America's Red Rock Wilderness Act

Subjects: Public Lands and Natural Resources, Land transfers, Utah, Water use and supply, Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats


<html><body><pre>[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1310 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1310

  To designate as wilderness certain Federal portions of the red rock 
  canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Great Basin Deserts in the 
  State of Utah for the benefit of present and future generations of 
                      people in the United States.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 26, 2023

 Mr. Durbin (for himself, Ms. Smith, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. 
Murphy, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Lujan, Mr. Casey, Ms. 
  Stabenow, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Booker, Mrs. 
 Murray, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Markey, and Ms. 
    Warren) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
  To designate as wilderness certain Federal portions of the red rock 
  canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Great Basin Deserts in the 
  State of Utah for the benefit of present and future generations of 
                      people in the United States.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``America's Red Rock 
Wilderness Act''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
Sec. 3. Findings.
Sec. 4. Purposes.
                TITLE I--DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS

Sec. 101. Great Basin Wilderness Areas.
Sec. 102. Grand Staircase-Escalante Wilderness Areas.
Sec. 103. Moab-La Sal Canyons Wilderness Areas.
Sec. 104. Henry Mountains Wilderness Areas.
Sec. 105. Glen Canyon Wilderness Areas.
Sec. 106. San Juan Wilderness Areas.
Sec. 107. Canyonlands Basin Wilderness Areas.
Sec. 108. San Rafael Swell Wilderness Areas.
Sec. 109. Book Cliffs-Greater Dinosaur Wilderness Areas.
                  TITLE II--ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

Sec. 201. General provisions.
Sec. 202. Administration.
Sec. 203. State school trust land within wilderness areas.
Sec. 204. Water.
Sec. 205. Roads.
Sec. 206. Livestock.
Sec. 207. Fish and wildlife.
Sec. 208. Protection of Tribal rights.
Sec. 209. Management of newly acquired land.
Sec. 210. Withdrawal.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Land Management.
            (2) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Utah.

SEC. 3. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) the land designated as wilderness by this Act is one of 
        the largest remaining expanses of unprotected, wild public land 
        in the continental United States;
            (2) the designation of wilderness by this Act would--
                    (A) increase landscape connectivity in the Colorado 
                Plateau; and
                    (B) help to mitigate the impacts of climate change 
                by--
                            (i) providing critical refugia;
                            (ii) reducing surface disturbances that 
                        exacerbate the impacts of climate change;
                            (iii) reducing greenhouse gas emissions 
                        related to the extraction and use of fossil 
                        fuels; and
                            (iv) contributing to the goal of protecting 
                        30 percent of global land and waters by 2030;
            (3) the land designated as wilderness by this Act is--
                    (A) a living cultural landscape;
                    (B) a place of refuge for wild nature; and
                    (C) an important part of Indigenous and non-
                Indigenous community values;
            (4) Indian Tribes have been present on the land designated 
        as wilderness by this Act since time immemorial, using the 
        plant, animal, landform, and spiritual values for sustenance 
        and cultural, medicinal, and ceremonial activities, purposes 
        for which Indigenous people continue to use the land; and
            (5) the designation of wilderness by this Act--
                    (A) is vital to the continuation and revitalization 
                of Indigenous cultures; and
                    (B) serves to protect places of Indigenous use and 
                sanctuary.

SEC. 4. PURPOSES.

    The purposes of this Act are--
            (1) 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;
            (2) to protect the cultural, ecological, and scenic values 
        of land designated as wilderness by this Act for the benefit, 
        use, and enjoyment of present and future generations of people 
        in the United States; and
            (3) to protect the ability of Indigenous and non-Indigenous 
        people to use the land designated as wilderness by this Act for 
        traditional activities, including hunting, fishing, hiking, 
        horsepacking, camping, and spirituality as people have used the 
        land for generations.

                TITLE I--DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS

SEC. 101. GREAT BASIN WILDERNESS AREAS.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
            (1) the Great Basin region of western Utah is comprised of 
        starkly beautiful mountain ranges that rise as islands from the 
        desert floor;
            (2) the Wah Wah Mountains in the Great Basin region are 
        arid and austere, with massive cliff faces and leathery slopes 
        speckled with pinon and juniper;
            (3) the Pilot Range and Stansbury Mountains in the Great 
        Basin region are high enough to draw moisture from passing 
        clouds and support ecosystems found nowhere else on earth;
            (4) from bristlecone pine, the world's oldest living 
        organism, to newly flowered mountain meadows, mountains of the 
        Great Basin region are islands of nature that--
                    (A) support remarkable biological diversity; and
                    (B) provide opportunities to experience the 
                colossal silence of the Great Basin; and
            (5) the Great Basin region of western Utah should be 
        protected and managed to ensure the preservation of the natural 
        conditions of the region.
    (b) Designation.--In accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
1131 et seq.), the following areas in the State are designated as 
wilderness areas and as components of the National Wilderness 
Preservation System:
            (1) Bald Eagle Mountain (approximately 9,000 acres).
            (2) Barn Hills (approximately 21,000 acres).
            (3) Big Hollow (approximately 4,100 acres).
            (4) Black Hills (approximately 8,750 acres).
            (5) Broken Ridge (approximately 9,250 acres).
            (6) Bullgrass Knoll (approximately 15,750 acres).
            (7) Burbank Hills (approximately 17,000 acres).
            (8) Burbank Pass (approximately 30,000 acres).
            (9) Chalk Knolls (approximately 16,500 acres).
            (10) Cobb Peak (approximately 8,500 acres).
            (11) Conger Mountain (approximately 21,750 acres).
            (12) Crater Bench (approximately 35,000 acres).
            (13) Crater Island East (approximately 53,000 acres).
            (14) Crater Island West (approximately 30,000 acres).
            (15) Cricket Mountain (approximately 16,500 acres).
            (16) Crook Creek (approximately 20,000 acres).
            (17) Deep Creek Mountains (approximately 127,000 acres).
            (18) Disappointment Hills (approximately 24,000 acres).
            (19) Drum Mountains (approximately 14,500 acres).
            (20) Dugway Mountains (approximately 24,500 acres).
            (21) Fish Springs Range (approximately 65,000 acres).
            (22) Granite Mountain (approximately 19,250 acres).
            (23) Granite Peak (approximately 19,500 acres).
            (24) Grassy Mountains North (approximately 8,500 acres).
            (25) Grassy Mountains South (approximately 16,500 acres).
            (26) Hamlin (approximately 13,750 acres).
            (27) Headlight Mountain (approximately 6,000 acres).
            (28) Howell Peak (approximately 28,750 acres).
            (29) Indian Peaks (approximately 15,750 acres).
            (30) Jackson Wash (approximately 18,500 acres).
            (31) Juniper (approximately 17,500 acres).
            (32) Keg Mountains East (approximately 19,500 acres).
            (33) Keg Mountains West (approximately 19,250 acres).
            (34) Kern Mountains (approximately 15,000 acres).
            (35) King Top (approximately 111,500 acres).
            (36) Ledger Canyon (approximately 8,900 acres).
            (37) Lion Peak (approximately 27,500 acres).
            (38) Little Drum Mountains North (approximately 14,000 
        acres).
            (39) Little Drum Mountains South (approximately 10,000 
        acres).
            (40) Mahogany Peak (approximately 750 acres).
            (41) Middle Burbank Hills (approximately 6,750 acres).
            (42) Middle Mountains (approximately 39,750 acres).
            (43) Mount Escalante (approximately 17,500 acres).
            (44) Mountain Home Range North (approximately 21,500 
        acres).
            (45) Mountain Home Range South (approximately 32,750 
        acres).
            (46) Needle Mountains (approximately 12,000 acres).
            (47) Newfoundland Mountains (approximately 24,500 acres).
            (48) North Peaks (approximately 9,400 acres).
            (49) North Stansbury Mountains (approximately 20,500 
        acres).
            (50) Notch Peak (approximately 72,000 acres).
            (51) Notch View (approximately 8,000 acres).
            (52) Ochre Mountain (approximately 13,500 acres).
            (53) Oquirrh Mountains (approximately 8,900 acres).
            (54) Orr Ridge (approximately 11,000 acres).
            (55) Painted Rock (approximately 26,500 acres).
            (56) Paradise Mountain (approximately 40,000 acres).
            (57) Pilot Mountains Central (approximately 8,000 acres).
            (58) Pilot Peak (approximately 30,250 acres).
            (59) Red Canyon (approximately 15,500 acres).
            (60) Red Tops (approximately 28,000 acres).
            (61) San Francisco Mountains (approximately 39,750 acres).
            (62) Silver Island Mountains (approximately 37,500 acres).
            (63) Snake Valley (approximately 66,250 acres).
            (64) Spring Creek Canyon (approximately 5,250 acres).
            (65) Stansbury Island (approximately 10,000 acres).
            (66) Steamboat Mountain (approximately 40,250 acres).
            (67) Swasey Peak (approximately 91,000 acres).
            (68) The Toad (approximately 11,250 acres).
            (69) Thomas Range (approximately 41,000 acres).
            (70) Tule Valley (approximately 102,000 acres).
            (71) Tule Valley South (approximately 19,000 acres).
            (72) Tunnel Springs (approximately 23,000 acres).
            (73) Wah Wah Mountains Central (approximately 61,000 
        acres).
            (74) Wah Wah Mountains North (approximately 93,500 acres).
            (75) Wah Wah Mountains South (approximately 18,000 acres).
            (76) White Rock Range (approximately 5,000 acres).
            (77) Wild Horse Pass (approximately 35,750 acres).

SEC. 102. GRAND STAIRCASE-ESCALANTE WILDERNESS AREAS.

    (a) Grand Staircase Area.--
            (1) Findings.--Congress finds that--
                    (A) the area known as the Grand Staircase rises 
                more than 6,000 feet in a series of great cliffs and 
                plateaus from the depths of the Grand Canyon to the 
                forested rim of Bryce Canyon;
                    (B) the Grand Staircase--
                            (i) spans 6 major life zones, from the 
                        lower Sonoran Desert to the alpine forest; and
                            (ii) encompasses geologic formations that 
                        display 3,000,000,000 years of Earth's history;
                    (C) land managed by the Secretary forms a vital 
                natural corridor connecting the deserts and forests of 
                the surrounding landscape, which includes Grand Canyon 
                National Park and Bryce Canyon National Park;
                    (D) each of the areas described in paragraph (2) 
                (other than East of Bryce, Moquith Mountain, Bunting 
                Point, Canaan Mountain, Orderville Canyon, Parunuweap 
                Canyon, Vermillion Cliffs, and the majority of Upper 
                Kanab Creek) is located within the Grand Staircase-
                Escalante National Monument, as established in 1996; 
                and
                    (E) the Grand Staircase in Utah should be protected 
                and managed as a wilderness area.
            (2) Designation.--In accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 
        U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following areas in the State are 
        designated as wilderness areas and as components of the 
        National Wilderness Preservation System:
                    (A) Bryce Boot (approximately 2,800 acres).
                    (B) Bryce View (approximately 4,500 acres).
                    (C) Bunting Point (approximately 11,500 acres).
                    (D) Canaan Mountain (approximately 15,250 acres).
                    (E) East of Bryce (approximately 850 acres).
                    (F) Glass Eye Canyon (approximately 25,500 acres).
                    (G) Ladder Canyon (approximately 14,500 acres).
                    (H) Moquith Mountain (approximately 15,750 acres).
                    (I) Nephi Point (approximately 14,750 acres).
                    (J) Orderville Canyon (approximately 8,000 acres).
                    (K) Paria-Hackberry (approximately 196,000 acres).
                    (L) Paria Wilderness Expansion (approximately 4,000 
                acres).
                    (M) Parunuweap Canyon (approximately 44,500 acres).
                    (N) Pine Hollow (approximately 11,000 acres).
                    (O) Timber Mountain (approximately 52,750 acres).
                    (P) Upper Kanab Creek (approximately 51,000 acres).
                    (Q) Vermillion Cliffs (approximately 25,000 acres).
                    (R) Willis Creek (approximately 22,000 acres).
    (b) Kaiparowits Plateau.--
            (1) Findings.--Congress finds that--
                    (A) the Kaiparowits Plateau east of the Paria River 
                is one of the most rugged and isolated wilderness 
                regions in the United States;
                    (B) the Kaiparowits Plateau, a windswept land of 
                harsh beauty, contains distant vistas and a remarkable 
                variety of plant and animal species;
                    (C) ancient forests, an abundance of big game 
                animals, and 22 species of raptors thrive undisturbed 
                on the grassland mesa tops of the Kaiparowits Plateau;
                    (D) each of the areas described in paragraph (2) 
                (other than Heaps Canyon, Little Valley, and Wide 
                Hollow) is located within the Grand Staircase-Escalante 
                National Monument, as established in 1996; and
                    (E) the Kaiparowits Plateau should be protected and 
                managed as a wilderness area.
            (2) Designation.--In accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 
        U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following areas in the State are 
        designated as wilderness areas and as components of the 
        National Wilderness Preservation System:
                    (A) Andalex Not (approximately 18,000 acres).
                    (B) Box Canyon (approximately 3,000 acres).
                    (C) Burning Hills (approximately 81,500 acres).
                    (D) Canaan Peak Slopes (approximately 2,500 acres).
                    (E) Carcass Canyon (approximately 84,750 acres).
                    (F) Fiftymile Bench (approximately 12,750 acres).
                    (G) Fiftymile Mountain (approximately 207,000 
                acres).
                    (H) Heaps Canyon (approximately 4,000 acres).
                    (I) Horse Spring Canyon (approximately 32,000 
                acres).
                    (J) Kodachrome Headlands (approximately 9,750 
                acres).
                    (K) Little Valley Canyon (approximately 4,100 
                acres).
                    (L) Mud Spring Canyon (approximately 65,750 acres).
                    (M) Nipple Bench (approximately 31,750 acres).
                    (N) Paradise Canyon-Wahweap (approximately 266,500 
                acres).
                    (O) Rock Cove (approximately 17,000 acres).
                    (P) The Blues (approximately 22,000 acres).
                    (Q) The Cockscomb (approximately 11,750 acres).
                    (R) Warm Creek (approximately 24,000 acres).
                    (S) Wide Hollow (approximately 7,700 acres).
    (c) Escalante Canyons.--
            (1) Findings.--Congress finds that--
                    (A) glens and coves carved in massive sandstone 
                cliffs, spring-watered hanging gardens, and the silence 
                of ancient ruins are examples of the unique features 
                that entice hikers, campers, and sightseers from around 
                the world to the Escalante Canyons;
                    (B) the Escalante Canyons link the spruce fir 
                forests of the 11,000-foot Aquarius Plateau with the 
                winding slickrock canyons that flow into Glen Canyon;
                    (C) the Escalante Canyons, one of Utah's most 
                popular natural areas, contains critical habitat for 
                deer, elk, and wild bighorn sheep that also enhances 
                the scenic integrity of the area;
                    (D) each of the areas described in paragraph (2) is 
                located within the Grand Staircase-Escalante National 
                Monument, as established in 1996; and
                    (E) the Escalante Canyons should be protected and 
                managed as a wilderness area.
            (2) Designation.--In accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 
        U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following areas in the State are 
        designated as wilderness areas and as components of the 
        National Wilderness Preservation System:
                    (A) Colt Mesa (approximately 28,250 acres).
                    (B) Death Hollow (approximately 49,750 acres).
                    (C) Forty Mile Gulch (approximately 7,600 acres).
                    (D) Lampstand (approximately 11,500 acres).
                    (E) Muley Twist Flank (approximately 3,750 acres).
                    (F) North Escalante Canyons (approximately 182,000 
                acres).
                    (G) Pioneer Mesa (approximately 11,000 acres).
                    (H) Scorpion (approximately 61,250 acres).
                    (I) Sooner Bench (approximately 500 acres).
                    (J) Steep Creek (approximately 35,750 acres).
                    (K) Studhorse Peaks (approximately 24,000 acres).

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

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
            (1) the canyons surrounding the La Sal Mountains and the 
        town of Moab offer a variety of extraordinary landscapes;
            (2) outstanding examples of natural formations and 
        landscapes in the Moab-La Sal Canyons area include the huge 
        sandstone fins of Behind the Rocks, the mysterious Fisher 
        Towers, and the whitewater rapids of Westwater Canyon; and
            (3) the Moab-La Sal Canyons should be protected and managed 
        as a wilderness area.
    (b) Designation.--In accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
1131 et seq.), the following areas in the State are designated as 
wilderness areas and as components of the National Wilderness 
Preservation System:
            (1) Arches National Park Adjacents (approximately 8,900 
        acres).
            (2) Beaver Creek (approximately 45,000 acres).
            (3) Behind the Rocks (approximately 19,500 acres).
            (4) Big Triangle (approximately 21,500 acres).
            (5) Coyote Wash (approximately 27,000 acres).
            (6) Dome Plateau (approximately 36,750 acres).
            (7) Fisher Towers (approximately 19,000 acres).
            (8) Goldbar Canyon (approximately 9,500 acres).
            (9) Granite Creek (approximately 5,000 acres).
            (10) Hunter Canyon (approximately 5,500 acres).
            (11) Mary Jane Canyon (approximately 28,500 acres).
            (12) Mill Creek (approximately 17,250 acres).
            (13) Morning Glory (approximately 11,000 acres).
            (14) Porcupine Rim (approximately 10,500 acres).
            (15) Renegade Point (approximately 6,250 acres).
            (16) Westwater Canyon (approximately 39,000 acres).
            (17) Yellow Bird (approximately 4,600 acres).

SEC. 104. HENRY MOUNTAINS WILDERNESS AREAS.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
            (1) the Henry Mountain Range, the last mountain range to be 
        discovered and named by early explorers in the contiguous 
        United States, still retains a wild and undiscovered quality;
            (2) fluted badlands that surround the flanks of 11,000-foot 
        Mounts Ellen and Pennell contain areas of critical habitat for 
        mule deer and for the largest herd of free-roaming buffalo in 
        the United States;
            (3) despite their relative accessibility, the Henry 
        Mountain Range remains one of the wildest, least-known ranges 
        in the United States; and
            (4) the Henry Mountain Range should be protected and 
        managed to ensure the preservation of the range as a wilderness 
        area.
    (b) Designation.--In accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
1131 et seq.), the following areas in the State are designated as 
wilderness areas and as components of the National Wilderness 
Preservation System:
            (1) Bull Mountain (approximately 16,000 acres).
            (2) Bullfrog Creek (approximately 42,000 acres).
            (3) Dogwater Creek (approximately 4,900 acres).
            (4) Fremont Gorge (approximately 22,000 acres).
            (5) Long Canyon (approximately 16,500 acres).
            (6) Mount Ellen-Blue Hills (approximately 14,750 acres).
            (7) Mount Hillers (approximately 20,250 acres).
            (8) Mount Pennell (approximately 155,500 acres).
            (9) Notom Bench (approximately 6,250 acres).
            (10) Ragged Mountain (approximately 29,250 acres).

SEC. 105. GLEN CANYON WILDERNESS AREAS.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
            (1) the side canyons of Glen Canyon, including the Dirty 
        Devil River and the Red, White and Blue Canyons, contain some 
        of the most remote and outstanding landscapes in southern Utah;
            (2) the Dirty Devil River, once the fortress hideout of 
        outlaw Butch Cassidy's Wild Bunch, has sculpted a maze of 
        slickrock canyons through an imposing landscape of monoliths 
        and inaccessible mesas;
            (3) the Red and Blue Canyons contain colorful Chinle/
        Moenkopi badlands found nowhere else in the region;
            (4) Dark Canyon, Fort Knocker, Tuwa Canyon, Upper Red 
        Canyon, White Canyon, and a portion of Red Rock Plateau are 
        located within the Bears Ears National Monument, as established 
        in 2016; and
            (5) the canyons of Glen Canyon in the State should be 
        protected and managed as wilderness areas.
    (b) Designation.--In accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
1131 et seq.), the following areas in the State are designated as 
wilderness areas and as components of the National Wilderness 
Preservation System:
            (1) Cane Spring Desert (approximately 18,250 acres).
            (2) Copper Point (approximately 4,400 acres).
            (3) Dark Canyon (approximately 139,000 acres).
            (4) Dirty Devil (approximately 245,000 acres).
            (5) Fiddler Butte (approximately 93,000 acres).
            (6) Flat Tops (approximately 29,750 acres).
            (7) Fort Knocker (approximately 12,500 acres).
            (8) Little Rockies (approximately 64,000 acres).
            (9) Pleasant Creek Bench (approximately 1,000 acres).
            (10) Red Rock Plateau (approximately 185,500 acres).
            (11) The Needle (approximately 10,750 acres).
            (12) Tuwa Canyon (approximately 9,750 acres).
            (13) Upper Red Canyon (approximately 25,000 acres).
            (14) White Canyon (approximately 78,000 acres).

SEC. 106. SAN JUAN WILDERNESS AREAS.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
            (1) more than 1,000 years ago, Indigenous culture 
        flourished in the slickrock canyons and on the pinon-covered 
        mesas of southeastern Utah;
            (2) evidence of the presence of Indigenous people pervades 
        the Cedar Mesa area of the San Juan area where cliff dwellings, 
        rock art, and ceremonial kivas are found in sandstone overhangs 
        and isolated benchlands;
            (3) the Cedar Mesa area is in need of protection from the 
        vandalism and theft of its unique cultural resources;
            (4) the Cedar Mesa wilderness areas should be created to 
        protect both the archaeological heritage and the extraordinary 
        wilderness, scenic, and ecological values of the United States;
            (5) each of the areas described in subsection (b) (other 
        than Cross Canyon, Monument Canyon, Tin Cup Mesa, and most of 
        Nokai Dome and San Juan River) are located within the Bears 
        Ears National Monument, as established in 2016; and
            (6) the San Juan area should be protected and managed as a 
        wilderness area to ensure the preservation of the unique and 
        valuable resources of that area.
    (b) Designation.--In accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
1131 et seq.), the following areas in the State are designated as 
wilderness areas and as components of the National Wilderness 
Preservation System:
            (1) Allen Canyon (approximately 6,500 acres).
            (2) Arch Canyon (approximately 30,500 acres).
            (3) Comb Ridge (approximately 16,000 acres).
            (4) Cross Canyon (approximately 2,400 acres).
            (5) Fish and Owl Creek Canyons (approximately 74,000 
        acres).
            (6) Grand Gulch (approximately 161,250 acres).
            (7) Hammond Canyon (approximately 4,700 acres).
            (8) Lime Creek (approximately 5,500 acres).
            (9) Monument Canyon (approximately 18,000 acres).
            (10) Nokai Dome (approximately 94,250 acres).
            (11) Road Canyon (approximately 64,000 acres).
            (12) San Juan River (approximately 14,750 acres).
            (13) The Tabernacle (approximately 7,300 acres).
            (14) Tin Cup Mesa (approximately 26,000 acres).
            (15) Valley of the Gods (approximately 14,500 acres).

SEC. 107. CANYONLANDS BASIN WILDERNESS AREAS.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
            (1) Canyonlands National Park safeguards only a small 
        portion of the extraordinary red-hued, cliff-walled canyonland 
        region of the Colorado Plateau;
            (2) areas near Canyonlands National Park contain canyons 
        with rushing perennial streams, natural arches, bridges, and 
        towers;
            (3) the gorges of the Green and Colorado Rivers lie on 
        adjacent land managed by the Secretary;
            (4) popular overlooks in Canyonlands National Park and Dead 
        Horse Point State Park have views directly into adjacent areas, 
        including Lockhart Basin and Indian Creek;
            (5) each of the areas described in subsection (b) (other 
        than Dead Horse Cliffs, Horsethief Point, Labyrinth Canyon 
        Wilderness Expansion, San Rafael River, Sweetwater Reef, and a 
        portion of Gooseneck) are located within the Bears Ears 
        National Monument, as established in 2016; and
            (6) designation of those areas as wilderness would ensure 
        the protection of this erosional masterpiece of nature and of 
        the rich pockets of wildlife found within its expanded 
        boundaries.
    (b) Designation.--In accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
1131 et seq.), the following areas in the State are designated as 
wilderness areas and as components of the National Wilderness 
Preservation System:
            (1) Bridger Jack Mesa (approximately 33,500 acres).
            (2) Butler Wash (approximately 27,000 acres).
            (3) Dead Horse Cliffs (approximately 5,300 acres).
            (4) Demon's Playground (approximately 3,600 acres).
            (5) Gooseneck (approximately 9,400 acres).
            (6) Hatch Point/Lockhart Basin/Harts Point (approximately 
        150,500 acres).
            (7) Horsethief Point (approximately 15,500 acres).
            (8) Indian Creek (approximately 28,500 acres).
            (9) Labyrinth Canyon Wilderness Expansion (approximately 
        157,500 acres).
            (10) San Rafael River (approximately 103,000 acres).
            (11) Shay Mountain (approximately 15,500 acres).
            (12) Sweetwater Reef (approximately 69,250 acres).

SEC. 108. SAN RAFAEL SWELL WILDERNESS AREAS.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
            (1) the San Rafael Swell towers above the desert like a 
        castle, ringed by 1,000-foot ramparts of Navajo Sandstone;
            (2) the highlands of the San Rafael Swell have been 
        fractured by uplift and rendered hollow by erosion over 
        countless millennia, leaving a tremendous basin punctuated by 
        mesas, buttes, and canyons and traversed by sediment-laden 
        desert streams;
            (3) the mountains within these areas are among Utah's most 
        valuable habitat for desert bighorn sheep; and
            (4) the San Rafael Swell area should be protected and 
        managed to ensure its preservation as a wilderness area.
    (b) Designation.--In accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
1131 et seq.), the following areas in the State are designated as 
wilderness areas and as components of the National Wilderness 
Preservation System:
            (1) Capitol Reef National Park Adjacents (approximately 
        9,000 acres).
            (2) Cedar Mountain (approximately 14,750 acres).
            (3) Devils Canyon Wilderness Expansion (approximately 
        14,000 acres).
            (4) Eagle Canyon (approximately 38,500 acres).
            (5) Factory Butte (approximately 22,250 acres).
            (6) Hondu Country Wilderness Expansion (approximately 2,500 
        acres).
            (7) Jones Bench (approximately 3,400 acres).
            (8) Limestone Cliffs (approximately 25,500 acres).
            (9) Lost Spring Wash (approximately 36,500 acres).
            (10) Mexican Mountain Wilderness Expansion (approximately 
        24,750 acres).
            (11) Molen Reef (approximately 32,500 acres).
            (12) Muddy Creek Wilderness Expansion (approximately 80,750 
        acres).
            (13) Mussentuchit Badlands (approximately 25,000 acres).
            (14) Price River-Humbug (approximately 122,250 acres).
            (15) Red Desert (approximately 30,750 acres).
            (16) Rock Canyon (approximately 17,750 acres).
            (17) San Rafael Knob (approximately 15,000 acres).
            (18) San Rafael Reef Wilderness Expansion (approximately 
        53,500 acres).
            (19) Sids Mountain Wilderness Expansion (approximately 
        36,750 acres).
            (20) Upper Muddy Creek (approximately 18,500 acres).
            (21) Wild Horse Mesa Wilderness Expansion (approximately 
        56,000 acres).

SEC. 109. BOOK CLIFFS-GREATER DINOSAUR WILDERNESS AREAS.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
            (1) the Book Cliffs-Greater Dinosaur Wilderness Areas 
        offer--
                    (A) unique big game hunting opportunities in 
                verdant high-plateau forests; and
                    (B) the opportunity for float trips of several days 
                duration down the Green River in Desolation Canyon;
            (2) the long rampart of the Book Cliffs bounds the area on 
        the south, while the uplands, plateaus, rivers, and canyons of 
        the Greater Dinosaur area provide connectivity with Dinosaur 
        National Monument and the northernmost extent of the Colorado 
        Plateau;
            (3) bears, bighorn sheep, cougars, elk, and mule deer 
        flourish in the backcountry of the Book Cliffs; and
            (4) the Book Cliffs-Greater Dinosaur Wilderness Areas 
        should be protected and managed to ensure the protection of the 
        areas as wilderness.
    (b) Designation.--In accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
1131 et seq.), the following areas in the State are designated as 
wilderness areas and as components of the National Wilderness 
Preservation System:
            (1) Bad Land Cliffs (approximately 11,500 acres).
            (2) Beach Draw (approximately 900 acres).
            (3) Bourdette Draw (approximately 15,750 acres).
            (4) Bull Canyon (approximately 3,100 acres).
            (5) Dead Horse Pass (approximately 8,400 acres).
            (6) Desbrough Canyon (approximately 14,000 acres).
            (7) Desolation Canyon Wilderness Expansion (approximately 
        295,000 acres).
            (8) Diamond Breaks (approximately 8,600 acres).
            (9) Diamond Canyon (approximately 168,000 acres).
            (10) Diamond Mountain (approximately 28,000 acres).
            (11) Goslin Mountain (approximately 3,800 acres).
            (12) Hideout Canyon (approximately 12,750 acres).
            (13) Lower Flaming Gorge (approximately 21,000 acres).
            (14) Mexico Point (approximately 14,750 acres).
            (15) Moonshine Draw (approximately 10,750 acres).
            (16) Mountain Home (approximately 8,000 acres).
            (17) O-Wi-Yu-Kuts (approximately 14,500 acres).
            (18) Red Creek Badlands (approximately 4,600 acres).
            (19) Split Mountain Benches (approximately 2,800 acres).
            (20) Stone Bridge Draw (approximately 3,600 acres).
            (21) Stuntz Draw (approximately 2,000 acres).
            (22) Survey Point (approximately 8,700 acres).
            (23) Turtle Canyon Wilderness Expansion (approximately 
        9,600 acres).
            (24) Vivas Cake Hill (approximately 275 acres).
            (25) Wild Mountain (approximately 700 acres).

                  TITLE II--ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

SEC. 201. GENERAL PROVISIONS.

    (a) Names of Wilderness Areas.--Each wilderness area named in title 
I shall--
            (1) consist of the quantity of land referenced with respect 
        to that named area, as generally depicted on the map entitled 
        ``America's Red Rock Wilderness Act, 118th Congress''; and
            (2) be known by the name given to it in title I.
    (b) Map and Description.--
            (1) In general.--As soon as practicable after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall file a map and a 
        legal description of each wilderness area designated by this 
        Act with--
                    (A) the Committee on Natural Resources of the House 
                of Representatives; and
                    (B) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 
                of the Senate.
            (2) Force of law.--A map and legal description filed under 
        paragraph (1) shall have the same force and effect as if 
        included in this Act, except that the Secretary may correct 
        clerical and typographical errors in the map and legal 
        description.
            (3) Public availability.--Each map and legal description 
        filed under paragraph (1) shall be filed and made available for 
        public inspection in the Office of the Director of the Bureau 
        of Land Management.

SEC. 202. ADMINISTRATION.

     Subject to valid rights in existence on the date of enactment of 
this Act, each wilderness area designated under this Act shall be 
administered by the Secretary in accordance with--
            (1) the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 
        U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and
            (2) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.).

SEC. 203. STATE SCHOOL TRUST LAND WITHIN WILDERNESS AREAS.

    (a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), if State-owned land is 
included in an area designated by this Act as a wilderness area, the 
Secretary shall offer to exchange land owned by the United States in 
the State of approximately equal value in accordance with section 
603(c) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 
1782(c)) and section 5(a) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1134(a)).
    (b) Mineral Interests.--The Secretary shall not transfer any 
mineral interests under subsection (a) unless the State transfers to 
the Secretary any mineral interests in land designated by this Act as a 
wilderness area.

SEC. 204. WATER.

    (a) Reservation.--
            (1) Water for wilderness areas.--
                    (A) In general.--With respect to each wilderness 
                area designated by this Act, Congress reserves a 
                quantity of water determined by the Secretary to be 
                sufficient for the wilderness area.
                    (B) Priority date.--The priority date of a right 
                reserved under subparagraph (A) shall be the date of 
                enactment of this Act.
            (2) Protection of rights.--The Secretary and other officers 
        and employees of the United States shall take any steps 
        necessary to protect the rights reserved by paragraph (1)(A), 
        including the filing of a claim for the quantification of the 
        rights in any present or future appropriate stream adjudication 
        in the courts of the State--
                    (A) in which the United States is or may be joined; 
                and
                    (B) that is conducted in accordance with section 
                208 of the Department of Justice Appropriation Act, 
                1953 (66 Stat. 560, chapter 651).
    (b) Prior Rights Not Affected.--Nothing in this Act relinquishes or 
reduces any water rights reserved or appropriated by the United States 
in the State on or before the date of enactment of this Act.
    (c) Administration.--
            (1) Specification of rights.--The Federal water rights 
        reserved by this Act are specific to the wilderness areas 
        designated by this Act.
            (2) No precedent established.--Nothing in this Act related 
        to reserved Federal water rights--
                    (A) shall establish a precedent with regard to any 
                future designation of water rights; or
                    (B) shall affect the interpretation of any other 
                Act or any designation made under any other Act.

SEC. 205. ROADS.

    (a) Setbacks.--
            (1) Measurement in general.--A setback under this section 
        shall be measured from the center line of the road.
            (2) Wilderness on 1 side of roads.--Except as provided in 
        subsection (b), a setback for a road with wilderness on only 1 
        side shall be set at--
                    (A) 300 feet from a paved Federal or State highway;
                    (B) 100 feet from any other paved road or high 
                standard dirt or gravel road; and
                    (C) 30 feet from any other road.
            (3) Wilderness on both sides of roads.--Except as provided 
        in subsection (b), a setback for a road with wilderness on both 
        sides (including cherry-stems or roads separating 2 wilderness 
        units) shall be set at--
                    (A) 200 feet from a paved Federal or State highway;
                    (B) 40 feet from any other paved road or high 
                standard dirt or gravel road; and
                    (C) 10 feet from any other roads.
    (b) Setback Exceptions.--
            (1) Well-defined topographical barriers.--If, between the 
        road and the boundary of a setback area described in paragraph 
        (2) or (3) of subsection (a), there is a well-defined cliff 
        edge, stream bank, or other topographical barrier, the 
        Secretary shall use the barrier as the wilderness boundary.
            (2) Fences.--If, between the road and the boundary of a 
        setback area specified in paragraph (2) or (3) of subsection 
        (a), there is a fence running parallel to a road, the Secretary 
        shall use the fence as the wilderness boundary if, in the 
        opinion of the Secretary, doing so would result in a more 
        manageable boundary.
            (3) Deviations from setback areas.--
                    (A) Exclusion of disturbances from wilderness 
                boundaries.--In cases where there is an existing 
                livestock development, dispersed camping area, borrow 
                pit, or similar disturbance within 100 feet of a road 
                that forms part of a wilderness boundary, the Secretary 
                may delineate the boundary so as to exclude the 
                disturbance from the wilderness area.
                    (B) Limitation on exclusion of disturbances.--The 
                Secretary shall make a boundary adjustment under 
                subparagraph (A) only if the Secretary determines that 
                doing so is consistent with wilderness management 
                goals.
                    (C) Deviations restricted to minimum necessary.--
                Any deviation under this paragraph from the setbacks 
                required under in paragraph (2) or (3) of subsection 
                (a) shall be the minimum necessary to exclude the 
                disturbance.
    (c) Delineation Within Setback Area.--The Secretary may delineate a 
wilderness boundary at a location within a setback under paragraph (2) 
or (3) of subsection (a) if, as determined by the Secretary, the 
delineation would enhance wilderness management goals.

SEC. 206. LIVESTOCK.

     Within the wilderness areas designated under title I, the grazing 
of livestock authorized on the date of enactment of this Act shall be 
permitted to continue subject to such reasonable regulations and 
procedures as the Secretary considers necessary, as long as the 
regulations and procedures are consistent with--
            (1) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.); and
            (2) section 101(f) of the Arizona Desert Wilderness Act of 
        1990 (Public Law 101-628; 104 Stat. 4469).

SEC. 207. FISH AND WILDLIFE.

     Nothing in this Act affects the jurisdiction of the State with 
respect to wildlife and fish on the public land located in the State.

SEC. 208. PROTECTION OF TRIBAL RIGHTS.

    Nothing in this Act affects or modifies--
            (1) any right of any federally recognized Indian Tribe; or
            (2) any obligation of the United States to any federally 
        recognized Indian Tribe.

SEC. 209. MANAGEMENT OF NEWLY ACQUIRED LAND.

     Any land within the boundaries of a wilderness area designated 
under this Act that is acquired by the Federal Government shall--
            (1) become part of the wilderness area in which the land is 
        located; and
            (2) be managed in accordance with this Act and other laws 
        applicable to wilderness areas.

SEC. 210. WITHDRAWAL.

     Subject to valid rights existing on the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Federal land referred to in title I is withdrawn from all 
forms of--
            (1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under public law;
            (2) location, entry, and patent under mining law; and
            (3) disposition under all laws pertaining to mineral and 
        geothermal leasing or mineral materials.
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