I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4267 
To designate certain National Forest System land in the Uinta-Wasatch- 
Cache National Forest in Salt Lake County, Utah, as wilderness, to 
facilitate a land exchange involving certain land in such National Forest, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 27, 2012 
Mr. MATHESON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To designate certain National Forest System land in the 
Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in Salt Lake 
County, Utah, as wilderness, to facilitate a land exchange 
involving certain land in such National Forest, 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 AND TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Wasatch Wilderness and Watershed Protection Act’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
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Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Designation of wilderness, Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forests, 
Utah. 
Sec. 3. Special management area, Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forests, 
Utah. 
Sec. 4. Administrative provisions related to wilderness areas. 
Sec. 5. Existing water facilities. 
Sec. 6. Land exchange, Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forests, Utah. 
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS, UINTA-WASATCH- 
CACHE NATIONAL FORESTS, UTAH. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—In furtherance of the purposes of 
the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following 
Federal lands within the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National 
Forests in Salt Lake County, Utah, are designated as wil-
derness and as either a new component of the National 
Wilderness Preservation System or as an addition to an 
existing component of the National Wilderness Preserva-
tion System: 
(1) LONE PEAK WILDERNESS ADDITION.—Cer-
tain lands in the vicinity of the Lone Peak Wilder-
ness comprising approximately 4,627 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on the map titled ‘‘Wasatch Moun-
tains Wilderness and Watershed Protection’’ and 
dated January 29, 2010 (in this subsection referred 
to as the ‘‘map’’), which shall be added to and ad-
ministered as part of the Lone Peak Wilderness des-
ignated by section 2(I) of Public Law 95–237 (92 
Stat. 42). 
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(2) MOUNT
OLYMPUS
WILDERNESS
ADDI-
TION.—Certain lands in the vicinity of the Mount 
Olympus Wilderness comprising approximately 3,155 
acres, as generally depicted on the map, which shall 
be added to and administered as part of the Mount 
Olympus Wilderness designated by section 102(a)(3) 
of Public Law 98–428 (98 Stat. 1658). 
(3) WAYNE
OWENS
GRANDEUR
PEAK/MOUNT 
AIRE WILDERNESS.—Certain lands comprising ap-
proximately 7,759 acres, as generally depicted on the 
map, which shall be known as the ‘‘Wayne Owens 
Grandeur Peak/Mount Aire Wilderness’’. 
(b) MAP AND DESCRIPTION.— 
(1) FILING
AND
AVAILABILITY.—As soon as 
practicable after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the 
Chief of the Forest Service, shall file with the Com-
mittee on Natural Resources of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Energy and Nat-
ural Resources of the Senate a map and legal de-
scription of each wilderness area designated or ex-
panded by subsection (a). The maps and legal de-
scriptions shall be on file and available for public in-
spection in the office of the Chief of the Forest Serv-
ice. 
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(2) FORCE OF LAW.—The maps and legal de-
scriptions filed under paragraph (1) shall have the 
same force and effect as if included in this Act, ex-
cept that the Secretary of Agriculture may correct 
clerical and typographical errors in the maps and 
legal descriptions. 
(c) SPECIAL RULE FOR LONE PEAK WILDERNESS 
ADDITION.—Notwithstanding the wilderness designation 
made by subsection (a)(1), the White Pine Reservoir, to-
gether with the ingress and egress routes thereto in exist-
ence as of the date of the enactment of this Act, shall 
continue to be operated, maintained, and upgraded as nec-
essary, subject to reasonable requirements to protect wil-
derness values. 
SEC. 3. SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREA, UINTA-WASATCH- 
CACHE NATIONAL FORESTS, UTAH. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
the following Federal lands in the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache 
National Forests are established as special management 
areas: 
(1) MT. AIRE SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREA.— 
Certain lands comprising approximately 1,275 acres, 
as generally depicted on a map titled ‘‘Wasatch 
Mountains Wilderness Protection and Watershed 
Protection’’ and dated January 29, 2010 (in this 
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subsection referred to as the ‘‘map’’), which shall be 
known as the ‘‘Mt. Aire Special Management Area’’. 
(2) MT. 
OLYMPUS
SPECIAL
MANAGEMENT 
AREA.—Certain lands comprising approximately 
1,957 acres, as generally depicted on the map, which 
shall be known as the ‘‘Mt. Olympus Special Man-
agement Area’’. 
(3) 
TWIN
PEAKS
SPECIAL
MANAGEMENT 
AREA.—Certain lands comprising approximately 
5,835 acres, as generally depicted on the map, which 
shall be known as the ‘‘Twin Peaks Special Manage-
ment Area’’. 
(4) 
LONE
PEAK
SPECIAL
MANAGEMENT 
AREA.—Certain lands comprising approximately 
1,413 acres, as generally depicted on the map, which 
shall be known as the ‘‘Lone Peak Special Manage-
ment Area’’. 
(b) MAPS AND DESCRIPTIONS.— 
(1) FILING
AND
AVAILABILITY.—As soon as 
practicable after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the 
Chief of the Forest Service, shall file with the Com-
mittee on Natural Resources of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Energy and Nat-
ural Resources of the Senate a map and legal de-
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scription of each special management area estab-
lished by subsection (a). The maps and legal descrip-
tions shall be on file and available for public inspec-
tion in the office of the Chief of the Forest Service. 
(2) FORCE OF LAW.—The maps and legal de-
scriptions filed under paragraph (1) shall have the 
same force and effect as if included in this Act, ex-
cept that the Secretary of Agriculture may correct 
typographical errors in the maps and legal descrip-
tions. 
(c) MANAGEMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture 
shall manage the special management area estab-
lished by subsection (a) to maintain the presently 
existing wilderness character of the special manage-
ment area and the potential for inclusion of the area 
in the National Wilderness Preservation System. 
(2) PROHIBITIONS.— 
(A) 
PERMANENT
ROADS.—Permanent 
roads may not be established in the special 
management areas. 
(B) TEMPORARY ROADS AND VEHICLES.— 
Except as necessary to meet the minimum re-
quirements for the administration of the special 
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management areas and to protect public health 
and safety— 
(i) the use of motorized or mechanized 
vehicles, except as described in paragraph 
(3), is prohibited in the special manage-
ment area; and 
(ii) the establishment of temporary 
roads is prohibited in the special manage-
ment areas. 
(3) ALLOWABLE ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary of 
Agriculture may authorize commercial helicopter-as-
sisted skiing and snowboarding activities (known as 
‘‘heliskiing’’), as authorized on the Federal lands in-
cluded within the special management areas as of 
the date of the enactment of this Act, to continue 
within the special management area. Except as pro-
vided in subsection (d), upon the expiration of an 
authorization in effect as of the date of enactment 
of this Act for heliskiing, the Secretary may reissue 
such authorizations in accord with Forest Service 
procedures. 
(4) APPLICABLE LAW.—Any uses of the Fed-
eral lands included within the special management 
area, including activities described in paragraph (3), 
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shall be carried out in accordance with applicable 
law. 
(d) EVENTUAL WILDERNESS DESIGNATION.— 
(1) TIMELINE.—Within one year from the time 
in which all commercial helicopter-assisted skiing 
and snowboarding activities within any special man-
agement area established by subsection (a) are no 
longer authorized or have otherwise terminated with-
in the special management area, the Secretary of 
Agriculture shall publish notice to that effect in the 
Federal Register. 
(2) DESIGNATION AS WILDERNESS.—The Fed-
eral lands included within a special management 
area for which notice has been published under para-
graph (1) shall be designated as wilderness and 
added to the National Wilderness Preservation Sys-
tem, effective on the date of the notice, as follows: 
(A) The lands included in the Mt. Aire 
Special Management Area shall be added to and 
administered as part of the Wayne Owens 
Grandeur Peak/Mount Aire Wilderness estab-
lished by section 2. 
(B) The lands included in the Mt. Olympus 
Special Management Area shall be added to and 
administered as a part of the Mount Olympus 
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Wilderness designated by section 102(a)(3) of 
Public Law 98–428 (98 Stat. 1658) and ex-
panded by section 2. 
(C) The lands included in the Twin Peaks 
Special Management Area shall be added to and 
administered as a part of the Twin Peaks Wil-
derness designated by section 102(a)(4) of Pub-
lic Law 98–428 (98 Stat. 1658). 
(D) The lands included in the Lone Peak 
Special Management Area shall be added to and 
administered as part of the Lone Peak Wilder-
ness designated by section 2(I) of Public Law 
95–237 (92 Stat. 42) and expanded by section 
2. 
SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS RELATED TO WIL-
DERNESS AREAS. 
(a) COVERED LAND DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘covered land’’ means— 
(1) the wilderness areas designated or expanded 
by sections 2 and 3; and 
(2) the special management areas designated by 
section 3. 
(b) ADMINISTRATION GENERALLY.—Subject to valid 
rights in existence on the date of the enactment of this 
Act, land designated as wilderness by section 2 or 3 shall 
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be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture in accord-
ance with— 
(1) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et 
seq.); and 
(2) this Act. 
(c) TREATMENT OF EFFECTIVE DATE OF WILDER-
NESS ACT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—With respect to land des-
ignated as wilderness by section 2, any reference in 
the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) to the 
effective date of the Wilderness Act shall be deemed 
to be a reference to the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
(2) SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREAS.—With re-
spect to the lands designated as wilderness by sec-
tion 3, any reference in the Wilderness Act to the 
effective date of the Wilderness Act shall be deemed 
to be a reference to the date of the applicable Fed-
eral Register notice referred to in section 3(d)(1). 
(d) FISH AND WILDLIFE.—Nothing in this Act shall 
affect the jurisdiction or responsibility of the State of 
Utah with respect to wildlife and fish. 
(e) NO BUFFER ZONES.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this Act shall 
create a protective perimeter or buffer zone around 
covered land. 
(2) ACTIVITIES
OUTSIDE
WILDERNESS.—The 
fact that a nonwilderness activity or use can be seen 
or heard from within covered land shall not preclude 
the conduct of the activity or use outside the bound-
ary of the covered land. 
(f) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid rights in exist-
ence on the date of the enactment of this Act, covered 
land is withdrawn from all forms of— 
(1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under pub-
lic land laws; 
(2) location, entry, and patent under mining 
laws; and 
(3) disposition under all laws pertaining to min-
eral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. 
(g) ACQUIRED LAND.—Any land or interest in land 
located inside the boundaries of covered land that is ac-
quired by the United States after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act shall become part of the relevant wilder-
ness or special management area and shall be managed 
in accordance with this Act and other applicable law. 
(h) FIRE, INSECTS, AND DISEASE.—In accordance 
with section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
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1133(d)(1)), the Secretary of Agriculture may take such 
measures in the covered land as the Secretary determines 
to be necessary for the control of fire, insects, and dis-
eases, including, as the Secretary determines to be appro-
priate, the coordination of those activities with a State or 
local agency. 
SEC. 5. EXISTING WATER FACILITIES. 
Nothing in this Act affects the ability to continue to 
maintain the Mount Haven, Mill D Summer Home, Bear-
trap, and Cardiff water systems that exist as of the date 
of the enactment of this Act (as shown on the map titled 
‘‘Wasatch Mountains Wilderness and Watershed Protec-
tion’’ and dated January 10, 2010, outside the boundaries 
of the wilderness additions and special management areas 
designated by this Act. 
SEC. 6. LAND EXCHANGE, UINTA-WASATCH-CACHE NA-
TIONAL FORESTS, UTAH. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 
means the approximately 331 acres of National For-
est System land in the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache Na-
tional Forest in Salt Lake County, Utah, identified 
as ‘‘NFS Land to be Conveyed’’ on the map. 
(2) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en-
titled ‘‘Wasatch Mountains Wilderness and Water-
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shed Protection’’ and dated August 31, 2010, which 
map shall be on file and available for public inspec-
tion in the Office of the Chief of the Forest Service. 
(3) NON-FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘non-Fed-
eral land’’ means the parcels of private land identi-
fied as ‘‘Land to be acquired by USFS’’ on the map, 
including— 
(A) the approximately 116 acres of private 
land identified as ‘‘White Pine parcel’’ on the 
map, which will be incorporated into the Lone 
Peak Wilderness as provided in subsection 
(h)(1); 
(B) the approximately 266 acres of private 
land identified as ‘‘Superior parcels’’ on the 
map, which will be administered as a special 
management area as provided in subsection 
(h)(2); 
(C) the approximately 160 acres of private 
land identified as ‘‘High Uintas’’ parcel on the 
map, which will be incorporated into the High 
Uintas Wilderness as provided in subsection 
(h)(3); and 
(D) such other lands owned by Snowbird 
that are acceptable to the Secretary as compo-
nents of the land exchange authorized and di-
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rected by this section, except that such lands 
may not replace any of the lands identified in 
a preceding subparagraph. 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Agriculture. 
(5) SNOWBIRD.—The term ‘‘Snowbird’’ means 
Snowbird Ltd., a Utah Limited Partnership. 
(b) LAND EXCHANGE.— 
(1) AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED.—If Snowbird 
offers to the Secretary the land described in para-
graph (2), the Secretary shall— 
(A) accept the land for management as 
provided in subsection (h); and 
(B) convey and quitclaim to Snowbird all 
right, title, and interest of the United States in 
and to the Federal land. 
(2) SNOWBIRD OFFERED LANDS.—The private 
land offered by Snowbird in the land exchange shall 
include, in priority order, all right, title, and interest 
of Snowbird in the parcels identified in subpara-
graphs (A), (B), and (C) of subsection (a)(3) and 
such other lands agreed upon as part of the ex-
change to be conveyed to the United States under 
subparagraph (D) of such subsection. 
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(3) EXISTING RIGHTS.—The conveyance of the 
Federal land under this section shall be subject to 
valid existing rights. 
(4) TITLE.—As a condition on the consumma-
tion of the land exchange, title to the non-Federal 
land must be acceptable to the Secretary, which 
shall be determined in conformity with the title 
standards of the Attorney General. 
(5) COMPLIANCE WITH EXISTING LAW.—Except 
as otherwise provided in this section, the Secretary 
shall carry out the land exchange under this section 
in accordance with section 206 of the Federal Land 
Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 
1716). 
(c) LAND DESCRIPTIONS.— 
(1) SURVEY REQUIREMENT.—The exact acreage 
and legal description of the Federal land and non- 
Federal land to be exchanged under this section 
shall be determined by surveys approved by the Sec-
retary. 
(2) RECONFIGURATION OF LANDS.—By mutual 
agreement, the Secretary and Snowbird may recon-
figure the land to be exchanged under this section 
to facilitate management of the land or eliminate 
fragmented parcels whose management is uneco-
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nomical. The use of such reconfiguration authority 
shall be minimized and involve the smallest quantity 
of acreage practicable to achieve the objectives of 
improving management of the exchanged land or 
eliminating fragmented parcels. 
(d) VALUATION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The value of the Federal 
land and the non-Federal land to be exchanged 
under this section— 
(A) shall be equal, as determined by ap-
praisals conducted in accordance with sub-
section (e); or 
(B) if not equal, shall be equalized in the 
manner provided in section 206(b) of the Fed-
eral Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 
(43 U.S.C. 1716(b)), except that the Secretary 
may accept cash equalization payments in ex-
cess of 25 percent to facilitate the land ex-
change. 
(2) DEPOSIT AND USE OF CASH EQUALIZATION 
PAYMENTS.—Any cash equalization payments re-
ceived by the Secretary under paragraph (1) shall be 
deposited into the account established by Public Law 
90–171 (commonly known as the Sisk Act; 16 
U.S.C. 484a). The amounts deposited shall be avail-
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