Designation of wilderness areas

In accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following areas in the State are designated as wilderness and as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System: (1) Encampment River Canyon Wilderness (A) In general Certain Federal land administered by the Bureau in the State, comprising approximately 4,523.84 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled Proposed Encampment River Wilderness and dated December 5, 2023, which shall be known as the Encampment River Canyon Wilderness. (B) Excluded land The following land is not included in the Encampment River Canyon Wilderness: (i) Any land in the NW 1⁄4 NW 1⁄4 NW 1⁄4 sec. 24, T. 14 N., R. 84 W. (ii) Any land within 100 feet of the centerline of— (I) County Road 353; or (II) Water Valley Road. (2) Prospect Mountain Wilderness (A) In general Certain Federal land administered by the Bureau in the State, comprising approximately 1,099.76 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled Proposed Prospect Mountain Wilderness and dated December 8, 2023, which shall be known as the Prospect Mountain Wilderness. (B) Excluded land Any land within 100 feet of the centerline of Prospect Road is not included in the Prospect Mountain Wilderness. (3) Upper Sweetwater Canyon Wilderness (A) In general Certain Federal land administered by the Bureau in the State, comprising approximately 2,877.35 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled Proposed Upper Sweetwater Canyon Wilderness and dated December 6, 2023, which shall be known as the Upper Sweetwater Canyon Wilderness. (B) Boundary (i) In general Except as provided in clause (ii), the boundary of the Upper Sweetwater Canyon Wilderness shall conform to the boundary of the Sweetwater Canyon Wilderness Study Area. (ii) Eastern boundary The eastern boundary of the Upper Sweetwater Canyon Wilderness shall be 100 feet from the western edge of the north-south road bisecting the Upper Sweetwater Canyon Wilderness and the Lower Sweetwater Canyon Wilderness, known as Strawberry Creek Road. (iii) Exclusion of existing roads Any established legal route with authorized motorized use in existence on the date of enactment of this Act that enters the Upper Sweetwater Canyon Wilderness in T. 28 N., R. 98 W., sec. 4, or the Lower Sweetwater Canyon Wilderness in T. 29 N., R. 97 W., sec. 33, is not included in the Upper Sweetwater Canyon Wilderness. (4) Lower Sweetwater Canyon Wilderness (A) In general Certain Federal land administered by the Bureau in the State, comprising approximately 5,665.19 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled Lower Sweetwater Canyon Wilderness and dated December 5, 2023, which shall be known as the Lower Sweetwater Canyon Wilderness. (B) Boundary (i) In general Except as provided in clause (ii), the boundary of the Lower Sweetwater Canyon Wilderness shall conform to the boundary of the Sweetwater Canyon Wilderness Study Area. (ii) Western boundary The western boundary of the Lower Sweetwater Canyon Wilderness shall be 100 feet from the eastern edge of the north-south road bisecting the Upper Sweetwater Canyon Wilderness and the Lower Sweetwater Canyon Wilderness, known as Strawberry Creek Road. (iii) Exclusion of existing roads Any established legal route with authorized motorized use in existence on the date of enactment of this Act that enters the Upper Sweetwater Canyon Wilderness in T. 29 N., R. 98 W., sec. 4, or the Lower Sweetwater Canyon Wilderness in T. 29 N., R. 97 W., sec. 33, is not included in the Lower Sweetwater Canyon Wilderness. (5) Bobcat Draw Wilderness Certain Federal land administered by the Bureau in the State, comprising approximately 6,246.84 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled Proposed Bobcat Draw Wilderness and dated December 8, 2023, which shall be known as the Bobcat Draw Wilderness.