3.0.0 7815 2023-01-11T13:45:48Z 2023-01-11T13:45:48Z House HR 2020-07-29 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 134 (Wednesday, July 29, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. STEWART:H.R. 7815.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 authorizes Congress ``[t]o make allLaws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying intoExecution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vestedby this Constitution in the Government of the United Statesor in any Department or Officer thereof.''[Page H3981]]]> hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii13 Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee Referred to 2020-08-27T14:03:16Z hsii24 Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee Referred to 2020-08-27T14:03:09Z hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee Referred to 2020-08-27T14:02:57Z Referred to 2020-07-29T13:05:25Z 2020-08-27 hsii13 Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife. Committee 2020-08-27 hsii24 Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States. Committee 2020-08-27 hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands. Committee 2020-07-29 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2020-07-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-07-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001192 Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2] Chris Stewart R UT 2 N Public Lands and Natural Resources Endangered and threatened species Federal-Indian relations Government buildings, facilities, and property Government information and archives Infrastructure development Land transfers Land use and conservation Outdoor recreation Parks, recreation areas, trails Public utilities and utility rates Reptiles Utah Water use and supply Wildlife conservation and habitat protection Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2020-07-29 Introduced in House 2022-05-09T18:06:28Z Desert Tortoise Habitat Conservation Plan Expansion Act, Washington County, Utah

This bill directs the Department of the Interior to amend and renew the Desert Tortoise Habitat Conservation Plan, Washington County, Utah, and approve such amendment and renew such plan and the permit that was issued for such plan under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA), for a 25-year period.

Interior must amend the resource management plans for the Beaver Dam Wash National Conservation Area, the Red Cliffs National Conservation Area, and the Red Cliffs Desert Reserve, Zone 6, and shall seek to acquire those lands through exchange or by purchase or donation.

Interior shall manage the Red Cliffs Desert Reserve, Zone 6, as a land bank to provide mitigation credits for future disturbances of the reserve, including utility disturbances and the construction of the Northern Transportation Corridor.

In the permit extended by the ESA, Interior shall credit Washington County a mitigation credit (1) for the tortoises protected on nonfederal lands in Zone 6; and (2) for those tortoises successfully translocated and surviving, based on survivorship and juvenile recruitment estimates.

The Red Cliffs National Conservation Area shall consist of approximately 45,000 acres of public and nonfederal land in Washington County, Utah.

Interior shall recognize on federally managed lands a 150 foot-wide transportation and utility corridor through the Beaver Dam Wash National Conservation Area.

]]> Desert Tortoise Habitat Conservation Plan Expansion Act, Washington County, Utah Display Title Desert Tortoise Habitat Conservation Plan Expansion Act, Washington County, Utah Short Title(s) as Introduced Desert Tortoise Habitat Conservation Plan Expansion Act, Washington County, Utah Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced To provide for the expansion of the Desert Tortoise Habitat Conservation Plan, Washington County, Utah, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-07-29T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr7815ih/xml/BILLS-116hr7815ih.xml 2020-08-27 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife. 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.