I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3031 
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 
APRIL 28, 2023 
Ms. STANSBURY (for herself, Mr. RASKIN, Mr. TRONE, Ms. BUSH, Ms. TLAIB, 
Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. LYNCH, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. 
SCHIFF, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. 
JAYAPAL, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. POCAN, 
Ms. STEVENS, Ms. BONAMICI, Ms. NORTON, Ms. MENG, Mr. DOGGETT, 
Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, Mr. NADLER, 
Mr. SCHNEIDER, Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ, Ms. CRAIG, Ms. PORTER, Mr. 
PASCRELL, Mr. MEEKS, Ms. DELBENE, Ms. BUDZINSKI, Ms. CHU, Mr. 
PHILLIPS, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Ms. OMAR, Mr. THOMPSON of Cali-
fornia, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. MOULTON, Mr. COHEN, Ms. PINGREE, and Mr. 
KILMER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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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. 
Sec. 3. Findings. 
Sec. 4. Purposes. 
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 Wilderness Areas. 
Sec. 107. Canyonlands Basin Wilderness Areas. 
Sec. 108. San Rafael Swell Wilderness Areas. 
Sec. 109. Book Cliffs–Greater Dinosaur 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. Protection of Tribal rights. 
Sec. 209. Management of newly acquired land. 
Sec. 210. Withdrawal. 
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. 
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SEC. 3. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds that— 
(1) the land designated as wilderness by this 
Act is one of the largest remaining expanses of un-
protected, wild public land in the continental United 
States; 
(2) the designation of wilderness by this Act 
would— 
(A) increase landscape connectivity in the 
Colorado Plateau; and 
(B) help to mitigate the impacts of climate 
change by— 
(i) providing critical refugia; 
(ii) reducing surface disturbances that 
exacerbate the impacts of climate change; 
(iii) reducing greenhouse gas emis-
sions related to the extraction and use of 
fossil fuels; and 
(iv) contributing to the goal of pro-
tecting 30 percent of global land and 
waters by 2030; 
(3) the land designated as wilderness by this 
Act is— 
(A) a living cultural landscape; 
(B) a place of refuge for wild nature; and 
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(C) an important part of Indigenous and 
non-Indigenous community values; 
(4) Indian Tribes have been present on the land 
designated as wilderness by this Act since time im-
memorial, using the plant, animal, landform, and 
spiritual values for sustenance and cultural, medic-
inal, and ceremonial activities, purposes for which 
Indigenous people continue to use the land; and 
(5) the designation of wilderness by this Act— 
(A) is vital to the continuation and revital-
ization of Indigenous cultures; and 
(B) serves to protect places of Indigenous 
use and sanctuary. 
SEC. 4. PURPOSES. 
The purposes of this Act are— 
(1) 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 genera-
tions of people in the United States; 
(2) to protect the cultural, ecological, and sce-
nic values of land designated as wilderness by this 
Act for the benefit, use, and enjoyment of present 
and future generations of people in the United 
States; and 
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(3) to protect the ability of Indigenous and non- 
Indigenous people to use the land designated as wil-
derness by this Act for traditional activities, includ-
ing hunting, fishing, hiking, horsepacking, camping, 
and spirituality as people have used the land for 
generations. 
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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(11) Conger Mountain (approximately 21,750 
acres). 
(12) Crater Bench (approximately 35,000 
acres). 
(13) Crater Island East (approximately 53,000 
acres). 
(14) Crater Island West (approximately 30,000 
acres). 
(15) Cricket Mountain (approximately 16,500 
acres). 
(16) Crook Creek (approximately 20,000 acres). 
(17) Deep Creek Mountains (approximately 
127,000 acres). 
(18) 
Disappointment 
Hills 
(approximately 
24,000 acres). 
(19) Drum Mountains (approximately 14,500 
acres). 
(20) Dugway Mountains (approximately 24,500 
acres). 
(21) 
Fish 
Springs 
Range 
(approximately 
65,000 acres). 
(22) Granite Mountain (approximately 19,250 
acres). 
(23) Granite Peak (approximately 19,500 
acres). 
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(24) Grassy Mountains North (approximately 
8,500 acres). 
(25) Grassy Mountains South (approximately 
16,500 acres). 
(26) Hamlin (approximately 13,750 acres). 
(27) Headlight Mountain (approximately 6,000 
acres). 
(28) Howell Peak (approximately 28,750 acres). 
(29) Indian Peaks (approximately 15,750 
acres). 
(30) Jackson Wash (approximately 18,500 
acres). 
(31) Juniper (approximately 17,500 acres). 
(32) Keg Mountains East (approximately 
19,500 acres). 
(33) Keg Mountains West (approximately 
19,250 acres). 
(34) Kern Mountains (approximately 15,000 
acres). 
(35) King Top (approximately 111,500 acres). 
(36) Ledger Canyon (approximately 8,900 
acres). 
(37) Lion Peak (approximately 27,500 acres). 
(38) Little Drum Mountains North (approxi-
mately 14,000 acres). 
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(39) Little Drum Mountains South (approxi-
mately 10,000 acres). 
(40) 
Mahogany 
Peak 
(approximately 
750 
acres). 
(41) Middle Burbank Hills (approximately 
6,750 acres). 
(42) Middle Mountains (approximately 39,750 
acres). 
(43) Mount Escalante (approximately 17,500 
acres). 
(44) Mountain Home Range North (approxi-
mately 21,500 acres). 
(45) Mountain Home Range South (approxi-
mately 32,750 acres). 
(46) Needle Mountains (approximately 12,000 
acres). 
(47) Newfoundland Mountains (approximately 
24,500 acres). 
(48) North Peaks (approximately 9,400 acres). 
(49) North Stansbury Mountains (approxi-
mately 20,500 acres). 
(50) Notch Peak (approximately 72,000 acres). 
(51) Notch View (approximately 8,000 acres). 
(52) Ochre Mountain (approximately 13,500 
acres). 
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(53) Oquirrh Mountains (approximately 8,900 
acres). 
(54) Orr Ridge (approximately 11,000 acres). 
(55) Painted Rock (approximately 26,500 
acres). 
(56) Paradise Mountain (approximately 40,000 
acres). 
(57) Pilot Mountains Central (approximately 
8,000 acres). 
(58) Pilot Peak (approximately 30,250 acres). 
(59) Red Canyon (approximately 15,500 acres). 
(60) Red Tops (approximately 28,000 acres). 
(61) San Francisco Mountains (approximately 
39,750 acres). 
(62) Silver Island Mountains (approximately 
37,500 acres). 
(63) Snake Valley (approximately 66,250 
acres). 
(64) Spring Creek Canyon (approximately 
5,250 acres). 
(65) Stansbury Island (approximately 10,000 
acres). 
(66) 
Steamboat 
Mountain 
(approximately 
40,250 acres). 
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(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 forms 
a vital natural corridor connecting the deserts 
and forests of the surrounding landscape, which 
includes Grand Canyon National Park and 
Bryce Canyon National Park; 
(D) each of the areas described in para-
graph (2) (other than East of Bryce, Moquith 
Mountain, Bunting Point, Canaan Mountain, 
Orderville 
Canyon, 
Parunuweap 
Canyon, 
Vermillion Cliffs, and the majority of Upper 
Kanab Creek) is located within the Grand 
Staircase-Escalante National Monument, as es-
tablished in 1996; 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 Boot (approximately 2,800 
acres). 
(B) Bryce View (approximately 4,500 
acres). 
(C) Bunting Point (approximately 11,500 
acres). 
(D) 
Canaan 
Mountain 
(approximately 
15,250 acres). 
(E) East of Bryce (approximately 850 
acres). 
(F) Glass Eye Canyon (approximately 
25,500 acres). 
(G) Ladder Canyon (approximately 14,500 
acres). 
(H) Moquith Mountain (approximately 
15,750 acres). 
(I) Nephi Point (approximately 14,750 
acres). 
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(J) 
Orderville 
Canyon 
(approximately 
8,000 acres). 
(K) 
Paria-Hackberry 
(approximately 
196,000 acres). 
(L) Paria Wilderness Expansion (approxi-
mately 4,000 acres). 
(M) Parunuweap Canyon (approximately 
44,500 acres). 
(N) Pine Hollow (approximately 11,000 
acres). 
(O) 
Timber 
Mountain 
(approximately 
52,750 acres). 
(P) Upper Kanab Creek (approximately 
51,000 acres). 
(Q) 
Vermillion 
Cliffs 
(approximately 
25,000 acres). 
(R) Willis Creek (approximately 22,000 
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; 
(B) the Kaiparowits Plateau, a windswept 
land of harsh beauty, contains distant vistas 
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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, 
as established in 1996; 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) Box Canyon (approximately 3,000 
acres). 
(C) Burning Hills (approximately 81,500 
acres). 
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(D) Canaan Peak Slopes (approximately 
2,500 acres). 
(E) 
Carcass 
Canyon 
(approximately 
84,750 acres). 
(F) 
Fiftymile 
Bench 
(approximately 
12,750 acres). 
(G) Fiftymile Mountain (approximately 
207,000 acres). 
(H) Heaps Canyon (approximately 4,000 
acres). 
(I) Horse Spring Canyon (approximately 
32,000 acres). 
(J) Kodachrome Headlands (approximately 
9,750 acres). 
(K) Little Valley Canyon (approximately 
4,100 acres). 
(L) Mud Spring Canyon (approximately 
65,750 acres). 
(M) Nipple Bench (approximately 31,750 
acres). 
(N) Paradise Canyon-Wahweap (approxi-
mately 266,500 acres). 
(O) Rock Cove (approximately 17,000 
acres). 
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(P) The Blues (approximately 22,000 
acres). 
(Q) The Cockscomb (approximately 11,750 
acres). 
(R) Warm Creek (approximately 24,000 
acres). 
(S) Wide Hollow (approximately 7,700 
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 ruins are exam-
ples of the unique features that entice hikers, 
campers, and sightseers from around the world 
to the Escalante Canyons; 
(B) the Escalante Canyons link the spruce 
fir forests of the 11,000-foot Aquarius Plateau 
with the winding slickrock canyons that flow 
into Glen Canyon; 
(C) the Escalante Canyons, 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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(H) 
Scorpion 
(approximately 
61,250 
acres). 
(I) Sooner Bench (approximately 500 
acres). 
(J) Steep Creek (approximately 35,750 
acres). 
(K) 
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 Canyons area in-
clude the huge sandstone fins of Behind the Rocks, 
the mysterious Fisher Towers, and the whitewater 
rapids of Westwater Canyon; and 
(3) the Moab-La Sal Canyons should be pro-
tected 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: 
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(1) Arches National Park Adjacents (approxi-
mately 8,900 acres). 
(2) Beaver Creek (approximately 45,000 acres). 
(3) Behind the Rocks (approximately 19,500 
acres). 
(4) Big Triangle (approximately 21,500 acres). 
(5) Coyote Wash (approximately 27,000 acres). 
(6) Dome Plateau (approximately 36,750 
acres). 
(7) Fisher Towers (approximately 19,000 
acres). 
(8) Goldbar Canyon (approximately 9,500 
acres). 
(9) Granite Creek (approximately 5,000 acres). 
(10) Hunter Canyon (approximately 5,500 
acres). 
(11) Mary Jane Canyon (approximately 28,500 
acres). 
(12) Mill Creek (approximately 17,250 acres). 
(13) Morning Glory (approximately 11,000 
acres). 
(14) Porcupine Rim (approximately 10,500 
acres). 
(15) Renegade Point (approximately 6,250 
acres). 
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(16) Westwater Canyon (approximately 39,000 
acres). 
(17) Yellow Bird (approximately 4,600 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). 
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(2) Bullfrog Creek (approximately 42,000 
acres). 
(3) Dogwater Creek (approximately 4,900 
acres). 
(4) Fremont Gorge (approximately 22,000 
acres). 
(5) Long Canyon (approximately 16,500 acres). 
(6) Mount Ellen-Blue Hills (approximately 
14,750 acres). 
(7) 
Mount 
Hillers 
(approximately 
20,250 
acres). 
(8) Mount Pennell (approximately 155,500 
acres). 
(9) Notom Bench (approximately 6,250 acres). 
(10) Ragged Mountain (approximately 29,250 
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; 
(4) Dark Canyon, Fort Knocker, Tuwa Canyon, 
Upper Red Canyon, White Canyon, and a portion of 
Red Rock Plateau are located within the Bears Ears 
National Monument, as established in 2016; and 
(5) 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 18,250 
acres). 
(2) Copper Point (approximately 4,400 acres). 
(3) Dark Canyon (approximately 139,000 
acres). 
(4) Dirty Devil (approximately 245,000 acres). 
(5) Fiddler Butte (approximately 93,000 acres). 
(6) Flat Tops (approximately 29,750 acres). 
(7) Fort Knocker (approximately 12,500 acres). 
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(8) 
Little 
Rockies 
(approximately 
64,000 
acres). 
(9) Pleasant Creek Bench (approximately 1,000 
acres). 
(10) Red Rock Plateau (approximately 185,500 
acres). 
(11) The Needle (approximately 10,750 acres). 
(12) Tuwa Canyon (approximately 9,750 acres). 
(13) Upper Red Canyon (approximately 25,000 
acres). 
(14) White Canyon (approximately 78,000 
acres). 
SEC. 106. SAN JUAN WILDERNESS AREAS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 
(1) more than 1,000 years ago, Indigenous cul-
ture flourished in the slickrock canyons and on the 
pin˜on-covered mesas of southeastern Utah; 
(2) evidence of the presence of Indigenous peo-
ple pervades the Cedar Mesa area of the San Juan 
area where cliff dwellings, rock art, and ceremonial 
kivas are found in 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; 
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(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; 
(5) each of the areas described in subsection (b) 
(other than Cross Canyon, Monument Canyon, Tin 
Cup Mesa, and most of Nokai Dome and San Juan 
River) are located within the Bears Ears National 
Monument, as established in 2016; and 
(6) the San Juan area should be protected and 
managed as a wilderness area to ensure the preser-
vation of the unique and valuable resources 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 6,500 acres). 
(2) Arch Canyon (approximately 30,500 acres). 
(3) Comb Ridge (approximately 16,000 acres). 
(4) Cross Canyon (approximately 2,400 acres). 
(5) Fish and Owl Creek Canyons (approxi-
mately 74,000 acres). 
(6) 
Grand 
Gulch 
(approximately 
161,250 
acres). 
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(7) Hammond Canyon (approximately 4,700 
acres). 
(8) Lime Creek (approximately 5,500 acres). 
(9) Monument Canyon (approximately 18,000 
acres). 
(10) Nokai Dome (approximately 94,250 acres). 
(11) Road Canyon (approximately 64,000 
acres). 
(12) San Juan River (approximately 14,750 
acres). 
(13) The Tabernacle (approximately 7,300 
acres). 
(14) Tin Cup Mesa (approximately 26,000 
acres). 
(15) Valley of the Gods (approximately 14,500 
acres). 
SEC. 107. 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 Canyonlands National Park con-
tain canyons with rushing perennial streams, natural 
arches, bridges, and towers; 
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(3) the gorges of the Green and Colorado Riv-
ers lie on adjacent land managed by the Secretary; 
(4) popular overlooks in Canyonlands National 
Park and Dead Horse Point State Park have views 
directly into adjacent areas, including Lockhart 
Basin and Indian Creek; 
(5) each of the areas described in subsection (b) 
(other than Dead Horse Cliffs, Horsethief Point, 
Labyrinth Canyon Wilderness Expansion, San 
Rafael River, Sweetwater Reef, and a portion of 
Gooseneck) are located within the Bears Ears Na-
tional Monument, as established in 2016; and 
(6) 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 33,500 
acres). 
(2) Butler Wash (approximately 27,000 acres). 
(3) Dead Horse Cliffs (approximately 5,300 
acres). 
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(4) Demon’s Playground (approximately 3,600 
acres). 
(5) Gooseneck (approximately 9,400 acres). 
(6) Hatch Point/Lockhart Basin/Harts Point 
(approximately 150,500 acres). 
(7) Horsethief Point (approximately 15,500 
acres). 
(8) Indian Creek (approximately 28,500 acres). 
(9) Labyrinth Canyon Wilderness Expansion 
(approximately 157,500 acres). 
(10) San Rafael River (approximately 103,000 
acres). 
(11) Shay Mountain (approximately 15,500 
acres). 
(12) Sweetwater Reef (approximately 69,250 
acres). 
SEC. 108. 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 
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basin punctuated by mesas, buttes, and canyons and 
traversed by sediment-laden desert streams; 
(3) the mountains within these areas are among 
Utah’s most valuable habitat for desert bighorn 
sheep; and 
(4) 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) Capitol Reef National Park Adjacents (ap-
proximately 9,000 acres). 
(2) Cedar Mountain (approximately 14,750 
acres). 
(3) Devils Canyon Wilderness Expansion (ap-
proximately 14,000 acres). 
(4) 
Eagle 
Canyon 
(approximately 
38,500 
acres). 
(5) Factory Butte (approximately 22,250 
acres). 
(6) Hondu Country Wilderness Expansion (ap-
proximately 2,500 acres). 
(7) Jones Bench (approximately 3,400 acres). 
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(8) Limestone Cliffs (approximately 25,500 
acres). 
(9) Lost Spring Wash (approximately 36,500 
acres). 
(10) Mexican Mountain Wilderness Expansion 
(approximately 24,750 acres). 
(11) Molen Reef (approximately 32,500 acres). 
(12) Muddy Creek Wilderness Expansion (ap-
proximately 80,750 acres). 
(13) Mussentuchit Badlands (approximately 
25,000 acres). 
(14) 
Price 
River-Humbug 
(approximately 
122,250 acres). 
(15) Red Desert (approximately 30,750 acres). 
(16) Rock Canyon (approximately 17,750 
acres). 
(17) San Rafael Knob (approximately 15,000 
acres). 
(18) San Rafael Reef Wilderness Expansion 
(approximately 53,500 acres). 
(19) Sids Mountain Wilderness Expansion (ap-
proximately 36,750 acres). 
(20) 
Upper 
Muddy 
Creek 
(approximately 
18,500 acres). 
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(21) Wild Horse Mesa Wilderness Expansion 
(approximately 56,000 acres). 
SEC. 109. BOOK CLIFFS–GREATER DINOSAUR WILDERNESS 
AREAS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 
(1) the Book Cliffs–Greater Dinosaur Wilder-
ness Areas offer— 
(A) unique big game hunting opportunities 
in verdant high-plateau forests; and 
(B) the opportunity for float trips of sev-
eral days duration down the Green River in 
Desolation Canyon; 
(2) the long rampart of the Book Cliffs bounds 
the area on the south, while the uplands, plateaus, 
rivers, and canyons of the Greater Dinosaur area 
provide connectivity with Dinosaur National Monu-
ment and the northernmost extent of the Colorado 
Plateau; 
(3) bears, bighorn sheep, cougars, elk, and mule 
deer flourish in the backcountry of the Book Cliffs; 
and 
(4) the Book Cliffs–Greater Dinosaur Wilder-
ness Areas should be protected and managed to en-
sure the protection of the areas as wilderness. 
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(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) Bad Land Cliffs (approximately 11,500 
acres). 
(2) Beach Draw (approximately 900 acres). 
(3) Bourdette Draw (approximately 15,750 
acres). 
(4) Bull Canyon (approximately 3,100 acres). 
(5) Dead Horse Pass (approximately 8,400 
acres). 
(6) Desbrough Canyon (approximately 14,000 
acres). 
(7) Desolation Canyon Wilderness Expansion 
(approximately 295,000 acres). 
(8) Diamond Breaks (approximately 8,600 
acres). 
(9) Diamond Canyon (approximately 168,000 
acres). 
(10) Diamond Mountain (approximately 28,000 
acres). 
(11) Goslin Mountain (approximately 3,800 
acres). 
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(12) Hideout Canyon (approximately 12,750 
acres). 
(13) Lower Flaming Gorge (approximately 
21,000 acres). 
(14) Mexico Point (approximately 14,750 
acres). 
(15) Moonshine Draw (approximately 10,750 
acres). 
(16) Mountain Home (approximately 8,000 
acres). 
(17) 
O-Wi-Yu-Kuts 
(approximately 
14,500 
acres). 
(18) Red Creek Badlands (approximately 4,600 
acres). 
(19) Split Mountain Benches (approximately 
2,800 acres). 
(20) Stone Bridge Draw (approximately 3,600 
acres). 
(21) Stuntz Draw (approximately 2,000 acres). 
(22) Survey Point (approximately 8,700 acres). 
(23) Turtle Canyon Wilderness Expansion (ap-
proximately 9,600 acres). 
(24) Vivas Cake Hill (approximately 275 acres). 
(25) Wild Mountain (approximately 700 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 ‘‘America’s Red Rock 
Wilderness Act, 118th 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 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-
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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. PROTECTION OF TRIBAL RIGHTS. 
Nothing in this Act affects or modifies— 
(1) any right of any federally recognized Indian 
Tribe; or 
(2) any obligation of the United States to any 
federally recognized Indian Tribe. 
SEC. 209. 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. 210. 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. 
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