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Desert Tortoise Habitat Conservation Plan Expansion Act, Washington County, Utah

USA116th CongressHR-7815| House 
| Updated: 8/27/2020
Chris Stewart

Chris Stewart

Republican Representative

Utah

Federal Lands Subcommittee, Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee, Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee, Natural Resources Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 115-5597
Desert Tortoise Habitat Conservation Plan Expansion Act, Washington County, Utah
Jul 29, 2020
Introduced in House
Jul 29, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Aug 27, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
Aug 27, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Aug 27, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 115-5597
    Desert Tortoise Habitat Conservation Plan Expansion Act, Washington County, Utah


  • July 29, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • July 29, 2020
    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.


  • August 27, 2020
    Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.


  • August 27, 2020
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.


  • August 27, 2020
    Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Endangered and threatened speciesFederal-Indian relationsGovernment buildings, facilities, and propertyGovernment information and archivesInfrastructure developmentLand transfersLand use and conservationOutdoor recreationParks, recreation areas, trailsPublic utilities and utility ratesReptilesUtahWater use and supplyWildlife conservation and habitat protection

Desert Tortoise Habitat Conservation Plan Expansion Act, Washington County, Utah

USA116th CongressHR-7815| House 
| Updated: 8/27/2020
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.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 115-5597
Desert Tortoise Habitat Conservation Plan Expansion Act, Washington County, Utah
Jul 29, 2020
Introduced in House
Jul 29, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Aug 27, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
Aug 27, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Aug 27, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 115-5597
    Desert Tortoise Habitat Conservation Plan Expansion Act, Washington County, Utah


  • July 29, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • July 29, 2020
    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.


  • August 27, 2020
    Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.


  • August 27, 2020
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.


  • August 27, 2020
    Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Chris Stewart

Chris Stewart

Republican Representative

Utah

Federal Lands Subcommittee, Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee, Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee, Natural Resources Committee

Public Lands and Natural Resources

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Endangered and threatened speciesFederal-Indian relationsGovernment buildings, facilities, and propertyGovernment information and archivesInfrastructure developmentLand transfersLand use and conservationOutdoor recreationParks, recreation areas, trailsPublic utilities and utility ratesReptilesUtahWater use and supplyWildlife conservation and habitat protection