15 Wash, and colorful cliffs of Humbug Canyon; 

16 (4) the mountains within these areas are among 

17 Utah’s most valuable habitat for desert bighorn 

18 sheep; and 

19 (5) the San Rafael Swell area should be pro20 tected and managed to ensure its preservation as a 

21 wilderness 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: 
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1 (1) Cedar Mountain (approximately 15,000 

2 acres). 

3 (2) Devils Canyon (approximately 23,000 

4 acres). 

5 (3) Eagle Canyon (approximately 38,000 

6 acres). 

7 (4) Factory Butte (approximately 22,000 

8 acres). 

9 (5) Hondu Country (approximately 20,000 

10 acres). 

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

12 (7) Limestone Cliffs (approximately 25,000 

13 acres). 

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

15 acres). 

16 (9) Mexican Mountain (approximately 100,000 

17 acres). 

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

19 (11) Muddy Creek (approximately 240,000 

20 acres). 

21 (12) Mussentuchit Badlands (approximately 

22 25,000 acres). 

23 (13) Pleasant Creek Bench (approximately 

24 1,100 acres). 
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1 (14) Price River-Humbug (approximately 

2 120,000 acres). 

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

4 (16) Rock Canyon (approximately 18,000 

5 acres). 

6 (17) San Rafael Knob (15,000 acres). 

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

8 acres). 

9 (19) Sids Mountain (approximately 107,000 

10 acres). 

11 (20) Upper Muddy Creek (approximately 

12 19,000 acres). 

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

14 acres). 

15 SEC. 110. BOOK CLIFFS AND UINTA BASIN WILDERNESS 

16 AREAS. 

17 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 

18 (1) the Book Cliffs and Uinta Basin wilderness 

19 areas offer— 

20 (A) unique big game hunting opportunities 

21 in verdant high-plateau forests; 

22 (B) the opportunity for float trips of sev23 eral days duration down the Green River in 

24 Desolation Canyon; and 
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1 (C) the opportunity for calm water canoe 

2 weekends on the White River; 

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

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

5 dissected by the rivers and streams, slope away to 

6 the north into the Uinta Basin; 

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

8 deer flourish in the back country of the Book Cliffs; 

9 and 

10 (4) the Book Cliffs and Uinta Basin areas 

11 should be protected and managed to ensure the pro12 tection of the areas as wilderness. 

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) Bourdette Draw (approximately 15,000 

18 acres). 

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

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

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

22 acres). 

23 (5) Desbrough Canyon (approximately 13,000 

24 acres). 
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1 (6) Desolation Canyon (approximately 560,000 

2 acres). 

3 (7) Diamond Breaks (approximately 9,000 

4 acres). 

5 (8) Diamond Canyon (approximately 166,000 

6 acres). 

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

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

9 (10) Dinosaur Adjacent (approximately 10,000 

10 acres). 

11 (11) Goslin Mountain (approximately 4,900 

12 acres). 

13 (12) Hideout Canyon (approximately 12,000 

14 acres). 

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

16 acres). 

17 (14) Lower Flaming Gorge (approximately 

18 21,000 acres). 

19 (15) Mexico Point (approximately 15,000 

20 acres). 

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

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

23 (17) Mountain Home (approximately 9,000 

24 acres). 
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1 (18) O-Wi-Yu-Kuts (approximately 13,000 

2 acres). 

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

4 acres). 

5 (20) Seep Canyon (approximately 21,000 

6 acres). 

7 (21) Sunday School Canyon (approximately 

8 18,000 acres). 

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

10 (23) Turtle Canyon (approximately 39,000 

11 acres). 

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

13 (25) Winter Ridge (approximately 38,000 

14 acres). 

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

16 TITLE II—ADMINISTRATIVE 

17 PROVISIONS 

18 SEC. 201. GENERAL PROVISIONS. 

19 (a) NAMES OF WILDERNESS AREAS.—Each wilder20 ness area named in title I shall— 

21 (1) consist of the quantity of land referenced 

22 with respect to that named area, as generally de23 picted on the map entitled ‘‘Utah BLM Wilderness 

24 Proposed by S. lll, 109th Congress’’; and 
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1 (2) be known by the name given to it in title 

2 I. 

3 (b) MAP AND DESCRIPTION.— 

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

5 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

6 shall file a map and a legal description of each wil7 derness area designated by this Act with— 

8 (A) the Committee on Resources of the 

9 House of Representatives; and 

10 (B) the Committee on Energy and Natural 

11 Resources of the Senate. 

12 (2) FORCE OF LAW.—A map and legal descrip13 tion filed under paragraph (1) shall have the same 

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

15 that the Secretary may correct clerical and typo16 graphical errors in the map and legal description. 

17 (3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—Each map and 

18 legal description filed under paragraph (1) shall be 

19 filed and made available for public inspection in the 

20 Office of the Director of the Bureau of Land Man21 agement. 

22 SEC. 202. ADMINISTRATION. 

23 Subject to valid rights in existence on the date of en24 actment of this Act, each wilderness area designated under 
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1 this Act shall be administered by the Secretary in accord2 ance with— 

3 (1) the Federal Land Policy and Management 

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

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

6 seq.). 

7 SEC. 203. STATE SCHOOL TRUST LAND WITHIN WILDER8 NESS AREAS. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), if State10 owned land is included in an area designated by this Act 

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

12 land owned by the United States in the State of approxi13 mately equal value in accordance with section 603(c) of 

14 the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 

15 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)) and section 5(a) of the Wilderness 

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

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

18 transfer any mineral interests under subsection (a) unless 

19 the State transfers to the Secretary any mineral interests 

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

21 SEC. 204. WATER. 

22 (a) RESERVATION.— 

23 (1) WATER FOR WILDERNESS AREAS.— 

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

25 wilderness area designated by this Act, Con-
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1 gress reserves a quantity of water determined 

2 by the Secretary to be sufficient for the wilder3 ness area. 

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

5 a right reserved under subparagraph (A) shall 

6 be the date of enactment of this Act. 

7 (2) PROTECTION OF RIGHTS.—The Secretary 

8 and other officers and employees of the United 

9 States shall take any steps necessary to protect the 

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

11 filing of a claim for the quantification of the rights 

12 in any present or future appropriate stream adju13 dication in the courts of the State— 

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

15 be joined; and 

16 (B) that is conducted in accordance with 

17 section 208 of the Department of Justice Ap18 propriation Act, 1953 (66 Stat. 560, chapter 

19 651). 

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

21 Act relinquishes or reduces any water rights reserved or 

22 appropriated by the United States in the State on or be23 fore the date of enactment of this Act. 

24 (c) ADMINISTRATION.— 
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1 (1) SPECIFICATION OF RIGHTS.—The Federal 

2 water rights reserved by this Act are specific to the 

3 wilderness areas designated by this Act. 

4 (2) NO PRECEDENT ESTABLISHED.—Nothing in 

5 this Act related to reserved Federal water rights— 

6 (A) shall establish a precedent with regard 

7 to any future designation of water rights; or 

8 (B) shall affect the interpretation of any 

9 other Act or any designation made under any 

10 other Act. 

11 SEC. 205. ROADS. 

12 (a) SETBACKS.— 

13 (1) MEASUREMENT IN GENERAL.—A setback 

14 under this section shall be measured from the center 

15 line of the road. 

16 (2) WILDERNESS ON 1 SIDE OF ROADS.—Ex17 cept as provided in subsection (b), a setback for a 

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

19 (A) 300 feet from a paved Federal or 

20 State highway; 

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

22 high standard dirt or gravel road; and 

23 (C) 30 feet from any other road. 

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

25 Except as provided in subsection (b), a setback for 
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1 a road with wilderness on both sides (including cher2 ry-stems or roads separating 2 wilderness units) 

3 shall be set at— 

4 (A) 200 feet from a paved Federal or 

5 State highway; 

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

7 high standard dirt or gravel road; and 

8 (C) 10 feet from any other roads. 

9 (b) SETBACK EXCEPTIONS.— 

10 (1) WELL-DEFINED TOPOGRAPHICAL BAR11 RIERS.—If, between the road and the boundary of a 

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

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

14 stream bank, or other topographical barrier, the Sec15 retary shall use the barrier as the wilderness bound16 ary. 

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

18 boundary of a setback area specified in paragraph 

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

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

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

22 Secretary, doing so would result in a more manage23 able boundary. 

24 (3) DEVIATIONS FROM SETBACK AREAS.— 
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1 (A) EXCLUSION OF DISTURBANCES FROM

2 WILDERNESS BOUNDARIES.—In cases where 

3 there is an existing livestock development, dis4 persed camping area, borrow pit, or similar dis5 turbance within 100 feet of a road that forms 

6 part of a wilderness boundary, the Secretary 

7 may delineate the boundary so as to exclude the 

8 disturbance from the wilderness area. 

9 (B) LIMITATION ON EXCLUSION OF DIS10 TURBANCES.—The Secretary shall make a 

11 boundary adjustment under subparagraph (A) 

12 only if the Secretary determines that doing so 

13 is consistent with wilderness management goals. 

14 (C) DEVIATIONS RESTRICTED TO MINIMUM

15 NECESSARY.—Any deviation under this para16 graph from the setbacks required under in 

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

18 the minimum necessary to exclude the disturb19 ance. 

20 (c) DELINEATION WITHIN SETBACK AREA.—The 

21 Secretary may delineate a wilderness boundary at a loca22 tion within a setback under paragraph (2) or (3) of sub23 section (a) if, as determined by the Secretary, the delinea24 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. MANAGEMENT OF NEWLY ACQUIRED LAND. 

18 Any land within the boundaries of a wilderness area 

19 designated under this Act that is acquired by the Federal 

20 Government shall— 

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

22 the land is located; and 

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

24 other laws applicable to wilderness areas. 
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1 SEC. 209. WITHDRAWAL. 

2 Subject to valid rights existing on the date of enact3 ment of this Act, the Federal land referred to in title I 

4 is withdrawn from all forms of— 

5 (1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under pub6 lic law; 

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

8 law; and 

9 (3) disposition under all laws pertaining to min10 eral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. 

11 SEC. 210. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

12 There is authorized to be appropriated such sums as 

13 are necessary to carry out this Act. 

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