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Emery County Public Land Management Act of 2018

S. 3803 · 115th Congress · Dec 20, 2018 · Lineage

A BILL

To establish the San Rafael Swell Recreation Area in the State of Utah, to designate wilderness areas in the State, to provide for certain land conveyances, and for other purposes.

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:

Sec. 2 Definitions

In this Act:
(1)
Council— The term Council means the San Rafael Swell Recreation Area Advisory Council established under section 103(a).
(2)
County— The term County means Emery County in the State.
(3)
Management plan— The term Management Plan means the management plan for the Recreation Area developed under section 102(c).
(4)
Map— The term Map means the map entitled “Emery County Public Land Management Act of 2018 Overview Map” and dated December 11, 2018.
(5)
Recreation area— The term Recreation Area means the San Rafael Swell Recreation Area established by section 101(a)(1).
(6)
Secretary— The term Secretary means—
(A)
the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to public land administered by the Bureau of Land Management; and
(B)
the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to National Forest System land.
(7)
State— The term State means the State of Utah.
(8)
Wilderness area— The term wilderness area means a wilderness area designated by section 201(a).

Sec. 3 Administration

Nothing in this Act affects or modifies—
(1)
any right of any federally recognized Indian Tribe; or
(2)
any obligation of the United States to any federally recognized Indian Tribe.

Sec. 4 Effect on water rights

Nothing in this Act—
(1)
affects the use or allocation, in existence on the date of enactment of this Act, of any water, water right, or interest in water;
(2)
affects any vested absolute or decreed conditional water right in existence on the date of enactment of this Act, including any water right held by the United States;
(3)
affects any interstate water compact in existence on the date of enactment of this Act; or
(4)
shall be considered to be a relinquishment or reduction of any water rights reserved or appropriated by the United States in the State on or before the date of enactment of this Act.

Sec. 5 Savings clause

Nothing in this Act diminishes the authority of the Secretary under Public Law 92–195 (commonly known as the “Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act”) (16 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.).