SEC. 109. BOOK CLIFFS AND UINTA BASIN WILDERNESS 
AREAS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 
(1) the Book Cliffs and Uinta Basin wilderness 
areas offer— 
(A) unique big game hunting opportunities 
in verdant high-plateau forests; 
(B) the opportunity for float trips of sev-
eral days duration down the Green River in 
Desolation Canyon; and 
(C) the opportunity for calm water canoe 
weekends on the White River; 
(2) the long rampart of the Book Cliffs bounds 
the area on the south, while seldom-visited uplands, 
dissected by the rivers and streams, slope away to 
the north into the Uinta Basin; 
(3) bears, Bighorn sheep, cougars, elk, and 
mule deer flourish in the back country of the Book 
Cliffs; and 
(4) the Book Cliffs and Uinta Basin areas 
should be protected and managed to ensure the pro-
tection of the areas as wilderness. 
(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: 
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(1) Bourdette Draw (approximately 15,000 
acres). 
(2) Bull Canyon (approximately 2,800 acres). 
(3) Chipeta (approximately 95,000 acres). 
(4) Dead Horse Pass (approximately 8,000 
acres). 
(5) Desbrough Canyon (approximately 13,000 
acres). 
(6) Desolation Canyon (approximately 555,000 
acres). 
(7) Diamond Breaks (approximately 9,000 
acres). 
(8) Diamond Canyon (approximately 166,000 
acres). 
(9) Diamond Mountain (also known as ‘‘Wild 
Mountain’’) (approximately 27,000 acres). 
(10) Dinosaur Adjacent (approximately 10,000 
acres). 
(11) Goslin Mountain (approximately 4,900 
acres). 
(12) Hideout Canyon (approximately 12,000 
acres). 
(13) Lower Bitter Creek (approximately 14,000 
acres). 
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(14) Lower Flaming Gorge (approximately 
21,000 acres). 
(15) Mexico Point (approximately 15,000 
acres). 
(16) Moonshine Draw (also known as ‘‘Daniels 
Canyon’’) (approximately 10,000 acres). 
(17) Mountain Home (approximately 9,000 
acres). 
(18) 
O-Wi-Yu-Kuts 
(approximately 
13,000 
acres). 
(19) Red Creek Badlands (approximately 3,600 
acres). 
(20) Seep 
Canyon 
(approximately 
21,000 
acres). 
(21) Sunday School Canyon (approximately 
18,000 acres). 
(22) Survey Point (approximately 8,000 acres). 
(23) Turtle Canyon (approximately 39,000 
acres). 
(24) White River (approximately 23,000 acres). 
(25) Winter Ridge (approximately 38,000 
acres). 
(26) Wolf Point (approximately 15,000 acres). 
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TITLE II—ADMINISTRATIVE 
PROVISIONS 
SEC. 201. GENERAL PROVISIONS. 
(a) NAMES OF WILDERNESS AREAS.—Each wilder-
ness area named in title I shall— 
(1) consist of the quantity of land referenced 
with respect to that named area, as generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘Utah BLM Wilderness 
Proposed by H.R. 1630, 113th 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 wil-
derness 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 descrip-
tion 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 typo-
graphical errors in the map and legal description. 
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(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 Man-
agement. 
SEC. 202. ADMINISTRATION. 
Subject to valid rights in existence on the date of en-
actment of this Act, each wilderness area designated under 
this Act shall be administered by the Secretary in accord-
ance 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 WILDER-
NESS 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 approxi-
mately 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)). 
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(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, Con-
gress reserves a quantity of water determined 
by the Secretary to be sufficient for the wilder-
ness 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 adju-
dication in the courts of the State— 
(A) in which the United States is or may 
be joined; and 
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(B) that is conducted in accordance with 
section 208 of the Department of Justice Ap-
propriation 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 be-
fore 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. 
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(2) WILDERNESS ON ONE SIDE OF ROADS.— 
Except as provided in subsection (b), a setback for 
a road with wilderness on only one 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 cher-
ry-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
BAR-
RIERS.—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 Sec-
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retary shall use the barrier as the wilderness bound-
ary. 
(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 manage-
able boundary. 
(3) DEVIATIONS FROM SETBACK AREAS.— 
(A) EXCLUSION OF DISTURBANCES FROM 
WILDERNESS
BOUNDARIES.—In cases where 
there is an existing livestock development, dis-
persed camping area, borrow pit, or similar dis-
turbance 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 DIS-
TURBANCES.—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 para-
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graph from the setbacks required under in 
paragraph (2) or (3) of subsection (a) shall be 
the minimum necessary to exclude the disturb-
ance. 
(c) DELINEATION WITHIN SETBACK AREA.—The 
Secretary may delineate a wilderness boundary at a loca-
tion within a setback under paragraph (2) or (3) of sub-
section (a) if, as determined by the Secretary, the delinea-
tion 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 enact-
ment of this Act shall be permitted to continue subject 
to such reasonable regulations and procedures as the Sec-
retary 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 Wilder-
ness 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. 
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SEC. 208. 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. 209. WITHDRAWAL. 
Subject to valid rights existing on the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Federal land referred to in title I 
is withdrawn from all forms of— 
(1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under pub-
lic law; 
(2) location, entry, and patent under mining 
law; and 
(3) disposition under all laws pertaining to min-
eral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. 
Æ 
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