(3) A copy of the map and legal description 
shall be on file and available for public inspection in 
the appropriate field offices of the Bureau of Land 
Management. 
SEC. 9. ESCALANTE CANYONS NATIONAL MONUMENT. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subject to the valid existing 
rights, the Federal land comprising approximately 
243,241 acres, identified as ‘‘Escalante Canyons Unit’’ 
and generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Grand Stair-
case-Escalante National Monument Modification’’ is here-
by established as the ‘‘Escalante Canyons National Monu-
ment’’. 
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Escalante Can-
yons National Monument shall be to protect, conserve, and 
enhance the monument’s— 
(1) unique and nationally important historic, 
scenic, and natural resources; 
(2) recreation, including hunting; and 
(3) grazing. 
(c) MAP.— 
(1) As soon as practicable after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 
the Committee on Natural Resources of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Energy 
and Natural Resources of the Senate a map and 
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legal description of the Escalante Canyons National 
Monument established in this section. 
(2) The map and legal description submitted 
under this section shall have the same force and ef-
fect as if included in this title, except that the Sec-
retary may make minor modification of any clerical 
or typographical errors in the map or legal descrip-
tion provided these changes are first reported to the 
State of Utah, Garfield County, Utah, and the Man-
agement Council. 
(3) A copy of the map and legal description 
shall be on file and available for public inspection in 
the appropriate field offices of the Bureau of Land 
Management. 
SEC. 10. ESCALANTE CANYONS NATIONAL PARK AND PRE-
SERVE, GRAND STAIRCASE NATIONAL MONU-
MENT, KAIPAROWITS NATIONAL MONUMENT, 
AND ESCALANTE CANYONS NATIONAL MONU-
MENT MANAGEMENT COUNCIL. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Management Council is 
hereby established. 
(b) DUTIES.—The Management Council shall develop 
and implement the comprehensive management plans for 
the Escalante Canyons National Park and Preserve, the 
Grand Staircase National Monument, the Kaiparowits Na-
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tional Monument, and the Escalante Canyons National 
Monument consistently with the purposes of those areas 
as provided in this Act. 
(c) MEMBERSHIP.—The Management Council shall 
be composed of 7 members appointed not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act as follows: 
(1) One individual from the Department of In-
terior, appointed by the President. 
(2) Five individuals, appointed by the President 
in consultation with the Congressional delegation 
from the State of Utah and the Governor of Utah, 
who shall represent the following: 
(A) Two from the Garfield County, Utah, 
Board of Commissioners. 
(B) Two from the Kane County, Utah, 
Board of Commissioners. 
(C) One Utah State Legislator rep-
resenting Kane County, Garfield County, or 
both. 
(3) One at-large representative appointed by 
the President. 
(d) 
QUALIFICATIONS.—The 
members 
appointed 
under subsections (c)(2) and (3) shall not be employees 
of the Federal Government. 
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(e) TERMS.—The President shall appoint the mem-
bers under subsections (c)(2) and (3) for a term of 5 
years, except that the President shall designate staggered 
terms for the members initially appointed to the Manage-
ment Council. The President may reappoint a member to 
not more than three consecutive terms. 
(f) VACANCIES.—Vacancies of members appointed 
under subsections (c)(2) and (3) shall be filled in the same 
manner as such positions were originally filled as soon as 
practicable after the vacancy has occurred. 
(g) COMPENSATION.—Members appointed under sub-
sections (c)(2) and (3) shall serve without pay, except for 
reasonable travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of 
subsistence, at the rate authorized for employees of agen-
cies under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United 
States Code, while away from their homes or regular 
places of business in the performance of duties for the 
Council. 
(h) CHAIR.—The members shall select the chair of 
the Management Council from the members appointed 
under subsection (c)(2) and (3) for a term beginning on 
the date of selection, and ending in 5 years or until the 
member’s term of office expires, whichever occurs first. 
(i) STAFF ASSISTANCE.—The Management Council 
may request administrative assistance from Federal em-
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ployees under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Inte-
rior or the Secretary of Agriculture. 
(j) MEETINGS.— 
(1) FREQUENCY.—The Management Council 
shall meet at the call of the Chair or a majority of 
the members. Meetings shall be held no less than 
once per year. A majority must be present to con-
stitute a quorum to conduct official business. 
(2) ANNOUNCEMENT; OPEN
MEETINGS.—All 
meetings of the Management Council shall be an-
nounced at least one week in advance in publications 
of general circulation and shall be open to the pub-
lic. 
(k) ADMINISTRATION.— 
(1) The Management Council shall allow hunt-
ing, fishing and trapping on lands and water under 
the jurisdiction of the Secretary within the 
Escalante Canyons National Park and Preserve in 
accordance with the applicable laws of the State of 
Utah. 
(2) The Management Council shall ensure that 
the privilege of grazing domestic livestock on lands 
with the Escalante Canyons National Park and Pre-
serve shall continue to be exercised and enhanced in 
perpetuity. Grazing within the Escalante Canyons 
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National Park and Preserve shall be administered by 
the National Park Service. 
SEC. 11. FEDERAL LAND MANAGER ADHERENCE. 
Federal land managers shall adhere to the manage-
ment plans created by the Management Council. 
SEC. 12. CLARIFICATION. 
Nothing in this Act affects the jurisdiction of the 
State of Utah with respect to the management of fish, 
wildlife and predators in the State. 
SEC. 13. RESTORATION OF LAND STATUS. 
Subject to valid existing rights, the provisions of ex-
isting withdrawals, and the requirements of applicable law, 
the public lands excluded from the monument reservation 
under Presidential Proclamation lll, dated December 
4, 2017, and issued under chapter 3203 of title 54, United 
States Code, shall be open to: 
(1) entry, location, selection, sale or other dis-
position under the public land laws; 
(2) disposition under all laws relating to min-
eral and geothermal leasing; and 
(3) location, entry, and patent under the mining 
laws. 
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SEC. 14. HOLE IN THE ROCK ROAD. 
The Secretary shall convey to the State of Utah all 
right, title and interest of the United States in and to the 
Hole in the Rock Road (BLM Road 200). 
SEC. 15. EFFECT ON PROCLAMATIONS. 
Any provision of Presidential Proclamation 6920, 
dated September 18, 1996, and Presidential Proclamation 
llll, dated December 4, 2017, and issued under 
chapter 3203 of title 54, United States Code, that is in-
consistent with this Act is hereby declared null and void. 
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