I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1916 
To designate as wilderness certain Federal portions of the red rock canyons 
of the Colorado Plateau and the Great Basin Deserts in the State 
of Utah for the benefit of present and future generations of people 
in the United States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 13, 2011 
Mr. HINCHEY (for himself, Mr. NADLER, Mr. MORAN, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. 
GEORGE MILLER of California, Mr. BERMAN, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. VAN 
HOLLEN, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. CAPUANO, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. 
STARK, Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. 
FARR, Mr. COSTELLO, Mr. INSLEE, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. 
TOWNS, Mr. HONDA, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Mr. MCNERNEY, Mr. CON-
YERS, Mr. OLVER, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Mrs. 
BIGGERT, Ms. BROWN of Florida, Ms. RICHARDSON, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, 
Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. MURPHY of Connecticut, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. YARMUTH, 
Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. FIL-
NER, Ms. PINGREE of Maine, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mrs. 
NAPOLITANO, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. TSONGAS, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. 
KAPTUR, Ms. MOORE, Mr. PETERS, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. ROTHMAN of New 
Jersey, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Mr. 
COHEN, Mr. HIGGINS, Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. SCHIFF, Ms. ZOE LOFGREN 
of California, Mr. TONKO, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. DAVIS of 
Illinois, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. WU, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. 
SERRANO, Mr. CLAY, and Mr. WALZ of Minnesota) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To designate as wilderness certain Federal portions of the 
red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Great 
Basin Deserts in the State of Utah for the benefit of 
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present and future generations of people in the United 
States. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘America’s Red Rock Wilderness Act of 2011’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Definitions. 
TITLE I—DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS 
Sec. 101. Great Basin Wilderness Areas. 
Sec. 102. Grand Staircase-Escalante Wilderness Areas. 
Sec. 103. Moab-La Sal Canyons Wilderness Areas. 
Sec. 104. Henry Mountains Wilderness Areas. 
Sec. 105. Glen Canyon Wilderness Areas. 
Sec. 106. San Juan-Anasazi Wilderness Areas. 
Sec. 107. Canyonlands Basin Wilderness Areas. 
Sec. 108. San Rafael Swell Wilderness Areas. 
Sec. 109. Book Cliffs and Uinta Basin Wilderness Areas. 
TITLE II—ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
Sec. 201. General provisions. 
Sec. 202. Administration. 
Sec. 203. State school trust land within wilderness areas. 
Sec. 204. Water. 
Sec. 205. Roads. 
Sec. 206. Livestock. 
Sec. 207. Fish and wildlife. 
Sec. 208. Management of newly acquired land. 
Sec. 209. Withdrawal. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bu-
reau of Land Management. 
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(2) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 
of Utah. 
TITLE I—DESIGNATION OF 
WILDERNESS AREAS 
SEC. 101. GREAT BASIN WILDERNESS AREAS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 
(1) the Great Basin region of western Utah is 
comprised of starkly beautiful mountain ranges that 
rise as islands from the desert floor; 
(2) the Wah Wah Mountains in the Great 
Basin region are arid and austere, with massive cliff 
faces and leathery slopes speckled with pin˜on and ju-
niper; 
(3) the Pilot Range and Stansbury Mountains 
in the Great Basin region are high enough to draw 
moisture from passing clouds and support eco-
systems found nowhere else on earth; 
(4) from bristlecone pine, the world’s oldest liv-
ing organism, to newly flowered mountain meadows, 
mountains of the Great Basin region are islands of 
nature that— 
(A) support remarkable biological diversity; 
and 
(B) provide opportunities to experience the 
colossal silence of the Great Basin; and 
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(5) the Great Basin region of western Utah 
should be protected and managed to ensure the pres-
ervation of the natural conditions of the region. 
(b) DESIGNATION.—In accordance with the Wilder-
ness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following areas in 
the State are designated as wilderness areas and as com-
ponents of the National Wilderness Preservation System: 
(1) Antelope Range (approximately 17,000 
acres). 
(2) Barn Hills (approximately 20,000 acres). 
(3) Black Hills (approximately 9,000 acres). 
(4) Bullgrass Knoll (approximately 15,000 
acres). 
(5) Burbank Hills/Tunnel Spring (approxi-
mately 92,000 acres). 
(6) Conger Mountains (approximately 21,000 
acres). 
(7) Crater Bench (approximately 35,000 acres). 
(8) Crater and Silver Island Mountains (ap-
proximately 121,000 acres). 
(9) Cricket Mountains Cluster (approximately 
62,000 acres). 
(10) Deep Creek Mountains (approximately 
126,000 acres). 
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