Washington County, Utah, Public Lands Management Implementation Act

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Washington County, Utah, Public Lands Management Implementation Act

(Sec. 1) This bill directs the Department of the Interior to grant any necessary rights-of-way for the northern transportation route in Washington County, Utah, identified pursuant to the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009.

Interior shall authorize the development of utilities within the Red Cliffs National Conservation Area in Utah if such development is consistent with: (1) each utility protocol referenced in the Washington County Habitat Conservation Plan (1996), and (2) any other applicable law.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2423 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2423

  To implement certain measures relating to management of Washington 
              County, Utah, required by Public Law 111-11.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 16, 2017

 Mr. Stewart introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
  To implement certain measures relating to management of Washington 
              County, Utah, required by Public Law 111-11.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. WASHINGTON COUNTY, UTAH, PUBLIC LANDS MANAGEMENT 
              IMPLEMENTATION ACT.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Washington County, 
Utah, Public Lands Management Implementation Act''.
    (b) Northern Transportation Route.--The Secretary of the Interior 
shall grant any necessary rights-of-way for the northern transportation 
route identified pursuant to section 1977(b)(2)(A) of Public Law 111-
11, as depicted on the map entitled ``Proposed Northern Transportation 
Route Alignment'' and dated May 5, 2017.
    (c) Utility Corridors.--The Secretary of the Interior shall 
authorize development of utilities described in section 1974(h) of 
Public Law 111-11 (16 U.S.C. 460www(h)) if the Secretary determines 
that such development is consistent with--
            (1) each utility protocol referenced in the Washington 
        County Habitat Conservation Plan dated February 23, 1996; and
            (2) any other applicable law (including regulations).
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