I
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1732
To designate certain Federal land in the State of Utah as wilderness, and
for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 6, 1999
Mr. HINCHEY (for himself, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. ANDREWS, Mr.
BAIRD, Mr. BALDACCI, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin, Mr.
BERMAN, Mr. BLAGOJEVICH, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. BONIOR, Mr. BOR-
SKI, Mr. BOUCHER, Ms. BROWN of Florida, Mr. BROWN of California,
Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Mr. CAMPBELL, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr.
CLAY, Mr. CLYBURN, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. COSTELLO, Mr. COYNE, Mr.
CROWLEY, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. DEFAZIO, Ms.
DEGETTE, Mr. DELAHUNT, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. DEUTSCH, Mr. DICKS,
Mr. DIXON, Mr. ENGEL, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. EVANS, Mr. FARR of Cali-
fornia, Mr. FILNER, Mr. FORBES, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr.
FRANKS of New Jersey, Mr. GEJDENSON, Mr. GREEN of Texas, Mr.
GUTIERREZ, Mr. HALL
of Ohio, Mr. HASTINGS
of Florida, Mr.
HOEFFEL, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. HOLT, Ms. HOOLEY of Oregon, Mr. INS-
LEE, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mr. JEFFER-
SON, Mrs. KELLY, Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island, Mr. KILDEE, Ms. KIL-
PATRICK, Mr. KLECZKA, Mr. KUCINICH, Mr. LAFALCE, Mr. LAMPSON,
Mr. LANTOS, Mr. LARSON, Mr. LEACH, Ms. LEE, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. LEWIS
of Georgia, Mr. LIPINSKI, Ms. LOFGREN, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. LUTHER,
Mrs. MALONEY of New York, Mr. MALONEY of Connecticut, Mr. MAR-
KEY, Mr. MARTINEZ, Mr. MATSUI, Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York, Mr.
MCDERMOTT, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. MCKINNEY, Mr. MCNULTY, Mr.
MEEHAN, Mrs. MEEK of Florida, Mr. MEEKS of New York, Mr. MENEN-
DEZ, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, Mr.
MOAKLEY, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, Mrs. MORELLA, Mr. MURTHA, Mr.
NADLER, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts, Mr. OLVER,
Mr. OWENS, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. PHELPS,
Mr. PORTER, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Ms. RIVERS, MR. ROTHMAN,
Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. RUSH, Mr. SABO, Ms. SANCHEZ, Mr. SAND-
ERS, Mr. SAWYER, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. SHAYS, Mr.
SHERMAN, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. SPRATT, Ms.
STABENOW, Mr. STARK, Mrs. TAUSCHER, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi,
Mr. TIERNEY, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. UDALL of Colorado, Mr. UDALL of New
Mexico, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. VENTO, Ms. WATERS, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr.
WEINER, Mr. WEXLER, Mr. WEYGAND, Ms. WOOLSEY, and Mr. WYNN)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Re-
sources
A BILL
To designate certain Federal land in the State of Utah
as wilderness, and for other purposes.
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 1999’’.
(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. Zion and Mojave Desert Wilderness Areas.
Sec. 103. Grand Staircase-Escalante Wilderness Areas.
Sec. 104. Moab-LaSal 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 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. 210. Authorization of appropriations.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(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—
(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) Barn Hills (approximately 21,000 acres).
(2) Black Hills (approximately 9,000 acres).
(3) Bullgrass Knoll (approximately 16,000
acres).
(4) Burbank Hills/Tunnel Spring (approxi-
mately 94,000 acres).
(5) Cedar Mountains (approximately 108,000
acres).
(6) Conger Mountains (approximately 22,000
acres).
(7) Cougar Canyon/Docs Pass (approximately
43,000 acres).
(8) Crater Bench (approximately 35,000 acres).
(9) Crater and Silver Island Mountains (ap-
proximately 124,000 acres).
(10) Cricket Mountains Cluster (approximately
63,000 acres).
(11) Deep Creek Mountains (approximately
114,000 acres).
(12) Drum Mountains (approximately 40,000
acres).
(13) Dugway Mountains (approximately 24,000
acres).
(14) 
Fish 
Springs 
Range 
(approximately
53,000 acres).
(15) Granite Peak (approximately 17,000
acres).
(16) Grassy Mountains (approximately 24,000
acres).
(17) Grouse Creek Mountains (approximately
15,000 acres).
(18) House Range (approximately 174,000
acres).
(19) Keg Mountains (approximately 38,000
acres).
(20) King Top (approximately 101,000 acres).
(21) Ledger Canyon (approximately 9,000
acres).
(22) Little Goose Creek (approximately 1,300
acres).
(23) Middle/Granite Mountains (approximately
82,000 acres).
(24) Mount Escalante (approximately 17,000
acres).
(25) Mountain Home Range (approximately
90,000 acres).
(26) Newfoundland Mountains (approximately
23,000 acres).
(27) Ochre Mountain (approximately 13,000
acres).
(28) Painted Rock Mountain (approximately
26,000 acres).
(29) Paradise/Steamboat Mountains (approxi-
mately 124,000 acres).
(30) Pilot Range (approximately 46,000 acres).
(31) Red Top (approximately 27,000 acres).
(32) Rockwell-Little Sahara (approximately
12,000 acres).
(33) San Francisco Mountains (approximately
40,000 acres).
(34) Sand Ridge (approximately 73,000 acres).
(35) Simpson Mountains (approximately 43,000
acres).
(36) Snake Valley (approximately 101,000
acres).
(37) 
Stansbury 
Mountains 
(approximately
25,000 acres).
(38) Thomas Range (approximately 36,000
acres).
(39) 
Tule 
Valley 
(approximately 
156,000
acres).
(40) Wah Wah Mountains (approximately
150,000 acres).
(41) Wasatch/Sevier Plateaus (approximately
30,000 acres).
(42) White Rock Range (approximately 5,500
acres).
SEC. 102. ZION AND MOJAVE DESERT WILDERNESS AREAS.
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that—
(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—
(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) 1 of the last remaining populations of
threatened desert tortoise is found within this re-
gion; and
(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-North (approxi-
mately 19,000 acres).
(2) Beaver Dam Mountains-South (approxi-
mately 12,000 acres).
(3) Beaver Dam Wash (approximately 23,000
acres).
(4) Beaver Dam Wilderness Expansion (ap-
proximately 7,600 acres).
(5) Canaan Mountain (approximately 56,000
acres).
(6) Cottonwood Canyon (approximately 12,000
acres).
(7) Glass Eye Canyon (approximately 18,000
acres).
(8) Joshua Tree (approximately 13,000 acres).
(9) Parunuweap Canyon (approximately 44,000
acres).
(10) Red Butte (approximately 4,200 acres).
(11) Red Mountain (approximately 19,000
acres).
(12) Scarecrow Peak (approximately 17,000
acres).
(13) Zion Adjacent (approximately 56,000
acres).
SEC. 103. 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 these national parks;
(D) land described in paragraph (2) (other
than Upper Kanab Creek, Moquith Mountain,
and Vermillion Cliffs) is located within the
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument;
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 fol-
lowing areas in the State are designated as wilder-
ness areas and as components of the National Wil-
derness Preservation System:
(A) Bunting Point (approximately 11,000
acres).
(B) East of Bryce (approximately 800
acres).
(C) Ladder Canyon (approximately 14,000
acres).
(D) Moquith Mountain (approximately
15,000 acres).
(E) Nephi Point (approximately 13,000
acres).
(F) 
Paria-Hackberry 
(approximately
186,000 acres).
(G) land adjacent to the Paria Wilderness
(approximately 2,900 acres).
(H) Pine Hollow (approximately 10,000
acres).
(I) 
Timber 
Mountain 
(approximately
46,000 acres).
(J) Upper Kanab Creek (approximately
48,000 acres).
(K) 
Vermillion 
Cliffs 
(approximately
27,000 acres).
(L) Willis Creek (approximately 21,000
acres).
(M) Willis Creek North (approximately
690 acres).
(b) KAIPAROWITS PLATEAU.—
(1) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that—
(A) the Kaiparowits Plateau east of the
Paria River is 1 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) 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 15,000
acres).
(B) Box Canyon (approximately 2,900
acres).
(C) Burning Hills (approximately 80,000
acres).
(D) 
Carcass 
Canyon 
(approximately
84,000 acres).
(E) 
Fiftymile 
Bench 
(approximately
13,000 acres).
(F) Fiftymile Mountain (approximately
201,000 acres).
(G) Heaps Canyon (approximately 4,100
acres).
(H) Horse Spring Canyon (approximately
32,000 acres).
(I) Little Valley Canyon (approximately
4,100 acres).
(J) Mud Spring Canyon (approximately
65,000 acres).
(K) Nipple Bench (approximately 29,000
acres).
(L) Paradise Canyon-Wahweap (approxi-
mately 264,000 acres).
(M) Rock Cove (approximately 17,000
acres).
(N) The Blues (approximately 22,000
acres).
(O) The Cockscomb (approximately 12,000
acres).
(P) Warm Creek (approximately 23,000
acres).
(Q) Wide Hollow (approximately 7,100
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
Lake Powell;
(C) Escalante Canyon, 1 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 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 3,100
acres).
(B) Colt Mesa (approximately 28,000
acres).
(C) Death Hollow (approximately 49,000
acres).
(D) Forty Mile Gulch (approximately
5,500 acres).
(E) 
Hurricane 
Wash 
(approximately
10,000 acres).
(F) 
Lampstand 
(approximately 
8,000
acres).
(G) North Escalante Canyons (approxi-
mately 177,000 acres).
(H) Pioneer Mesa (approximately 11,000
acres).
(I) Scorpion (approximately 44,000 acres).
(J) Sooner Bench (approximately 530
acres).
(K) Steep Creek (approximately 35,000
acres).
(L) 
Studhorse 
Peaks 
(approximately
24,000 acres).
SEC. 104. MOAB-LASAL 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-LaSal 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-LaSal 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
the State are designated as wilderness areas and as com-
ponents of the National Wilderness Preservation System:
(1) Beaver Creek (approximately 40,000 acres).
(2) Behind the Rocks and Hunters Canyon (ap-
proximately 23,000 acres).
(3) Big Triangle (approximately 21,000 acres).
(4) Black Ridge Canyon (approximately 410
acres).
(5) Dome Plateau-Professor Valley (approxi-
mately 35,000 acres).
(6) Fisher Towers (approximately 18,000
acres).
(7) Goldbar Canyon (approximately 6,900
acres).
(8) Granite Creek (approximately 5,000 acres).
(9) Mary Jane Canyon (approximately 24,000
acres).
(10) Mill Creek (approximately 15,000 acres).
(11) Porcupine Rim and Morning Glory (ap-
proximately 19,000 acres).
(12) Westwater Canyon (approximately 37,000
acres).
(13) Yellow Bird (approximately 400 acres).
SEC. 105. 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 1 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 17,000
acres).
(2) Bullfrog Creek (approximately 35,000
acres).
(3) Dogwater Creek (approximately 4,500
acres).
(4) Fremont Gorge (approximately 21,000
acres).
(5) Long Canyon (approximately 17,000 acres).
(6) Mount Ellen-Blue Hills (approximately
132,000 acres).
(7) 
Mount 
Hillers 
(approximately 
19,000
acres).
(8) Mount Pennell (approximately 147,000
acres).
(9) Notom Bench (approximately 6,500 acres).
(10) Ragged Mountain (approximately 28,000
acres).
SEC. 106. 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-
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 137,000
acres).
(3) Dirty Devil (approximately 243,000 acres).
(4) Fiddler Butte (approximately 93,000 acres).
(5) Flat Tops (approximately 30,000 acres).
(6) 
Little 
Rockies 
(approximately 
63,000
acres).
(7) Red Rock Plateau (approximately 210,000
acres).
(8) 
White 
Canyon 
(approximately 
96,000
acres).
SEC. 107. 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
the State are designated as wilderness areas and as com-
ponents of the National Wilderness Preservation System:
(1) Allen Canyon (approximately 9,000 acres).
(2) Arch Canyon (approximately 31,000 acres).
(3) Comb Ridge (approximately 16,000 acres).
(4) East Montezuma (approximately 48,000
acres).
(5) Fish and Owl Creek Canyons (approxi-
mately 72,000 acres).
(6) 
Grand 
Gulch 
(approximately 
158,000
acres).
(7) Hammond Canyon (approximately 4,600
acres).
(8) Nokai Dome (approximately 94,000 acres).
(9) Road Canyon (approximately 63,000 acres).
(10) San Juan River (Sugarloaf) (approxi-
mately 15,000 acres).
(11) The Tabernacle (approximately 7,700
acres).
SEC. 108. 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 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 these 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 29,000 acres).
(3) Dead Horse Cliffs (approximately 3,000
acres).
(4) Demon’s Playground (approximately 3,700
acres).
(5) Duma Point (approximately 10,000 acres).
(6) Gooseneck (approximately 9,000 acres).
(7) Hatch Point Canyons/Lockhart Basin (ap-
proximately 149,000 acres).
(8) Horsethief Point (approximately 14,000
acres).
(9) Indian Creek (approximately 28,000 acres).
(10) Labyrinth Canyon (approximately 152,000
acres).
(11) San Rafael River (approximately 102,000
acres).
(12) Shay Mountain (approximately 15,000
acres).
(13) Sweetwater Reef (approximately 69,000
acres).
(14) Upper Horseshoe Canyon (approximately
60,000 acres).
SEC. 109. 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 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).
(2) Devils Canyon (approximately 23,000
acres).
(3) Hondu Country (approximately 20,000
acres).
(4) Jones Bench (approximately 2,800 acres).
(5) Limestone Cliffs (approximately 24,000
acres).
(6) Lost Spring Wash (approximately 36,000
acres).
(7) Mexican Mountain (approximately 99,000
acres).
(8) Molen Reef (approximately 33,000 acres).
(9) Muddy Creek (approximately 235,000
acres).
(10) Mussentuchit Badlands (approximately
25,000 acres).
(11) 
Price 
River-Humbug 
(approximately
99,000 acres).
(12) Red Desert (approximately 40,000 acres).
(13) Rock Canyon (approximately 17,000
acres).
(14) San Rafael Reef (approximately 105,000
acres).
(15) Sids Mountain (approximately 146,000
acres).
(16) 
Upper 
Muddy 
Creek 
(approximately
19,000 acres).
(17) Wild Horse Mesa (approximately 91,000
acres).
SEC. 110. 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) bighorn sheep, elk, mule deer, bears, and
cougars 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 16,000
acres).
(2) Bull Canyon (approximately 3,000 acres).
(3) Chipeta Cluster (approximately 98,000
acres).
(4) Desbrough Canyon (approximately 13,000
acres).
(5) Desolation Canyon (approximately 552,000
acres).
(6) Diamond Canyon (approximately 167,000
acres).
(7) Diamond Breaks (approximately 8,000
acres).
(8) Diamond Mountain (also known as ‘‘Wild
Mountain’’) (approximately 27,000 acres).
(9) Goslin Mountain (approximately 5,100
acres).
(10) Hideout Canyon (approximately 13,000
acres).
(11) Lower Bitter Creek (approximately 14,000
acres).
(12) Lower Flaming Gorge (approximately
20,000 acres).
(13) Mexico Point (approximately 15,000
acres).
(14) Moonshine Draw (also known as ‘‘Daniels
Canyon’’) (approximately 10,000 acres).
(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 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—
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
(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.
(2) WILDERNESS ON 1 SIDE OF ROADS.—Ex-
cept 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 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-
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-
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) 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 LANDS.
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.
SEC. 210. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There is authorized to be appropriated such sums as
are necessary to carry out this Act.
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