ment of vegetation through mechanical means within the 
Docs Valley, Stone Bridge Draw, Stuntz Draw, Beach 
Draw, and Diamond Mountain National Conservation 
Areas designated under section 201. 
SEC. 206. ADDITIONAL PURPOSE FOR COLORADO RIVER 
NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA. 
To provide for the management, development, protec-
tion, and use of drinking water within the Colorado River 
National Conservation Area. 
TITLE III—WATERSHED 
MANAGEMENT AREAS 
SEC. 301. WATERSHED MANAGEMENT AREAS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The following Watershed 
Management Areas are hereby established in the State of 
Utah, subject to valid existing rights: 
(1) ASHLEY SPRING.—The ‘‘Ashley Spring Wa-
tershed Management Area’’, consisting of approxi-
mately 10,951 acres of the Ashley National Forest 
in Uintah County as generally depicted on the map 
entitled Utah PLI Special Management Area Map 
dated June 30, 2016. 
(2) DRY
FORK.—The ‘‘Dry Fork Watershed 
Management Area’’, consisting of approximately 
9,640 acres of the Ashley National Forest in Uintah 
County as generally depicted on the map entitled 
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Utah PLI Special Management Area Map dated 
June 30, 2016. 
(3) CASTLE VALLEY.—The ‘‘Castle Valley Wa-
tershed Management Area’’, consisting of approxi-
mately 34,247 acres of the Manti-La Sal National 
Forest in Grand County as generally depicted on the 
map entitled Utah PLI Special Management Area 
Map dated June 30, 2016. 
(4) WIDDOP MOUNTAIN.—The ‘‘Widdop Moun-
tain Watershed Management Area’’, consisting of 
approximately 8,025 acres of the Ashley National 
Forest in Summit County as generally depicted on 
the map entitled Utah PLI Special Management 
Area Map dated June 30, 2016. 
(5) EAST
FORK
SMITHS
FORK.—The ‘‘East 
Fork Smiths Fork Watershed Management Area’’, 
consisting of approximately 3,178 acres of the Ash-
ley National Forest in Summit County as generally 
depicted on the map entitled Utah PLI Special Man-
agement Area Map dated June 30, 2016. 
(b) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Two years after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture 
(hereinafter ‘‘Secretary’’ in this title) shall file a 
map and legal description of the Watershed Manage-
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ment Areas with the Committee on Natural Re-
sources of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 
Senate. 
(2) EFFECT.—The map and legal description 
prepared under paragraph (1) shall have the same 
force and effect as if included in this title, except 
that the Secretary of Agriculture may correct minor 
errors in the map or legal description provided that 
prior to any modifications, clerical or typographical 
changes, these changes are reported to the State of 
Utah and the affected county. 
(3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—A copy of the map 
and legal description shall be on file and available 
for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the 
U.S. Forest Service and the Bureau of Indian Af-
fairs. 
SEC. 302. ADMINISTRATION OF WATERSHED MANAGEMENT 
AREAS. 
(a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Watershed 
Management Areas are— 
(1) to ensure the protection of the quality of 
water in the Watershed Management Areas; 
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(2) to allow visitors to enjoy the scenic, natural, 
cultural, recreational, and wildlife values of the Wa-
tershed Management Areas; 
(3) to provide for the management, develop-
ment, and use of drinking water within the Water-
shed Management Areas; 
(4) to allow for the reintroduction of beavers in 
appropriate Watershed Management Areas; 
(5) to allow for reintroduction of native flora 
(land and aquatic), bird, fish and animal fauna in 
Watershed Management Areas; 
(6) to provide for the restoration of watersheds 
and re-establish ecosystem health in areas damaged 
or threatened by insects, disease or prior land use; 
and 
(7) to provide for the restoration of ecosystems 
damaged or threatened by overpopulation of any 
plant, aquatic or animal species. 
(b) MANAGEMENT.—The Secretary shall manage the 
Watershed Management Areas— 
(1) in a manner consistent with the purposes 
described in subsection (a); and 
(2) in accordance with— 
(A) the laws generally applicable to the 
National Forest System; 
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(B) this title; and 
(C) any other applicable law. 
(c) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 
(1) PLAN REQUIRED.—Not later than two years 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall develop a management plan for the long- 
term management of each Watershed Management 
Area. 
(2) RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONSULTATION.— 
The Secretary shall prepare the management plan in 
consultation and coordination with local and tribal 
governments, the public, and the Public Lands Ini-
tiative Planning and Implementation Advisory Com-
mittee established under Division C of this Act. If 
the Secretary does not incorporate recommendations 
submitted by the State, local governments, and In-
dian tribes into the management plans, the Sec-
retary shall submit a written explanation before the 
effective date of the management plan to the House 
Committee on Natural Resources and Senate Com-
mittee on Energy and Natural Resources outlining 
the reasons for rejecting the recommendations. 
SEC. 303. GENERAL PROVISIONS. 
(a) MOTORIZED VEHICLES.—Except in cases in 
which motorized vehicles are needed for administrative 
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purposes or to respond to an emergency, the use of motor-
ized vehicles shall be permitted only on designated routes 
within the Watershed Management Areas. 
(b) NO EFFECT ON NON-FEDERAL LAND OR INTER-
ESTS IN NON-FEDERAL LAND.—Nothing in this title af-
fects ownership, management, or other rights relating to 
non-Federal land or interests in non-Federal land. 
(c) ROAD CONSTRUCTION.—The Secretary shall be 
permitted to construct roads for administrative or emer-
gency purposes, or if a temporary road is needed to facili-
tate forest management projects to protect or enhance wa-
tersheds. The Secretary shall decommission any tem-
porary road constructed under a project under this section 
not later than three years after the date on which the for-
est management project is completed. 
(d) OVERSNOW VEHICLES.—Where permitted prior 
to the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
authorize the use of snowmobiles and other over snow ve-
hicles within the Watershed Management Areas when 
there is at least six inches of snow coverage. 
(e) FIRE, INSECTS, AND DISEASE.—In accordance 
with this title and in consultation with State, tribal, and 
local government and water or irrigation districts who own 
or control water resources within Watershed Management 
Areas, the Secretary may carry out measures to prevent 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Within the Watershed Man-
agement Areas designated under section 301, the 
grazing of livestock established before the date of 
enactment of this Act shall continue subject to rea-
sonable regulations as prescribed by the relevant 
Secretary. 
(2) PROTECTION OF EXISTING USES.—Existing 
livestock grazing shall continue in accordance with 
the following guidelines: 
(A) There shall be no reductions of grazing 
in the areas designated by this title simply be-
cause an area is, or has been designated by this 
title. 
(B) The number of livestock permitted to 
graze in areas designated by this title shall con-
tinue at approximate stocking levels prescribed 
in the grazing permit that existed on January 
1, 2016, and additional or suspended animal 
unit months shall be authorized to graze as 
range conditions allow or if range treatments 
improve conditions. Animal Unit Months shall 
only be diminished as a result of revisions in 
the normal grazing and land management plan-
ning and policy setting process. 
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(C) The maintenance of existing grazing 
supporting facilities in an area prior to its des-
ignated by this title (including fences, place-
ment of salt and minerals, line cabins, water 
wells and pipelines, stock tanks and ponds), 
shall continue. Such maintenance may include 
the use of off-highway vehicles or mechanized 
tools and equipment. 
(D) The construction of new grazing im-
provements or replacement of deteriorated fa-
cilities in areas designated by this title is au-
thorized if in accordance with the applicable 
land management plan. 
(E) The use of off-highway vehicles for 
emergency purposes such as care of sick ani-
mals or the placement of feed and water in 
emergency situations is authorized by the appli-
cable grazing permit holder or an employee or 
agent thereof. 
(F) Access to historic and traditional water 
sources for the purpose of watering livestock 
shall be maintained. 
(G) The trailing of domestic livestock shall 
continue and shall not be limited by the des-
ignations made under section 301. 
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(3) UTAH DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND 
FOOD.—In instances in which historic grazing loca-
tions, access, or use is disputed by the grazing per-
mittee, data and information provided by the Utah 
Department of Agriculture shall be given consider-
ation by the Secretary to establish historic access, 
locations, or use. 
(k) EXISTING EASEMENTS AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY.— 
Nothing in this title precludes the Secretary from renew-
ing easements or rights-of-way in existence as of the date 
of enactment of this Act, in accordance with this title and 
existing law. 
(l) ADJACENT MANAGEMENT.—Nothing in this title 
creates a protective perimeter or buffer zone around a Wa-
tershed Management Area designated by section 301. 
(m) ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE WATERSHED MANAGE-
MENT AREA.—The fact that an activity or use on land 
outside a Watershed Management Area can be seen, 
heard, felt or smelled within the Watershed Management 
Area shall not preclude the activity or use outside the 
boundary of the Watershed Management Area. 
(n) OUTFITTING AND GUIDE ACTIVITIES.—Commer-
cial services (including authorized outfitting and guide ac-
tivities) within the Watershed Management Areas are au-
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thorized to the extent necessary to realize the recreational 
purposes of the areas. 
(o) FISH AND WILDLIFE.—Nothing in this title af-
fects the jurisdiction of the State of Utah with respect 
to the management of fish and wildlife on Federal land 
in the State, including the regulation of hunting, fishing, 
and trapping within the Watershed Management Areas. 
(p) ACCESS.—The Secretary shall provide the owner 
of State, tribal or private property within the boundary 
of a Watershed Management Areas access to the property. 
(q) WILDLIFE WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.— 
Structures and facilities, including future and existing 
structures and facilities, for wildlife water development 
projects (including guzzlers) in the Watershed Manage-
ment Areas are authorized. 
(r) WATER RIGHTS.—Nothing in this title— 
(1) shall constitute either an express or implied 
reservation by the United States of any water rights 
with respect to the Watershed Management Areas 
designated by this title; 
(2) affects any water rights in the State of 
Utah existing on the date of enactment of this Act, 
including any water rights held by the United 
States; 
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(3) establishes a precedent with regard to any 
future Watershed Management Area designations; or 
(4) shall restrict or prohibit the upstream diver-
sion of water rights held under Utah State law. 
(s) EXISTING WATER INFRASTRUCTURE.—Nothing 
in this title shall be construed to limit motorized access 
and road maintenance by local municipalities or irrigation 
districts and other water right holders for those mainte-
nance activities necessary to guarantee the continued via-
bility of water resource facilities that currently exist or 
which may be necessary in the future to prevent the deg-
radation of the water supply in Watershed Management 
Areas designated by section 301 subject to such reason-
able regulations deemed necessary by the Secretary. 
(t) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid rights in exist-
ence on the date of enactment of this title, the Federal 
land within the Watershed Management Areas designated 
by section 301 are withdrawn from— 
(1) all forms of entry, appropriation, and dis-
posal under the Federal land laws; 
(2) location, entry, and patent under the mining 
laws; and 
(3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral 
materials, and geothermal leasing laws. 
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(u) ASHLEY SPRING AND DRY FORK.—The manage-
ment plans for the Ashley Spring and Dry Fork manage-
ment areas shall include provisions for the development 
of containment ponds, water pipes, and other improve-
ments to deliver water to the Ashley Valley should the flow 
of Ashley Spring become diminished or impaired. 
(v) WILDERNESS REVIEW.—The Secretary may not 
promulgate or issue any system-wide regulation, directive, 
instruction memorandum or order that would direct man-
agement of the Federal lands designated as Watershed 
Management Areas in section 301 in a manner contrary 
to this title. 
TITLE IV—SPECIAL 
MANAGEMENT AREAS 
SEC. 401. HIGH UINTAS SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREA. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subject to valid existing 
rights, the approximately 19,191 acres of the Ashley Na-
tional Forest in Uintah and Duchesne County, Utah, as 
generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Utah PLI High 
Uintas Special Management Area Map’’ dated June 24, 
2016, is established as the High Uintas Special Manage-
ment Area. 
(b) PURPOSES.—The purpose of the High Uintas 
Special Management Area (hereinafter referred to in this 
title as the ‘‘Area’’) are to maintain the natural values 
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of the area and to allow for the continued use of oversnow 
vehicles. 
SEC. 402. HIGH UINTAS SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREA MAP 
AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than two years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture 
(hereinafter ‘‘Secretary’’ in this title) shall file a map and 
legal description of the Area with the Committee on Nat-
ural Resources of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Sen-
ate. 
(b) EFFECT.—The map and legal description pre-
pared under paragraph (1) shall have the same force and 
effect as if included in this title, except that the Secretary 
may correct minor errors in the map or legal description 
provided that prior to any modifications, clerical or typo-
graphical changes, these changes are reported to the State 
of Utah and the affected county. 
(c) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—A copy of the map and 
legal description shall be on file and available for public 
inspection in the appropriate offices of the United States 
Forest Service. 
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SEC. 403. ADMINISTRATION OF THE HIGH UINTAS SPECIAL 
MANAGEMENT AREA. 
(a) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary shall admin-
ister the Area in accordance with— 
(1) the National Forest Management Act of 
1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.); 
(2) this title; and 
(3) other applicable laws. 
(b) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 
(1) PLAN REQUIRED.—Not later than two years 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall develop a management plan for the long- 
term management of the Area. 
(2) RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONSULTATION.— 
The Secretary shall prepare the management plan in 
consultation and coordination with State, local and 
tribal governments, the public, and the Public Lands 
Initiative Planning and Implementation Advisory 
Committee established under Division C of this Act. 
If the Secretary does not incorporate recommenda-
tions submitted by the State, local governments, and 
Indian tribes into the management plans, the Sec-
retary shall submit a written explanation before the 
effective date of the management plan to the House 
Committee on Natural Resources and Senate Com-
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mittee on Energy and Natural Resources outlining 
the reasons for rejecting the recommendations. 
(3) USES.—The Secretary shall allow only such 
uses of the Area that would further the purposes 
outlined in subsection 401(b) and the following 
guidelines: 
(A) Maintain the existing, outstanding nat-
ural values of the Area. 
(B) Allow for the continued use and access 
of oversnow vehicles, including snowmobiles. 
(C) Allow for non-motorized recreational 
opportunities to occur within the Area including 
skiing, biking, hiking, fishing, hunting, horse-
back riding, snowshoeing, and camping. 
(D) Prohibit mineral development. 
(E) Prohibit new permanent road construc-
tion. 
(F) Prohibit commercial timber harvesting. 
SEC. 404. HIGH UINTAS SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREA GEN-
ERAL PROVISIONS. 
(a) WITHDRAWALS.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
all Federal land within the Area established under section 
401 is withdrawn from— 
(1) entry, appropriation or disposal under the 
public land laws; 
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(2) location, entry, and patent under the mining 
laws; and 
(3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral 
materials, and geothermal leasing laws. 
(b) FIRE, INSECTS, AND DISEASE.—In accordance 
with this title, the Secretary may take such measures in 
the Area as are necessary for the control of fire, insects, 
and disease (including the coordination of the activities 
with a State or local agency). 
(c) WILDLAND FIRE OPERATIONS.—Nothing in this 
title precludes a Federal, State, or local agency from con-
ducting wildfire management operations (including oper-
ations using aircraft or mechanized equipment) in the 
Area designated under section 401. 
(d) LIVESTOCK.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Within the Area designated 
under section 401, the grazing of livestock estab-
lished before the date of enactment of this Act shall 
continue subject to reasonable regulations as pre-
scribed by the relevant Secretary. 
(2) PROTECTION OF EXISTING USES.—Existing 
livestock grazing shall continue in accordance with 
the following guidelines: 
(A) There shall be no reductions of grazing 
in the areas designated by this section simply 
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because an area is, or has been designated by 
this title. 
(B) The number of livestock permitted to 
graze in areas designated by this title shall con-
tinue at approximate stocking levels prescribed 
in the grazing permit that existed on January 
1, 2016, and additional or suspended animal 
unit months shall be authorized to graze as 
range conditions allow or if range treatments 
improve conditions. Animal Unit Months shall 
only be diminished as a result of revisions in 
the normal grazing and land management plan-
ning and policy setting process. 
(C) The maintenance of existing grazing 
supporting facilities in an area prior to its des-
ignated by this section (including fences, place-
ment of salt and minerals, line cabins, water 
wells and pipelines, stock tanks and ponds), 
shall continue. Such maintenance may include 
the use of off-highway vehicles or mechanized 
tools and equipment. 
(D) The construction of new grazing im-
provements or replacement of deteriorated fa-
cilities in areas designated by this section is au-
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thorized if in accordance with the applicable 
land management plan. 
(E) The use of off-highway vehicles for 
emergency purposes such as care of sick ani-
mals or the placement of feed and water in 
emergency situations is authorized by the appli-
cable grazing permit holder or an employee or 
agent thereof. 
(F) Access to historic and traditional water 
sources for the purpose of watering livestock 
shall be maintained. 
(G) The trailing of domestic livestock shall 
continue and shall not be limited by the des-
ignations made under section 401. 
(3) UTAH DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND 
FOOD.—In instances in which historic grazing loca-
tions, access, or use is disputed by the grazing per-
mittee, data and information provided by the Utah 
Department of Agriculture shall be given consider-
ation by the Secretary to establish historic access, 
locations, or use. 
(e) ADJACENT MANAGEMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this title creates 
a protective perimeter or buffer zone around the 
Area. 
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(2) ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE THE AREA.—The fact 
that an activity or use on land outside the Area can 
be seen, heard, felt or smelled within the Area shall 
not preclude the activity or use outside the boundary 
of the Area. 
(f) OUTFITTING AND GUIDE ACTIVITIES.—Commer-
cial services (including authorized outfitting and guide ac-
tivities) within the Area are authorized to the extent nec-
essary to realize the recreational purposes of the areas. 
(g) FISH AND WILDLIFE.—Nothing in this section 
affects the jurisdiction of the State of Utah with respect 
to the management of fish and wildlife on Federal land 
in the State, including the regulation of hunting, fishing, 
and trapping and use of helicopters to maintain healthy 
wildlife populations, within the Area. 
(h) ACCESS.—The Secretary shall provide the owner 
of State or private property within the boundary of the 
Area. 
(i) WILDLIFE WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.— 
Structures and facilities, including future and existing 
structures and facilities, for wildlife water development 
projects (including guzzlers) in the Area are authorized. 
(j) WATER RIGHTS.— 
(1) STATUTORY
CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 
this title— 
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(A) shall constitute either an express or 
implied reservation by the United States of any 
water rights with respect to the High Uintas 
Special Management Area; 
(B) affects any water rights in the State of 
Utah existing on the date of enactment of this 
Act; 
(C) establishes a precedent with regard to 
any future special management areas designa-
tions; or 
(D) shall restrict or prohibit the upstream 
diversion of water rights held under Utah State 
law. 
(2) UTAH WATER LAW.—The Secretary shall 
follow the procedural and substantive requirements 
of State law to obtain and hold any water rights not 
in existence on the date of the enactment of this Act 
with respect to the Area. 
(3) EFFECTS ON STATE WATER RIGHTS.—The 
Secretary shall not take any action that adversely 
affects— 
(A) any water rights granted by the State; 
(B) the authority of the State in adjudi-
cating water rights; 
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(C) definitions established by the State 
with respect to the term ‘‘beneficial use’’ or 
‘‘priority of rights’’; 
(D) terms and conditions for groundwater 
withdrawal; 
(E) the use of groundwater resources that 
are in accordance with State law; or 
(F) other rights or obligations of the State 
as established under State law. 
(4) EXISTING WATER INFRASTRUCTURE.— 
(A) Nothing in this title shall be construed 
to limit off-highway vehicle access and road 
maintenance by local municipalities, water dis-
tricts or irrigation districts, for those mainte-
nance activities necessary to guarantee the con-
tinued viability of water resource facilities that 
currently exist or which may be necessary in 
the future to prevent the degradation of the 
water supply in the Area. 
(B) Nothing in this title shall be construed 
to encumber, transfer, impair, or limit any 
water right, or recognized beneficial use, includ-
ing access to, development, and use of livestock 
water rights as defined by State law. 
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(k) PERMANENT ROAD CONSTRUCTION.—After the 
date of enactment of this Act, except as necessary for ad-
ministrative purposes or to respond to an emergency, the 
Secretary shall not construct any permanent road within 
the Area. 
(l) TEMPORARY ROAD CONSTRUCTION.—The Sec-
retary is authorized to construct temporary passenger ve-
hicle roads for administrative or emergency purposes. The 
Secretary shall decommission any temporary road con-
structed under this subsection not later than 3 years after 
the date the road is constructed. 
(m) USE OF OFF-HIGHWAY OR MOTORIZED VEHI-
CLES.—Except as necessary to meet the minimum require-
ments for the administration of the Area and to protect 
public health and safety, the use of off-highway vehicle 
or motorized vehicles is prohibited. 
(n) COMMERCIAL TIMBER HARVESTING.—Commer-
cial timber harvesting within the Area is prohibited. 
(o) OVERSNOW VEHICLES.—The Secretary of Agri-
culture shall authorize the use of snowmobiles and other 
oversnow vehicles within the High Uintas Special Manage-
ment Area when there is at least six inches of snow cov-
erage. 
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SEC. 405. LITTLE WEST FORK BLACKS FORK SPECIAL MAN-
AGEMENT AREA. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subject to valid existing 
rights, the approximately 8,231 acres of the Wasatch 
Cache National Forest in Summit County, Utah as gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Utah PLI Little West 
Fork Blacks Special Management Area Map’’ dated June 
24, 2016, is established as the ‘‘Little West Fork Blacks 
Fork Special Management Area’’. 
(b) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Two years after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the shall file a map and legal 
description of the Little West Fork Blacks Fork 
Special Management Area with the Committee on 
Natural Resources of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Energy and Natural Re-
sources and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutri-
tion, and Forestry of the Senate. 
(2) EFFECT.—The map and legal description 
prepared under paragraph (1) shall have the same 
force and effect as if included in this title, except 
that the Secretary may correct minor errors in the 
map or legal description provided that prior to any 
modifications, clerical or typographical changes, 
these changes are reported to the State of Utah and 
the affected county. 
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(3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—A copy of the map 
and legal description shall be on file and available 
for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the 
United States Forest Service. 
SEC. 406. ADMINISTRATION OF LITTLE WEST FORK BLACKS 
FORK SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREA. 
(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Little West Fork 
Blacks Fork Special Management Area is to manage, 
maintain, and restore watershed and ecosystem function 
and aquatic habitat within the Area. 
(b) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary shall admin-
ister the Little West Fork Blacks Fork Special Manage-
ment Area— 
(1) in a manner that promotes, protects, and 
manages the resources of the Little West Fork 
Blacks Fork Special Management Area described in 
subsection (a); and 
(2) in accordance with— 
(A) the National Forest Management Act 
of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.); 
(B) this title; and 
(C) other applicable laws. 
(c) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 
(1) PLAN REQUIRED.—Not later than two years 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
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retary shall develop a management plan for the long- 
term management of the Little West Fork Blacks 
Fork Special Management Area. 
(2) RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONSULTATION.— 
The Secretary shall prepare the management plan in 
consultation and coordination with local and tribal 
governments, the public, and the Public Lands Ini-
tiative Planning and Implementation Advisory Com-
mittee established under Division C of this Act. If 
the Secretary of the Interior does not incorporate 
recommendations submitted by the State, local gov-
ernments, and Indian tribes into the management 
plans, the Secretary shall submit a written expla-
nation before the effective date of the management 
plan to the House Committee on Natural Resources 
and Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Re-
sources outlining the reasons for rejecting the rec-
ommendations of the State, local governments and 
tribes. 
(d) USES.—The Secretary shall allow only such uses 
of the special management area that would further the 
purposes outlined in subsection (a) and the following: 
(1) Include skiing, biking, hiking, fishing, hunt-
ing, horseback riding, snowmobiling, motorcycle 
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riding, off-highway vehicle use, snowshoeing, and 
camping. 
(2) Allow for reintroduction of native flora 
(land and aquatic), bird, fish and animal fauna in 
Little West Fork Blacks Fork Special Management 
Area. 
(3) Restore watershed function and health and 
re-establish ecosystem health in areas damaged or 
threatened by insects and disease. 
(4) Restore the balance of the ecosystem health 
damaged or threatened by overpopulation of any 
plant, aquatic or animal species. 
(5) Allow hazardous fuels reduction and forest 
health treatments to restore watershed and eco-
system function, reduce hazardous fuels, and to pro-
tect property in the wildland urban interface. 
SEC. 407. LITTLE WEST FORK BLACKS FORK SPECIAL MAN-
AGEMENT AREA GENERAL PROVISIONS. 
(a) OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except in cases in which off- 
highway vehicles are needed for administrative pur-
poses or to respond to an emergency, the use of off- 
highway vehicles shall be permitted only on des-
ignated routes within the Little West Fork Blacks 
Fork Special Management Area. 
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(2) MANAGEMENT.—The Secretary shall man-
age existing designated routes in a manner that— 
(A) is consistent with off-highway vehicle 
and mechanized use of the designated routes 
authorized under the applicable travel manage-
ment plan; 
(B) does not significantly damage des-
ignated critical habitat or cultural resources; 
and 
(C) does not interfere with private prop-
erty or water rights. 
(3) CLOSURE.—The Secretary, in consultation 
with the State and affected County, may temporarily 
close or permanently reroute, subject to paragraph 
(4), a route if the Secretary determines that— 
(A) the route is significantly damaging 
designated critical habitat or cultural resources; 
(B) the route threatens public safety; 
(C) closure of the route is necessary to re-
pair damage to the designated route; or 
(D) closure of the route is necessary to re-
pair resource damage. 
(4) REROUTING.—Portions of the designated 
route that are temporarily closed may be perma-
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nently rerouted by utilizing a previously closed route 
or constructing a new route. 
(5) NOTICE.—The Secretary shall provide infor-
mation to the public regarding any designated routes 
that are open, have been rerouted, or are tempo-
rarily or permanently closed through— 
(A) use of appropriate signage within the 
Conservation Area; and 
(B) use of the Internet and Web resources. 
(b) NO EFFECT ON NON-FEDERAL LAND OR INTER-
ESTS IN NON-FEDERAL LAND.—Nothing in this section 
affects ownership, management, or other rights relating 
to non-Federal land or interests in non-Federal land. 
(c) PERMANENT ROAD CONSTRUCTION.—Except as 
necessary for administrative purposes or to respond to an 
emergency, the Secretary shall not construct any perma-
nent roads within the Little West Fork Blacks Fork Spe-
cial Management Area after the date of enactment of this 
Act. 
(d) TEMPORARY ROAD CONSTRUCTION.—The Sec-
retary shall be permitted to construct temporary roads to 
implement the purposes of the area, including constructing 
temporary roads for fuel reduction, forest health treat-
ments and prescribed burns. The Secretary shall decom-
mission any temporary road constructed under a project 
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under this section not later than three years after the date 
on which the forest management project is completed. 
(e) OVERSNOW VEHICLES.—The Secretary shall au-
thorize the use of snowmobiles and other oversnow vehicles 
within the Little West Fork Blacks Fork Special Manage-
ment Area when there is at least six inches of snow cov-
erage. 
(f) FIRE, INSECTS, AND DISEASE.—In accordance 
with this section, the Secretary may— 
(1) carry out measures to manage wildland fire 
and treat hazardous fuels, insects, and diseases in 
the Little West Fork Blacks Fork Special Manage-
ment Area; and 
(2) coordinate those measures with the appro-
priate State or local agency. 
(g) WILDLAND FIRE OPERATIONS.—Nothing in this 
title precludes a Federal, State, or local agency from con-
ducting wildfire management operations (including oper-
ations using aircraft or mechanized equipment) in the 
Area designated under section 405. 
(h) LIVESTOCK GRAZING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Within the Little West Fork 
Blacks Fork Special Management Area, the grazing 
of livestock in which grazing is established before 
the date of enactment of this Act shall continue sub-
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ject to reasonable regulations as prescribed by the 
relevant Secretary. 
(2) PROTECTION OF EXISTING USES.—Existing 
livestock grazing shall continue in accordance with 
the following guidelines: 
(A) There shall be no reductions of grazing 
in the areas designated by section 405 simply 
because an area is or has been designated. 
(B) The number of livestock permitted to 
graze in areas designated by section 405 shall 
continue at approximate stocking levels pre-
scribed in the grazing permit that existed on 
January 1, 2016, and additional or suspended 
animal unit months shall be authorized to graze 
as range conditions allow or if range treatments 
improve conditions. Animal Unit Months shall 
only be diminished as a result of revisions in 
the normal grazing and land management plan-
ning and policy setting process. 
(C) The maintenance of existing grazing 
supporting facilities in an area prior to its des-
ignated by section 405 (including fences, place-
ment of salt and minerals, line cabins, water 
wells and pipelines, stock tanks and ponds), 
shall continue. Such maintenance may include 
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the use of off-highway vehicles or mechanized 
tools and equipment. 
(D) The construction of new grazing im-
provements or replacement of deteriorated fa-
cilities in areas designated by section 405 is au-
thorized if in accordance with the applicable 
land management plan. 
(E) The use of off-highway vehicles for 
emergency purposes such as care of sick ani-
mals or the placement of feed and water in 
emergency situations is authorized by the appli-
cable grazing permit holder or an employee or 
agent thereof. 
(F) Access to historic and traditional water 
sources for the purpose of watering livestock 
shall be maintained. 
(G) The trailing of domestic livestock shall 
continue and shall not be limited by the des-
ignations made under section 405. 
(3) UTAH DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND 
FOOD.—In instances in which historic grazing loca-
tions, access, or use is disputed by the grazing per-
mittee, data and information provided by the Utah 
Department of Agriculture shall be given consider-
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ation by the Secretary to establish historic access, 
locations, or use. 
(i) EXISTING EASEMENTS AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY.— 
Nothing in this title precludes the Secretary from renew-
ing easements or rights-of-way in existence as of the date 
of enactment of this Act, in accordance with this title and 
existing law. 
(j) ADJACENT MANAGEMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this title creates 
a protective perimeter or buffer zone around the Lit-
tle West Fork Blacks Fork Special Management 
Area designated by section 405. 
(2) ACTIVITIES
OUTSIDE
SPECIAL
MANAGE-
MENT AREA.—The fact that an activity or use on 
land outside the Little West Fork Blacks Fork Spe-
cial Management Area can be seen, heard, felt or 
smelled within the Little West Fork Blacks Fork 
Special Management Area shall not preclude the ac-
tivity or use outside the boundary of Little West 
Fork Blacks Fork Special Management Area. 
(k) OUTFITTING AND GUIDE ACTIVITIES.—As per-
mitted as of January 1, 2016, commercial services (includ-
ing authorized outfitting and guide activities) within the 
Little West Fork Blacks Special Management Area are 
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authorized to the extent necessary to realize the rec-
reational purposes of the areas. 
(l) FISH AND WILDLIFE.—Nothing in this section af-
fects the jurisdiction of the State of Utah with respect 
to the management of fish and wildlife on Federal land 
in the State, including the regulation of hunting, fishing, 
and trapping within the Little West Fork Blacks Fork 
Special Management Area. 
(m) ACCESS.—Consistent with the purposes of sec-
tion 406(a), and as authorized as of the date of enactment 
of this section, the Secretary shall provide the owner of 
State, tribal, or private property within the boundary of 
the Little West Fork Blacks Fork Special Management 
Area access to the property. 
(n) WATER RIGHTS.— 
(1) STATUTORY
CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 
this title— 
(A) shall constitute either an express or 
implied reservation by the United States of any 
water rights with respect to the Little West 
Fork Blacks Fork Special Management Areas 
designated by section 405; 
(B) affects any water rights in the State of 
Utah; 
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(C) establishes a precedent with regard to 
any future Special Management Areas designa-
tions; or 
(D) shall restrict or prohibit the upstream 
diversion of water rights held under Utah State 
law. 
(2) UTAH WATER LAW.—The Secretary shall 
follow the procedural and substantive requirements 
of State law to obtain and hold any water rights not 
in existence on the date of the enactment of this Act 
with respect to the Little West Fork Blacks Fork 
Special Management Areas. 
(3) EFFECTS ON STATE WATER RIGHTS.—The 
Secretary shall not take any action that adversely 
affects— 
(A) any water rights granted by the State; 
(B) the authority of the State in adjudi-
cating water rights; 
(C) definitions established by the State 
with respect to the term ‘‘beneficial use’’ or 
‘‘priority of rights’’; 
(D) terms and conditions for groundwater 
withdrawal; 
(E) the use of groundwater resources that 
are in accordance with State law; or 
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(F) other rights or obligations of the State 
as established under State law. 
(4) 
EXISTING
WATER
INFRASTRUCTURE.— 
Nothing in this section shall be construed to— 
(A) limit off-highway vehicle access and 
road maintenance by local municipalities, irriga-
tion districts, or water districts for those main-
tenance activities necessary to guarantee the 
continued viability of water resource facilities 
that currently exist or which may be necessary 
in the future to prevent the degradation of the 
water supply in the Little West Fork Blacks 
Fork Special Management Area designated by 
section 405; and 
(B) encumber, transfer, impair, or limit 
any water right, or recognized beneficial use, in-
cluding access to, development, and use of live-
stock water rights as defined by State law. 
(o) VEGETATION MANAGEMENT.—Consistent with 
the purposes of the Little West Fork Blacks Fork Special 
Management Area, nothing in this section prevents the 
Secretary 
from 
conducting 
vegetation 
management 
projects within the Little West Fork Blacks Fork Special 
Management Area. 
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(p) COMMERCIAL
TIMBER
HARVEST.—Consistent 
with the purposes of the Little West Fork Blacks Fork 
Special Management Area commercial timber harvest is 
authorized if the primary purpose of harvest is to restore 
or improve forest resiliency and watershed function or to 
further the purposes described in section 405. 
(q) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
the Federal land within the Little West Fork Blacks Fork 
Special Management Area designated by section 405 are 
withdrawn from— 
(1) all forms of entry, appropriation, and dis-
posal under the Federal land laws; 
(2) location, entry, and patent under the mining 
laws; and 
(3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral 
materials, and geothermal leasing laws. 
SEC. 408. DESOLATION CANYON, NINE MILE CANYON, 
WHITE RIVER AND BOOKS CLIFFS SPORTS-
MEN’S SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREAS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subject to valid existing 
rights, the following areas in the State of Utah are hereby 
established as Special Management Areas: 
(1) DESOLATION
CANYON.—Certain Federal 
land, comprising approximately 8,770 acres adminis-
tered by the Bureau of Land Management in Carbon 
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County as generally depicted on the map entitled 
Utah PLI Special Management Area Map dated 
June 30, 2016, to be known as the ‘‘Desolation Can-
yon Special Management Area’’. 
(2) NINE MILE CANYON.—Certain Federal land, 
comprising approximately 41,301 acres; 26,210 
acres in Carbon County and 15,091 acres in 
Duchesne County administered by the Bureau of 
Land Management in Carbon County and Duchesne 
County as generally depicted on the map entitled 
Utah PLI Special Management Area Map dated 
June 30, 2016, to be known as the ‘‘Nine Mile Can-
yon Special Management Area’’. 
(3) WHITE RIVER.—Certain Federal land, com-
prising approximately 15,790 acres administered by 
the Bureau of Land Management in Uintah County 
as generally depicted on the map entitled Utah PLI 
Special Management Area Map dated June 30, 
2016, to be known as the ‘‘White River Special 
Management Area’’. 
(4) BOOKS CLIFFS SPORTSMENS.—Certain Fed-
eral land, comprising approximately 42,351 acres 
administered by the Bureau of Land Management in 
Uintah County as generally depicted on the map en-
titled Utah PLI Special Management Area Map 
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dated June 30, 2016, is established as ‘‘Book Cliffs 
Sportsmens Special Management Area’’. 
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Desolation 
Canyon, Nine Mile Canyon, and White River Special Man-
agement Areas (hereinafter referred to as the ‘‘Areas’’) 
established under subsection (a) is to— 
(1) protect, conserve, and enhance the unique 
and nationally important historic, cultural, scientific, 
scenic, recreational, archaeological, natural, and edu-
cational resources of the Areas; 
(2) maintain and enhance cooperative and inno-
vative management practices between resource man-
agers, private landowners, and the public in the 
Areas; and 
(3) recognize and maintains historic uses of the 
Areas. 
(c) BOOKS CLIFFS SPORTSMENS SPECIAL MANAGE-
MENT AREA PURPOSES.—The purpose of the Book Cliffs 
Sportsmens Special Management Area (hereinto referred 
to as the ‘‘Book Cliffs Area’’) is to protect hunting and 
fishing opportunities and habitat, manage and restore fish 
and wildlife habitat, and facilitate hunting and fishing op-
portunities in a natural environment. 
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SEC. 409. DESOLATION CANYON, NINE MILE CANYON, 
WHITE RIVER AND BOOKS CLIFFS SPORTS-
MEN’S SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREA MAP 
AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than two years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior 
(hereinafter referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall file a 
map and legal description of the Areas and the Books 
Cliffs Area with the Committee on Natural Resources of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on En-
ergy and Natural Resources of the Senate. 
(b) EFFECT.—The map and legal description pre-
pared under subsection (a) shall have the same force and 
effect as if included in this section, except that the Sec-
retary may correct minor errors in the map or legal de-
scription provided that prior to any modifications, clerical 
or typographical changes, these changes are reported to 
the State of Utah and the affected county. 
(c) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—A copy of the map and 
legal description shall be on file and available for public 
inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of 
Land Management. 
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SEC. 410. ADMINISTRATION OF THE DESOLATION CANYON, 
NINE MILE CANYON, AND WHITE RIVER SPE-
CIAL MANAGEMENT AREAS. 
(a) PLAN REQUIRED.—Not later than two years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall de-
velop a management plan for the long-term management 
of each of the Areas. 
(b) RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONSULTATION.—The 
Secretary shall prepare the management plans in consulta-
tion and coordination with the State, local and tribal gov-
ernments, the public, and the Public Lands Initiative 
Planning and Implementation Advisory Committee estab-
lished under Division C of this Act. If the Secretary does 
not incorporate recommendations submitted by the State, 
local, and Indian tribes into the management plans, the 
Secretary shall submit a written explanation before the ef-
fective date of the management plan to the House Com-
mittee on Natural Resources and Senate Committee on 
Energy and Natural Resources outlining the reasons for 
rejecting the recommendations. 
SEC. 411. DESOLATION CANYON, NINE MILE CANYON, AND 
WHITE RIVER SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREA 
GENERAL PROVISIONS. 
(a) APPLICABILITY.—The general provisions of sec-
tion 204 shall apply to the Areas. 
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(b) EXCEPTION.—The withdrawal provided by 204(a) 
shall not apply to the Desolation Canyon Special Manage-
ment Area, White River Special Management Area, and 
the Nine Mile Canyon Special Management Area. 
(c) OIL
AND GAS LEASING.—The Secretary may 
lease oil and gas resources in accordance with the Mineral 
Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) subject to the fol-
lowing conditions: 
(1) The minerals may be accessed only by direc-
tional drilling from a lease held on the date of enact-
ment of this Act and accessed through surface estate 
that is adjacent to, and outside of, the Areas. 
(2) The lease shall prohibit surface occupancy 
and surface disturbance for any mineral activities 
within the Areas. 
(d) NINE MILE CANYON ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS.— 
(1) Energy development, including access needs 
for energy development, within the Nine Mile Can-
yon Special Management Area shall be allowed 
under the terms of the West Tavaputs Plateau 
Project Final Environmental Impact Statement and 
Record of Decision of July 2, 2010. 
(2) Upon enactment of this section, the current 
Area of Critical Environmental Concern designation 
made under FLPMA (site) shall be permanently re-
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moved from the Nine Mile Canyon Special Manage-
ment Area. 
SEC. 412. BOOK CLIFFS SPORTSMENS SPECIAL MANAGE-
MENT AREA ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS. 
(a) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—Not later than two years 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
the Interior (hereinto referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall 
develop a management plan for the long-term manage-
ment of the Book Cliffs Area. 
(1) RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONSULTATION.— 
The Secretary of the Interior shall prepare the man-
agement plan in consultation and coordination with 
the Advisory Council described in subsection (d) 
below. If the Secretary of the Interior does not in-
corporate the recommendations submitted by the 
Advisory Council into the management plan the Sec-
retary of the Interior shall submit a written expla-
nation before the effective date of the management 
plan to the House Committee on Natural Resources 
and Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Re-
sources outlining the reasons for rejecting the rec-
ommendations of the Advisory Council. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The management plan 
shall be written in accordance with section 408(c). 
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(3) USES.—The Secretary shall only allow such 
uses of the Books Cliffs Area that would further the 
purposes of the Books Cliffs Area. 
(b) VEGETATION MANAGEMENT.—Within the Book 
Cliffs Area, the Secretary may authorize vegetation man-
agement, including mechanical treatments, to the extent 
necessary to control fire, insects, or disease or to promote 
and improve wildlife habitat and diversity as consistent 
with the purposes of the Book Cliffs Area. 
(c) MINERAL LEASING.—the Secretary may lease oil 
and gas resources in accordance with the Mineral Leasing 
Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) in the Books Cliffs Area sub-
ject to the following conditions: 
(1) The area may be accessed only by direc-
tional drilling from a lease held on the date of enact-
ment of this Act on surface estate that is adjacent 
to, and outside of, the Books Cliffs Area. 
(2) The Books Cliff Area may be accessed only 
by directional drilling if the mineral lease entered 
into includes a non-waivable stipulation prohibiting 
surface occupancy and surface disturbance for any 
mineral activities within the Books Cliffs Area. 
(d) WILDERNESS REVIEW.—The Secretary may not 
promulgate or issue any system-wide regulation, directive, 
instruction memorandum or order that would direct man-
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agement of Federal lands designated under section 408 
in a manner contrary to this title. 
SEC. 413. BOOK CLIFFS SPORTSMEN’S SPECIAL MANAGE-
MENT AREA ADVISORY COMMITTEE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE OF THE BOOK 
CLIFFS SPORTSMEN’S SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREA AD-
VISORY COMMITTEE.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of the In-
terior shall establish and maintain the Book Cliffs 
Sportsmen’s Special Management Area Advisory 
Committee (referred to in this title as the ‘‘Book 
Cliffs Advisory Committee’’) to perform the duties in 
subsection (b). 
(2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Book Cliffs 
Advisory Committee is to advise the Secretary of the 
Interior on the Book Cliffs Special Management 
Area. 
(b) DUTIES.—The Book Cliffs Advisory Committee 
shall advise the Secretary of the Interior with regard to— 
(1) implementation of the Book Cliffs Special 
Management Area Management Plan; and 
(2) administration of the Book Cliffs Special 
Management Area. 
(c) APPOINTMENT BY THE SECRETARY.— 
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(1) APPOINTMENT AND TERM.—The Secretary 
of the Interior shall appoint the members of the 
Book Cliffs Advisory Committee for a term of 5 
years beginning on the date of appointment. The 
Secretary of the Interior may not reappoint mem-
bers to more than three terms. 
(2) BASIC REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary of 
the Interior shall ensure that the Book Cliffs Advi-
sory Committee established meets the requirements 
of subsection (d). 
(3) INITIAL APPOINTMENT.—The Secretary of 
the Interior shall make initial appointments to the 
Book Cliffs Advisory Committee not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(4) VACANCIES.—The Secretary of the Interior 
shall make appointments to fill vacancies on the 
Book Cliffs Advisory Committee as soon as prac-
ticable after the vacancy has occurred. 
(5) COMPENSATION.—Members of the Book 
Cliffs Advisory Committee shall not receive any com-
pensation. 
(d) COMPOSITION OF BOOK CLIFFS ADVISORY COM-
MITTEE.— 
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(1) NUMBER.—The Book Cliffs Advisory Com-
mittee shall be comprised of no more than 11 mem-
bers. 
(2) COMMUNITY INTERESTS REPRESENTED.— 
Book Cliffs Advisory Committee members shall re-
side in the State of Utah and be representative of 
the following members: 
(A) State Division of Wildlife Resources 
Director or one designee. 
(B) Game bird hunting organization. 
(C) Wildlife conservation organization. 
(D) Big game hunting organization. 
(E) Cold water fishing organization. 
(F) Tourism, outfitter, or guiding indus-
try. 
(G) Hunting or shooting equipment retail 
industry. 
(H) Ute Tribe. 
(I) Forest or rangeland management spe-
cialist. 
(J) Ranching industry in Uintah County. 
(K) Uintah County Commission Chairman 
or designee. 
(3) PRESERVATION OF PUBLIC ADVISORY STA-
TUS.—No individual serving under section 402 may 
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be an officer or employee of the Federal Government 
or State of Utah Government. 
(4) BALANCED REPRESENTATION.—In appoint-
ing Book Cliffs Advisory Committee members from 
the two categories in section 402, the Secretary of 
the Interior shall provide for balanced and broad 
representation from within each category. 
(5) CHAIRPERSON.—The Secretary of the Inte-
rior shall select the chairperson of the Book Cliffs 
Advisory Committee for a term of 5 years beginning 
on the date of appointment. 
(e) ANNUAL BOOK CLIFFS ADVISORY COMMITTEE 
REPORT.— 
(1) REPORT SUBMISSION.—The Book Cliffs Ad-
visory Committee shall submit a report no later than 
September 30 of each year to the Secretary of the 
Interior, the Committee on Natural Resources of the 
House of Representatives, and the Committee on 
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate. 
If the Book Cliffs Advisory Committee cannot meet 
the September 30 deadline in any year, the Sec-
retary of the Interior shall advise the Chair of each 
such Committee of the reasons for such delay and 
the date on which the submission of the report is an-
ticipated. 
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(2) CONTENTS.—The report required by para-
graph (1) shall describe— 
(A) the activities of the Book Cliffs Advi-
sory Committee during the preceding year; 
(B) the reports and recommendations 
made by the Book Cliffs Advisory Committee to 
the Secretary of the Interior during the pre-
ceding year; and 
(C) an accounting of actions taken by the 
Secretary of the Interior as a result of the rec-
ommendations. 
(f) OTHER BOOK CLIFFS ADVISORY COMMITTEE AU-
THORITIES AND REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) STAFF ASSISTANCE.—The Book Cliffs Advi-
sory Committee may submit to the Secretary of the 
Interior a request for periodic staff assistance from 
Federal employees under the jurisdiction of the Sec-
retary. 
(2) MEETINGS.— 
(A) FREQUENCY.—The Book Cliffs Advi-
sory Committee shall meet at the call of the 
Secretary of the Interior, the Chairperson, or a 
majority of the members. Meetings shall be held 
no fewer than 1 time a year. A majority must 
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be present to constitute an official meeting of 
the Book Cliffs Advisory Committee. 
(B) OPEN MEETINGS.—All meetings of the 
Book Cliffs Advisory Committee shall be an-
nounced at least one week in advance in publi-
cations of general circulation and shall be open 
to the public. 
(3) RECORDS.—The Book Cliffs Advisory Com-
mittee shall maintain records of the meetings of the 
Book Cliffs Advisory Committee and make the 
records available for public inspection. 
TITLE V—ARCHES NATIONAL 
PARK EXPANSION 
SEC. 501. ARCHES NATIONAL PARK EXPANSION. 
Section 1 of Public Law 92–155 is amended— 
(1) by inserting the following after paragraph 
(2)— 
‘‘(3) Effective on the date of enactment of the 
Utah Public Lands Initiative Act, the boundary of 
the park shall include the area consisting of approxi-
mately 18,779 acres and depicted as Arches Expan-
sion on the map entitled ‘Utah PLI Park and Monu-
ment Map’ dated June 24, 2016.’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para-
graph (4); and 
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(3) in paragraph (4), as so designated by para-
graph (2) of this provision, by striking ‘‘(1) and (2)’’ 
and inserting instead ‘‘(1), (2), and (3)’’. 
TITLE VI—JURASSIC NATIONAL 
MONUMENT 
SEC. 601. JURASSIC NATIONAL MONUMENT. 
(a) PURPOSES.—To conserve, interpret, and enhance 
for the benefit of present and future generations the pale-
ontological, scientific, educational, and recreational re-
sources, there is established in Emery County, Utah, sub-
ject to valid existing rights, the Jurassic National Monu-
ment (hereinafter referred to in this title as the ‘‘Monu-
ment’’). 
(b) BOUNDARIES.—The Monument shall consist of 
approximately 867 acres of Federal land in Emery Coun-
ty, Utah as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Utah 
PLI Park and Monument Map’’ dated June 24, 2016, to 
be known as the ‘‘Jurassic National Monument’’. 
(c) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Two years after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior 
(hereinafter referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall file 
a map and legal description of the Monument with 
the Committee on Natural Resources of the House 
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of Representatives and the Committee on Energy 
and Natural Resources of the Senate. 
(2) EFFECT.—The map and legal description 
prepared under paragraph (1) shall have the same 
force and effect as if included in this section, except 
that the Secretary may correct minor errors in the 
map or legal description provided that prior to any 
modifications, clerical or typographical changes, 
these changes are reported to the State of Utah and 
the affected county. 
(3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—A copy of the map 
and legal description shall be on file and available 
for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the 
Bureau of Land Management. 
(d) ACQUISITION OF LAND.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may acquire 
land or interests in land within the boundaries of the 
Monument only by donation, exchange, transfer 
from another agency, or purchase from a willing sell-
er. 
(2) LAND EXCHANGE.—At the request of the 
State, not later than two years after the date of en-
actment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete ex-
changes for State land located within the boundaries 
of the Monument designated by this title. 
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(3) NO
CONDEMNATION.—Within the Monu-
ment designated by this section the use of eminent 
domain or condemnation shall be prohibited. 
(e) WITHDRAWALS.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
any land within the Monument or any land or interest in 
land that is acquired by the United States for inclusion 
in the Monument after the date of enactment of this sec-
tion is withdrawn from— 
(1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the 
Federal land laws; 
(2) location, entry, and patent under the mining 
laws; and 
(3) operation of the mineral leasing laws, geo-
thermal leasing laws, and minerals materials laws. 
(f) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 
(1) PLAN REQUIRED.—Not later than two years 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall develop a management plan for the long- 
term management of the Monument, including con-
sideration of enhanced transportation routes, out-
door recreation planning, and promotion of scientific 
research. 
(2) RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONSULTATION.— 
The Secretary shall prepare the management plan in 
consultation and coordination with State, local and 
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tribal governments, the public, and the Public Lands 
Initiative Planning and Implementation Advisory 
Committee established under Division C of this Act. 
If the Secretary does not incorporate recommenda-
tions submitted by the State, local governments, and 
Indian tribes into the management plans, the Sec-
retary shall submit a written explanation before the 
effective date of the management plan to the House 
Committee on Natural Resources and Senate Com-
mittee on Energy and Natural Resources outlining 
the reasons for rejecting the recommendations of the 
State and local governments and tribes. 
(3) USES.—The Secretary shall allow only such 
uses of the Monument that would further the pur-
poses outlined in subsection (a). 
(g) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary shall admin-
ister the Monument in accordance with— 
(1) the management plan; and 
(2) any other applicable laws. 
(h) ADJACENT MANAGEMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this title creates 
a protective perimeter or buffer zone around the 
Monument designated by this section. 
(2) ACTIVITIES
OUTSIDE
MONUMENT.—The 
fact that an activity or use on land outside the 
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Monument can be seen, heard, felt or smelled within 
the Monument shall not preclude the activity or use 
outside the boundary of the Monument. 
TITLE VII—WILD AND SCENIC 
RIVERS 
SEC. 701. WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS. 
(a) ADDITIONS.—Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic 
Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(213) COLORADO RIVER.—The following seg-
ments in the State of Utah, to be administered by 
the Secretary of the Interior as follows: 
‘‘(A) The approximately 12.6 mile segment 
in Grand County as generally depicted on the 
Utah PLI Wild and Scenic River Map dated 
July 11, 2016, as a wild river. 
‘‘(B) The approximately 12.6 mile segment 
in Grand County as generally depicted on the 
Utah PLI Wild and Scenic River Map dated 
June 11, 2016, as a scenic river. 
‘‘(C) The approximately 52.2 mile segment 
in Grand County as generally depicted on the 
Utah PLI Wild and Scenic River Map dated 
June 11, 2016, as a recreational river. 
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‘‘(D) The approximately 27.1 mile segment 
in Grand County as generally depicted on the 
Utah PLI Wild and Scenic River Map dated 
June 11, 2016, as a scenic river. 
‘‘(214) DOLORES
RIVER.—The following seg-
ments in the State of Utah, to be administered by 
the Secretary of the Interior as follows: 
‘‘(A) The approximately 5.6 mile segment 
in Grand County as generally depicted on the 
Utah PLI Wild and Scenic River Map dated 
June 11, 2016, as a recreational river. 
‘‘(B) The approximately 5.8 mile segment 
in Grand County as generally depicted on the 
Utah PLI Wild and Scenic River Map dated 
June 11, 2016, as a scenic river. 
‘‘(C) The approximately 11.5 mile segment 
in Grand County as generally depicted on the 
Utah PLI Wild and Scenic River Map dated 
June 11, 2016, as a recreational river. 
‘‘(215) GREEN RIVER.—The following segments 
in the State of Utah, to be administered by the Sec-
retary of the Interior as follows: 
‘‘(A) The approximately 69.5 mile river 
segment in Uintah, Carbon, Emery, and Grand 
Counties as generally depicted on the Utah PLI 
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Wild and Scenic River Map dated June 11, 
2016, as a as a scenic river. 
‘‘(B) The approximately 19.2 mile river 
segment in Emery and Grand Counties as gen-
erally depicted on the Utah PLI Wild and Sce-
nic River Map dated June 11, 2016, as a wild 
river. 
‘‘(C) The approximately 8.5 mile river seg-
ment in Emery and Grand Counties as gen-
erally depicted on the Utah PLI Wild and Sce-
nic River Map dated June 11, 2016, as a rec-
reational river. 
‘‘(D) The approximately 109.4 mile river 
segment in Emery and Grand Counties as gen-
erally depicted on the Utah PLI Wild and Sce-
nic River Map dated July 11, 2016, as a scenic 
river. 
‘‘(216) DARK CANYON.—The approximately 6.3 
mile river segment in San Juan County as generally 
depicted on the Utah PLI Wild and Scenic River 
Map dated July 11, 2016, as a wild river. 
‘‘(217) SAN JUAN RIVER.—The approximately 
17.2 mile river segment in San Juan County as gen-
erally depicted on the Utah PLI Wild and Scenic 
River Map dated July 11, 2016, as a wild river.’’. 
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(b) ADJACENT MANAGEMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this title creates 
a protective perimeter or buffer zone around a wild 
and scenic river designated by this title. 
(2) ACTIVITIES
OUTSIDE
WILD
AND
SCENIC 
RIVER.—The fact that an activity or use on land 
outside a wild and scenic river designated under this 
title can be seen, heard, felt or smelled within the 
wild and scenic river shall not preclude the activity 
or use outside the boundary of the wild and scenic 
river. 
(c) ACQUISITION.—The Secretary of the Interior may 
acquire land or interest in land within the boundaries of 
the wild and scenic river areas designated by this title only 
by donation, exchange, or transfer from another agency. 
(d) NO CONDEMNATION.—Within the areas des-
ignated by this title the use of eminent domain or con-
demnation shall be prohibited. 
(e) OUTFITTING AND GUIDE ACTIVITIES.—Commer-
cial services (including authorized outfitting and guide ac-
tivities) within the wild and scenic rivers designated by 
this title are authorized to the extent necessary to realize 
the recreational purposes of the areas. 
(f) MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than two years 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of the Interior shall file a map and legal de-
scription of the river segments designated by this 
title with the Committee on Natural Resources of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate. 
(2) EFFECT.—The map and legal description 
prepared under paragraph (1) shall have the same 
force and effect as if included in this title, except 
that the Secretary of the Interior may correct minor 
errors in the map or legal description and provided 
that prior to any modifications, clerical or typo-
graphical changes, these changes are reported to the 
State of Utah and the affected counties. 
(3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—A copy of the map 
and legal description shall be on file and available 
for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the 
Bureau of Land Management. 
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TITLE VIII—ASHLEY KARST NA-
TIONAL GEOLOGIC AND REC-
REATION AREA 
SEC. 801. ASHLEY KARST NATIONAL GEOLOGIC AND REC-
REATION AREA. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subject to valid existing 
rights, including the rights of a tribe, the approximately 
110,838 acres generally depicted on the map entitled Utah 
PLI Special Management Area Map dated June 30, 2016, 
are hereby established as the ‘‘Ashley Karst National Geo-
logic and Recreation Area’’. 
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Ashley Karst 
National Geologic and Recreation Area (hereinto referred 
to in this title as the ‘‘Area’’) are to provide recreational 
opportunities, protection and management of water re-
sources, utilization of commercial forest products and 
withdrawal of minerals from development. 
SEC. 802. MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than two years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture 
(hereinafter referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall file a 
map and legal description of the Ashley Karst National 
Geologic and Recreation Area (hereinafter referred to as 
the ‘‘Area’’ with the Committee on Natural Resources of 
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the House of Representatives and the Committee on En-
ergy and Natural Resources of the Senate. 
(b) EFFECT.—The map and legal description pre-
pared under subsection (a) shall have the same force and 
effect as if included in this title, except that the Secretary 
may correct minor errors in the map or legal description 
and provided that prior to any modifications, clerical or 
typographical changes, these changes are reported to the 
State of Utah and the affected county. 
(c) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—A copy of the map and 
legal description shall be on file and available for public 
inspection in the appropriate offices of the United States 
Forest Service and Bureau of Indian Affairs. 
SEC. 803. ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary shall admin-
ister the Area in accordance with— 
(1) the National Forest Management Act of 
1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.); 
(2) this title; and 
(3) other applicable laws. 
(b) MANAGEMENT.—Not later than two years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall de-
velop a management plan for the long-term management 
of the Area. 
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(c) RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONSULTATION.—The 
Secretary shall prepare the management plan in consulta-
tion and coordination with local and tribal governments, 
the public, and the Public Lands Initiative Planning and 
Implementation Advisory Committee established under Di-
vision C of this Act. If the Secretary does not incorporate 
recommendations submitted by the State, local, and In-
dian tribes into the management plans, the Secretary shall 
submit a written explanation before the effective date of 
the management plan to the House Committee on Natural 
Resources and Senate Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources outlining the reasons for rejecting the rec-
ommendations of the State, local and tribal governments. 
(d) USES.—The Secretary shall allow only such uses 
of the Area that would further the purposes outlined in 
subsection 801(b) of this title and the following guidelines: 
(1) Provide for recreational opportunities to 
occur within the Area including skiing, biking, hik-
ing, fishing, hunting, horseback riding, snowmobil-
ing, designated trails for motorcycle riding and off- 
highway vehicle use, snowshoeing, camping, and 
other recreational activities consistent with this title. 
(2) Provide for active forest management, uti-
lizing commercial harvesting for hazardous fuels re-
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duction, wildfire prevention, control of insects and 
disease, and to improve watershed health. 
(3) Prohibit mineral development. 
(4) Promote the long-term protection and man-
agement of the water resources and underground 
karst system. 
SEC. 804. GENERAL PROVISIONS. 
(a) OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE AND MOTORIZED VEHI-
CLES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The use of off-highway vehi-
cles and motorized vehicles shall be permitted within 
the Area. 
(2) MANAGEMENT.—The Secretary shall des-
ignate existing routes in a manner that— 
(A) uses Forest Service roads and routes 
existing as of January 1, 2016, and also new 
roads authorized by this title; 
(B) does not significantly damage des-
ignated critical habitat or cultural resources; 
and 
(C) does not interfere with private prop-
erty or water rights. 
(3) CLOSURE.—The Secretary, in consultation 
with the State and affected County, may temporarily 
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close or permanently reroute, subject to paragraph 
(4), a route if the Secretary determines that— 
(A) the route is significantly damaging 
designated critical habitat or cultural resources; 
(B) the route threatens public safety; 
(C) closure of the route is necessary to re-
pair damage to the designated route; or 
(D) closure of the route is necessary to re-
pair resource damage. 
(4) REROUTING.—Portions of the designated 
route that are temporarily closed may be perma-
nently rerouted by utilizing a previously closed route 
or constructing a new route. 
(5) NOTICE.—The Secretary shall provide infor-
mation to the public regarding any designated routes 
that are open, have been rerouted, or are tempo-
rarily or permanently closed through— 
(A) use of appropriate signage within the 
Conservation Area; and 
(B) use of the Internet and Web resources. 
(b) PRIORITY ROUTES.—Marsh Peak South Road 
and South Fork Road, as depicted on the Utah PLI Spe-
cial Management Area Map, shall be open for off-highway 
vehicle use. Administrative access to Whiterocks Lake for 
general and emergency purposes shall be allowed for the 
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United States Forest Service, State and local govern-
ments, and applicable water user association or utility 
company. 
(c) ROUTE CONSTRUCTION.— 
(1) FEASIBILITY STUDY.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary shall study the feasibility and public inter-
est of constructing new routes as needed to increase 
or enhance hiking and motorized recreational oppor-
tunities and purposes of the area. 
(2) CONSTRUCTION.— 
(A) CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZED.—If the 
Secretary determines that the construction of a 
route is feasible the may construct the route. 
(B) USE OF VOLUNTEER SERVICES AND 
CONTRIBUTIONS.—A route authorized under 
this subsection may be constructed by volun-
teers, with volunteer services and contributions 
from non-Federal sources. 
(d) NO EFFECT ON NON-FEDERAL LAND OR INTER-
ESTS IN NON-FEDERAL LAND.—Nothing in this title af-
fects ownership, management, or other rights relating to 
non-Federal land or interests in non-Federal land located 
within the Area. 
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(e) OVERSNOW VEHICLES.—The Secretary shall au-
thorize the use of snowmobiles and other oversnow vehicles 
in the Area when there is at least six inches of snow cover. 
(f) FIRE, INSECTS, AND DISEASE.—In accordance 
with this title, the Secretary may— 
(1) carry out any measures to manage wildland 
fire and treat hazardous fuels, insects, and diseases 
in the Area; and 
(2) coordinate those measures with the appro-
priate State, tribal, or local agency. 
(g) WILDLAND FIRE OPERATIONS.—Nothing in this 
title precludes a Federal, State, or local agency from con-
ducting wildfire management operations (including oper-
ations using aircraft or mechanized equipment) in the 
Area designated under this title. 
(h) LIVESTOCK GRAZING.—Within the Area des-
ignated under section 801, the grazing of livestock estab-
lished before the date of enactment of this Act shall con-
tinue subject to reasonable regulations as prescribed by 
the relevant Secretary. 
(1) PROTECTION OF EXISTING USES.—Existing 
livestock grazing shall continue in accordance with 
the following guidelines: 
(A) There shall be no reductions of grazing 
in the areas designated by this title simply be-
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cause an area is, or has been designated by this 
title. 
(B) The number of livestock permitted to 
graze in areas designated by this title shall con-
tinue at approximate stocking levels prescribed 
in the grazing permit that existed on January 
1, 2016, and additional or suspended animal 
unit months shall be authorized to graze as 
range conditions allow or if range treatments 
improve conditions. Animal Unit Months shall 
only be diminished as a result of revisions in 
the normal grazing and land management plan-
ning and policy setting process. 
(C) The maintenance of existing grazing 
supporting facilities in an area prior to its des-
ignated by this title (including fences, place-
ment of salt and minerals, line cabins, water 
wells and pipelines, stock tanks and ponds), 
shall continue. Such maintenance may include 
the use of off-highway vehicles or mechanized 
tools and equipment. 
(D) The construction of new grazing im-
provements or replacement of deteriorated fa-
cilities in areas designated by this title is au-
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thorized if in accordance with the applicable 
land management plan. 
(E) The use of off-highway vehicles for 
emergency purposes such as care of sick ani-
mals or the placement of feed and water in 
emergency situations is authorized by the appli-
cable grazing permit holder or an employee or 
agent thereof. 
(F) Access to historic and traditional water 
sources for the purpose of watering livestock 
shall be maintained. 
(G) The trailing of domestic livestock shall 
continue and shall not be limited by the des-
ignations made under section 801(b). 
(2) UTAH DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND 
FOOD.—In instances in which historic grazing loca-
tions, access, or use is disputed by the grazing per-
mittee, data and information provided by the Utah 
Department of Agriculture shall be given consider-
ation by the Secretary to establish historic access, 
locations, or use. 
(i) EXISTING EASEMENTS AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY.— 
Nothing in this title precludes the Secretary from renew-
ing easements or rights-of-way in existence on the date 
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of enactment of this Act, in accordance with this title and 
existing law. 
(j) ADJACENT MANAGEMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this title creates 
a protective perimeter or buffer zone around the 
Area designated by section 801. 
(2) ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE AREA.—The fact that 
an activity or use on land outside the Area can be 
seen, heard, felt or smelled within the Area shall not 
preclude the activity or use outside the boundary of 
the Area. 
(k) OUTFITTING AND GUIDE ACTIVITIES.—Commer-
cial services (including authorized outfitting and guide ac-
tivities) within the Area are authorized to the extent nec-
essary to realize the recreational purposes of the areas. 
(l) FISH AND WILDLIFE.—Nothing in this title af-
fects the jurisdiction of the State of Utah with respect 
to the management of fish and wildlife on Federal land 
in the State, including the regulation of hunting, fishing, 
and trapping within the Area. 
(m) ACCESS.—The Secretary shall provide the owner 
of State, tribal or private property owners within the 
boundary of the Area access to the property. 
(n) WILDLIFE WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.— 
Structures and facilities, including future and existing 
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structures and facilities, for wildlife water development 
projects (including guzzlers) in the Area are authorized. 
(o) WATER RIGHTS.— 
(1) STATUTORY
CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 
this title— 
(A) shall constitute either an express or 
implied reservation by the United States of any 
water rights with respect to the Area des-
ignated by section 801; 
(B) affects any water rights in the State of 
Utah; 
(C) establishes a precedent with regard to 
any future designations; or 
(D) shall restrict or prohibit the upstream 
diversion of water rights held under Utah State 
law. 
(2) UTAH WATER LAW.—The Secretary shall 
follow the procedural and substantive requirements 
of State law to obtain and hold any water rights not 
in existence on the date of the enactment of this Act 
with respect to the Area. 
(3) EFFECTS ON STATE WATER RIGHTS.—The 
Secretary shall not take any action that adversely 
affects— 
(A) any water rights granted by the State; 
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(B) the authority of the State in adjudi-
cating water rights; 
(C) definitions established by the State 
with respect to the term ‘‘beneficial use’’ or 
‘‘priority of rights’’; 
(D) terms and conditions for groundwater 
withdrawal; 
(E) the use of groundwater resources that 
are in accordance with State law; or 
(F) other rights or obligations of the State 
as established under State law. 
(4) EXISTING WATER INFRASTRUCTURE.— 
(A) Nothing in this title shall be construed 
to limit off-highway vehicle access and road 
maintenance by local municipalities or water or 
irrigation districts for those maintenance activi-
ties necessary to guarantee the continued viabil-
ity of water resource facilities that currently 
exist or which may be necessary in the future 
to prevent the degradation of the water supply 
in the Area designated by section 801. 
(B) Nothing in this title shall be construed 
to encumber, transfer, impair, or limit any 
water right, or recognized beneficial use, includ-
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ing access to, development, and use of livestock 
water rights as defined by State law. 
(p) VEGETATION MANAGEMENT.—Nothing in this 
title prevents the Secretary from conducting vegetation 
management projects within the Area. 
(q) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid rights in exist-
ence on the date of enactment of this Act the Federal land 
within the Area is withdrawn from— 
(1) all forms of entry, appropriation, and dis-
posal under the Federal land laws; 
(2) location, entry, and patent under the mining 
laws; and 
(3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral 
materials, and geothermal leasing laws. 
(r) FEES.—Except for improved campgrounds, with-
in the Area the United States Forest Service is prohibited 
from the collecting or requiring fees for access or use. 
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DIVISION B—INNOVATIVE LAND 
MANAGEMENT, 
RECREATION 
AND 
ECONOMIC 
DEVELOP-
MENT 
TITLE I—SCHOOL TRUST LAND 
CONSOLIDATIONS 
SEC. 101. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that the land ex-
change authorized and directed by this title furthers public 
objectives referenced in section 206 of the Federal Land 
Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716) 
including— 
(1) promoting better management of Federal 
conservation areas by removing inheld State trust 
land sections; 
(2) securing Federal ownership and protection 
of land with significant wildlife, recreational, scenic, 
cultural and other public values; 
(3) assisting the State of Utah and local gov-
ernments in economic development and community 
expansion through the consolidation of State trust 
lands in manageable blocks near several Utah com-
munities; and 
(4) advancing public education through in-
creased opportunity for economic development of 
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Utah school trust lands, in furtherance of the land 
grants made under the Utah Enabling Act, Act of 
July 16, 1894 (28 Stat. 107, chapter 138). 
(b) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this title to au-
thorize, direct, facilitate, and expedite the exchange of 
land between the State of Utah and the United States. 
SEC. 102. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 
means the lands identified on the Map as ‘‘Federal 
Land’’, ‘‘Federal Land—Minerals Only’’, and ‘‘Fed-
eral Land—Surface Only’’ administered by the Bu-
reau of Land Management located in Carbon, 
Duchesne, Emery, Grand, San Juan and Uintah 
Counties, Utah. 
(2) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the fol-
lowing map prepared by the Bureau of Land Man-
agement and entitled ‘‘State and Federal Land Ex-
change Map’’ dated July 12, 2016. 
(3) NON-FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘non-Fed-
eral land’’ means the lands identified on the Map as 
‘‘State Trust Land Proposed for Transfer to United 
States’’, ‘‘State Trust Lands—Surface Only Pro-
posed for Transfer to United States’’ and ‘‘State 
Trust Lands—Minerals Only Proposed for Transfer 
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to United States’’ located in Carbon, Duchesne, 
Emery, Grand, San Juan and Uintah Counties, 
Utah, as generally depicted on the Map. 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(5) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 
of Utah, acting as trustee under the Utah State 
School and Institutional Trust Lands Management 
Act (Utah Code Ann. 53C–1–101 et seq.) through 
the Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Ad-
ministration. 
SEC. 103. EXCHANGE OF LAND; RESERVATION OF INTER-
ESTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—If the State offers to convey to 
the United States title to the non-Federal land, the Sec-
retary shall, subject to the provisions of this title— 
(1) accept the offer; and 
(2) on receipt of the right, title, and interest of 
the State in and to the non-Federal land, convey to 
the State all right, title, and interest of the United 
States in and to the Federal land. 
(b) VALID EXISTING RIGHTS.—The exchange author-
ized under subsection (a) shall be subject to valid existing 
rights. 
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(c) COSTS.—Costs of the land exchange shall be allo-
cated in accordance with section 206(f)(2)(B) of the Fed-
eral Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 
1716(f)(2)(B)). 
(d) TITLE APPROVAL.—Title to the Federal land and 
non-Federal land to be exchanged under this section shall 
be in a form acceptable to the Secretary and the State. 
(e) RESERVATION OF INTEREST IN POTASH.— 
(1) With respect to Federal land that contains 
potash resources, the Secretary shall reserve an in-
terest in all potash resources. 
(2) The interest reserved by the United States 
under paragraph (1) shall consist of— 
(A) 50 percent of any bonus bid or other 
payment received by the State as consideration 
for securing any lease or authorization to de-
velop potash resources; 
(B) 50 percent of the amount that would 
have been received by the Federal Government 
under the royalty rate applicable on July 1, 
2015, if the potash resources had been retained 
in Federal ownership; and 
(C) 50 percent of any other payment re-
ceived by the State pursuant to any lease or au-
thorization to develop the potash resources. 
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(3) Upon receipt of any funds from potash leas-
ing and development on lands in which the Secretary 
has reserved an interest, the State shall pay the Sec-
retary amounts attributable to the reserved interest 
of the United States in accordance with paragraph 
(4). 
(4)(A) Any amounts due under paragraph (3) 
shall be paid by the State to the United States not 
less than quarterly. 
(B) The State may deduct an administrative fee 
of three per cent from all payments due to the 
United States under paragraph (2). 
(5) NO
OBLIGATION
TO
LEASE.—The State 
shall not be obligated to lease or otherwise develop 
potash resources in which the United States retains 
an interest under this subsection. 
(f) RESERVATION OF WELLBORE INTEREST IN OIL 
AND GAS.— 
(1) The Secretary shall reserve a wellbore inter-
est in each oil and gas well on Federal land that has 
been determined by the Secretary to be capable of 
production in paying quantities as of the date of 
conveyance. 
(2) The wellbore interest reserved to the United 
States under paragraph (1) shall consist of the 
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amount of all royalties attributable to an oil and gas 
well located on Federal land as of the date of con-
veyance. 
(3) Upon receipt of any funds attributable to 
the reserved wellbore interest of the United States, 
the State shall pay the Secretary all such amounts 
in accordance with paragraph (4). 
(4)(A) Any amounts due under paragraph (2) 
shall be paid by the State to the United States not 
less than quarterly. 
(B) The State may deduct an administrative fee 
of three per cent from all payments due to the 
United States under paragraph (2). 
(5) The reserved wellbore interests of the 
United States in oil and gas under this section shall 
automatically terminate on the date that is 10 years 
after the enactment of this Act. 
(6) The United States shall share all revenue 
received with respect to its reserved wellbore mineral 
interest in oil and gas with the State of Utah in ac-
cordance with section 35(a) of the Mineral Leasing 
Act (30 U.S.C. 191(a)). 
(g) APPURTENANT WATER RIGHTS.—Any convey-
ance of a parcel of Federal land or non-Federal land under 
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this title shall include the conveyance of water rights ap-
purtenant to the parcel conveyed. 
(h) CONVEYANCE OF PARCELS IN STAGES.—Parcels 
of Federal land and non-Federal land may be exchanged 
in phases as mutually determined by the Secretary and 
the State. 
SEC. 104. WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL LANDS PRIOR TO EX-
CHANGE. 
Subject to valid existing rights, during the period be-
ginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending 
on the date on which the Federal land is conveyed, the 
Federal land is withdrawn from mineral location, entry or 
patent under the mining laws, from leasing and entry 
under the mineral leasing laws, and from mineral material 
disposal. 
SEC. 105. NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT OF 1969 
AND FEDERAL LAND POLICY AND MANAGE-
MENT ACT OF 1976 COMPLIANCE. 
(a) PUBLIC INTEREST.—The land exchange author-
ized and directed by this title is in the public interest. 
(b) SCOPING AND ANALYSIS.—Notwithstanding any 
other law, in preparing an environmental assessment or 
environmental impact statement required under section 
102 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
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U.S.C. 4332) with respect to the land exchange con-
templated by this title— 
(1) the Secretary is not required to identify any 
actions other than the proposed action and the no 
action alternative; and 
(2) the Secretary is not required to analyze the 
environmental effects of alternative conveyances or 
actions other than the offer submitted by the State 
under subsection 103(a). 
(c) PRESUMPTION OF PLAN ADEQUACY.—Convey-
ances of Federal land to the State in accordance with this 
title are presumed to comply with any land use plan en-
acted under section 202 of the Federal Land Policy and 
Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712). 
SEC. 106. STATUS AND MANAGEMENT OF LAND AFTER EX-
CHANGE. 
(a) ADMINISTRATION OF NON-FEDERAL LAND.—In 
accordance with section 206(c) of the Federal Land Policy 
and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716(c)), the 
non-Federal land acquired by the United States under this 
title shall become part of, and be managed as part of, the 
Federal administrative unit or area in which the land is 
located. 
(b) GRAZING PERMITS.— 
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(1) If land conveyed under this title is subject 
to a lease, permit, or contract for the grazing of do-
mestic livestock in effect on the date of acquisition, 
the entity acquiring the land shall allow the grazing 
to continue for the remainder of the term of the 
lease, permit, or contract, subject to the related 
terms and conditions of user agreements, including 
permitted stocking rates, grazing fee levels, access 
rights, and ownership and use of range improve-
ments. 
(2) To the extent allowed by Federal or State 
law, on expiration of any grazing lease, permit, or 
contract described in paragraph (1), the holder of 
the lease, permit, or contract shall be entitled to a 
preference right to renew the lease, permit, or con-
tract. 
(3) If land conveyed by the State under this 
title is used by a grazing permittee or lessee to meet 
the base property requirements for a Federal graz-
ing permit or lease, the land shall continue to qual-
ify as a base property for the remaining term of the 
lease or permit and the term of any renewal or ex-
tension of the lease or permit. 
(c) HAZARDOUS MATERIALS.— 
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(1) The Secretary and the State shall make 
available for review and inspection any record relat-
ing to hazardous materials on the land to be ex-
changed under this title. 
(2) The costs of remedial actions relating to 
hazardous materials on land acquired under this 
title shall be paid by those entities responsible for 
the costs under applicable law. 
SEC. 107. BOOK CLIFFS CONSERVATION AREA. 
Subject to valid existing rights, the mineral estate in 
the non-Federal lands acquired by the United States 
under this title, and the existing mineral estate in the Fed-
eral land, located in Grand County, Utah, as depicted on 
the Maps as ‘‘Book Cliffs Conservation Area’’ is with-
drawn from location, entry and patent under the mining 
laws and the operation of the mineral leasing, mineral ma-
terials and geothermal leasing laws. 
TITLE II—GOBLIN VALLEY 
STATE PARK 
SEC. 201. LAND CONVEYANCE. 
At the request of the State of Utah, the Secretary 
of the Interior shall convey, without consideration, the ap-
proximately 9,995 acres of Bureau of Land Management 
land identified as ‘‘Utah PLI Goblin Valley State Park 
Map’’ on the map entitled Utah PLI Goblin Valley State 
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Park Expansion Map and dated June 24, 2016, to the 
Utah State Parks and Recreation Division of the Depart-
ment of Natural Resources. 
SEC. 202. COOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT OF GOBLIN VAL-
LEY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—At the request of the State of 
Utah, in accordance with this section, the Secretary of the 
Interior shall enter into a cooperative agreement with the 
State for the management of the Federal land described 
in subsection (b) which shall be known as the ‘‘Goblin Val-
ley Cooperative Management Area’’. 
(b) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The area subject to the 
cooperative agreement is Federal land managed by the 
Bureau of Land Management in Emery County, Utah, 
comprising approximately 152,678 acres, identified as 
‘‘Goblin Valley Cooperative Management Area’’ on the 
map entitled Utah PLI Goblin Valley State Park Map and 
dated June 24, 2016. 
(c) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Goblin Valley Co-
operative Management Area is to promote outdoor recre-
ation, such as off-highway vehicle use, mountain biking, 
rock climbing, and hiking. 
(d) TERMS.—The cooperative agreement shall— 
(1) clarify the roles, responsibilities, and limita-
tions, of the Secretary of the Interior and the State 
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of Utah with regard to recreation management with-
in the Goblin Valley Cooperative Management Area; 
(2) extend only to recreational activities, includ-
ing off-highway vehicle and non-off-highway vehicle 
use, within the Goblin Valley Cooperative Manage-
ment Area, and shall not affect other land manage-
ment within the Goblin Valley Cooperative Manage-
ment Area, or recreational activities outside the 
Goblin Valley Cooperative Management Area; 
(3) require that recreational activities within 
the Goblin Valley Cooperative Management Area 
shall continue to be managed in accordance with— 
(A) the San Rafael Swell National Con-
servation Area and Crack Canyon Wilderness 
established by this title; and 
(B) applicable Federal laws; 
(4) require new route and trail construction for 
motorized and non-motorized use to further rec-
reational opportunities and minimize resource con-
flict; 
(5) address the establishment, distribution, and 
uses of, any revenues generated by recreational ac-
tivities (including entrance fees) within the Goblin 
Valley Cooperative Management Area; and 
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(6) specify that the State agency administering 
the Goblin Valley Cooperative Management Area 
shall be the Utah State Parks and Recreation Divi-
sion of the Department of Natural Resources. 
TITLE III—PRICE CANYON STATE 
FOREST 
SEC. 301. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) MAPS.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map 
entitled Utah PLI Price Canyon State Forest Map 
and dated July 1, 2016. 
(2) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 
means the 13,321 acres identified as ‘‘BLM Lands 
Proposed for Transfer to State Sovereign Land’’ lo-
cated in Carbon County, Utah, as generally depicted 
on the Map. 
(3) NON-FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘non-Fed-
eral land’’ means the 14,939 acres identified on the 
Map as ‘‘State Sovereign Land Proposed for Trans-
fer to BLM’’ located in Grand and San Juan Coun-
ties, Utah, as generally depicted on the Map. 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
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(5) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 
of Utah’s Division of Forestry, Fire, and State 
Lands. 
SEC. 302. EXCHANGE OF LAND. 
(a) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this title to con-
solidate intermingled State sovereign lands in an area of 
Carbon County, Utah, to create the State of Utah’s first 
State Forest. 
(b) CONVEYANCE.—If the State offers to convey to 
the United States title to the non-Federal land, the Sec-
retary shall— 
(1) accept the offer; and 
(2) on receipt of the right, title, and interest of 
the State in and to the non-Federal land, convey to 
the State all right, title, and interest of the United 
States in and to the Federal land. 
(c) VALID EXISTING RIGHTS.—The exchange author-
ized under subsection (a) shall be subject to valid existing 
rights. 
(d) TITLE APPROVAL.—Title to the Federal land and 
non-Federal land to be exchanged under this section shall 
be in a form acceptable to the Secretary and the State. 
SEC. 303. LIVESTOCK GRAZING. 
For lands acquired by the State under this title in 
which grazing is established before the date of enactment 
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of this Act, the grazing of livestock shall continue at levels 
existing as of January 1, 2016. 
TITLE IV—DEER LODGE LAND 
EXCHANGE 
SEC. 401. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) ASSOCIATION.—The term ‘‘Association’’ 
means the Deer Lodge Homeowners Association. 
(2) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 
means the approximately 157 acres of National For-
est System land in Daggett County, Utah, identified 
as ‘‘Deer Lodge Cabin Site’’ on the map. 
(3) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en-
titled ‘‘Utah PLI Deer Lodge Land Exchange Map’’ 
and dated June 24, 2016. 
(4) NON-FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘non-Fed-
eral land’’ means the parcel of approximately 77 
acres of private land located in Uintah County, 
Utah, and identified as ‘‘Land to Be Acquired by 
USFS’’ on the map. 
(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Agriculture. 
SEC. 402. LAND EXCHANGE. 
(a) CONVEYANCE OF LAND.—No later than two years 
after enactment of this title, if the Association offers to 
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convey to the United States all right, title, and interest 
of the Association in and to the non-Federal land, the Sec-
retary shall convey to the Association, without consider-
ation, all right, title, and interest of the United States in 
and to the Federal land, subject to valid existing rights. 
(b) COMPLIANCE WITH EXISTING LAW.—Except as 
otherwise provided in this title, the Secretary shall carry 
out the land exchange under this title in accordance with 
section 206 of the Federal Land Policy and Management 
Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716). 
(c) TITLE.—As a condition of the land exchange 
under this title, title to the non-Federal land to be ac-
quired by the Secretary shall be acceptable to the Sec-
retary. 
(d) CONDITION.—As a condition of the land exchange 
under this title, the Association shall agree to retain as 
undeveloped open space the approximately 40 acres of 
meadow area identified as ‘‘Open Space’’ as generally de-
picted on the map. 
TITLE V—SCOFIELD LAND 
TRANSFER 
SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Scofield Land Trans-
fer Act’’. 
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SEC. 502. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) CARBON
COUNTY.—The term ‘‘Carbon 
County’’ means Carbon County, Utah, within which 
the Scofield Reservoir property is located. 
(2) CLAIMANT.—The term ‘‘claimant’’ means 
any person or entity (or a successor in interest to a 
person or entity) that, according to the records in 
the office of the Recorder for Carbon County, as of 
the date of enactment of this Act, claims title to, or 
an interest in, the Federal land. 
(3) FEDERAL LAND.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘‘Federal 
land’’ means the land acquired by Price River 
Water Conservation District and transferred to 
the United States for use in the construction 
and operation of the Scofield Dam and Res-
ervoir located between the normal water surface 
elevation and the property boundary elevation 
in the Scofield Reservoir basin. 
(B) EXCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘Federal 
land’’ does not include— 
(i) any mineral or subsurface rights to 
the land described in subparagraph (A); or 
(ii) the 205 acres of land adjoining 
the Scofield Reservoir, as adjudicated in 
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the case styled United States v. Dunn (557 
F.3d 1165 (10th Cir. 2009)). 
(4) FLOOD SURCHARGE ELEVATION.—The term 
‘‘flood surcharge elevation’’ means the elevation of 
7640.3 in the North American Vertical Datum of 
1988, which corresponds to the elevation of the crest 
of Scofield Dam. 
(5) FUND.—The term ‘‘Fund’’ means the Sco-
field 
Reservoir 
Fund 
established 
by 
section 
503(d)(9)(A). 
(6) LIFE
ESTATE.—The term ‘‘life estate’’ 
means— 
(A) if the claimant is a person, an interest 
of the claimant in the Federal land that will re-
vert to the United States on the date of the 
death of the claimant; and 
(B) if the claimant is an entity, an interest 
in the Federal land of a person designated by 
the claimant that will revert to the United 
States on the date of the death of the des-
ignated person. 
(7) NORMAL
WATER
SURFACE
ELEVATION.— 
The term ‘‘normal water surface elevation’’ means 
the contour elevation of 7621.8 in the North Amer-
ican Vertical Datum of 1988, which corresponds to 
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the elevation of the crest of the spillway of Scofield 
Dam. 
(8) PROPERTY
BOUNDARY
ELEVATION.—The 
term ‘‘property boundary elevation’’ means the con-
tour elevation 7630, as surveyed by McGonagle and 
Ulrich, Land Surveyors, in 1926, which was trans-
muted to the current elevation of 7638.9 in the 
North American Vertical Datum of 1988 and which 
corresponds to 1.4 vertical feet below the crest of 
Scofield Dam. 
(9) ROADS.—The term ‘‘Roads’’ means the 
streets, improved and unimproved, as in existence on 
the date of enactment of this Act, that— 
(A) are located on the Federal land; 
(B) are intended for public access via mo-
torized vehicle to the Federal land claims of the 
claimants; and 
(C) extend to the shoreline of Scofield Res-
ervoir. 
(10) 
SECRETARY.—The 
term 
‘‘Secretary’’ 
means the Secretary of the Interior. 
(11) STRUCTURE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘structure’’ 
means any improvement located on the property 
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of a claimant, as in existence on the date of en-
actment of this Act, including— 
(i) a residence; 
(ii) a shed; 
(iii) a workshop; 
(iv) a garage; 
(v) a carport; 
(vi) a deck; 
(vii) a boathouse; or 
(viii) an incidental building. 
(B) INCLUSION.—The term ‘‘structure’’ in-
cludes any infrastructure associated with a resi-
dence that is not owned by a public or private 
utility, including water, power, sewer, and im-
provements to Roads. 
SEC. 503. CONVEYANCE OF SCOFIELD PROJECT LAND. 
(a) SURVEY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—To facilitate the conveyance 
of the Federal land under this title, it shall be the 
responsibility of Carbon County— 
(A) to enter into an agreement with the 
Secretary to pay the costs associated with a full 
physical and title survey of the Federal land in 
order to delineate the boundaries associated 
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with the Federal land, Federal easements, or 
other Federal interests in land; and 
(B) subject to paragraph (2), to initiate 
and complete a full physical survey of the 
Roads and the parcels located within the Fed-
eral land that are eligible to be conveyed to the 
claimants, and, in any case in which a land de-
scription or record of ownership in any record 
of Carbon County conflicts with a claim of a 
claimant with regard to an existing physical 
feature or facility, propose boundaries and land 
descriptions to resolve the dispute. 
(2) UNRESOLVED DISPUTES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—If a claim to a parcel 
or portion of a parcel of Federal land cannot be 
resolved in accordance with the applicable land 
description in the records of Carbon County by 
the applicable deadline for an election under 
subsection (d)(6), the claimant shall stipulate 
to, accept, and submit to the Secretary the land 
description developed by Carbon County to re-
solve the dispute in order to meet the election 
requirement of subsection (d)(6) by not later 
than 180 days after that deadline. 
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(B) FAILURE
TO
STIPULATE
AND
AC-
CEPT.—If a claimant fails to stipulate to and 
accept the land description of Carbon County 
by the date described in subparagraph (A), the 
authority to convey the affected parcel or por-
tion of a parcel of Federal land pursuant to this 
section shall be terminated with respect to the 
disputed claim. 
(b) APPRAISAL.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—As a condition of the con-
veyance under this section, Carbon County shall 
enter into an agreement with the Secretary to pay 
the costs associated with an appraisal of the fair 
market value of each property interest requested by 
a claimant relating to the conveyance by the Sec-
retary under this title. 
(2) 
DETERMINATION
OF
FAIR
MARKET 
VALUE.—The fair market value of a property inter-
est under paragraph (1) shall be determined by the 
Secretary in accordance with the Uniform Appraisal 
Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions and the 
Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Prac-
tices. 
(c) NOTIFICATION.—It shall be the responsibility of 
Carbon County to notify each claimant of any trespass or 
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encroachment by the applicable claimant on the Federal 
land, including the existence of any trespassing or en-
croaching structure of the claimant. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION TO CONVEY FEDERAL LAND.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—To resolve the issues of tres-
pass and encroachment on the Federal land by the 
claimants, the Secretary may, in accordance with 
paragraphs (5) and (6)— 
(A) on an election by a claimant— 
(i) subject to paragraph (2), convey to 
the claimant fee interest in the claimed 
portion of the Federal land that is located 
above the normal water surface elevation, 
as determined by the results of the survey 
required under subsection (a), subject to 
all valid rights-of-way, licenses, and ease-
ments in existence on the date of enact-
ment of this Act; or 
(ii) subject to paragraph (3), grant to 
the claimant a life estate permitting the 
continued occupation of the claimed por-
tion of the Federal land above the normal 
water surface elevation, as determined by 
the results of the survey required under 
subsection (a), subject to all valid rights- 
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of-way, licenses, and easements in exist-
ence on the date of enactment of this Act; 
or 
(B) subject to paragraph (4), on an elec-
tion by Carbon County, convey to Carbon Coun-
ty fee interest in the Roads, as determined by 
the survey required under subsection (a), sub-
ject to all valid rights-of-way, licenses, and 
easements in existence on the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
(2) CONVEYANCE REQUIREMENTS.—A convey-
ance under paragraph (1)(A)(i) shall be subject to— 
(A) the claimant paying to the Secretary 
the fair market value of the fee interest in the 
claimed portion of the Federal land, as deter-
mined by the Secretary under subsection (b), 
exclusive of the value of any structures; 
(B) provisions under which the claimant 
shall agree to indemnify and hold harmless the 
United States for all claims by the claimant or 
others arising from— 
(i) the design, construction, operation, 
maintenance, or replacement of the Sco-
field Dam and Reservoir; 
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(ii) the survey of claims, description of 
claims, delineation of boundaries, convey-
ance documents, conveyance process, and 
recording of deeds associated with the con-
veyance; and 
(iii) any damages associated with any 
structure or chattel of the claimant that 
may be displaced in a flood event; 
(C) the United States retaining a flood 
easement as well as an access easement for pur-
poses of monitoring and enforcing the require-
ments of subparagraph (D) with respect to the 
entire portion of Federal land conveyed; and 
(D) deed restrictions requiring that— 
(i) to prevent any structure on the 
portion of the Federal land conveyed from 
being displaced during a flood event, the 
claimant shall— 
(I) secure or tie down all existing 
structures; and 
(II) if replacing or rebuilding 
such a structure, limit the replace-
ment or rebuilding to the number and 
type of structures in existence on the 
date of enactment of this Act; and 
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(ii) all activities carried out by the 
claimant under clause (i) with respect to a 
structure be carried out in accordance with 
applicable standards for structures that 
may be submerged, flooded, or inundated, 
as contained in— 
(I) the International Building 
Code (as adopted by Utah Adminis-
trative Code R156–56); or 
(II) any other building code or 
engineering standard that is— 
(aa) similar to the Inter-
national Building Code; 
(bb) widely used; and 
(cc) nationally recognized. 
(3) LIFE ESTATE REQUIREMENTS.—A life es-
tate granted under paragraph (1)(A)(ii) shall be 
subject to— 
(A) the claimant paying to the Secretary 
the fair market value of the life estate on the 
claimed portion of the Federal land, as deter-
mined by the Secretary under subsection (b), 
but excluding the value of any structures; 
(B) provisions under which the claimant 
agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the 
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United States for all claims by the claimant or 
others arising from— 
(i) the design, construction, operation, 
maintenance, or replacement of the Sco-
field Dam and Reservoir; 
(ii) the survey of claims, description of 
claims, delineation of boundaries, convey-
ance documents, conveyance process, and 
recording of deeds associated with the con-
veyance; and 
(iii) any damages associated with any 
structure or chattel of the claimant that 
may be displaced in a flood event; and 
(C) restrictions equivalent to the deed re-
strictions described in clauses (i) and (ii) of 
paragraph (2)(D), as applicable. 
(4) CONVEYANCE OF ROADS REQUIREMENTS.— 
A conveyance under paragraph (1)(B) shall be sub-
ject to— 
(A) Carbon County paying to the Secretary 
a sum determined to be acceptable by the Sec-
retary; 
(B) provisions under which Carbon County 
shall agree to indemnify and hold harmless the 
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United States for all claims by Carbon County 
or others arising from— 
(i) the design, construction, operation, 
maintenance, or replacement of the Sco-
field Dam and Reservoir; 
(ii) the survey of claims, description of 
claims, delineation of boundaries, convey-
ance documents, conveyance process, and 
recording of deeds associated with the con-
veyance; and 
(iii) any damages associated with 
structures or chattel of Carbon County 
that may be displaced in a flood event; 
(C) the United States retaining a flood 
easement as well as an access easement for pur-
poses of monitoring and enforcing the require-
ments of subparagraph (D) with respect to the 
entire portion of the Roads conveyed; and 
(D) restrictions equivalent to the deed re-
strictions described in clauses (i) and (ii) of 
paragraph (2)(D), as applicable. 
(5) 
COMPLIANCE
WITH
ENVIRONMENTAL 
LAWS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Before conveying the 
Federal land under paragraph (1)(A)(i) or the 
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Roads under paragraph (1)(B) or granting a 
life estate under paragraph (1)(A)(ii), the Sec-
retary shall comply with all applicable require-
ments under— 
(i) the National Environmental Policy 
Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); 
(ii) the Endangered Species Act of 
1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); and 
(iii) any other applicable law. 
(B) EFFECT.—Nothing in this title modi-
fies or alters any obligations under— 
(i) the National Environmental Policy 
Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); or 
(ii) the Endangered Species Act of 
1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). 
(C) COSTS.—Before the initiation of any 
conveyance under this title, Carbon County 
shall pay to the Secretary an amount equal to 
the costs associated with achieving environ-
mental compliance under this paragraph. 
(6) DEADLINE FOR ELECTION.— 
(A) CLAIMANTS.—Not later than 5 years 
after the date of enactment of this Act, each 
claimant shall notify the Secretary in writing 
whether the claimant elects to receive— 
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(i) a fee interest in the claimed por-
tion of the Federal land, in accordance 
with paragraph (1)(A)(i); or 
(ii) a life estate in the claimed portion 
of the Federal land, in accordance with 
paragraph (1)(A)(ii). 
(B) CARBON COUNTY.—Not later than 3 
years after the date of enactment of this Act, 
Carbon County shall notify the Secretary in 
writing whether Carbon County elects to receive 
a fee interest in the Roads, in accordance with 
paragraph (1)(B). 
(7) FAILURE TO NOTIFY SECRETARY OR COM-
PLETE TRANSFER.— 
(A) NOTICE OF ELECTION.—If a claimant 
fails to submit to the Secretary a notice of an 
election in accordance with paragraph (6)(A), 
any future claim by the claimant with respect 
to the Federal land shall be terminated. 
(B) TRANSFER.— 
(i) CLAIMANTS.—If, due to a failure 
by the claimant to act in furtherance of 
the transfer of fee interest or life estate 
under this section, no transfer of the 
claimed Federal Land has been recorded 
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with the Recorder of Carbon County by the 
date that is 7 years after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, any claim by the claim-
ant with respect to the Federal land shall 
be terminated. 
(ii) CARBON COUNTY.—If, due to a 
failure by Carbon County to act in further-
ance of the transfer of fee interest, no 
transfer of the Roads has been recorded 
with the Recorder of Carbon County by the 
date that is 5 years after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the authority of the Sec-
retary to convey the interest in the Roads 
shall be terminated. 
(C) QUIET TITLE.—On extinguishment of 
a claim under subparagraph (A) or (B), the 
Secretary shall take such action as is necessary 
to quiet title to the applicable portion of the 
Federal land, including removal of persons, en-
tities, structures, and materials encumbering 
the applicable portion of the Federal land. 
(8) PAYMENTS IN LIEU OF TAXES.—Any Fed-
eral land transferred to a claimant in fee under 
paragraph (1)(A)(i) or to Carbon County under 
paragraph (1)(B) shall not be included or taken into 
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consideration in the allocation of any payment in 
lieu of taxes under chapter 69 of title 31, United 
States Code. 
(9) TRUST FUND.— 
(A) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is estab-
lished in the Treasury of the United States a 
fund, to be known as the ‘‘Scofield Reservoir 
Fund’’, to be administered by the Secretary and 
made available, without fiscal year limitation, 
for— 
(i) monitoring and enforcing the re-
quirements of paragraphs (2)(C) and 
(4)(C) regarding maintaining access to, 
and eliminating encroachment and private 
exclusive use of, the Federal land sur-
rounding the Scofield Reservoir; and 
(ii) providing enhanced public rec-
reational opportunities at Scofield Res-
ervoir. 
(B) TRANSFERS TO FUND.—There shall be 
deposited in the Fund any amounts received as 
consideration for— 
(i) a conveyance under subparagraph 
(A)(i) or (B) of paragraph (1); or 
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(ii) the granting of a life estate under 
paragraph (1)(A)(ii). 
TITLE VI—LAND CONVEYANCES 
SEC. 601. LAND CONVEYANCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—As outlined in the paragraphs 
below, if requested by the specified entity, the Secretary 
of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture, as appro-
priate, shall convey the following Federal land to that enti-
ty without consideration: 
(1) CANYONLANDS FIELDS AIRPORT.—The ap-
proximately 
561 
acres 
of 
land 
depicted 
as 
‘‘Canyonlands Fields Airport’’, on the map entitled 
Utah PLI Land Conveyances Map and dated June 
30, 2016, to Grand County, Utah, for use as an air-
port. 
(2) MOAB TAILINGS PROJECT.—Upon comple-
tion of the Moab Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial 
Action Project, the approximately 474 acres of land 
depicted as ‘‘UMTRA Conveyance’’, on the map en-
titled Utah PLI Land Conveyances Map and dated 
June 30, 2016, shall be conveyed to Grand County, 
Utah. 
(3) HUNTINGTON
AIRPORT
EXPANSION.—The 
approximately 1,398 acres generally depicted on the 
map entitled Utah PLI Land Conveyances Map and 
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Utah PLI Land Conveyances Map and dated June 
30, 2016, as ‘‘Ashley Spring’’, to Uintah County, 
Utah, for use as open space and for watershed pro-
tection and drinking water development. 
(17) SEEP RIDGE UTILITY CORRIDOR.—The ap-
proximately 2,633 acres in Uintah County generally 
depicted on the map entitled Utah PLI Land Con-
veyances Map and dated June 30, 2016, as ‘‘Seep 
Ridge Utility Corridor’’, to the State of Utah, for 
use as rights-of-way for public utilities. 
(18) BLUFF
RIVER
RECREATION
AREA.—The 
approximately 177 acres generally depicted on the 
map entitled Utah PLI Land Conveyances Map and 
dated June 30, 2016, as ‘‘Bluff River Recreation 
Area’’, to Bluff Service Area, for use as recreation 
and municipal facilities. 
(19) EMERY INFORMATION CENTER.—The ap-
proximately 80 acres generally depicted on the map 
entitled Utah PLI Land Conveyances Map and 
dated June 30, 2016, as ‘‘Emery County Informa-
tion Center’’, to Emery County, Utah, for an infor-
mation and visitor center to promote public lands. 
(20) SUMMIT COUNTY CONVEYANCE.—The ap-
proximately ll acres generally depicted on the 
map entitled Utah PLI Land Conveyances Map and 
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dated June 30, 2016, as ‘‘Summit Conveyance’’, to 
Summit County, Utah, for public recreation and 
open space. 
(b) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.—Not later than 
two years after the date of enactment of this Act, the rel-
evant Secretary shall file a map and legal description of 
each of the land conveyances authorized in subsection (a) 
with the Committee on Natural Resources. 
TITLE VII—LAND DISPOSALS 
SEC. 701. LAND DISPOSALS. 
Subject to valid existing rights, the Secretary of the 
Interior shall within two years dispose of Federal lands 
identified as ‘‘Lands for Disposal’’ on the map entitled 
‘‘Utah PLI Land Disposal Map’’ dated June 25, 2016. 
TITLE VIII—RECREATION ZONES 
SEC. 801. ESTABLISHMENT. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subject to valid existing 
rights, to enhance existing and future recreational oppor-
tunities in Grand County, Uintah County, and San Juan 
County, Utah, the following areas are hereby established 
as Recreation Zones: 
(1) GOLDBAR
RECREATION
ZONE.—Certain 
Federal land, comprising approximately 23,051 
acres administered by the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment in Grand County, as generally depicted on the 
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map entitled Utah PLI Recreation Zones Map dated 
June 30, 2016, to be known as the ‘‘Goldbar Recre-
ation Zone’’. 
(2) MONITOR
AND
MERRIMAC
RECREATION 
ZONE.—Certain Federal land, comprising approxi-
mately 17,371 acres administered by the Bureau of 
Land Management in Grand County as generally de-
picted on the map entitled Utah PLI Recreation 
Zones Map dated June 30, 2016, to be known as the 
‘‘Monitor and Merrimac Recreation Zone’’. 
(3) KLONDIKE
RECREATION
ZONE.—Certain 
Federal land, comprising approximately 24,968 
acres administered by the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment in Grand County as generally depicted on the 
map entitled Utah PLI Recreation Zones Map dated 
June 30, 2016, to be known as the ‘‘Klondike Recre-
ation Zone’’. 
(4) BIG
FLAT
RECREATION
ZONE.—Certain 
Federal land, comprising approximately 25,311 
acres administered by the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment in Grand County as generally depicted on the 
map entitled Utah PLI Recreation Zones Map dated 
June 30, 2016, to be known as the ‘‘Big Flat Recre-
ation Zone’’. 
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(5) MINERAL
CANYON
RECREATION
ZONE.— 
Certain Federal land, comprising approximately 
20,423 acres administered by the Bureau of Land 
Management in Grand County as generally depicted 
on the map entitled Utah PLI Recreation Zones 
Map dated June 30, 2016, to be known as the ‘‘Min-
eral Canyon Recreation Zone’’. 
(6) DEE PASS AND UTAH RIMS RECREATION 
ZONE.—Certain Federal land, comprising approxi-
mately 210,587 acres administered by the Bureau of 
Land Management in Grand County as generally de-
picted on the map entitled Utah PLI Recreation 
Zones Map dated June 30, 2016, to be known as the 
‘‘Dee Pass and Utah Rims Recreation Zone’’. 
(7) YELLOW CIRCLE RECREATION ZONE.—Cer-
tain Federal land, comprising approximately 7,436 
acres administered by the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment in San Juan County as generally depicted on 
the map entitled Utah PLI Recreation Zones Map 
dated June 30, 2016, to be known as the ‘‘Yellow 
Circle Recreation Zone’’. 
(8) CAMEO CLIFFS RECREATION ZONE.—Cer-
tain Federal land, comprising approximately 47,130 
acres administered by the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment in San Juan County as generally depicted on 
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the map entitled Utah PLI Recreation Zones Map 
dated June 30, 2016, to be known as the ‘‘Cameo 
Cliffs Recreation Zone’’. 
(9) JENSEN
HILLS
RECREATION
ZONE.—Cer-
tain Federal land, comprising approximately 4,849 
acres administered by the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment in Uintah County as generally depicted on the 
map entitled Utah PLI Recreation Zones Map and 
dated June 30, 2016, to be known as the ‘‘Jensen 
Hills Recreation Zone’’. 
(10) RED MOUNTAIN RECREATION ZONE.—Cer-
tain Federal land, comprising approximately 10,298 
acres administered by the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment in Uintah County as generally depicted on the 
map entitled Utah PLI Recreation Zones Map dated 
June 30, 2016, to be known as the ‘‘Red Mountain 
Recreation Zone’’. 
(11) DEVILS HOLE RECREATION ZONE.—Cer-
tain Federal land, comprising approximately 550 
acres administered by the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment in Uintah County as generally depicted on the 
map entitled Utah PLI Recreation Zones Map dated 
June 30, 2016, to be known as the ‘‘Devils Hole 
Recreation Zone’’. 
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(12) BOURDETTE DRAW RECREATION ZONE.— 
Certain Federal land, comprising approximately 
20,560 acres administered by the Bureau of Land 
Management in Uintah County as generally depicted 
on the map entitled Utah PLI Recreation Zones 
Map dated June 30, 2016, to be known as the 
‘‘Bourdette Draw Recreation Zone’’. 
(13) RED WASH RECREATION ZONE.—Certain 
Federal land, comprising approximately 1,916 acres 
administered by the Bureau of Land Management in 
Uintah County as generally depicted on the map en-
titled Utah PLI Recreation Zones Map dated June 
30, 2016, to be known as the ‘‘Red Wash Recreation 
Zone’’. 
SEC. 802. MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than two years from the 
date the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
the Interior (hereinafter in this title referred to as the 
‘‘Secretary’’) shall file a map and legal description of each 
of the Recreation Zones established by section 801 with 
the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate. 
(b) FORCE AND EFFECT.—The maps and legal de-
scriptions submitted under this section shall have the 
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same force and effect as if included in this title, except 
that the Secretary may make any minor modifications of 
any clerical or typographical errors in the map or legal 
description and provided that prior to any modifications, 
clerical or typographical changes, these changes are re-
ported to the State of Utah and the affected counties. 
(c) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—A copy of the maps and 
legal descriptions shall be on file and available for public 
inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of 
Land Management. 
SEC. 803. GOLDBAR RECREATION ZONE MANAGEMENT. 
(a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Goldbar Recre-
ation Zone are to promote outdoor recreation (including 
off-highway vehicle use, mountain biking, and hiking), 
provide for the construction of new non-off-highway vehi-
cle trails, prevent future energy and mineral development, 
and conserve indigenous plants and animals. 
(b) ADMINISTRATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall admin-
ister the Goldbar Recreation Zone in accordance 
with— 
(A) this title; 
(B) the Federal Land Policy and Manage-
ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and 
(C) other applicable laws. 
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(2) USES.—Uses and management of the 
Goldbar Recreation Zone shall— 
(A) require coordination and consultation 
with State and local governments; 
(B) provide for recreational opportunities 
including camping, biking, hiking, and off-high-
way vehicle use (including motorcycling, all-ter-
rain-vehicle riding, and four-wheeling); 
(C) prohibit future mineral development; 
(D) provide for new route and trail con-
struction for non-off-highway vehicle use; and 
(E) conserve indigenous plant and animal 
species. 
(3) MANAGEMENT OF OFF-HIGHWAY AND MO-
TORIZED
VEHICLES.—The Secretary shall manage 
existing designated routes for off-highway and mo-
torized vehicles in a manner that— 
(A) is consistent with off-highway and mo-
torized vehicle use of the routes designated in 
the applicable travel management plan; 
(B) allows for adjustment to the travel 
management plan within the regular amend-
ment process; and 
(C) allows for the construction of new non- 
off-highway vehicle trails. 
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(4) WITHDRAWALS.—Subject to valid existing 
rights, all public land within the Goldbar Recreation 
Zone, including any land or interest in land that is 
acquired by the United States within the Goldbar 
Recreation Zone after the date of enactment of this 
Act, is withdrawn from— 
(A) entry, appropriation or disposal under 
the public land laws; 
(B) location, entry, and patent under the 
mining laws; and 
(C) operation of the mineral leasing, min-
eral materials, and geothermal leasing laws. 
SEC. 804. MONITOR AND MERRIMAC RECREATION ZONE 
MANAGEMENT. 
(a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Monitor and 
Merrimac Recreation Zone are to promote outdoor recre-
ation (including off-highway vehicle use, mountain biking, 
rock climbing, and hiking), provide for the construction 
of new off-highway vehicle and non-off-highway vehicle 
trails and routes, and to prevent future mineral develop-
ment. 
(b) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary shall admin-
ister the Monitor and Merrimac Recreation Zone in ac-
cordance with— 
(1) this title; 
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(2) the Federal Land Policy and Management 
Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and 
(3) other applicable laws. 
(c) USES.—Uses and management of the Monitor 
and Merrimac Recreation Zone shall— 
(1) coordinate and consult with State and local 
government; 
(2) provide for recreational opportunities in-
cluding, biking, hiking, rock climbing and off-high-
way vehicle use (including motorcycling, all-terrain- 
vehicle riding, and four-wheeling); 
(3) prohibit future mineral and energy leasing; 
and 
(4) provide for new route and trail construction 
for off-highway vehicle and non-off-highway vehicle 
use. 
(d) MANAGEMENT OF OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE AND 
MOTORIZED VEHICLES.—The Secretary shall manage ex-
isting designated off-highway vehicle routes in a manner 
that— 
(1) is consistent with off-highway and motor-
ized vehicle use of the routes designated in the appli-
cable travel management plan; 
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(2) allows for adjustment to the travel manage-
ment plan within the regular amendment process; 
and 
(3) allows for the construction of new off-high-
way and non-off-highway vehicle trails. 
(e) WITHDRAWALS.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
all public land within the Monitor and Merrimac Recre-
ation Zone, including any land or interest in land that is 
acquired by the United States within the Monitor and 
Merrimac Recreation Zone after the date of enactment of 
this Act, is withdrawn from— 
(1) entry, appropriation or disposal under the 
public land laws; 
(2) location, entry, and patent under the mining 
laws; and 
(3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral 
materials, and geothermal leasing laws. 
SEC. 805. KLONDIKE RECREATION ZONE MANAGEMENT. 
(a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Klondike 
Recreation Zone are to promote outdoor recreation (in-
cluding off-highway vehicle use, mountain biking, rock 
climbing, and hiking), provide for the construction of new 
non-off-highway vehicle trails, and to prevent future min-
eral development. 
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(b) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary shall admin-
ister the Klondike Recreation Zone in accordance with— 
(1) this title; 
(2) the Federal Land Policy and Management 
Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and 
(3) other applicable laws. 
(c) USES.—Uses and management of the Klondike 
Recreation Zone shall— 
(1) coordinate and consult with State and local 
government; 
(2) provide for recreational opportunities in-
cluding biking, hiking, rock climbing, and off-high-
way vehicle use (including motorcycling, all-terrain- 
vehicle riding and four-wheeling); 
(3) prohibit future mineral and energy leasing; 
(4) provide for new route and trail construction 
for off-highway and non-off-highway vehicle use; and 
(5) provide managerial flexibility to route off- 
highway vehicle trails in a way that minimizes con-
flict with non-off-highway vehicle trails. 
(d) MANAGEMENT OF OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE AND 
MOTORIZED VEHICLES.—The Secretary shall manage ex-
isting designated routes for off-highway vehicles and mo-
torized vehicles in a manner that— 
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(1) is consistent with off-highway and motor-
ized vehicle use of the routes designated in the appli-
cable travel management plan; 
(2) allows for adjustment to the travel manage-
ment plan within the regular amendment process; 
and 
(3) allows for the construction of new non-off- 
highway vehicle trails. 
(e) WITHDRAWALS.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
all public land within the Klondike Recreation Zone, in-
cluding any land or interest in land that is acquired by 
the United States within the Klondike Recreation Zone 
after the date of enactment of this Act, is withdrawn 
from— 
(1) entry, appropriation or disposal under the 
public land laws; 
(2) location, entry, and patent under the mining 
laws; and 
(3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral 
materials, and geothermal leasing laws. 
SEC. 806. BIG FLAT RECREATION ZONE MANAGEMENT. 
(a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Big Flat Recre-
ation Zone are to promote outdoor recreation (including 
off-highway vehicle use, mountain biking, rock climbing 
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and hiking), provide for new off-highway vehicle route con-
struction and promote mineral development. 
(b) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary shall admin-
ister the Big Flat Recreation Zone in accordance with— 
(1) this title; 
(2) the Federal Land Policy and Management 
Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and 
(3) other applicable laws. 
(c) USES.—Uses and management of the Big Flat 
Recreation Zone shall— 
(1) coordinate and consult with State and local 
government; 
(2) provide for recreational opportunities in-
cluding rock climbing, biking, hiking, off-highway ve-
hicle use (including motorcycling, all-terrain-vehicle 
riding, and four-wheeling); 
(3) provide for future mineral leasing with no 
surface occupancy stipulations; 
(4) allow the continuation of existing mineral 
leasing; and 
(5) provide for new route and trail construction 
for off-highway vehicle and non-off-highway vehicle 
use. 
(d) MANAGEMENT OF OFF-HIGHWAY AND MOTOR-
IZED VEHICLES.—The Secretary shall manage existing 
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designated routes for off-highway and motorized vehicles 
in a manner that— 
(1) is consistent with off-highway and motor-
ized vehicle use of the routes designated in the appli-
cable travel management plan; 
(2) allows for adjustment to the travel manage-
ment plan within the regular amendment process; 
and 
(3) allows for the construction of new non-off- 
highway vehicle trails. 
SEC. 807. MINERAL CANYON RECREATION ZONE MANAGE-
MENT. 
(a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Mineral Canyon 
Recreation Zone are to promote non-motorized outdoor 
recreation (including mountain biking, rock climbing, and 
hiking), provide for new non-motorized route construction, 
prevent future mineral development, maintain boating ac-
cess, maintain airstrip access, and maintain access and 
use of country borrow areas for unprocessed gravel. 
(b) ADMINISTRATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall admin-
ister the Mineral Canyon Recreation Zone in accord-
ance with— 
(A) this title; 
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(B) the Federal Land Policy and Manage-
ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and 
(C) other applicable laws. 
(2) USES.—Uses and management of the Min-
eral Canyon Recreation Zone shall— 
(A) coordinate and consult with State and 
local government; 
(B) provide for non-motorized recreational 
opportunities including biking and hiking; 
(C) prevent future mineral leasing or 
claims; 
(D) provide for new route and trail con-
struction for non-motorized vehicle use; 
(E) maintain access for boating; 
(F) maintain access for aircraft to the ex-
isting airstrip; and 
(G) maintain access to and use of the 
county borrow areas for unprocessed gravel. 
(3) MANAGEMENT OF OFF-HIGHWAY AND MO-
TORIZED
VEHICLES.—The Secretary shall manage 
existing designated routes for off-highway and mo-
torized vehicles in a manner that— 
(A) is consistent with off-highway and mo-
torized vehicle use of the routes designated in 
the applicable travel management plan; 
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(B) allows for adjustment to the travel 
management plan within the regular amend-
ment process; and 
(C) allows for the construction of new non- 
off-highway vehicle trails. 
(4) WITHDRAWALS.—Subject to valid existing 
rights, all public land within the Mineral Canyon 
Recreation Zone, including any land or interest in 
land that is acquired by the United States within the 
Mineral Canyon Recreation Zone after the date of 
enactment of this Act, is withdrawn from— 
(A) entry, appropriation or disposal under 
the public land laws; 
(B) location, entry, and patent under the 
mining laws; and 
(C) operation of the mineral leasing, min-
eral materials, and geothermal leasing laws. 
SEC. 808. DEE PASS AND UTAH RIMS RECREATION ZONE 
MANAGEMENT. 
(a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Dee Pass and 
Utah Rims Recreation Zone are to promote off-highway 
vehicle recreation, provide for the construction of new off- 
highway vehicle trails and non-motorized trails, and allow 
mineral development. 
(b) ADMINISTRATION.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall admin-
ister the Dee Pass and Utah Rims Recreation Zone 
in accordance with— 
(A) this title; 
(B) the Federal Land Policy and Manage-
ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and 
(C) other applicable laws. 
(2) USES.—Uses and management of the Dee 
Pass and Utah Rims Recreation Zone shall— 
(A) coordinate and consult with State and 
local government; 
(B) provide for recreational opportunities 
including rock climbing, biking, hiking, and off- 
highway vehicle use (including motorcycling, all- 
terrain vehicle riding, and four-wheeling); 
(C) provide future mineral and energy 
leasing and development in a manner that mini-
mizes impacts to outdoor recreation; and 
(D) provide for new route and trail con-
struction for motorized and non-motorized use. 
(3) MANAGEMENT OF OFF-HIGHWAY AND MO-
TORIZED
VEHICLES.—The Secretary shall manage 
existing designated routes for off-highway and mo-
torized vehicles in a manner that— 
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(A) is consistent with off-highway and mo-
torized vehicle use of the routes designated in 
the applicable travel management plan; 
(B) allows for adjustment to the travel 
management plan within the regular amend-
ment process; and 
(C) allows for the construction of new off- 
highway and non-off-highway vehicle trails. 
(4) WHITE
WASH
CROSS
COUNTRY
TRAVEL 
AREA.—The approximately llllacres identified 
as the ‘‘White Wash Cross Country Travel Area’’, 
located within the Dee Pass Recreation Zone, on the 
map entitled ‘‘Utah PLI Recreation Zones Map’’ 
and dated June 30, 2016, is open to cross country 
off-highway vehicle travel. 
SEC. 809. YELLOW CIRCLE AND CAMEO CLIFFS RECRE-
ATION ZONE MANAGEMENT. 
(a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Yellow Circle 
Recreation Zone and Cameo Cliffs Recreation Zone are 
to promote off-highway vehicle use, provide for the con-
struction of new off-highway vehicle and non-motorized 
trails, and allow energy and mineral leasing and develop-
ment. 
(b) ADMINISTRATION.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall admin-
ister the Yellow Circle Recreation Zone and Cameo 
Cliffs Recreation Zone in accordance with— 
(A) this title; 
(B) the Federal Land Policy and Manage-
ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); 
(C) other applicable laws; and 
(D) San Juan County Public Entry and 
Access Rights. 
(2) USES.—Uses and management of the Yel-
low Circle Recreation Zone and Cameo Cliffs Recre-
ation Zone shall— 
(A) coordinate and consult with State and 
local government; 
(B) provide for recreational opportunities 
including rock climbing, biking, hiking, and off- 
highway vehicle use (including motorcycling, all- 
terrain-vehicle riding, four-wheeling); 
(C) provide future mineral and energy 
leasing and development in a manner that con-
siders impacts to outdoor recreation; and 
(D) provide for new route and trail con-
struction for off-highway vehicle and non-mo-
torized use. 
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(3) MANAGEMENT OF OFF-HIGHWAY AND MO-
TORIZED
VEHICLES.—The Secretary shall manage 
existing designated off-highway and motorized vehi-
cle routes in a manner that— 
(A) is consistent with off-highway and mo-
torized vehicle use of the routes designated in 
the applicable travel management plan; 
(B) allows for adjustment to the travel 
management plan within the regular amend-
ment process; and 
(C) allows for the construction of new non- 
off-highway vehicle trails. 
SEC. 810. JENSEN HILLS RECREATION ZONE ADDITIONAL 
PROVISIONS. 
(a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Jensen Hills 
Recreation Zone is to promote off-highway vehicle recre-
ation, provide for the construction of new off-highway ve-
hicle trails and non-motorized trails, and to promote en-
ergy and mineral leasing and development. 
(b) ADMINISTRATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall admin-
ister the Jensen Hills Recreation Zone in accordance 
with— 
(A) this title; 
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(B) the Federal Land Policy and Manage-
ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and 
(C) other applicable laws; 
(2) USES.—Uses and management of the Jen-
sen Hills Recreation Zone shall— 
(A) coordinate and consult with State and 
local government; 
(B) provide for recreational opportunities 
including, biking, hiking, rock climbing and off- 
highway vehicle use (including motorcycling, all- 
terrain vehicle riding, and four-wheeling); 
(C) allow future mineral and energy leas-
ing and development in a manner that mini-
mizes impacts to outdoor recreation; 
(D) provide for new route and trail con-
struction for off-highway vehicle and non-mo-
torized use to further recreational opportunities; 
and 
(E) allow cross country off-highway vehicle 
travel where authorized under the applicable 
travel management plan. 
(3) MANAGEMENT OF OFF-HIGHWAY AND MO-
TORIZED
VEHICLES.—The Secretary shall manage 
existing designated routes in a manner that— 
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(A) is consistent with off-highway and mo-
torized vehicle use of the routes designated in 
the applicable travel management plan; 
(B) allows for adjustment to the travel 
management plan within the regular amend-
ment process; 
(C) allows for the construction of new non- 
off-highway vehicle trails; and 
(D) allows for continued cross country off- 
highway vehicle travel where authorized under 
the travel management plan. 
SEC. 811. RED MOUNTAIN RECREATION ZONE MANAGE-
MENT. 
(a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Red Mountain 
Recreation Zone is to promote off-highway vehicle recre-
ation, provide for the construction of new off-highway ve-
hicle trails and non-motorized trails, and to promote en-
ergy and mineral leasing and development. 
(b) ADMINISTRATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall admin-
ister the Red Mountain Recreation Zone in accord-
ance with— 
(A) this title; 
(B) the Federal Land Policy and Manage-
ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and 
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(C) other applicable laws. 
(2) USES.—Uses and management of the Red 
Mountain Recreation Zone shall— 
(A) coordinate and consult with State and 
local government; 
(B) provide for recreational opportunities 
including, biking, hiking, rock climbing and off- 
highway vehicle use (including motorcycling, all- 
terrain vehicle riding, and four-wheeling); 
(C) allow future mineral and energy leas-
ing and development in a manner that mini-
mizes impacts to outdoor recreation and sen-
sitive plant and animal species; and 
(D) provide for new route and trail con-
struction for off-highway vehicle and non-mo-
torized use. 
(3) MANAGEMENT OF OFF-HIGHWAY AND MO-
TORIZED
VEHICLES.—The Secretary shall manage 
existing designated routes in a manner that— 
(A) is consistent with off-highway and mo-
torized vehicle use of the routes designated in 
the applicable travel management plan; 
(B) allows for adjustment to the travel 
management plan within the regular amend-
ment process; and 
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(C) allows for the construction of new off- 
highway vehicle and non-motorized routes and 
trails. 
SEC. 812. DEVILS HOLE RECREATION ZONE MANAGEMENT. 
(a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Devils Hole 
Recreation Zone is to promote off-highway vehicle recre-
ation, the construction of new off-highway vehicle trails 
and non-motorized trails and routes, and to promote en-
ergy and mineral leasing and development. 
(b) ADMINISTRATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Inte-
rior shall administer the Devils Hole Recreation 
Zone in accordance with— 
(A) this title; 
(B) the Federal Land Policy and Manage-
ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and 
(C) other applicable laws. 
(2) USES.—Uses and management of the Devils 
Hole Recreation Zone shall— 
(A) coordinate and consult with State and 
local government; 
(B) provide for recreational opportunities 
including, biking, hiking, rock climbing and off- 
highway vehicle use (including motorcycling, all- 
terrain vehicle riding, and four-wheeling); 
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(C) allows future mineral and energy leas-
ing and development in a manner that considers 
impacts to outdoor recreation; 
(D) provide for new route and trail con-
struction for off-highway vehicle and non-mo-
torized use; and 
(E) allows cross country off-highway vehi-
cle travel where authorized by the applicable 
travel management plan. 
(3) MANAGEMENT OF OFF-HIGHWAY AND MO-
TORIZED VEHICLES.—The Secretary of the Interior 
shall manage existing designated routes in a manner 
that— 
(A) is consistent with off-highway and mo-
torized vehicle use of the routes designated in 
the applicable travel management plan; 
(B) allows for adjustment to the travel 
management plan within the regular amend-
ment process; 
(C) allows for the construction of new off- 
highway vehicle and non-motorized trails; and 
(D) allows for continued cross country off- 
highway vehicle travel authorized under the ap-
plicable travel management plan. 
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SEC. 813. BOURDETTE DRAW RECREATION ZONE ADDI-
TIONAL PROVISIONS. 
(a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Bourdette 
Draw Recreation Zone is to promote off-highway vehicle 
recreation, provide for the construction of new off-highway 
vehicle trails and non-motorized trails, and to promote en-
ergy and mineral leasing and development. 
(b) ADMINISTRATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Inte-
rior shall administer the Bourdette Draw Recreation 
Zone in accordance with— 
(A) this title; 
(B) the Federal Land Policy and Manage-
ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and 
(C) other applicable laws. 
(2) USES.—Uses and management of the 
Bourdette Draw Recreation Zone shall— 
(A) coordinate and consult with State and 
local government; 
(B) provide for recreational opportunities 
including, biking, hiking, rock climbing and off- 
highway vehicle use (including motorcycling, all- 
terrain vehicle riding, and four-wheeling); 
(C) allow future mineral and energy leas-
ing and development in a manner that mini-
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mizes impacts to outdoor recreation and sen-
sitive plant and animal species; 
(D) provide for new route and trail con-
struction for off-highway vehicle and non-mo-
torized use; and 
(E) allow cross country off-highway vehicle 
travel authorized under the applicable travel 
management plan. 
(3) MANAGEMENT OF OFF-HIGHWAY AND MO-
TORIZED VEHICLES.—The Secretary of the Interior 
shall manage existing designated routes in a manner 
that— 
(A) is consistent with off-highway and mo-
torized vehicle use of the routes designated in 
the applicable travel management plan; 
(B) allows for adjustment to the travel 
management plan within the regular amend-
ment process; 
(C) allows for the construction of new non- 
off-highway vehicle trails; and 
(D) allows for continued cross country off- 
highway vehicle travel where authorized under 
the applicable travel management plan. 
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SEC. 814. RED WASH RECREATION ZONE ADDITIONAL PRO-
VISIONS. 
(a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Red Wash 
Recreation Zone is to promote off-highway vehicle recre-
ation, provide for the construction of new off-highway ve-
hicle trails and non-motorized trails, and to promote en-
ergy and mineral leasing and development. 
(b) ADMINISTRATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Inte-
rior shall administer the Red Wash Recreation Zone 
in accordance with— 
(A) this title; 
(B) the Federal Land Policy and Manage-
ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and 
(C) other applicable laws. 
(2) USES.—Uses and management of the Red 
Wash Recreation Zone shall— 
(A) coordinate and consult with State and 
local government; 
(B) provide for recreational opportunities 
including, biking, hiking, rock climbing and off- 
highway vehicle use (including motorcycling, all- 
terrain vehicle riding, and four-wheeling); 
(C) allow future mineral and energy leas-
ing and development in a manner that mini-
mizes impacts to outdoor recreation; 
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(D) provide for new route and trail con-
struction for off-highway vehicle and non-mo-
torized use; and 
(E) allow cross country off-highway vehicle 
travel authorized under the applicable travel 
management plan. 
(3) MANAGEMENT OF OFF-HIGHWAY AND MO-
TORIZED VEHICLES.—The Secretary of the Interior 
shall manage existing designated routes in a manner 
that— 
(A) is consistent with off-highway and mo-
torized vehicle use of the routes designated in 
the applicable travel management plan; 
(B) allows for adjustment to the travel 
management plan within the regular amend-
ment process; 
(C) allows for the construction of new non- 
off-highway vehicle trails; and 
(D) allows for continued cross country off- 
highway vehicle travel where authorized under 
the applicable travel management plan. 
SEC. 815. HOLE-IN-THE-ROCK TRAIL. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF TRAIL.—Section 5(a) of the 
National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1244(a)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(31) HOLE-IN-THE-ROCK TRAIL.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The corridor known 
as the ‘Hole-in-the-Rock Trail’ as generally de-
picted on the map titled ‘Utah PLI National 
Conservation Area Map’ dated June 30, 2016. 
‘‘(B) PURPOSES AND USE.— 
‘‘(i) The purposes of the National 
Hole-in-the-Rock Trail is to promote cul-
tural, recreational, and historic values and 
promote 
motorized 
and 
non-motorized 
recreation. 
‘‘(ii) The Hole-in-the-Rock Founda-
tion shall be a cooperating agency regard-
ing trail management. 
‘‘(iii) The issuance of regulations re-
garding group size and fee areas shall be 
done in accordance with the cooperating 
agencies. 
‘‘(C) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 
‘‘(i) PLAN REQUIRED.—Not later than 
2 years after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall de-
velop a management plan for the long-term 
management of the historic trail. 
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‘‘(ii) RECOMMENDATIONS
AND
CON-
SULTATION.—The Secretary of the Interior 
shall prepare the management plan in con-
sultation and coordination with local and 
tribal governments, the public, and the 
Public Lands Initiative Planning and Im-
plementation Advisory Committee estab-
lished under Division C of this Act. If the 
Secretary of the Interior does not incor-
porate recommendations submitted by the 
State, local, and tribal governments into 
the management plans, the Secretary of 
the Interior shall submit a written expla-
nation before the effective date of the man-
agement plan to the House Committee on 
Natural Resources and Senate Committee 
on Energy and Natural Resources out-
lining the reasons for rejecting the rec-
ommendations of the State local govern-
ments and tribes.’’. 
SEC. 816. RECAPTURE CANYON. 
(a) APPROVAL OF RIGHT-OF-WAY.—San Juan Coun-
ty, Utah’s application for a Title V Right-of-Way, origi-
nally submitted to the Bureau of Land Management Mon-
ticello Field Office in the State of Utah on March 30, 
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2006, and later amended on November 13, 2012, is ap-
proved. 
(b) PURPOSE OF RIGHT-OF-WAY.—The purposes of 
the Title V Right-of-Way, as stated by the County’s appli-
cation, is to perform routine maintenance to existing trails 
and routes in an effort to encourage travel in the canyon 
to remain on a single established route through the canyon 
that minimizes impacts to the surrounding environment. 
(c) APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAWS.—In granting 
the application, compliance with section 306108 of title 
54, United States Code, and the Native American Graves 
Protection and Repatriation Act shall apply to the right- 
of-way to avoid adverse impact to archaeological sites. 
SEC. 817. BIG BURRITO NON-MOTORIZED TRAIL. 
The 9.3 mile proposed non-motorized trail within the 
Sand Flats Recreation Area, approved by the Bureau of 
Land Management Moab Field Office on December 18, 
2016, and commonly known as the Big Burrito Non-Mo-
torized Trail, shall not be subject to administrative or ju-
dicial review. 
TITLE IX—RED ROCK COUNTRY 
OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE TRAIL 
SEC. 901. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
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(1) COUNTY.—The term ‘‘County’’ means 
Grand and San Juan Counties, Utah. 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(3) TRAIL.—The term ‘‘Trail’’ means the Red 
Rock Country Off-Highway Vehicle Trail established 
under section 902. 
(4) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 
means land owned by the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment as depicted on the Utah PLI Recreation Plans 
Map and dated llll. 
SEC. 902. DESIGNATION. 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall des-
ignate a trail system in the County— 
(A) for use by off-highway vehicles; and 
(B) to be known as the ‘‘Red Rock Coun-
try Off-Highway Vehicle Trail’’. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—In designating the trail, 
the Secretary shall prioritize a long distance route 
for off-highway vehicles that is generally depicted on 
the Utah PLI Recreation Plans Map and dated June 
30, 2016, that— 
(A) connects the Federal land adjacent to 
Moab, Utah, to the Federal land adjacent to 
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Grand Junction, Colorado, through the Dee 
Pass and Utah Rims Recreation Zone; 
(B) connects the Federal land adjacent to 
Moab, Utah, to the Federal land adjacent to 
Green River, Utah, through the Dee Pass and 
Utah Rims Recreation Zone; 
(C) connects the Federal land adjacent to 
Moab, Utah, to the Federal land adjacent to 
Monticello, Utah, through the Cameo Cliffs 
Recreation Zone; 
(D) uses existing routes, where feasible, 
which may include the Kokopelli Trail, the Or-
ange Trail, and Trail 1; 
(E) minimizes the use of graded roads; 
and 
(F) creates a recreational experience that 
provides— 
(i) opportunities for scenic vistas; 
(ii) challenging terrain for off-highway 
vehicle travel; 
(iii) connections to other existing trail 
systems or trails; 
(iv) minimal conflicts between off- 
highway vehicle and non-off-highway vehi-
cle users; and 
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(v) off-highway vehicle singletrack and 
doubletrack options where feasible. 
(3) MAP.—A map that depicts the Trail shall 
be on file and available for public inspection in the 
appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment. 
SEC. 903. MANAGEMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall manage fu-
ture designated routes on the Trail in a manner that— 
(1) is consistent with section 902; and 
(2) does not interfere with private property or 
water rights. 
(b) CLOSURE.—The Secretary, in consultation with 
the State and the County, may temporarily close or per-
manently reroute, subject to subparagraph (C), a route 
on the Trail if the Secretary determines that— 
(1) the route is significantly damaging des-
ignated critical habitat or cultural resources; 
(2) the route threatens public safety; 
(3) closure of the route is necessary to repair 
damage to the Trail; or 
(4) closure of the route is necessary to repair 
resource damage. 
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(c) REROUTING.—Portions of the route that are tem-
porarily closed may be permanently rerouted by utilizing 
a previously closed route or constructing a new route. 
(d) NOTICE.—The Secretary shall provide informa-
tion to the public regarding any designated routes on the 
Trail that are open, have been relocated, or are tempo-
rarily closed through— 
(1) use of appropriate signage within the Trail; 
and 
(2) use of the Internet and Web resources. 
(e) NO EFFECT ON NON-FEDERAL LAND OR INTER-
ESTS IN NON-FEDERAL LAND.—Nothing in this title af-
fects ownership, management, or other rights relating to 
non-Federal land or interests in non-Federal land. 
(f) ADDITIONAL ROUTE CONSTRUCTION.— 
(1) FEASIBILITY STUDY.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary shall study the feasibility and public inter-
est in constructing new routes as part of the Red 
Rock County Off-Highway Vehicle Trail to further 
off-highway vehicle recreational opportunities. 
(2) CONSTRUCTION.— 
(A) CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZED.—If the 
Secretary determines that the construction of a 
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route on the Trail is feasible, construction is 
authorized. 
(B) USE OF VOLUNTEER SERVICES AND 
CONTRIBUTIONS.—A route on the Trail may be 
constructed under this subsection through the 
acceptance of volunteer services and contribu-
tions from non-Federal sources to eliminate the 
need for Federal expenditures to construct the 
route. 
(3) COMPLIANCE.—In carrying out this sub-
section, the Secretary shall comply with— 
(A) the Federal Land Policy and Manage-
ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); 
(B) this title; and 
(C) other applicable law. 
TITLE 
X—LONG-TERM 
INDIAN 
ECONOMIC 
DEVELOPMENT 
CERTAINTY 
SEC. 1001. INDIAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN SAN JUAN 
COUNTY, UTAH. 
(a) MCCRAKEN MESA MINERAL TRANSFER.—All 
right and interest in the Federal minerals located within 
the McCraken Extension of the Navajo Nation shall be 
transferred to the Utah Navajo Trust Fund. 
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(b) USE OF ROYALTIES.—The Act of March 1, 1933 
(47 Stat. 1418), is amended in the first section, by strik-
ing ‘‘371⁄2’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘62.5’’. 
SEC. 1002. UTE INDIAN TRIBE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 
AREA. 
(a) SPLIT ESTATE UNIFICATION.—With respect to 
any land within the Uintah and Ouray Reservation, where 
the United States holds title to the surface or mineral es-
tate in trust for the Ute Tribe but a Federal agency owns 
or manages the corresponding mineral or surface estate, 
the title to interests owned or managed by the Federal 
agency shall be held by the Secretary of the Interior in 
trust for the benefit of the tribe in order to unify the sur-
face and mineral estates for the benefit of the tribe. 
(b) MINERALS TRANSFER.—The Bureau of Land 
Management shall transfer title to the mineral estate of 
public lands within the Hill Creek Extension (originally 
established under the Act of March 11, 1948 (62 Stat. 
72)) south of the south boundary of Township 11 South, 
Salt Lake Base & Meridian, other than lands for which 
selection applications have been filed by the State of Utah 
with the Bureau of Land Management under authority of 
the Hill Creek Cultural Preservation and Energy Develop-
ment Act, Public Law 133–133, to the Bureau of Indian 
Affairs to be held in trust for the benefit of the Ute Tribe. 
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SEC. 1003. WATER STUDY FOR UINTAH AND DUCHESNE 
COUNTIES. 
The Secretary of the Interior, using existing authori-
ties through the Bureau of Reclamation, shall undertake 
a water study that includes a needs, opportunities and 
constraints assessment in Uintah and Duchesne Counties 
for storage of Ute tribal water and the use of water rights 
currently held by the Ute Tribe. 
TITLE XI—LONG-TERM ENERGY 
DEVELOPMENT 
CERTAINTY 
IN UTAH 
SEC. 1101. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
Within Uintah, Carbon, Emery, Grand, Duchesne 
and San Juan counties in the State of Utah, the increased 
production and transmission of energy in a safe and envi-
ronmentally sound manner is essential to the well-being 
of the rural Utahns and the American people. It is the 
sense of Congress that the Federal departments and agen-
cies involved in energy development projects on Federal 
lands in Utah shall take appropriate actions, including 
Federal primacy delegation, to expedite projects that will 
increase the production or development of energy and min-
eral resources on Federal lands. 
SEC. 
1102. 
ACTIONS 
TO 
EXPEDITE 
ENERGY-RELATED 
PROJECTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The State of Utah— 
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(1) may establish a program covering the per-
mitting processes, regulatory requirements, and any 
other provisions by which the State would exercise 
the rights of the State to develop and permit all 
forms of energy resources on available Federal land 
administered by the Price, Vernal, Moab, and Monti-
cello Field Offices of the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment; and 
(2) shall submit, as a condition of certification 
under section 1103(a), a declaration to the Depart-
ment of the Interior that a program under para-
graph (1) has been established or amended. 
(b) AMENDMENT OF PROGRAMS.—The State of Utah 
may amend a program developed and certified under this 
subtitle at any time. 
(c) CERTIFICATION OF AMENDED PROGRAMS.—Any 
program amended under subsection (b) shall be certified 
under section 1103(a). 
SEC. 1103. PERMITTING AND REGULATORY PROGRAMS. 
(a) FEDERAL CERTIFICATION AND TRANSFER OF 
DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS.—Upon submission of a declara-
tion by the State of Utah under section 1102(a)(2)— 
(1) the program under section 1102(a)(1) shall 
be certified; and 
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(2) the State shall receive all rights from the 
Federal Government to permit all forms of energy 
resources covered by the program. 
(b) ISSUANCE OF PERMITS.— 
(1) No later than 60 days after the enactment 
of this Act, the Governor of the State of Utah shall 
make an election as to whether the State of Utah 
will process permits for the development of any form 
of energy resource on available Federal land within 
the area covered by the Field Offices referenced in 
section 1102(a)(1). In the event the Governor elects 
to assume the permitting as set forth herein, he 
shall notify the Secretary of the Interior of his deci-
sion within 60 days. 
(2) Upon an election to assume permitting as 
set forth in paragraph (1), the process shall be in 
accordance with Federal statutes and regulations. 
SEC. 1104. JUDICIAL REVIEW. 
(a) JURISDICTION.—The United States District 
Court for the District of Utah shall have original and ex-
clusive jurisdiction over any civil action brought pursuant 
to this title. 
(b) EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION.—The Court shall 
set any civil action brought under this section for expe-
dited consideration. 
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SEC. 1105. COMPLETION OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAND EX-
CHANGE PROCESS. 
The land exchange application, referred to as UTU– 
78673 pending before the Moab Field Office, shall be con-
sidered in the public interest and completed. 
TITLE XII—LONG-TERM TRAVEL 
MANAGEMENT CERTAINTY 
SEC. 1201. RIGHTS-OF-WAY FOR CERTAIN ROADS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing rights 
and consistent with this section, the Secretary of the Inte-
rior shall acknowledge the State of Utah’s and its coun-
ties’ ownership of, and shall forever disclaim all Federal 
interest in, a right-of-way for public travel and access on 
all roads claimed as Class B, that are paved as of January 
1, 2016, and identified as rights-of-way in judicial actions 
in the Federal court system as of January 1, 2016, in 
Uintah, Duchesne, Carbon, Emery, Grand, and San Juan 
counties, Utah. 
(b) APPLICABLE LAW.—A right-of-way disclaimed 
under subsection (a) shall constitute the United States ac-
ceptance of the county’s and State’s RS 2477 ownership 
and that all Federal ownership authority is extinguished. 
The State and counties in return shall withdraw lawsuits 
in the Federal court system affecting those individual dis-
claimed roads. 
(c) ADMINISTRATION.— 
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(1) Each right-of-way disclaimed by the Sec-
retary of the Interior under the provisions covered 
by subsection (b) of this title shall consist of the full 
geographic extent authorized by Utah State law in 
effect as of January 1, 2016. 
(2) Each right-of-way disclaimed pursuant to 
this title may be abandoned pursuant to Utah State 
law. 
(3) The right-of-way area of disturbance shall 
generally remain the same as of January 1, 2016. 
SEC. 1202. GRAND COUNTY COUNCIL RECOMMENDATIONS 
FOR CERTAIN ROADS. 
The recommendations of the Grand County Council, 
as depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Grand County PLI Final 
Map 4–17–2015’’ and dated April 17, 2015, for Hey Joe 
Canyon, Tenmile Canyon, and Mineral Canyon roads shall 
be implemented by the Secretary of the Interior, with the 
seasonal closures beginning the Tuesday following Memo-
rial Day through Labor Day. 
SEC. 1203. UINTAH COUNTY ROAD CERTAINTY. 
Not later than two years after the enactment of this 
Act, and subject to valid existing rights and consistent 
with this section, the Secretary of the Interior shall grant 
a title V right-of-way to Uintah County for public travel 
and access upon all Class D roads, as claimed by the 
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Uintah County on its duly adopted 2016 transportation 
map, and as described by GPS centerline description on 
file with Uintah County as a January 1, 2016, and that 
are also identified on the 2008 Vernal Resource Manage-
ment Plan Transportation Plan. 
TITLE XIII—LONG-TERM 
GRAZING CERTAINTY 
SEC. 1301. CURRENT PERMITTED USE. 
Unless otherwise specified by this title, and pursuant 
to existing permits, on Federal lands managed by the Sec-
retary of Agriculture or the Secretary of the Interior in 
Summit, Duchesne, Uintah, Grand, Emery, Carbon, and 
San Juan Counties, the grazing of domestic livestock shall 
continue and any adjustments in the numbers of livestock 
permitted should be made as a result of revisions in the 
normal grazing and land management planning and policy 
setting process. 
SEC. 1302. BIGHORN SHEEP. 
On Federal lands managed by the Secretary of Agri-
culture or the Secretary of the Interior in Summit, 
Duchesne, Uintah, Grand, Emery, Carbon, and San Juan 
Counties, the viability or existence of bighorn sheep shall 
not be used to remove or alter the use of domestic sheep 
or cattle where such use was permitted as of January 1, 
2016. 
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SEC. 1303. PROTECTION OF GRAZING LANDS. 
To recognize the importance of public land grazing 
to the economy and culture of rural Utah, and to the State 
of Utah in general, it is the sense of Congress that this 
title shall ensure public grazing lands, including areas out-
side the areas designated in this title, not be reduced below 
current permitted levels, except for cases of extreme range 
conditions where water and forage is not available. The 
areas of public land that have reduced or eliminated graz-
ing shall be reviewed and managed to support grazing at 
an economically viable level. 
DIVISION C—LOCAL 
PARTICIPATION 
TITLE I—LOCAL PARTICIPATION 
AND PLANNING 
SEC. 101. PUBLIC LANDS INITIATIVE PLANNING AND IM-
PLEMENTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT
AND PURPOSE
OF PUBLIC 
LANDS INITIATIVE PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION AD-
VISORY COMMITTEE.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of the In-
terior and Secretary of Agriculture shall jointly es-
tablish and maintain the Public Lands Initiative 
Planning and Implementation Advisory Committee 
(in this title referred to as the ‘‘Advisory Com-
mittee’’) to perform the duties in subsection (b). 
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(2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Advisory 
Committee is to advise the Secretaries of the Inte-
rior and Agriculture on the implementation of the 
Utah Public Lands Initiative Act. 
(b) DUTIES.—The Advisory Committee shall advise 
the relevant Secretary with regard to— 
(1) implementation of this title; and 
(2) policies or programs that encourage coordi-
nation among the public, local elected officials, and 
public lands stakeholders, and the State, tribes, and 
the Federal Government. 
(c) APPOINTMENT BY THE SECRETARIES.— 
(1) APPOINTMENT AND TERM.—The Secretaries 
of the Interior and Agriculture shall jointly appoint 
the members of the Advisory Committee for a term 
of 5 years beginning on the date of appointment. 
The Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture may 
not reappoint members designated under subsection 
(d)(2)(B) to more than 3 terms. 
(2) BASIC REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretaries of 
the Interior and Agriculture shall ensure that the 
Advisory Committee established meets the require-
ments of subsection (d). 
(3) INITIAL APPOINTMENT.—The Secretaries of 
the Interior and Agriculture shall make initial ap-
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pointments to the Advisory Committee not later 
than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
(4) VACANCIES.—The Secretaries of the Inte-
rior and Agriculture shall fill vacancies on the Advi-
sory Committee as soon as practicable after the va-
cancy has occurred. 
(5) COMPENSATION.—Members of the Advisory 
Committee shall not receive any compensation. 
(d) COMPOSITION OF ADVISORY COMMITTEE.— 
(1) NUMBER.—The Advisory Committee shall 
be comprised of no more than 22 members. 
(2) COMMUNITY INTERESTS REPRESENTED.— 
Advisory Committee members shall reside in the 
State of Utah and represent the following: 
(A) GOVERNMENTAL INTERESTS.— 
(i) The Utah State Director of the 
Bureau of Land Management or a des-
ignated representative of the Director. 
(ii) The Regional Forester of Region 
4 of the United States Forest Service or a 
designated representative of the Forester. 
(iii) A representative of the Bureau of 
Indian Affairs Western Region. 
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(iv) A representative of the Bureau of 
Indian Affairs Navajo Region. 
(v) The Governor of the State of Utah 
or a designated representative of the Gov-
ernor. 
(vi) The Director of the Utah Depart-
ment of Natural Resources or a designated 
representative of the Director. 
(vii) The Chairperson of the Summit 
County Council or a designated representa-
tive of the Chairperson. 
(viii) The Chairperson of the Uintah 
County Commission or a designated rep-
resentative of the Chairperson. 
(ix) The Chairperson of the Duchesne 
County Commission or a designated rep-
resentative of the Chairperson. 
(x) The Chairperson of the Carbon 
County Commission or a designated rep-
resentative of the Chairperson. 
(xi) The Chairperson of the Emery 
County Commission or a designated rep-
resentative of the Chairperson. 
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(xii) The Chairperson of the Grand 
County Council or a designated representa-
tive of the Chairperson. 
(xiii) The Chairperson of the San 
Juan County Commission or a designated 
representative of the Chairperson. 
(B) COMMUNITY INTERESTS.— 
(i) The grazing community. 
(ii) The off-highway vehicle commu-
nity. 
(iii) The sportsmen or hunting com-
munity. 
(iv) The energy development industry. 
(v) The guides and outfitters commu-
nity. 
(vi) The non-off-highway vehicle recre-
ation community. 
(vii) The conservation community. 
(viii) Archaeological, cultural, and his-
toric interests. 
(ix) Biological interests. 
(3) PRESERVATION OF PUBLIC ADVISORY STA-
TUS.—No individual serving under subparagraph 
(2)(B) may be an officer or employee of the Federal 
Government or State of Utah. 
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(4) BALANCED REPRESENTATION.—In appoint-
ing Advisory Committee members from the two cat-
egories in section 2, the Secretaries of the Interior 
and Agriculture shall provide for balanced and broad 
representation from within each category. 
(5) CHAIRPERSON.—The Secretaries of the In-
terior and Agriculture shall jointly select the chair-
person of the Advisory Committee for a term of 5 
years beginning on the date of appointment. 
(e) ANNUAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE REPORT.— 
(1) REPORT SUBMISSION.—The Advisory Com-
mittee shall submit a report no later than September 
30 of each year to the Secretaries of the Interior 
and Agriculture, the Committee on Natural Re-
sources of the House of Representatives, and the 
Committees on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, 
and Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate. If 
the Advisory Committee cannot meet the September 
30 deadline in any year, the Secretary of the Inte-
rior or Secretary of Agriculture shall advise the 
Chair of each such Committee of the reasons for 
such delay and the date on which the submission of 
the report is anticipated. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The report required by para-
graph (1) shall describe— 
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(A) the activities of the Advisory Com-
mittee during the preceding year; 
(B) the reports and recommendations 
made by the Advisory Committee to the Secre-
taries of the Interior and Agriculture during the 
preceding year; and 
(C) an accounting of actions taken by the 
Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture as a 
result of the recommendations. 
(f) OTHER ADVISORY COMMITTEE AUTHORITIES AND 
REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) STAFF
ASSISTANCE.—The Advisory Com-
mittee may request and the Secretaries of the Inte-
rior and Agriculture may provide periodic staff as-
sistance from Federal employees under the jurisdic-
tion of the relevant Secretary. 
(2) MEETINGS.— 
(A) FREQUENCY.—The Advisory Com-
mittee shall meet at the call of the Secretaries 
of the Interior or Agriculture, the Chairperson, 
or a majority of the members. Meetings shall be 
held no fewer than 1 time a year. A majority 
constitutes a quorum for business of the Advi-
sory Committee. 
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(B) OPEN MEETINGS.—All meetings of the 
Advisory Committee shall be announced at least 
one week in advance in publications of general 
circulation and shall be open to the public. 
(3) RECORDS.—The Advisory Committee shall 
maintain records of the meetings of the Advisory 
Committee and make the records available for public 
inspection. 
DIVISION 
D—BEAR 
EARS 
NA-
TIONAL CONSERVATION AREA 
TITLE I—BEAR EARS NATIONAL 
CONSERVATION AREA 
SEC. 101. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) The lands within Bears Ears National Con-
servation Area have been used by Native Americans 
for thousands of years. 
(2) The unique, intact archaeological record 
found throughout the Bears Ears National Con-
servation Area is sacred to numerous Native Amer-
ican tribes and Pueblos and is of great significance 
to American history. 
(3) Tribes and Pueblos maintain deep connec-
tions and commitments to the lands within the 
Bears Ears National Conservation Area and con-
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tinue to rely on and use these lands for ceremonies, 
spiritual rejuvenation, gathering herbs, firewood and 
cedar poles, hunting for game, and caretaking of sa-
cred places. 
(4) Many local residents, many with early pio-
neer heritage, have similarly strong attachments to 
the land and associated lifestyles, both vocational 
and avocational. 
(5) Many visitors develop similar attachments 
and appreciation for these landscapes. 
SEC. 102. ESTABLISHMENT. 
Certain Federal land, comprising of approximately 
857,603 acres administered by the Bureau of Land Man-
agement and U.S. Forest Service in San Juan County as 
generally depicted on the map entitled Utah PLI National 
Conservation Area Map dated June 30, 2016, to be known 
as the ‘‘Bears Ears National Conservation Area’’. 
SEC. 103. MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than two years from the 
date of enactment of this Act, the relevant Secretary shall 
file a map and legal description of the National Conserva-
tion Areas established by sections 201 of this title with 
the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate. 
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(b) FORCE AND EFFECT.—Each map and legal de-
scription submitted under this section shall have the same 
force and effect as if included in this title, except that 
the relevant Secretary may make minor modifications of 
any clerical or typographical errors in the map or legal 
description provided that prior to any modifications, cler-
ical or typographical changes, these changes are reported 
to the State of Utah and the affected county. 
(c) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—A copy of the map and 
legal description shall be on file and available for public 
inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of In-
dian Affairs, the Bureau of Land Management, and the 
United States Forest Service. 
SEC. 104. ADMINISTRATION OF BEAR EARS NATIONAL CON-
SERVATION AREA. 
(a) PURPOSES.—In accordance with this title, the 
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 
U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), and other applicable laws, the rel-
evant Secretary shall manage the Bears Ears National 
Conservation Area (hereinafter referred to as ‘‘Bears 
Ears’’) established by section 102 in a manner that— 
(1) protects, conserves, and enhances the 
unique and nationally important historic, cultural, 
scientific, scenic, recreational, archaeological, nat-
ural, and educational resources of Bears Ears; 
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(2) maintains and enhances cooperative and in-
novative management practices between resource 
managers, private landowners, and the public in 
Bears Ears; 
(3) recognizes and maintains historic uses of 
Bears Ears; 
(4) provides for traditional access by indigenous 
persons for culturally significant subsistence, includ-
ing but not limited to traditional gathering, wood 
cutting, hunting, and cultural and religious uses 
within Bears Ears; 
(5) consistent with the Native American Graves 
Repatriation and Protection Act (Public Law 101– 
601; 25 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.; 104 Stat. 3048), the 
National Historic Preservation Act (Public Law 89– 
665; 54 U.S.C. 300101 et seq.), and the Utah State 
Antiquities Act (UCA 9–8–301–308) protects and 
preserves and minimizes disturbance to Native 
American archaeological sites, including human re-
mains, from permitted uses of Bears Ears; and 
(6) integrates Native American Traditional Ec-
ological Knowledge as defined in 36 CFR 219.19 to 
improve social, economic, and ecological sustain-
ability in accordance with U.S. Forest Service 2016 
Planning Rule regulations (36 C.F.R. 219). 
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(b) MANAGEMENT PLANS.— 
(1) PLAN REQUIRED.—Not later than 2 years 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the relevant 
Secretary shall develop a management plan for the 
long-term management of each Conservation Area. 
(2) RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONSULTATION.— 
The relevant Secretary shall prepare the manage-
ment plan in consultation and coordination with 
local and tribal governments, the public, and the 
Public Lands Initiative Planning and Implementa-
tion Advisory Committee established under Division 
C of this Act. If the relevant Secretary does not in-
corporate recommendations submitted by the State, 
local governments, and Indian tribes into the man-
agement plans, the relevant Secretary shall submit a 
written explanation before the effective date of the 
management plan to the House Committee on Nat-
ural Resources and Senate Committee on Energy 
and Natural Resources outlining the reasons for re-
jecting the recommendations. 
SEC. 105. GENERAL PROVISIONS. 
The General Provisions in title II section 204 shall 
apply to this title. 
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SEC. 106. COOPERATING AGENCIES. 
The Secretary of the Interior shall designate and in-
volve as cooperating agencies interested tribes and Pueblos 
that trace their culture and heritage to the lands within 
the Bears Ears National Conservation Area in accordance 
with the National Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 
4321 et seq.). 
SEC. 107. BEARS EARS TRIBAL COMMISSION. 
(a) CREATION OF COMMISSION.—In preparing the 
management plan subject to section 104(b) for the Bears 
Ears, the Secretary of the Interior shall create a Commis-
sion consisting of one representative from each tribe or 
Pueblo that enters into cooperating agency status pursu-
ant to section 106. The Secretary shall actively seek advice 
and carefully and fully consider the views of the Commis-
sion. 
(b) STAKEHOLDER ADVISORY COUNCIL REPRESENT-
ATIVE.—The Commission shall select either a representa-
tive from the Commission or the Tribal Liaison to be the 
tribal interest representative on the Advisory Council. 
SEC. 108. TRIBAL EMPLOYMENT. 
In employing individuals to perform any administra-
tive, interpretation, construction, maintenance, or other 
service in the Bears Ears National Conservation Area, the 
Secretary of the Interior shall give priority consideration 
to members of tribes that meet publically posted job quali-
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fications and criteria consistent with standard Federal hir-
ing practices. 
SEC. 109. TRIBAL LIAISON. 
The Secretary of the Interior shall appoint a liaison 
to the tribes that enter into cooperating agency status pur-
suant to section 106. The liaison shall work to ensure the 
voice and perspectives of the cooperating tribal entities are 
represented in the management of the Bears Ears Na-
tional Conservation Area. 
SEC. 110. BEARS EARS ADVISORY COMMITTEE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE OF THE BEARS 
EARS ADVISORY COMMITTEE.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of the In-
terior shall establish and maintain the Bears Ears 
Advisory Committee to perform the duties in sub-
section (b). 
(2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Bears Ears 
Advisory Committee is to advise the Secretary of the 
Interior on the Bears Ears National Conservation 
Area. 
(b) DUTIES.—The Bears Ears Advisory Committee 
shall advise the Secretary of the Interior with regard to— 
(1) implementation of the Bears Ears National 
Conservation Area Management Plan; and 
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(2) administration of the Bears Ears National 
Conservation Area. 
(c) APPOINTMENT BY THE SECRETARY.— 
(1) APPOINTMENT AND TERM.—The Secretary 
of the Interior shall appoint the members of the 
Bears Ears Advisory Committee for a term of five 
years beginning on the date of appointment. The 
Secretary of the Interior may not reappoint mem-
bers to more than three terms. 
(2) BASIC REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary of 
the Interior shall ensure that the Bears Ears Advi-
sory Committee established meets the requirements 
of subsection (d). 
(3) INITIAL APPOINTMENT.—The Secretary of 
the Interior shall make initial appointments to the 
Bears Ears Advisory Committee not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(4) VACANCIES.—The Secretary of the Interior 
shall make appointments to fill vacancies on the 
Bears Ears Advisory Committee as soon as prac-
ticable after the vacancy has occurred. 
(5) COMPENSATION.—Members of the Bears 
Ears Advisory Committee shall not receive any com-
pensation. 
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