S.979 - America's Red Rock Wilderness Act of 2011

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 present and future generations of people in the United States. view all titles (2)

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  • Short: America's Red Rock Wilderness Act of 2011 as introduced.
  • Official: 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 present and future generations of people in the United States. as introduced.

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5/12/2011--Introduced.America's Red Rock Wilderness Act of 2011 - Designates specified lands in the following areas of Utah as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System: (1) Great Basin, (2) Grand Staircase-Escalante, (3) Moab-La Sal Canyons, (4) Henry Mountains, (5) G

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5/12/2011--Introduced.America's Red Rock Wilderness Act of 2011 - Designates specified lands in the following areas of Utah as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System:
(1) Great Basin,
(2) Grand Staircase-Escalante,
(3) Moab-La Sal Canyons,
(4) Henry Mountains,
(5) Glen Canyon,
(6) San Juan-Anasazi,
(7) Canyonlands Basin,
(8) San Rafael Swell, and
(9) Book Cliffs and Uinta Basin. Sets forth administrative provisions regarding:
(1) filing by the Secretary of the Interior of a map and a legal description of each designated wilderness area with appropriate congressional committees,
(2) the exchange of state-owned lands within such areas,
(3) federal reservation of water rights,
(4) measurement of setbacks for roads with wilderness,
(5) authorized livestock grazing, and
(6) withdrawal of such lands from disposition under certain public land laws.

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