3.0.0 2834 2020-01-29T20:29:59Z 2020-01-29T20:29:59Z Senate S S 2008-04-09 110 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing sseg03 Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee Hearings by 2008-04-22T21:07:51Z Referred to 2008-04-09T18:38:06Z 2008-04-22 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. 110-493. Committee 2008-04-09 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. IntroReferral 2008-04-09 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 2008-04-09 True Public Lands and Natural Resources All terrain vehicles Economics and Public Finance Grants-in-aid Infrastructure Land transfers Land use National forests National parks Natural areas Reservoirs Restoration ecology Right-of-way Sports and Recreation Trails Transportation and Public Works Travel Utah Water Resources Development Water districts Wild rivers Wilderness areas Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2008-04-09 Introduced in Senate 2008-08-18T19:07:45Z Washington County Growth and Conservation Act of 2008 - Designates specified public lands in Utah as wilderness and as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System. Provides for the acquisition of land or interests in any such area designated as wilderness.

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

Designates specified federal land in Zion National Park in Washington County as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System, which shall be known as the Zion Wilderness.

Establishes the Red Cliffs National Conservation Area and the Beaver Dam Wash National Conservation Area in Utah.

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.

Requires development of a comprehensive Washington County travel management plan.

Directs the Secretary of the Interior to designate a trail which shall be known as the "High Desert Off-Highway Vehicle Trail."

Provides for the conveyance of certain public land in Washington County.

Grants the Washington County Water Conservancy District nonexclusive rights-of-way for specified reservoirs.

Sets forth provisions regarding the management of priority biological areas in Washington County. Authorizes grants and cooperative agreements for the carrying out of initiatives related to the restoration or conservation of such areas.

Provides for the conveyance of specified federal land in Dixie National Forest in Utah.

]]> Washington County Growth and Conservation Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced Washington County Growth and Conservation Act of 2008 Display Title Washington County Growth and Conservation Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced A bill to establish wilderness areas, promote conservation, and improve public land in Washington County, Utah, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2008-04-09T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s2834is/xml/BILLS-110s2834is.xml 2008-04-22 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 110-493. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.