Summary

Designates a large set of federal red‑rock canyon lands in Utah as wilderness and adds them to the National Wilderness Preservation System. It protects those lands’ cultural, ecological, and scenic values, preserves traditional Indigenous and non‑Indigenous uses (hunting, fishing, hiking, camping, spiritual practices), and sets rules for maps, management, water and grazing, road setbacks, and withdrawals from certain uses.

Key Points

• Designates multiple specified red‑rock canyon and plateau areas in Utah as federal wilderness and adds them to the National Wilderness Preservation System.
• Affirms the cultural, ecological, and scenic importance of the lands and recognizes long‑standing Indigenous uses and values.
• Directs the Secretary of the Interior (via the BLM) to file maps and legal descriptions and manage the areas under the Wilderness Act and applicable law.
• Protects traditional activities (hunting, fishing, hiking, horsepacking, camping, spiritual practices) while preserving wilderness character.
• Preserves existing water rights and grazing authorizations but limits new disruptive uses; withdraws lands from certain mineral and development authorities.
• Establishes road setback rules and limited exceptions for administrative or safety needs.
• Specifically highlights protection needs for regions such as Grand Staircase, Kaiparowits Plateau, and Escalante Canyons.
• Affirms State and Tribal rights and incorporates provisions to respect Indigenous cultural continuation.
• Does not create new tax changes, emergency designations, or major new federal spending in the provided text.
• Requires mapping, legal descriptions, and application of existing federal land management laws to implement designation and management.

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