3.0.0 3636 2023-01-12T17:52:30Z 2023-01-12T17:52:30Z Senate S S 2006-07-11 109 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing sseg03 Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee Hearings by 2006-11-16T17:59:41Z Referred to 2006-07-11T22:31:11Z Washington County Growth and Conservation Act of 2006 109 5769 HR 2006-09-14 Subcommittee Hearings Held. Identical bill CRS 2006-11-16 sseg03 Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 109-792. Committee 2006-07-11 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. IntroReferral 2006-07-11 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B000382 Sen. Bennett, Robert F. [R-UT] ROBERT BENNETT R UT F. N H000338 Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] ORRIN HATCH R UT GRANT 2006-07-11 True Public Lands and Natural Resources All terrain vehicles Animals Arts, Culture, Religion Boundaries Cultural property Economics and Public Finance Emergency Management Environmental Protection Environmental assessment Federal-Indian relations Fire prevention Flood control Forest fires Government Operations and Politics Habitat conservation Hydrology Land transfers Land use Landowners Maps Meteorology Minorities National parks Native Americans Natural areas Reservoirs Restoration ecology Revenue sharing Right-of-way Signs and signboards Sports and Recreation Traffic signs and signals Trails Transportation and Public Works Utah Water Resources Development Wild rivers Wilderness areas Wildlife management Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2006-07-11 Introduced in Senate 2006-09-11T18:59:21Z Washington County Growth and Conservation Act of 2006 - Provides for the conveyance of certain public land in Washington County, Utah. Sets forth requirements for the disposition of proceeds from the sale of certain of such land.

Designates specified public lands in Utah as wilderness and as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System. Sets forth provisions governing the administration of each area designated as wilderness.

Releases certain wilderness study areas in Washington County from further study for designation as wilderness.

Sets forth provisions relating to wildlife management within the wilderness areas designated by this Act.

Designates specified segments of the Virgin River and its tributaries across federal land within and adjacent to Zion National Park as components of the national wild and scenic rivers system.

Establishes corridors for utilities, water infrastructure, and transportation purposes in Washington County.

Grants Washington County and the Washington County Water Conservancy District nonexclusive rights-of-way to nonwilderness federal land in the county for facilities and systems that are necessary for: (1) the impoundment, storage, treatment, transportation, or distribution of water or wastewater; or (2) flood control management.

Directs the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to designate a system of trails, which shall be known as the "High Desert Off-Highway Vehicle Trail."

Establishes the Red Cliffs National Conservation Area in Utah. Sets forth provisions regarding management and use of the Area. Provides for the acquisition of land or interests in the Area.

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