servation Area with the Committee on Natural Re-
sources of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 
Senate. 
(2) EFFECT.—The map and legal description 
filed under paragraph (1) shall have the same force 
and effect as if included in this title, except that the 
Secretary may correct minor errors in the map or 
legal description. 
(3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—A copy of the map 
and legal description filed under paragraph (1) shall 
be on file and available for public inspection in the 
appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment. 
SEC. 102. MANAGEMENT OF CONSERVATION AREA. 
(a) USES.—The Secretary shall allow only such uses 
of the Conservation Area as the Secretary determines 
would further the purposes of the Conservation Area. 
(b) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall develop a comprehensive management plan for 
the long-term protection and management of the 
Conservation Area. 
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(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The Management Plan 
shall— 
(A) describe the appropriate uses and 
management of the Conservation Area; 
(B) be developed with extensive public 
input; and 
(C) take into consideration any informa-
tion developed in studies of the land within the 
Conservation Area. 
(c) OUTFITTING AND GUIDE ACTIVITIES.—Commer-
cial services (including authorized outfitting and guide ac-
tivities) within the Conservation Area may be authorized 
to the extent necessary for activities that fulfill the rec-
reational or other purposes of the Conservation Area. 
(d) MOTORIZED VEHICLES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as needed for emer-
gency response or administrative purposes, the use 
of motorized vehicles in the Conservation Area shall 
be permitted only on roads and motorized routes 
designated in the Management Plan for the use of 
motorized vehicles. 
(2) NEW ROADS.—No additional roads or mo-
torized vehicle routes shall be built within the Con-
servation Area after the date of enactment of this 
Act. 
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(e) GRAZING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The grazing of livestock in 
the Conservation Area, if established before the date 
of enactment of this Act, shall be allowed to con-
tinue, subject to such reasonable regulations, poli-
cies, and practices as the Secretary considers to be 
necessary in accordance with— 
(A) applicable law (including regulations); 
(B) the guidelines set forth in Appendix A 
of the report of the Committee on Interior and 
Insular Affairs of the House of Representatives 
accompanying H.R. 2570 of the 101st Congress 
(House Report 101–405); and 
(C) the purposes of the Conservation Area. 
(2) INVENTORY.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in 
collaboration with any affected grazing permittee, 
shall— 
(A) carry out an inventory of facilities and 
improvements associated with grazing activities 
in the Conservation Area; and 
(B) incorporate into the Management Plan 
a list of any facilities and improvements inven-
toried under subparagraph (A). 
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(f) COLD WAR SITES.—The Secretary shall manage 
the Conservation Area in a manner that ensures the pres-
ervation of Cold War sites, including the Morrison 
Knudson tunnels, various Department of Defense projects 
sites, and hundreds of historical uranium mine sites in the 
Conservation Area. 
(g) CASUAL COLLECTION.— 
(1) DEFINITION OF CASUAL COLLECTION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—In this subsection, the 
term ‘‘casual collection’’ means the collection of 
common invertebrate and plant paleontological 
resources or rocks and minerals— 
(i) by— 
(I) surface collection; or 
(II) the use of nonpowered hand 
tools; 
(ii) for noncommercial personal use of 
a reasonable quantity, as determined by 
the Secretary; and 
(iii) that results in negligible disturb-
ance, as determined by the Secretary, of— 
(I) the surface of the Earth; and 
(II) other resources. 
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(B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘casual col-
lection’’ includes the hobby collecting of rocks, 
subject to the discretion of the Secretary. 
(2) CASUAL COLLECTION ALLOWED.—The Sec-
retary may allow casual collection in the Conserva-
tion Area if the casual collection is consistent with— 
(A) the recreational or other purposes of 
the Conservation Area, as determined by the 
Secretary; and 
(B) the Management Plan. 
(h) WILDFIRE MANAGEMENT.—Nothing in this sec-
tion prohibits the Secretary, in cooperation with other 
Federal, State, and local agencies, as appropriate, from 
conducting wildland fire operations in the Conservation 
Area, consistent with the purposes of the Conservation 
Area. 
(i) INCORPORATION OF ACQUIRED LAND AND INTER-
ESTS.—Any land or interest in land located within the 
boundary of the Conservation Area that is acquired by the 
United States after the date of enactment of this Act 
shall— 
(1) become part of the Conservation Area; and 
(2) be managed as provided in this section. 
(j) WITHDRAWALS.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
all public land within the Conservation Area, including any 
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land or interest in land that is acquired by the United 
States within the Conservation Area after the date of en-
actment of this Act, is withdrawn from— 
(1) entry, appropriation or disposal under the 
public land laws; 
(2) location, entry, and patent under the mining 
laws; and 
(3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral 
materials, and geothermal leasing laws. 
(k) EFFECT.—Nothing in this Act— 
(1) diminishes the authority of the Secretary 
under Public Law 92–195 (commonly known as the 
‘‘Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act’’) (16 
U.S.C. 1331 et seq.); or 
(2) alters, diminishes, or influences the settle-
ment agreement entered into on January 13, 2017, 
in the case in the United States District Court for 
the District of Utah styled ‘‘Southern Utah Wilder-
ness Alliance, et al. v. U.S. Department of the Inte-
rior, et al.’’ and numbered 2:12–cv–257 DAK. 
SEC. 103. SAN RAFAEL SWELL WESTERN HERITAGE AND 
HISTORIC MINING NATIONAL CONSERVATION 
AREA ADVISORY COUNCIL. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall es-
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tablish an advisory council, to be known as the ‘‘San 
Rafael Swell Western Heritage and Historic Mining Na-
tional Conservation Area Advisory Council’’. 
(b) DUTIES.—The Council shall advise the Secretary 
with respect to the preparation and implementation of the 
Management Plan. 
(c) APPLICABLE LAW.—The Council shall be subject 
to— 
(1) the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 
U.S.C. App.); and 
(2) the Federal Land Policy and Management 
Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). 
(d) MEMBERS.—The Council shall include 10 mem-
bers, to be appointed by the Secretary, of whom, to the 
maximum extent practicable— 
(1) 1 member shall be appointed after consid-
ering the recommendations of the Emery County 
Commission; 
(2) 1 member shall be appointed from the mo-
torized recreational community; 
(3) 1 member shall be appointed from the non-
motorized recreational community; 
(4) 1 member shall be appointed after consid-
ering the recommendations of the permittees holding 
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grazing allotments within the Conservation Area or 
wilderness areas; and 
(5) 5 members shall— 
(A) reside in, or within reasonable prox-
imity to, the County; and 
(B) have a background that reflects— 
(i) the purposes for which the Con-
servation Area or wilderness areas are es-
tablished; and 
(ii) the interests of the stakeholders 
that are affected by the planning and man-
agement of the Conservation Area and wil-
derness areas. 
(e) REPRESENTATION.—The Secretary shall ensure 
that the membership of the Council is fairly balanced in 
terms of the points of view represented and the functions 
to be performed by the Council. 
(f) TERMINATION.—The Council shall terminate on 
the date that is 1 year after the date on which the Man-
agement Plan is adopted by the Secretary. 
TITLE II—WILDERNESS AREAS 
SEC. 201. ADDITIONS TO THE NATIONAL WILDERNESS 
PRESERVATION SYSTEM. 
(a) ADDITIONS.—In accordance with the Wilderness 
Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following parcels of Fed-
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eral land in the State are designated as wilderness and 
as components of the National Wilderness Preservation 
System: 
(1) CANDLAND
MOUNTAIN.—Certain Federal 
land managed by the Forest Service, comprising ap-
proximately 12,338 acres, as generally depicted on 
the Map, which shall be known as the ‘‘Candland 
Mountain Wilderness’’. 
(2) CRACK
CANYON.—Certain Federal land 
managed by the Bureau of Land Management, com-
prising approximately 25,747 acres, as generally de-
picted on the Map, which shall be known as the 
‘‘Crack Canyon Wilderness’’. 
(3) DESOLATION
CANYON.—Certain Federal 
land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, 
comprising approximately 173,320 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on the Map, which shall be known as 
the ‘‘Desolation Canyon Wilderness’’. 
(4) DEVIL’S
CANYON.—Certain Federal land 
managed by the Bureau of Land Management, com-
prising approximately 8,630 acres, as generally de-
picted on the Map, which shall be known as the 
‘‘Devil’s Canyon Wilderness’’. 
(5) HORSESHOE
CANYON
(NORTH).—Certain 
Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Man-
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agement, comprising approximately 26,226 acres, as 
generally depicted on the Map, which shall be known 
as the ‘‘Horseshoe Canyon (North) Wilderness’’. 
(6) MEXICAN
MOUNTAIN.—Certain Federal 
land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, 
comprising approximately 74,503 acres, as generally 
depicted on the Map, which shall be known as the 
‘‘Mexican Mountain Wilderness’’. 
(7) MUDDY
CREEK.—Certain Federal land 
managed by the Bureau of Land Management, com-
prising approximately 65,652 acres, as generally de-
picted on the Map, which shall be known as the 
‘‘Muddy Creek Wilderness’’. 
(8) NELSON MOUNTAIN.—Certain Federal land 
managed by the Forest Service, comprising approxi-
mately 7,447 acres, as generally depicted on the 
Map, which shall be known as the ‘‘Nelson Mountain 
Wilderness’’. 
(9) SAN RAFAEL REEF.—Certain Federal land 
managed by the Bureau of Land Management, com-
prising approximately 59,880 acres, as generally de-
picted on the Map, which shall be known as the 
‘‘San Rafael Reef Wilderness’’. 
(10) SID’S MOUNTAIN.—Certain Federal land 
managed by the Bureau of Land Management, com-
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prising approximately 75,403 acres, as generally de-
picted on the Map, which shall be known as the 
‘‘Sid’s Mountain Wilderness’’. 
(b) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall file a map and legal description of each wilder-
ness area 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) EFFECT.—Each 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 minor errors in the map or 
legal description. 
(3) AVAILABILITY.—Each map and legal de-
scription filed under paragraph (1) shall on file and 
available for public inspection in the appropriate of-
fice of the Secretary. 
SEC. 202. ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) MANAGEMENT.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
the wilderness areas shall be administered by the Sec-
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retary in accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
1131 et seq.), except that— 
(1) any reference in that Act to the effective 
date shall be considered to be a reference to the date 
of enactment of this Act; and 
(2) any reference in that Act to the Secretary 
of Agriculture shall be considered to be a reference 
to the Secretary. 
(b) LIVESTOCK.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The grazing of livestock in 
the wilderness areas, if established before the date of 
enactment of this Act, shall be allowed to continue, 
subject to such reasonable regulations, policies, and 
practices as the Secretary considers to be necessary 
in accordance with— 
(A) section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act 
(16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(4)); and 
(B) the guidelines set forth in Appendix A 
of the report of the Committee on Interior and 
Insular Affairs of the House of Representatives 
accompanying H.R. 2570 of the 101st Congress 
(House Report 101–405). 
(2) INVENTORY.—With respect to each wilder-
ness area in which grazing of livestock is allowed to 
continue under paragraph (1), not later than 1 year 
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after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary, in collaboration with any affected grazing 
permittee, shall— 
(A) carry out an inventory of facilities and 
improvements associated with grazing activities 
in the wilderness area; and 
(B) review and revise the applicable allot-
ment management plan and grazing permit in-
formation. 
(c) WILDFIRE, INSECT, AND DISEASE MANAGE-
MENT.—In accordance with section 4(d)(1) of the Wilder-
ness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)) and the report of the 
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the House 
of Representatives accompanying H.R. 1437 of the 98th 
Congress (House Report 98–40), the Secretary may take 
such measures in the wilderness areas as are necessary 
for the control of fire, insects, and diseases, including, as 
the Secretary determines to be appropriate, the coordina-
tion of the activities with the State or a local agency. 
(d) ADJACENT MANAGEMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Congress does not intend for 
the designation of the wilderness areas to create pro-
tective perimeters or buffer zones around the wilder-
ness areas. 
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(2) NONWILDERNESS
ACTIVITIES.—The fact 
that nonwilderness activities or uses can be seen or 
heard from areas within a wilderness area shall not 
preclude the conduct of those activities or uses out-
side the boundary of the wilderness area. 
(e) MILITARY OVERFLIGHTS.—Nothing in this title 
restricts or precludes— 
(1) low-level overflights of military aircraft over 
the wilderness areas, including military overflights 
that can be seen or heard within the wilderness 
areas; 
(2) flight testing and evaluation; or 
(3) the designation or creation of new units of 
special use airspace, or the establishment of military 
flight training routes, over the wilderness areas. 
(f) OUTFITTING AND GUIDE ACTIVITIES.—Commer-
cial services (including authorized outfitting and guide ac-
tivities) within the wilderness areas may be authorized to 
the extent necessary for activities that fulfill the rec-
reational or other wilderness purposes of the wilderness 
areas. 
(g) CASUAL COLLECTION.— 
(1) DEFINITION OF CASUAL COLLECTION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—In this subsection, the 
term ‘‘casual collection’’ means the collection of 
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common invertebrate and plant paleontological 
resources or rocks and minerals— 
(i) by— 
(I) surface collection; or 
(II) the use of nonpowered hand 
tools; 
(ii) for noncommercial personal use of 
a reasonable quantity, as determined by 
the Secretary; and 
(iii) that results in negligible disturb-
ance, as determined by the Secretary, of— 
(I) the surface of the Earth; and 
(II) other resources. 
(B) INCLUSION.—The term ‘‘casual collec-
tion’’ includes the hobby collecting of rocks, 
subject to the discretion of the Secretary. 
(2) CASUAL COLLECTION ALLOWED.—The Sec-
retary may allow casual collection in the wilderness 
areas if the casual collection is consistent with— 
(A) the recreational or other wilderness 
purposes of the wilderness areas, as determined 
by the Secretary; and 
(B)(i) with respect to land managed by the 
Bureau of Land Management, the applicable re-
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source management plan, as in existence on the 
date of enactment of this Act; or 
(ii) with respect to land managed by the 
Forest Service, the Manti–La Sal National For-
est Plan, 1986. 
(h) LAND ACQUISITION AND INCORPORATION OF AC-
QUIRED LAND AND INTERESTS.— 
(1) ACQUISITION
AUTHORITY.—The Secretary 
may acquire land and interests in land within the 
boundaries of a wilderness area by donation, pur-
chase from a willing seller, or exchange. 
(2) INCORPORATION.—Any land or interest in 
land within the boundary of a wilderness area that 
is acquired by the United States after the date of 
enactment of this Act shall be added to and adminis-
tered as part of the wilderness area. 
(i) NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURAL AND RELIGIOUS 
USES.—Nothing in this title diminishes— 
(1) the rights of any Tribe; or 
(2) any Tribal rights regarding access to Fed-
eral land for Tribal activities, including spiritual, 
cultural, and traditional food-gathering activities. 
(j) CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA COLLECTION.—In ac-
cordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) 
and subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary 
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may prescribe, the Secretary may authorize the installa-
tion and maintenance of hydrologic, meteorologic, or cli-
matological collection devices in the wilderness areas if the 
Secretary determines that the facilities and access to the 
facilities are essential to flood warning, flood control, or 
water reservoir operation activities. 
(k) WATER RIGHTS.— 
(1) STATUTORY
CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 
this Act— 
(A) constitutes an express or implied res-
ervation by the United States of any water or 
water rights with respect to the wilderness 
areas; 
(B) affects any water rights in the State 
(including any water rights held by the United 
States) in existence on the date of enactment of 
this Act; 
(C) establishes a precedent with regard to 
any future wilderness designations; 
(D) affects the interpretation of, or any 
designation made under, any other Act; or 
(E) limits, alters, modifies, or amends any 
interstate compact or equitable apportionment 
decree that apportions water among and be-
tween the State and other States. 
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to the permit, lease, or contract has been 
leased for mineral development. 
(D) BASE PROPERTIES.—If land conveyed 
by the State under this section is used by a 
grazing permittee or lessee to meet the base 
property requirements for a Federal grazing 
permit or lease, the land shall continue to qual-
ify as a base property for the remaining term 
of the lease or permit and the term of any re-
newal or extension of the lease or permit. 
(h) EFFECT ON OTHER STATE SELECTION AUTHOR-
IZATIONS.—The authorization for State relinquishments 
and selections under this section shall be considered to be 
independent of, and not limited by, the authorization for 
State selections under— 
(1) sections 6, 8, and 12 of the Act of July 16, 
1894 (28 Stat. 107, chapter 138); or 
(2) sections 2275 and 2276 of the Revised 
Statutes (43 U.S.C. 851, 852). 
Æ 
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