I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5727 
To establish the San Rafael Swell Western Heritage and Historic Mining 
National Conservation Area in the State of Utah, to designate wilderness 
areas in the State, to provide for certain land conveyances, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 9, 2018 
Mr. CURTIS (for himself and Ms. HANABUSA) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To establish the San Rafael Swell Western Heritage and 
Historic Mining National Conservation Area in the State 
of Utah, to designate wilderness areas in the State, to 
provide for certain land conveyances, and for other pur-
poses. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Emery County Public Land Management Act of 2018’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
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Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Definitions. 
TITLE I—SAN RAFAEL SWELL WESTERN HERITAGE AND 
HISTORIC MINING NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA 
Sec. 101. Establishment of Conservation Area. 
Sec. 102. Management of Conservation Area. 
Sec. 103. San Rafael Swell Western Heritage and Historic Mining National 
Conservation Area Advisory Council. 
TITLE II—WILDERNESS AREAS 
Sec. 201. Additions to the National Wilderness Preservation System. 
Sec. 202. Administration. 
Sec. 203. Fish and wildlife management. 
Sec. 204. Release of land for nonwilderness use. 
TITLE III—WILD AND SCENIC RIVER DESIGNATION 
Sec. 301. Green River wild and scenic river designation. 
TITLE IV—LAND MANAGEMENT AND CONVEYANCES 
Sec. 401. Temple Mountain Cooperative Management Area. 
Sec. 402. Goblin Valley State Park recreation and public purpose agreement. 
Sec. 403. Jurassic National Monument. 
Sec. 404. Public land disposal and acquisition. 
Sec. 405. Public purpose conveyances. 
Sec. 406. Exchange of School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration 
land. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) CONSERVATION
AREA.—The term ‘‘Con-
servation Area’’ means the San Rafael Swell West-
ern Heritage and Historic Mining National Con-
servation Area established by section 101(a)(1). 
(2) COUNCIL.—The term ‘‘Council’’ means the 
San Rafael Swell Western Heritage and Historic 
Mining National Conservation Area Advisory Council 
established under section 103(a). 
(3) COUNTY.—The term ‘‘County’’ means 
Emery County in the State. 
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(4) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The term ‘‘Manage-
ment Plan’’ means the management plan for the 
Conservation Area developed under section 102(b). 
(5) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map en-
titled ‘‘San Rafael Swell Western Heritage and His-
toric Mining National Conservation Area Map’’ and 
dated lllll, 2018. 
(6) 
SECRETARY.—The 
term 
‘‘Secretary’’ 
means— 
(A) in titles I and IV, the Secretary of the 
Interior; and 
(B) in titles II and III— 
(i) the Secretary of the Interior, act-
ing through the Director of the Bureau of 
Land Management, with respect to public 
land; and 
(ii) the Secretary of Agriculture, act-
ing through the Chief of the Forest Serv-
ice, with respect to National Forest System 
land (as defined in section 103 of the Fed-
eral Land Policy and Management Act of 
1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702)). 
(7) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 
of Utah. 
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(8) WILDERNESS AREA.—The term ‘‘wilderness 
area’’ means a wilderness area designated by section 
201(a). 
TITLE I—SAN RAFAEL SWELL 
WESTERN 
HERITAGE 
AND 
HISTORIC MINING NATIONAL 
CONSERVATION AREA 
SEC. 101. ESTABLISHMENT OF CONSERVATION AREA. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing 
rights, there is established the San Rafael Swell 
Western Heritage and Historic Mining National 
Conservation Area in the State. 
(2) AREA INCLUDED.—The Conservation Area 
shall consist of approximately 336,467 acres of Bu-
reau of Land Management land in the State, as gen-
erally depicted on the Map. 
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Conservation 
Area are to conserve, protect, and enhance the rec-
reational, cultural, historical, educational, natural, scenic, 
and wildlife resources of the Conservation Area. 
(c) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall file a map and legal description of the Con-
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