I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2430 
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. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 19, 2015 
Mr. LOWENTHAL (for himself, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mrs. BUSTOS, Mrs. CAPPS, 
Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. CA´RDENAS, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Mr. CART-
WRIGHT, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Ms. JUDY CHU of California, Mr. 
CICILLINE, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Mr. CLAY, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. 
COHEN, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. DEFAZIO, Ms. DEGETTE, 
Ms. DELAURO, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. DESAULNIER, Mr. DEUTCH, Mr. 
DOGGETT, Ms. EDWARDS, Mr. ELLISON, Ms. ESHOO, Ms. ESTY, Mr. 
FARR, Mr. FATTAH, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. GUTIE´RREZ, Mr. HIMES, Mr. 
HONDA, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. 
KEATING, Mr. LANGEVIN, Ms. LEE, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. TED LIEU of Cali-
fornia, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. LOEBSACK, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. LYNCH, Mrs. 
CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York, Ms. MATSUI, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. 
MCDERMOTT, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. MCNERNEY, Ms. MENG, Ms. MOORE, 
Mr. NADLER, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. NOLAN, Ms. NORTON, Mr. PAS-
CRELL, Mr. PETERSON, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. POCAN, Mr. POLIS, Mr. 
PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. RANGEL, Ms. ROYBAL- 
ALLARD, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. SCHIFF, Ms. 
SLAUGHTER, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. TONKO, Mr. 
VAN HOLLEN, Mr. WALZ, Mr. WELCH, and Mr. YARMUTH) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Re-
sources 
A BILL 
To designate as wilderness certain Federal portions of the 
red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Great 
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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 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’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Definitions. 
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-Anasazi Wilderness Areas. 
Sec. 107. Canyonlands Basin Wilderness Areas. 
Sec. 108. San Rafael Swell Wilderness Areas. 
Sec. 109. 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. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
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(1) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bu-
reau of Land Management. 
(2) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 
of Utah. 
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 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— 
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(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 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). 
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(22) Ledger Canyon (approximately 9,000 
acres). 
(23) Little Goose Creek (approximately 1,200 
acres). 
(24) Middle/Granite Mountains (approximately 
80,000 acres). 
(25) Mount Escalante (approximately 18,000 
acres). 
(26) Mountain Home Range (approximately 
90,000 acres). 
(27) Newfoundland Mountains (approximately 
22,000 acres). 
(28) Ochre Mountain (approximately 13,000 
acres). 
(29) Oquirrh Mountains (approximately 9,000 
acres). 
(30) Painted Rock Mountain (approximately 
26,000 acres). 
(31) Paradise/Steamboat Mountains (approxi-
mately 144,000 acres). 
(32) Pilot Range (approximately 45,000 acres). 
(33) Red Tops (approximately 28,000 acres). 
(34) Rockwell-Little Sahara (approximately 
21,000 acres). 
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(35) San Francisco Mountains (approximately 
39,000 acres). 
(36) Sand Ridge (approximately 73,000 acres). 
(37) Simpson Mountains (approximately 42,000 
acres). 
(38) Snake Valley (approximately 100,000 
acres). 
(39) Spring Creek Canyon (approximately 
4,000 acres). 
(40) Stansbury Island (approximately 10,000 
acres). 
(41) 
Stansbury 
Mountains 
(approximately 
24,000 acres). 
(42) Thomas Range (approximately 36,000 
acres). 
(43) 
Tule 
Valley 
(approximately 
159,000 
acres). 
(44) Wah Wah Mountains (approximately 
167,000 acres). 
(45) Wasatch/Sevier Plateaus (approximately 
29,000 acres). 
(46) White Rock Range (approximately 5,200 
acres). 
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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 lines 
the intricate canyon system of the Paria River 
and forms a vital natural corridor connection to 
the deserts and forests of those 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; and 
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(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: 
(A) Bryce View (approximately 4,500 
acres). 
(B) Bunting Point (approximately 11,000 
acres). 
(C) 
Canaan 
Mountain 
(approximately 
16,000 acres in Kane County). 
(D) Canaan Peak Slopes (approximately 
2,300 acres). 
(E) East of Bryce (approximately 750 
acres). 
(F) Glass Eye Canyon (approximately 
24,000 acres). 
(G) Ladder Canyon (approximately 14,000 
acres). 
(H) Moquith Mountain (approximately 
16,000 acres). 
(I) Nephi Point (approximately 14,000 
acres). 
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(J) 
Orderville 
Canyon 
(approximately 
9,200 acres). 
(K) 
Paria-Hackberry 
(approximately 
188,000 acres). 
(L) Paria Wilderness Expansion (approxi-
mately 3,300 acres). 
(M) Parunuweap Canyon (approximately 
43,000 acres). 
(N) Pine Hollow (approximately 11,000 
acres). 
(O) Slopes of Bryce (approximately 2,600 
acres). 
(P) 
Timber 
Mountain 
(approximately 
51,000 acres). 
(Q) Upper Kanab Creek (approximately 
49,000 acres). 
(R) 
Vermillion 
Cliffs 
(approximately 
26,000 acres). 
(S) Willis Creek (approximately 21,000 
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 iso-
lated wilderness regions in the United States; 
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(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; 
and 
(E) the Kaiparowits Plateau should be pro-
tected 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: 
(A) Andalex Not (approximately 18,000 
acres). 
(B) The Blues (approximately 21,000 
acres). 
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(C) Box Canyon (approximately 2,800 
acres). 
(D) Burning Hills (approximately 80,000 
acres). 
(E) 
Carcass 
Canyon 
(approximately 
83,000 acres). 
(F) The Cockscomb (approximately 11,000 
acres). 
(G) 
Fiftymile 
Bench 
(approximately 
12,000 acres). 
(H) Fiftymile Mountain (approximately 
203,000 acres). 
(I) Heaps Canyon (approximately 4,000 
acres). 
(J) Horse Spring Canyon (approximately 
31,000 acres). 
(K) 
Kodachrome 
Headlands 
(approxi-
mately 10,000 acres). 
(L) Little Valley Canyon (approximately 
4,000 acres). 
(M) Mud Spring Canyon (approximately 
65,000 acres). 
(N) Nipple Bench (approximately 32,000 
acres). 
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(O) Paradise Canyon-Wahweap (approxi-
mately 262,000 acres). 
(P) Rock Cove (approximately 16,000 
acres). 
(Q) Warm Creek (approximately 23,000 
acres). 
(R) Wide Hollow (approximately 6,800 
acres). 
(c) ESCALANTE CANYONS.— 
(1) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 
(A) glens and coves carved in massive 
sandstone cliffs, spring-watered hanging gar-
dens, and the silence of ancient Anasazi ruins 
are examples of the unique features that entice 
hikers, campers, and sightseers from around 
the world to Escalante Canyon; 
(B) Escalante Canyon links the spruce fir 
forests of the 11,000-foot Aquarius Plateau 
with winding slickrock canyons that flow into 
Glen Canyon; 
(C) Escalante Canyon, 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; 
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(D) each of the areas described in para-
graph (2) is located within the Grand Staircase- 
Escalante National Monument; and 
(E) Escalante Canyon 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: 
(A) Brinkerhof Flats (approximately 3,000 
acres). 
(B) Colt Mesa (approximately 28,000 
acres). 
(C) Death Hollow (approximately 49,000 
acres). 
(D) Forty Mile Gulch (approximately 
6,600 acres). 
(E) Hurricane Wash (approximately 9,000 
acres). 
(F) 
Lampstand 
(approximately 
7,900 
acres). 
(G) Muley Twist Flank (approximately 
3,600 acres). 
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(H) North Escalante Canyons (approxi-
mately 176,000 acres). 
(I) Pioneer Mesa (approximately 11,000 
acres). 
(J) Scorpion (approximately 53,000 acres). 
(K) Sooner Bench (approximately 390 
acres). 
(L) Steep Creek (approximately 35,000 
acres). 
(M) 
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 Moun-
tains and the town of Moab offer a variety of ex-
traordinary landscapes; 
(2) outstanding examples of natural formations 
and landscapes in the Moab-La Sal area include the 
huge sandstone fins of Behind the Rocks, the mys-
terious Fisher Towers, and the whitewater rapids of 
Westwater Canyon; and 
(3) the Moab-La Sal area should be protected 
and managed as a wilderness area. 
(b) DESIGNATION.—In accordance with the Wilder-
ness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following areas in 
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the State are designated as wilderness areas and as com-
ponents of the National Wilderness Preservation System: 
(1) Arches Adjacent (approximately 12,000 
acres). 
(2) Beaver Creek (approximately 41,000 acres). 
(3) Behind the Rocks and Hunters Canyon (ap-
proximately 22,000 acres). 
(4) Big Triangle (approximately 20,000 acres). 
(5) Coyote Wash (approximately 28,000 acres). 
(6) Dome Plateau-Professor Valley (approxi-
mately 35,000 acres). 
(7) Fisher Towers (approximately 18,000 
acres). 
(8) Goldbar Canyon (approximately 9,000 
acres). 
(9) Granite Creek (approximately 5,000 acres). 
(10) Mary Jane Canyon (approximately 25,000 
acres). 
(11) Mill Creek (approximately 14,000 acres). 
(12) Porcupine Rim and Morning Glory (ap-
proximately 20,000 acres). 
(13) Renegade Point (approximately 6,600 
acres). 
(14) Westwater Canyon (approximately 37,000 
acres). 
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(15) Yellow Bird (approximately 4,200 acres). 
SEC. 104. HENRY MOUNTAINS WILDERNESS AREAS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 
(1) the Henry Mountain Range, the last moun-
tain range to be discovered and named by early ex-
plorers 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 pro-
tected and managed to ensure the preservation of 
the range as a wilderness area. 
(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) Bull Mountain (approximately 16,000 
acres). 
(2) Bullfrog Creek (approximately 35,000 
acres). 
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(3) Dogwater Creek (approximately 3,400 
acres). 
(4) Fremont Gorge (approximately 20,000 
acres). 
(5) Long Canyon (approximately 16,000 acres). 
(6) Mount Ellen-Blue Hills (approximately 
140,000 acres). 
(7) 
Mount 
Hillers 
(approximately 
21,000 
acres). 
(8) Mount Pennell (approximately 147,000 
acres). 
(9) Notom Bench (approximately 6,200 acres). 
(10) Oak Creek (approximately 1,700 acres). 
(11) Ragged Mountain (approximately 28,000 
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 out-
standing 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 im-
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posing landscape of monoliths and inaccessible 
mesas; 
(3) the Red and Blue Canyons contain colorful 
Chinle/Moenkopi badlands found nowhere else in the 
region; and 
(4) the canyons of Glen Canyon in the State 
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) Cane Spring Desert (approximately 18,000 
acres). 
(2) Dark Canyon (approximately 134,000 
acres). 
(3) Dirty Devil (approximately 242,000 acres). 
(4) Fiddler Butte (approximately 92,000 acres). 
(5) Flat Tops (approximately 30,000 acres). 
(6) 
Little 
Rockies 
(approximately 
64,000 
acres). 
(7) The Needle (approximately 11,000 acres). 
(8) Red Rock Plateau (approximately 213,000 
acres). 
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(9) 
White 
Canyon 
(approximately 
98,000 
acres). 
SEC. 106. SAN JUAN-ANASAZI WILDERNESS AREAS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 
(1) more than 1,000 years ago, the Anasazi In-
dian culture flourished in the slickrock canyons and 
on the pin˜on-covered mesas of southeastern Utah; 
(2) evidence of the ancient presence of the 
Anasazi pervades the Cedar Mesa area of the San 
Juan-Anasazi area where cliff dwellings, rock art, 
and ceremonial kivas embellish sandstone overhangs 
and isolated benchlands; 
(3) the Cedar Mesa area is in need of protec-
tion from the vandalism and theft of its unique cul-
tural resources; 
(4) the Cedar Mesa wilderness areas should be 
created to protect both the archaeological heritage 
and the extraordinary wilderness, scenic, and eco-
logical values of the United States; and 
(5) the San Juan-Anasazi area should be pro-
tected and managed as a wilderness area to ensure 
the preservation of the unique and valuable re-
sources of that area. 
(b) DESIGNATION.—In accordance with the Wilder-
ness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following areas in 
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the State are designated as wilderness areas and as com-
ponents of the National Wilderness Preservation System: 
(1) Allen Canyon (approximately 5,900 acres). 
(2) Arch Canyon (approximately 30,000 acres). 
(3) Comb Ridge (approximately 15,000 acres). 
(4) East Montezuma (approximately 45,000 
acres). 
(5) Fish and Owl Creek Canyons (approxi-
mately 73,000 acres). 
(6) 
Grand 
Gulch 
(approximately 
159,000 
acres). 
(7) Hammond Canyon (approximately 4,400 
acres). 
(8) Nokai Dome (approximately 93,000 acres). 
(9) Road Canyon (approximately 63,000 acres). 
(10) San Juan River (Sugarloaf) (approxi-
mately 15,000 acres). 
(11) The Tabernacle (approximately 7,000 
acres). 
(12) Valley of the Gods (approximately 21,000 
acres). 
SEC. 107. CANYONLANDS BASIN WILDERNESS AREAS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 
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(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 Arches National Park and 
Canyonlands National Park contain canyons with 
rushing perennial streams, natural arches, bridges, 
and towers; 
(3) the gorges of the Green and Colorado Riv-
ers lie on adjacent land managed by the Secretary; 
(4) popular overlooks in Canyonlands Nations 
Park and Dead Horse Point State Park have views 
directly into adjacent areas, including Lockhart 
Basin and Indian Creek; and 
(5) designation of those areas as wilderness 
would ensure the protection of this erosional master-
piece of nature and of the rich pockets of wildlife 
found within its expanded boundaries. 
(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) Bridger Jack Mesa (approximately 33,000 
acres). 
(2) Butler Wash (approximately 27,000 acres). 
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(3) Dead Horse Cliffs (approximately 5,300 
acres). 
(4) Demon’s Playground (approximately 3,700 
acres). 
(5) Duma Point (approximately 14,000 acres). 
(6) Gooseneck (approximately 9,000 acres). 
(7) Hatch Point Canyons/Lockhart Basin (ap-
proximately 149,000 acres). 
(8) Horsethief Point (approximately 15,000 
acres). 
(9) Indian Creek (approximately 28,000 acres). 
(10) Labyrinth Canyon (approximately 150,000 
acres). 
(11) San Rafael River (approximately 101,000 
acres). 
(12) Shay Mountain (approximately 14,000 
acres). 
(13) Sweetwater Reef (approximately 69,000 
acres). 
(14) Upper Horseshoe Canyon (approximately 
60,000 acres). 
SEC. 108. SAN RAFAEL SWELL WILDERNESS AREAS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 
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(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 ero-
sion over countless millennia, leaving a tremendous 
basin punctuated by mesas, buttes, and canyons and 
traversed by sediment-laden desert streams; 
(3) among other places, the San Rafael wilder-
ness offers exceptional back country opportunities in 
the colorful Wild Horse Badlands, the monoliths of 
North Caineville Mesa, the rock towers of Cliff 
Wash, and colorful cliffs of Humbug Canyon; 
(4) the mountains within these areas are among 
Utah’s most valuable habitat for desert bighorn 
sheep; and 
(5) the San Rafael Swell area should be pro-
tected and managed to ensure its preservation as a 
wilderness area. 
(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) Cedar Mountain (approximately 15,000 
acres). 
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(2) Devils Canyon (approximately 23,000 
acres). 
(3) 
Eagle 
Canyon 
(approximately 
38,000 
acres). 
(4) Factory Butte (approximately 22,000 
acres). 
(5) Hondu Country (approximately 20,000 
acres). 
(6) Jones Bench (approximately 2,800 acres). 
(7) Limestone Cliffs (approximately 25,000 
acres). 
(8) Lost Spring Wash (approximately 37,000 
acres). 
(9) Mexican Mountain (approximately 100,000 
acres). 
(10) Molen Reef (approximately 33,000 acres). 
(11) Muddy Creek (approximately 240,000 
acres). 
(12) Mussentuchit Badlands (approximately 
25,000 acres). 
(13) Pleasant Creek Bench (approximately 
1,100 acres). 
(14) 
Price 
River-Humbug 
(approximately 
120,000 acres). 
(15) Red Desert (approximately 40,000 acres). 
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(16) Rock Canyon (approximately 18,000 
acres). 
(17) San Rafael Knob (approximately 15,000 
acres). 
(18) San Rafael Reef (approximately 114,000 
acres). 
(19) Sids Mountain (approximately 107,000 
acres). 
(20) 
Upper 
Muddy 
Creek 
(approximately 
19,000 acres). 
(21) Wild Horse Mesa (approximately 92,000 
acres). 
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; 
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(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: 
(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). 
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(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). 
(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). 
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(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). 
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.— 
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(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. 
(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 
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(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)). 
(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. 
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(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 
(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. 
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(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 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-
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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-
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 
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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-
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-
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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. 
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— 
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(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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