I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1919 
To designate as wilderness certain Federal portions of the red rock canyons 
of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in Utah 
for the benefit of present and future generations of Americans. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 18, 2007 
Mr. HINCHEY (for himself, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. BAIRD, Ms. 
BALDWIN, 
Ms. 
BERKLEY, 
Mr. 
BERMAN, 
Mrs. 
BIGGERT, 
Mr. 
BLUMENAUER, Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. 
CAPUANO, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. CLAY, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. COHEN, 
Mr. CONYERS, Mr. COSTELLO, Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. 
CUMMINGS, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. DELAHUNT, 
Ms. DELAURO, Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. DOYLE, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. EMANUEL, 
Mr. ENGEL, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. FARR, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. 
GONZALEZ, Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Mr. 
GRIJALVA, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr. HALL of New York, Mr. HARE, Ms. 
HARMAN, Mr. HIGGINS, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. 
HOLT, Mr. HONDA, Ms. HOOLEY, Mr. INSLEE, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, 
Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mr. JEFFERSON, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE 
JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. KEN-
NEDY, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. KIRK, Mr. KUCINICH, Mr. LAHOOD, Mr. 
LANGEVIN, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Ms. LEE, Mr. 
LEVIN, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. LOBIONDO, Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of 
California, Mr. LYNCH, Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York, Ms. MCCOLLUM 
of Minnesota, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. MCNERNEY, Mr. 
MCNULTY, Mrs. MALONEY of New York, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. MARSHALL, 
Mr. MEEKS of New York, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Mr. MIL-
LER of North Carolina, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Mr. MORAN of Vir-
ginia, Mr. MURPHY of Connecticut, Mr. NADLER, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. 
NEAL of Massachusetts, Ms. NORTON, Mr. OLVER, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. 
PAYNE, Mr. PERLMUTTER, Mr. RANGEL, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. 
RUSH, Ms. LINDA T. SA´NCHEZ of California, Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of 
California, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. 
SERRANO, Mr. SHAYS, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. SIRES, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. 
SMITH of Washington, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Ms. SOLIS, Mr. 
SPRATT, Mr. STARK, Ms. SUTTON, Mrs. TAUSCHER, Mr. THOMPSON of 
California, Mr. TIERNEY, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. UDALL of Colorado, Mr. 
UDALL of New Mexico, Ms. WATERS, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. WEINER, Mr. 
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WEXLER, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. WU, Mr. WYNN, and Mr. YARMUTH) intro-
duced 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 Basin 
and Range Deserts in Utah for the benefit of present 
and future generations of Americans. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives 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 of 2007’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
TITLE I—DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS 
Sec. 101. Great basin wilderness areas. 
Sec. 102. Zion and mojave desert wilderness areas. 
Sec. 103. Grand staircase-escalante wilderness areas. 
Sec. 104. Moab-la sal 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 lands within wilderness areas. 
Sec. 204. Water. 
Sec. 205. Roads. 
Sec. 206. Livestock. 
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Sec. 207. Fish and wildlife. 
Sec. 208. Management of newly acquired lands. 
Sec. 209. Withdrawal. 
TITLE I—DESIGNATION OF 
WILDERNESS AREAS 
SEC. 101. GREAT BASIN WILDERNESS AREAS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(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 pin˜on and ju-
niper. 
(3) The Pilot Range and Stansbury Mountains 
in the Great Basin region are high enough to draw 
moisture from passing clouds and support eco-
systems found nowhere else on earth. 
(4) From bristlecone pine, the world’s oldest liv-
ing 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. 
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(5) The Great Basin region of western Utah 
should be protected and managed to ensure the pres-
ervation of the natural conditions of the region. 
(b) DESIGNATION.—In accordance with the Wilder-
ness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following areas in 
the State are designated as wilderness areas and as com-
ponents of the National Wilderness Preservation System: 
(1) Antelope Range (approximately 17,000 
acres). 
(2) Barn Hills (approximately 20,000 acres). 
(3) Black Hills (approximately 9,000 acres). 
(4) Bullgrass Knoll (approximately 15,000 
acres). 
(5) Burbank Hills/Tunnel Spring (approxi-
mately 92,000 acres). 
(6) Conger Mountains (approximately 21,000 
acres). 
(7) Crater Bench (approximately 35,000 acres). 
(8) Crater and Silver Island Mountains (ap-
proximately 121,000 acres). 
(9) Cricket Mountains Cluster (approximately 
62,000 acres). 
(10) Deep Creek Mountains (approximately 
126,000 acres). 
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(11) Drum Mountains (approximately 39,000 
acres). 
(12) Dugway Mountains (approximately 24,000 
acres). 
(13) 
Essex 
Canyon 
(approximately 
1,300 
acres). 
(14) 
Fish 
Springs 
Range 
(approximately 
64,000 acres). 
(15) Granite Peak (approximately 19,000 
acres). 
(16) Grassy Mountains (approximately 23,000 
acres). 
(17) Grouse Creek Mountains (approximately 
15,000 acres). 
(18) House Range (approximately 201,000 
acres). 
(19) Keg Mountains (approximately 38,000 
acres). 
(20) Kern Mountains (approximately 15,000 
acres). 
(21) King Top (approximately 110,000 acres). 
(22) Ledger Canyon (approximately 9,000 
acres). 
(23) Little Goose Creek (approximately 1,200 
acres). 
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(24) Middle/Granite Mountains (approximately 
80,000 acres). 
(25) Mountain Home Range (approximately 
90,000 acres). 
(26) Newfoundland Mountains (approximately 
22,000 acres). 
(27) Ochre Mountain (approximately 13,000 
acres). 
(28) Oquirrh Mountains (approximately 9,000 
acres). 
(29) Painted Rock Mountain (approximately 
26,000 acres). 
(30) Paradise/Steamboat Mountains (approxi-
mately 144,000 acres). 
(31) Pilot Range (approximately 45,000 acres). 
(32) Red Tops (approximately 28,000 acres). 
(33) Rockwell-Little Sahara (approximately 
21,000 acres). 
(34) San Francisco Mountains (approximately 
39,000 acres). 
(35) Sand Ridge (approximately 73,000 acres). 
(36) Simpson Mountains (approximately 42,000 
acres). 
(37) Snake Valley (approximately 100,000 
acres). 
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(38) 
Stansbury 
Mountains 
(approximately 
24,000 acres). 
(39) Stansbury Island (approximately 10,000 
acres). 
(40) Thomas Range (approximately 36,000 
acres). 
(41) 
Tule 
Valley 
(approximately 
159,000 
acres). 
(42) Wah Wah Mountains (approximately 
167,000 acres). 
(43) Wasatch/Sevier Plateaus (approximately 
29,000 acres). 
(44) White Rock Range (approximately 5,200 
acres). 
SEC. 102. ZION AND MOJAVE DESERT WILDERNESS AREAS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The renowned landscape of Zion National 
Park, including soaring cliff walls, forested plateaus, 
and deep narrow gorges, extends beyond the bound-
aries of the Park onto surrounding public lands 
managed by the Secretary. 
(2) From the pink sand dunes of Moquith 
Mountain to the golden pools of Beaver Dam Wash, 
the Zion and Mojave Desert areas encompass 3 
major provinces of the Southwest that include— 
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(A) the sculpted canyon country of the 
Colorado Plateau; 
(B) the Mojave Desert; and 
(C) portions of the Great Basin. 
(3) The Zion and Mojave Desert areas display 
a rich mosaic of biological, archaeological, and scenic 
diversity. 
(4) One of the last remaining populations of 
threatened desert tortoise is found within this re-
gion. 
(5) The Zion and Mojave Desert areas in Utah 
should be protected and managed as wilderness 
areas. 
(b) DESIGNATION.—In accordance with the Wilder-
ness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following areas in 
the State are designated as wilderness areas and as com-
ponents of the National Wilderness Preservation System: 
(1) Beaver Dam Mountains (approximately 
30,000 acres). 
(2) Beaver Dam Wash (approximately 23,000 
acres). 
(3) Beaver Dam Wilderness Expansion (ap-
proximately 8,000 acres). 
(4) Canaan Mountain (approximately 67,000 
acres). 
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(5) Cottonwood Canyon (approximately 12,000 
acres). 
(6) Cougar Canyon/Docs Pass (approximately 
41,000 acres). 
(7) Joshua Tree (approximately 12,000 acres). 
(8) Mount Escalante (approximately 17,000 
acres). 
(9) Parunuweap Canyon (approximately 43,000 
acres). 
(10) Red Butte (approximately 4,500 acres). 
(11) Red Mountain (approximately 21,000 
acres). 
(12) Scarecrow Peak (approximately 16,000 
acres). 
(13) Square Top Mountain (approximately 
23,000 acres). 
(14) Zion Adjacent (approximately 58,000 
acres). 
SEC. 103. GRAND STAIRCASE-ESCALANTE WILDERNESS 
AREAS. 
(a) GRAND STAIRCASE AREA.— 
(1) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(A) The area known as the Grand Stair-
case rises more than 6,000 feet in a series of 
great cliffs and plateaus from the depths of the 
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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 lines 
the intricate canyon system of the Paria River 
and forms a vital natural corridor connection to 
the deserts and forests of these national parks. 
(D) Land described in paragraph (2) 
(other than East of Bryce, Upper Kanab Creek, 
Moquith 
Mountain, 
Bunting 
Point, 
and 
Vermillion Cliffs) is located within the Grand 
Staircase-Escalante National Monument. 
(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 fol-
lowing areas in the State are designated as wilder-
ness areas and as components of the National Wil-
derness Preservation System: 
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(A) Bryce View (approximately 4,500 
acres). 
(B) Bunting Point (approximately 11,000 
acres). 
(C) Canaan Peak Slopes (approximately 
2,300 acres). 
(D) East of Bryce (approximately 750 
acres). 
(E) Glass Eye Canyon (approximately 
24,000 acres). 
(F) Ladder Canyon (approximately 14,000 
acres). 
(G) Moquith Mountain (approximately 
16,000 acres). 
(H) Nephi Point (approximately 14,000 
acres). 
(I) 
Paria-Hackberry 
(approximately 
188,000 acres). 
(J) Paria Wilderness Expansion (approxi-
mately 3,300 acres). 
(K) Pine Hollow (approximately 11,000 
acres). 
(L) Slopes of Bryce (approximately 2,600 
acres). 
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(M) 
Timber 
Mountain 
(approximately 
51,000 acres). 
(N) Upper Kanab Creek (approximately 
49,000 acres). 
(O) 
Vermillion 
Cliffs 
(approximately 
26,000 acres). 
(P) Willis Creek (approximately 21,000 
acres). 
(b) KAIPAROWITS PLATEAU.— 
(1) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(A) The Kaiparowits Plateau east of the 
Paria River is one of the most rugged and iso-
lated 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 para-
graph (2) (other than Heaps Canyon, Little 
Valley, and Wide Hollow) is located within the 
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. 
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