St. George Field Office

Record of Decision

and

Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment

U.S. Department of the Interior

Bureau of Land Management
St. George Field Office

Record of Decision

and

Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment

Prepared by the

U. S. Department of the Interior

Bureau of Land Management 

St. George Field Office

December 2016

Edwin L. Roberson

Utah State Director

Bureau of Land Management
St. George Field Office Introduction iii

DEAR READER LETTER

 United States Department of the Interior

 BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT

 Utah State Office

 P.O. Box 45155

 Salt Lake City, UT 84145-0155 

 http://www.blm.gov

In reply to:

1610 (UTC03000)

DOI-BLM-UT-C030-2015-1-EIS

Dear Reader:

I am pleased to announce that after several years of hard work and collaborative efforts, an Amendment to the St. 

George Field Office Resource Management Plan (Approved RMP Amendment) is complete. This document amends 

the St. George Field Office RMP (1999) to comply with direction from the Omnibus Public Land Management 

Act of 2009 (OPLMA) at sections 1977 and 1979. The attached Record of Decision (ROD) and Approved RMP 

Amendment have been prepared in accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act, OPLMA, and the 

National Environmental Policy Act. 

The Approved RMP Amendment finalizes the management goals, objectives, and decisions that were presented in 

the Proposed RMP Amendment/Final Environmental Impact Statement (Final EIS), released on September 2, 2016 

and subject to a 30-day protest period that ended on October 3, 2016. Four protest letters were received from entities 

that had participated in the planning process and that had interests that might be adversely affected by approval of 

the RMP Amendment. The protests were reviewed by the BLM Director in Washington, D.C. After careful consideration of all points raised in these protests, the Director concluded that the BLM planning team and decision makers 

followed all applicable laws, regulations, policies, and pertinent resource considerations in developing the Proposed 

RMP Amendment/Final EIS. The protest review did not result in any changes being made in the Proposed RMP 

Amendment. My approval of this ROD serves as the final decision by the Department of the Interior for the decisions included in the attached Approved RMP Amendment. 

The ROD/Approved RMP Amendment is available to the public online at http://bit.ly/2fhtN3P. Hard copies of the 

ROD and Approved RMP Amendment may be reviewed at:

Public Lands Information Center

345 East Riverside Drive

St. George, Utah 84790-6714

Color Country District Office

176 East DL Sargent Drive

Cedar City, Utah 84721-9337

Public Room

BLM Utah State Office

440 West 200 South, Suite 500

Salt Lake City, Utah 84101-1345
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DEAR READER LETTER

We greatly appreciate all who contributed to the completion of this Approved RMP Amendment, including other 

Federal and State agencies, and representatives from the State of Utah, Washington County, Utah, and Mojave 

County, Arizona, the entities that were Cooperating Agencies on this planning effort. We also appreciate the involvement by individuals, groups, and organizations, as public input informed and improved the planning documents. We 

look forward to working with all of you as we implement the decisions in the Approved RMP Amendment.

Sincerely,

 Edwin L. Roberson

Utah State Director

Bureau of Land Management

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Table of Contents

Record of Decision

1.0 Introduction....................................................................................................................................................3

1.1 Purpose and Need...............................................................................................................................3

1.2 Designation of Areas of Critical Environmental Concern .................................................................3

1.3 Management of Priority Biological Conservation Areas ..................................................................4

1.4 Off-Highway Vehicle Area Designations............................................................................................4

1.5 Description of the Planning Area.......................................................................................................4

2.0 Overview of The Alternatives....................................................................................................................... 6

2.1 Alternative A (No Action).................................................................................................................. 6

2.2 Alternative B (Preferred Alternative)............................................................................................... 6

2.3 Alternative C (Environmentally Preferable) .................................................................................... 6

2.4 Alternative D .....................................................................................................................................7

2.5 Proposed RMP Amendment..............................................................................................................7

3.0 Results of Protest Review .............................................................................................................................7

4.0 The Decision...................................................................................................................................................7

4.1 What the Decision/RMP Amendment Provides................................................................................7

4.2 What the Decision/RMP Amendment Does Not Provide................................................................ 8

5.0 Supplemental Rules ...................................................................................................................................... 8

6.0 Management Considerations in Selecting the Approved RMP Amendment............................................ 8

6.1 Designation of Areas of Critical Environmental Concern................................................................ 8

6.2 Management of Priority Biological Conservation Areas................................................................. 9

6.3 OHV Area Designations .................................................................................................................... 9

7.0 Consistency and Consultation Review........................................................................................................10

7.1 Governor’s Consistency....................................................................................................................10

7.2 Consultation under the National Historic Preservation Act...........................................................10

7.3 Consultations with American Indian Tribes ....................................................................................10

7.4 Section 7 Consultation under the Endangered Species Act ..........................................................10

8.0 Public Involvement......................................................................................................................................10

9.0 Availability of the Plan..................................................................................................................................11

Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment

1.0 Introduction.................................................................................................................................................. 15

2.0 Consideration of Other Plans ...................................................................................................................... 15

3.0 Management Decisions ............................................................................................................................... 15

3.1 Areas of Critical Environmental Concern ........................................................................................ 15

3.2 Comprehensive Travel and Transportation Management.............................................................18

References

Bibliography .......................................................................................................................................................23

Glossary & Abbreviations-Acronyms

Glossary ..............................................................................................................................................................27

Abbreviations-Acronyms ...................................................................................................................................33

Appendices

Appendix A.........................................................................................................................................................37
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Appendix B.........................................................................................................................................................55

Appendix C .........................................................................................................................................................57

List of Tables

Table 1 Surface Acre Administration in Washington County..............................................................................4

List of Maps

Map 1 St. George Field Office Planning Area ......................................................................................................5

Map 2 Designated Areas of Critical Environmental Concern...........................................................................16

Map 3 Off-Highway Vehicle Designations .........................................................................................................20
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Record of Decision

1.0 INTRODUCTION

This Record of Decision (ROD) approves an amendment to the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) St. 

George Field Office Record of Decision and Resource 

Management Plan (hereinafter SGFO RMP, approved in 

1999, amended in 2001), as presented in the approved 

Resource Management Plan Amendment (Approved 

RMP Amendment). This document provides background 

information on the planning process and a rationale 

for the selection of the management goals, objectives, 

and decisions that are included in the Approved RMP 

Amendment.

1.1 Purpose and Need

The purpose of this planning process has been to satisfy specific direction in the Omnibus Public Land 

Management Act of 2009 (OPLMA) (16 U.S.C 7202, Pub. 

L.111-11). Title I, Subtitle O of OPLMA concerns public 

lands managed by the BLM in Washington County, Utah 

(Appendix A). Congress established the Beaver Dam 

Wash National Conservation Area (NCA) and the Red 

Cliffs NCA in Washington County when, on March 30, 

2009, President Barack Obama signed OPLMA into law. 

Sections 1974 and 1975 of Title I, Subtitle O designated 

the two NCAs and directed the Secretary of the Interior 

(Secretary), through BLM, to develop comprehensive 

plans for the long-term management of each NCA. 

This same legislation also directed the BLM to take 

actions and make land use allocations on public lands 

in Washington County that required the SGFO RMP 

be amended. Section 1979 (a) (1) and (2) of OPLMA 

directed the Secretary, through the BLM, to “identify 

areas located in the County where biological conservation is a priority; and undertake activities to conserve 

and restore plant and animal species and natural communities within such areas.” Satisfying this legislative 

direction from OPLMA could be accomplished through 

the administrative designation of new areas of critical 

environmental concern (ACECs) on public lands, to direct special management attention to biological resources 

and natural communities that meet specific criteria for 

both relevance and importance (BLM Manual 1613.1). 

The identification, evaluation, and designation of new 

ACECs must be accomplished through a land use planning process, as required by the Federal Land Policy and 

Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq., Pub. L. 

94-579 at Section 202 (c) (3)). 

The BLM could also have amended the SGFO RMP to 

achieve the biological conservation objectives directed by 

OPLMA by identifying priority biological conservation 

areas and proposing management decisions for those areas where biological resources were in need of protection, 

but did not meet one or more of the criteria required for 

ACEC designation. Changes to existing goals, objectives, 

and management decisions from the SGFO RMP for 

specific areas of public lands in Washington County can 

only be made through a land use planning process.

Section 1977 (b) (1) of OPLMA directed the Secretary, 

through BLM, to “develop a comprehensive travel [and 

transportation] management plan” (TMP) for public 

lands in Washington County. The preparation of a TMP 

required that the SGFO RMP be amended to modify certain motorized off-highway vehicle (OHV) area designations (open, limited or closed), to be in compliance with 

the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 43 CFR 8340.0-

5, (f), (g), and (h), respectively, 43 CFR 8342.1 (a-d), and 

related agency policies.

The three OPLMA-directed planning efforts were initiated concurrently by the BLM in 2010, thereby facilitating the preparation of a single Environmental Impact 

Statement (EIS) to disclose the environmental consequences of implementing the new land use plans for the 

two NCAs and an amendment to the SGFO RMP. 

1.2 Designation of Areas of Critical 

Environmental Concern

During this planning effort, BLM solicited input from 

other federal and state agencies, American Indian Tribes, 

local governments, and the public in the identification 

of public lands in Washington County where biological 

conservation is a priority and where new ACECs should 

be designated to conserve and restore plant and animal 

species and natural communities. The BLM then evaluated all nominations for new ACECs against the following criteria of relevance and importance (BLM Manual 

1613.1):

Relevance: An area meets the “relevance” criteria if it 

contains one or more of the following:

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MAP 1 ST. GEORGE FIELD OFFICE PLANNING AREA

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Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq., Pub. L. 94-579 at 

Section 202 (c) (3)), and the BLM’s planning regulations, 

the identification, evaluation, and designation of ACECs 

must be accomplished through a land use planning process. In order to administratively designate new ACECs 

for relevant and important biological resources and natural communities, SGFO RMP must be amended.

1.3 Management of Priority Biological 

Conservation Areas

Through this planning effort, the BLM also evaluated 

amending the SGFO RMP to propose new management goals, objectives, and decisions for public lands 

in Washington County where biological resources were 

in need of protection, but did not meet the criteria of 

relevance and importance that are required for ACEC 

designation. The identification of priority biological conservation areas was guided by input from other federal 

and state agencies, American Indian Tribes, local governments, and the public.

1.4 Off-Highway Vehicle Area Designations

Prior to the development of the TMP, the SGFO RMP 

needed to be amended to modify certain existing motorized off-highway vehicle (OHV) area designations 

(Open, Limited or Closed), to be in compliance with 

43 CFR 8340.0-5, (f), (g), and (h), respectively, 43 CFR 

8342.1 (a-d), and related agency policies. Area designations provide the framework within which individual 

route designations are made, as BLM prepares the TMP 

for public lands in Washington County, as directed by 

OPLMA.

1.5 Description of the Planning Area

The planning area for the Amendment includes the 

surface acres managed by the SGFO in Washington 

County (Map 1). Other federal, state, and tribal-managed lands, as well as private property, occur within the 

planning area and those acres are displayed in Table 1. 

Management goals, objectives, and actions proposed in 

the amendment to the SGFO RMP apply only to BLM 

administered public lands in the planning area.

In Washington County, the Southern Basin and Range 

and Colorado Plateau physiographic provinces converge, 

separated by a transition zone bounded on the east by the 

Hurricane Fault and on the west by the Gunlock Fault. 

This convergence of major landforms creates the scenic 

vistas that typify southwestern Utah. Zion National Park 

and the Pine Valley Mountains of the Dixie National 

Forest define the eastern and northern boundaries of 

the county. To the west lie the valleys and mountains of 

Nevada, while the undeveloped expanses of the Arizona 

Strip are visible immediately to the south. Elevations 

range from approximately 2,200 feet at the Arizona state 

line, to nearly 10,400 feet in the Pine Valley Mountains. 

The Virgin River and its many tributaries flow through 

the county.

Three distinctive floristic provinces—the Mojave Desert, 

Great Basin Desert, and the Colorado Plateau, also merge 

here in Washington County. Plant and animal species 

from each province, many at the extremes of their natural ranges, have adapted and thrived in this biologically 

rich and diverse ecological transition zone (ecotone). A 

number of native plants have evolved in this unique environmental setting and grow nowhere else on earth.

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Agency or Entity Acre

BLM 628,790

Indian Reservation 28,830

State 88,700

National Park Service 141,990

U.S. Forest Service 423,130

Private 262,440

Total 1,573,880

Table 1 Surface Acre Administration in Washington County
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2.0 OVERVIEW OF THE ALTERNATIVES

Implementing regulations for the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) require the formulation of a reasonable range of alternatives to address 

identified resource conflicts or concerns in the development of land use plans. Each alternative must meet the 

purpose and need for the plan, be viable and reasonable, 

be responsive to issues identified in scoping, and consistent with the established planning criteria. 

Public comments received during the scoping process, input from Cooperating Agencies, and issues and 

concerns identified by BLM staff and management were 

considered in the development of the alternatives and 

their management options. A number of state agencies, including the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources 

(UDWR), provided data and input that assisted the 

development of alternatives. Other federal agencies, including the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and 

the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) - Dixie National Forest 

participated in the planning process. The State of Utah; 

Washington County, Utah; and Mohave County, Arizona, 

as formal Cooperating Agencies to this planning process, 

and the Shivwits Band of the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah, 

were directly involved in the planning process.

Four alternatives were presented in the Draft RMP 

Amendment and associated Draft EIS, released for public 

review on July 17, 2015. The four alternatives analyzed in the draft included: Alternative A (No Action), 

Alternative B (BLM’s Preferred Alternative), Alternative 

C (Environmentally Preferable), and Alternative D. 

Summaries of each alternative are presented below. These 

alternatives contained goals, objectives, and management 

decisions to address the two planning issues that were 

driven by legislative direction from OPLMA.

2.1 Alternative A (No Action)

Alternative A (No Action) is required by NEPA and 

served as a baseline against which to compare the environmental consequences that could be associated with 

implementation of other alternatives. Under this alternative, management decisions from 1999 St. George Field 

Office RMP Plan that address ACECs and OHV area 

designations would remain unchanged. No new ACECs 

would be administratively designated. The No Action 

Alternative for the amendment would not have provided 

the needed management changes to be in compliance 

with the direction in OPLMA sections 1977 or 1979.

2.2 Alternative B (Preferred Alternative)

Alternative B attempted to balance resource protection and human uses on public lands affected by the 

RMP Amendment. This alternative proposed to satisfy OPLMA’s mandate related to areas of public land 

where biological conservation is a priority through 

two approaches: 1) the administrative designation of 

three new ACECs for three federally-listed native plant 

species Dwarf Bearclaw Poppy (Arctomecon humilis), 

Holmgren milkvetch (Astragalus holmgreniorum) and 

Gierisch Globemallow (Sphaeralcea gierrischii) and the 

retention of eight existing ACEC designations; and 2) 

the implementation of new management decisions for 

approximately 87,000 acre in the northwestern corner of 

Washington County, labeled by BLM as the Bull Valley 

Mountains Multi-Species Management Area, to protect 

crucial habitat and migration corridors for mule deer, 

other wildlife species, and diverse predators.

Changes proposed for existing OHV area designations 

would remove the mountain biking area designations 

and change the acres designated as Open, Limited, and 

Closed for cross-country motorized OHV travel, to 

comply with federal regulations and BLM’s Travel and 

Transportation Management guidance. The acreage identified as Open to cross-country motorized vehicle travel 

would be reduced from 80,668 acres under Alternative A 

(No Action) to 22,062 acres under this alternative.

2.3 Alternative C (Environmentally Preferable)

In the Draft RMP Amendment, Alternative C was 

considered the environmentally preferable alternative, 

as it proposed the most intensive and protective management of the resource values. Under this alternative, 

14 new ACECs would be designated to provide special 

management attention to threatened, endangered or 

BLM Sensitive Species and eight existing ACEC designations would be carried forward as valid management. 

Management prescriptions proposed for the new ACECs 

would help to ensure the protection of the relevance and 

importance values of the ACECs, through higher levels 

of restrictions on public land allocations and uses. 

Like Alternative B, this alternative proposed new management decisions for approximately 87,000 acres of 

public land in the Bull Valley Multi-Species Management 

Area, to protect crucial habitat and migration corridors for mule deer, other big game, and their associated 

predators in northwestern Washington County.

This alternative would revoke existing mountain biking area designation and reduce the number of acres 

OVERVIEW OF THE ALTERNATIVES THE DECISION

designated as Open for cross-country motorized OHV 

travel, to comply with federal regulations and BLM’s 

Travel and Transportation Management guidance. 

Alternative C would designate 387,222 acres of public 

lands as Limited to Designated Routes.

2.4 Alternative D 

This alternative in the Draft RMP Amendment would 

satisfy OPLMA’s biological conservation mandate 

through the retention of eight existing ACEC designations and the implementation of new management 

decisions for approximately 87,000 acres of public land, 

identified as the Bull Valley Mountains Multi-Species 

Management Area, to protect crucial habitat and migration corridors for mule deer, other wildlife species, and 

diverse predators in northwestern Washington County.

Existing mountain biking area designations would be revoked under this alternative and the acres designated as 

Open for cross-country motorized OHV travel would be 

reduced, when compared to Alternative A (No Action), 

to comply with federal regulations and BLM’s Travel and 

Transportation Management guidance. 

2.5 Proposed RMP Amendment

The BLM’s land use planning process (described at 

43 CFR 1600) provides the discretion to develop the 

Proposed RMP Amendment by combining components 

of the four alternatives that were presented in the Draft 

RMP Amendment and associated Draft EIS. 

The Proposed RMP Amendment includes most of the 

goals, objectives, and management actions identified 

as BLM’s Preferred Alternative, Alternative B, in the 

Draft RMP Amendment. However, in response to public 

comments and input from the Cooperating Agencies, 

other federal and state agencies, and local governmental 

entities, the Proposed RMP Amendment did not include 

new goals, objectives, or management actions related 

to public lands within the Bull Valley Mountains Multispecies Management Area, as these were determined not 

to be needed at this time. 

3.0 RESULTS OF PROTEST REVIEW

The BLM received a total of four protest letters during 

the 30 day protest period provided for the Proposed 

Amendment to the SGFO RMP/Final EIS, in accordance with 43 CFR Part 1610.5.2. Of that total, all were 

determine to have standing and valid protest issues. The 

protesting parties were as follows:

▶ Bryan Thiriot

▶ The Wilderness Society

▶ Western Watersheds Project

▶ Wildlands Defense

The BLM Director resolved all valid protests without 

making changes to the Proposed RMP/Final EIS.

4.0 THE DECISION

After considering public comments, best available 

scientific and technical information, and the results of 

consultation and coordination with other federal and 

state agencies, tribal, state, and local governments, it 

is the BLM’s decision to approve the attached RMP 

Amendment. The amendment was prepared under the 

authorities of OPLMA; FLPMA; in accordance with 43 

CFR, Part 1600, that address the BLM land use planning process; as well as all other applicable federal laws, 

regulations, and agency policies. An EIS was prepared 

for this RMP, in compliance with the NEPA of 1969. 

The Approved RMP Amendment satisfies the legislative 

direction in OPLMA, at Sections 1977 and 1979.

The Approved RMP Amendment is identical to the 

Proposed RMP/Final EIS that was issued for review during the September 2, 2016 to October 3, 2016 protest period and all decisions in the Approved RMP Amendment 

are land use planning decisions that could be protested 

during that same period.

4.1 What the Decision/RMP Amendment Provides

Land use plan decisions include: 

▶ Goals 

▶ Objectives

▶ Land Use Allocations 

▶ Management Actions 

Goals are the broad statements of desired outcomes, 

and are usually not quantifiable. Objectives are specific 

desired conditions, usually quantifiable and measurable, 

and may have timeframes for achievement. Land use allocations specify locations within the planning area that 

are available or not for certain uses. These include decisions such as and what lands are open, closed, or limited 

to motorized travel (please note that all acreages presented in the Approved Plan Amendment are estimations 

even when presented to the nearest acre). Management 

actions include those provisions that help in meeting the 

established goals and objectives and include measures 

that will be applied to guide day-to-day activities on 

public lands, including but not limited to stipulations, 

guidelines, best management practices (BMPs), and 

design features. 
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The management decisions in the Approved RMP 

Amendment are to: 

▶ Designated the following new ACECs:

• South Hills ACEC – 1,950 acres

• State Line ACEC – 1,410 acres

• Webb Hill ACEC – 520 acres

▶ Designate areas as Open, Limited, or Closed to 

motorized off-highway vehicle use:

• Open to Cross Country OHV use – 21,442 

acres

• Limited to Designated Routes – 386,563 acres

• Closed to OHV use – 112,427 acres

This ROD serves as BLM's final decision, establishing the 

land use plan decisions outlined in the Approved RMP 

Amendment, and is effective on the date that it is signed 

by the Utah-BLM State Director. These land use plan decisions are not subject to other administrative remedies.

4.2 What the Decision/RMP Amendment Does 

Not Provide

▶ The RMP decisions only apply to BLMadministered public lands in the St. George Field 

Office.

▶ The RMP does not affect valid existing rights.

In addition, many decisions are not appropriate at this 

level of planning and are not included in the ROD. 

Examples of these types of decisions include: 

▶ Statutory requirements. The decision will not change 

the BLM's responsibility to comply with applicable 

laws, rules, and regulations. 

▶ National policy. The decision will not change BLM's 

obligation to conform to current or future National 

policy. 

▶ Funding levels and budget allocations. These are 

determined annually by Congress and are outside of 

the control of the BLM.

5.0 SUPPLEMENTAL RULES

In some instances, decisions from the Approved RMP 

Amendment could restrict or prohibit an activity on public lands. Often the restriction or prohibition is already 

standard on public land and there is no requirement 

for supplementary rule-making to enforce the decision from the Approved RMP Amendment. However, 

to make some decisions enforceable, a public process is 

required, as outlined in 43 CFR 8365.1-6. This process 

requires that specific steps be taken to ensure that interest groups and public land users are adequately informed 

of newly-proposed rules before they go into effect. The 

first step of the process is the publication of a proposed 

set of rules in the Federal Register, public notification 

through media releases, and a 60 day public review and 

comment period. Following the public review and comment period, a Notice of Final Supplementary Rules is 

published in the Federal Register that establishes the final 

supplementary rules and identifies the date when these 

rules go into effect.

6.0 MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS 

IN SELECTING THE APPROVED RMP 

AMENDMENT

The BLM is ultimately responsible for preparing an 

amendment to an RMP that is consistent with its legal 

mandates, that reflects its collective professional judgment, and incorporates the best from competing viewpoints and ideas. The Approved RMP Amendment allows 

the BLM to meet the mandates of OPLMA at Sections 

1977 and 1979. The following are the management decisions that address the planning issues included in the 

Approved RMP Amendment.

6.1 Designation of Areas of Critical 

Environmental Concern

The Approved RMP Amendment designates three new 

ACECs, to comply with OPLMA’s direction at Section 

1979 (a) (1) and (2) that directed the Secretary, through 

the BLM, to “identify areas located in the County where 

biological conservation is a priority; and undertake 

activities to conserve and restore plant and animal species and natural communities within such areas.” The 

designation of these three ACECs is necessary to further 

the protection, recovery, and delisting of three threatened 

or endangered native plants, the dwarf bearclaw poppy, 

Holmgren’s milkvetch, and Gierisch globemallow, as the 

SGFO RMP does not provide sufficient management protections to achieve these goals.

An analysis of current management direction from the 

SGFO RMP (see Draft EIS, pages 870-880) concluded 

that this direction provides a high level of protection 

for the relevance and importance values of the other 11 

potential ACECs that were analyzed under Alternative 

C of the Draft RMP Amendment/Draft EIS. Designation 

of these potential ACECs is not warranted at this time, 

as relevance and importance criteria will continue to be 

adequately protected by the management goals, objectives, and decisions that in are effect today, and that will 

remain in effect until that RMP undergoes a full revision 

in the future.

MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS IN SELECTING THE APPROVED RMP 

AMENDMENT SUPPLEMENTAL RULES

6.2 Management of Priority Biological 

Conservation Areas

In the Draft RMP Amendment and Draft EIS, the BLM 

considered and analyzed a range of alternatives that 

proposed new management decisions for approximately 

87,000 acres of public lands, identified as the Bull Valley 

Mountains Multi-Species Management Area (refer to 

Table 2-71 of the Draft EIS). The biological values of this 

area, which include big game and diverse predators, did 

not meet the relevance and importance criteria for ACEC 

designation. However, the area was identified as a priority biological conservation area, pursuant to OPLMA at 

Section 1979 and changes to management goals, objectives and actions were evaluated across three alternatives 

to conserve these values. 

An analysis of current management direction under 

the SGFO RMP (refer to Table 2-71 of the Draft RMPs/

Draft EIS under Alternative A) concluded that adequate 

protections, through land use allocations and restrictions, are currently in place to protect these species, their 

crucial habitats, and important migration corridors. 

These allocations and restrictions include: 

▶ site-specific restrictions for mineral material sales 

on 19,457 acres of crucial mule deer winter habitat 

(Draft RMP, p. 315); 

▶ special stipulations applied to fluid mineral leasing 

within 24,375 acres (Draft RMP, p. 315). 

Under the Approved RMP Amendment, a change in 

OHV designation from “Open” to cross-country travel 

to “Limited to Designated Routes” will provide enhanced 

protection to big game and associated predator species on public lands within the identified Bull Valley 

Mountains Multi-Species Management Area (see the 

Comprehensive Travel and Transportation Management 

section below).

Following a review of the public comments on the 

Draft RMP and Draft EIS, further coordination with 

the Cooperating Agencies, and additional review of the 

potential threats to the biological values of this area, 

the BLM concluded that no new goals, objectives, or 

management actions were needed to adequately protect 

habitats and migration corridors for mule deer, other 

big game, and predators, on the public lands in the area 

identified as the Bull Valley Mountains Multi-Species 

Management Area. In the Proposed Amendment and 

Final EIS and Approved RMP Amendment, this area was 

not identified as a priority biological conservation area.

6.3 OHV Area Designations

Prior to the development of the TMP, the SGFO RMP 

needed to be amended to modify certain existing motorized OHV area designations (Open, Limited, or Closed), 

to be in compliance with 43 CFR 8340.0-5, (f), (g), and 

(h), respectively, 43 CFR 8342.1 (a-d), and related agency 

policies. Area designations provide the framework 

within which individual route designations are made, as 

BLM prepares the TMP for public lands in Washington 

County, as directed by OPLMA.

The Approved RMP Amendment modifies the OHV 

area designation for approximately 60,000 acres of public 

land in the Bull Valley Mountains from “Open” to crosscountry travel to Limited to Designated Routes. Under 

the Approved RMP Amendment, the roads and trails in 

the area would continue to be available for OHV use, but 

cross-country travel would not be allowed.

This change is needed because public lands here do not 

comply with BLM standards identified for OHV Open 

areas, as these areas are intended for intensive crosscountry OHV use, in which any type of motorized 

vehicle is permitted to travel cross-country anywhere in 

the area, at all times. Because unregulated cross-country 

use is allowed, open areas are limited to a size that can be 

effectively managed and geographically identified to offer 

a quality OHV experience for recreationalists.

The current designation as an Open area also does not 

comply with BLM policy, articulated in BLM Handbook 

H-8342, Travel and Transportation Management. This 

policy states that “[e]xpansive open areas allowing crosscountry travel, without a corresponding and identified 

user need or demand, will not be designated in RMP 

revisions or new travel management plans.” This policy 

establishes two criteria for open areas: 1) The terrain 

must be conducive to cross-country travel; and 2) There 

must be a user demand. 

The current Open area in the Bull Valley Mountains 

meets neither of these criteria. This modification is 

needed, as the public lands in this area are mountainous terrain, comprised of rocky, heavily-forested, and 

steep-sided slopes that are not safe for or conducive to 

cross-country motorized vehicle travel. In 2015, traffic 

counts in the area totaled less than 4,000 annual visits, 

a very low visit number, particularly when compared to 

the Sand Mountain Open OHV Area, which had 120,000 

visits in 2015. 
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7.0 CONSISTENCY AND CONSULTATION 

REVIEW

Consistency of the Approved RMP Amendment with 

the adopted or approved plans of other Federal, State, 

Tribal and local government entities was considered as 

a factor in selection of the Approved RMP Amendment. 

The Approved RMP Amendment is consistent with plans 

and policies of state and local governments to the extent 

that the guidance and local plans are also consistent with 

the purposes, policies, and programs of federal law and 

regulation applicable to public lands, including OPLMA. 

Chapter 3 of the Proposed RMP Amendment/Final EIS 

provides a full discussion of consistency with all involved 

entities.

7.1 Governor’s Consistency

The 60-day Governor's Consistency Review of the 

Proposed RMP Amendment and Final EIS was initiated 

on August 26, 2016 and concluded on October 25, 2016, 

in accordance with planning regulations at 43 CFR Part 

1610.3- 2(e). In a letter dated October 25, 2016, Utah 

Governor Gary Herbert identified three management 

decision included in the Proposed RMPs/Proposed Plan 

Amendment/Final EIS that the State of Utah asserted are 

inconsistent with state or local plans, policies, and programs. None of the issues raised by the Governor apply 

to the SGFO RMP Amendment. 

7.2 Consultation under the National Historic 

Preservation Act

The BLM has conducted Section 106 consultation with 

the Utah State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) 

related to this planning process, pursuant to the requirements of the National Historic Preservation Act 

and its’ implementing federal regulations. In written 

correspondence dated September 20, 2016, the Deputy 

SHPO concurred with BLM’s finding that approval of an 

RMP Amendment that included the goals, objectives, 

and management decisions contained in the Proposed 

RMP Amendment and Final EIS would not result in 

adverse effects to National Register of Historic Placeslisted or eligible sites (also known as historic properties); 

(Appendix B).

7.3 Consultations with American Indian Tribes

Consultations with federally-recognized American 

Indian Tribes that claim cultural affiliation with the 

public lands of the St. George Field Office have been 

ongoing since 2010 related to the development of a RMP 

Amendment. The reader is referred to Chapter 3 of the 

Proposed RMP Amendment and Final EIS for more 

specific details on these consultations. No federallyrecognized American Indian Tribes submitted formal 

comments on the Draft RMP Amendment and Draft 

EIS and no protests were filed by Tribes on the Proposed 

RMP Amendment and Final EIS.

7.4 Section 7 Consultation under the Endangered 

Species Act

Consultation under Section 7(a) of the ESA was conducted with the USFWS during the development of the 

RMP Amendment. A Biological Assessment (BA) was 

prepared to evaluate the potential impacts on populations and habitats of threatened and endangered species, 

as well as for species proposed for listing and populations managed as 10 (j) non-essential experimental 

populations that could result from implementing the 

management goals, objectives, and decisions identified 

in the Proposed RMP Amendment and Final EIS. The 

BA was submitted to the USFWS on September 13, 2016. 

The USFWS prepared a Biological Opinion (BO) that 

was provided to the BLM on December 12, 2016 and is 

included in Appendix C. In the BO, the USFWS determined that implementation of the management decisions 

described in the Proposed RMP Amendment, with the 

recommended conservation measures provided by the 

USFWS in the BO, would not jeopardize the continued 

existence of any federally-listed species or result in the 

adverse modification of critical habitats.

8.0 PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT

One of BLM’s primary objectives during development 

of the RMP Amendment to the St. George RMP was to 

seek input from the public, by providing opportunities 

for participation in the resource management planning process. These efforts are described included in the 

Scoping Report, the Draft RMP Amendment/EIS, and 

the Proposed RMP Amendment/Final EIS in Chapter 3, 

Consultation and Coordination. Below is a summary of 

these public involvement efforts. 

The planning process formally began with the publication of the Notice of Intent (NOI) to initiate a land use 

planning process in the Federal Register on May 10, 2010. 

This NOI described the BLM’s intention to prepare new 

resource management plans for the Beaver Dam Wash 

National Conservation Area and the Red Cliffs National 

Conservation Area and to amend the approved SGFO 

RMP (1999) to address specific direction in OPLMA. A 

formal public scoping period was initiated with the publication of the NOI in May of 2010 and ended on July 19, 

CONSISTENCY AND CONSULTATION REVIEW AVAILABILITY OF THE PLAN

2010. Public scoping meetings were held in four locations with 269 participants. A total of 724 written public scoping 

comments were received during the scoping period. 

Opportunities for public input in the planning process were provided in February 2011, when an Economic Strategies 

Workshop was hosted by the BLM in St. George, Utah (facilitated by a USDA TEAMS Enterprise Unit) to identify 

management opportunities involving public lands that would further the social and economic goals of area communities. Members of the public and representatives of local municipalities and county government attended the workshop. Participants explored the role of public lands in the socioeconomic sector of local communities and helped to 

identify those activities and uses on public lands that should be considered during the planning process.

On July 17, 2015, the BLM and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) each published a Notice of Availability 

(NOA) in the Federal Register, announcing the availability of the Draft RMP Amendment and Draft EIS for a 90-day 

public review and comment period. The Utah BLM Acting State Director extended the comment period for an additional 30 days, based on written requests from Washington County, the State of Utah, and members of the public. The 

review and comment period closed on November 16, 2015, during which time the BLM held three public workshops 

(in St. George, Hurricane, and Salt Lake City, Utah during September, 2016). An estimated 176 members of the public 

attended the three workshops.

The BLM received four protest letters during the 30 day protest period provided for the Proposed RMP Amendment 

in September of 2016, in accordance with 43 CFR Part 1610.5.2. All of the protests were determine to have standing 

and valid protest issues. The BLM Director resolved all protests without making changes to the Proposed RMP/Final 

EIS.

During implementation of the Approved RMP Amendment, the BLM will continue to actively seek the views of 

the public, using techniques such as news releases and web-site information to ask for participation and inform the 

public of new and ongoing project proposals, site-specific planning, and opportunities and timeframes for comment. 

The BLM will also continue to provide opportunities for involvement with the other federal and state agencies, Tribal 

governments, and local government entities and elected officials on the management of public lands. 

9.0 AVAILABILITY OF THE PLAN

The ROD/Approved RMP Amendment is available to the public online at http://bit.ly/2fhtN3P. Hard copies of the 

ROD and Approved RMP Amendment may be reviewed at:

Public Lands Information Center

345 East Riverside Drive

St. George, Utah 84790-6714

Color Country District Office

176 East DL Sargent Drive

Cedar City, Utah 84721-9337

Public Room

BLM Utah State Office

440 West 200 South, Suite 500

Salt Lake City, Utah 84101-1345
Approved RMP Amendment

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In consideration of the foregoing, I approve the Record of Decision for the amendment to the 1999 St. George Field 

Office Record of Decision and Resource Management Plan.

December 21, 2016

Edwin L. Roberson

Utah State Director

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INTRODUCTION

1.0 INTRODUCTION

The Approved RMP Amendment amends the SGFO 

RMP to address the administrative designation of new 

ACECs and modifications to OHV area designations, as 

presented in the Proposed RMP Amendment and analyzed in the Final EIS (BLM 2016).

2.0 CONSIDERATION OF OTHER PLANS

At Section 202 (b) (9), FLPMA directs the BLM to involve state, tribal, and local government officials in the 

land use planning process and consider the provisions 

of approved or adopted state, tribal, and local plans that 

are relevant to BLM planning areas. The Cooperating 

Agencies (Washington County, Mohave County [AZ] 

and the State of Utah) were provided opportunities to 

provide input throughout the planning process. The 

BLM attempts to resolve inconsistencies between federal 

and non-federal government plans, in the development 

of land use decisions for public lands, to the extent that 

those plans are consistent with the purposes, policies, 

and programs of federal laws and regulations applicable 

to public lands and the purposes of FLPMA. As part of 

this planning effort, the following approved plans were 

reviewed for consistency: Washington County Resource 

Management Plan (2009); Washington County General 

Management Plan (2010, amended 2012).

3.0 MANAGEMENT DECISIONS

This section of the Approved RMP Amendment presents the goals and objectives, land use allocations, and 

management actions established for the amendment to 

the SGFO RMP. The management decisions are given a 

three letter prefix and number; acreages included under 

decisions were developed using GIS data and should be 

considered estimations that will be refined as management decisions are implemented.

3.1 Areas of Critical Environmental Concern 

Goal

Biological conservation and restoration mandates from 

OPLMA (Section 1979) for priority biological areas are 

satisfied through the administrative designation of new 

ACECs.

Objectives

Identify and evaluate areas where the relevance and 

importance criteria, as stated at 43 CFR 1610.7.2, are met 

for the administrative designation of ACECs to satisfy 

biological conservation and restoration mandates from 

OPLMA (Section 1979).

Re-evaluate existing ACECs when developing new or 

revised RMPs to determine if special management attention through this administrative designation continues to 

be required.

Management Actions - General

ACE-1: Designate the following new ACECs:

a) South Hills ACEC (1,950 acres);

b) State Line ACEC (1,410 acres);

c) Webb Hill ACEC (520 acres).

(Map 2)

ACE-2: Continue to manage the following as ACECs:

a) Red Bluff ACEC (6,166 acres);

b) Warner Ridge/Fort Pearce ACEC (4,286 acres);

c) Santa Clara/Gunlock ACEC (2,002 acres);

d) Santa Clara River/Land Hill ACEC (1,664 acres);

e) Lower Virgin River ACEC (1,806 acres);

f) Little Creek Mountain ACEC (19,331 acres);

g) Canaan Mountain ACEC (33,955 acres);

h) Upper Beaver Dam Wash ACEC (33,108 acres).

(Map 2)

Management Prescriptions Applicable to All NewlyDesignated ACECs

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ACE-3: Public lands in ACECs will be retained in federal 

ownership.

ACE-4: Non-federal lands within or adjacent to an ACEC 

may be acquired for the purposes of conservation of 

relevance and importance values, through purchase, exchange, or donation. Acquired lands will be incorporated 

into the ACEC and managed in accordance with the 

prescriptions applied to the remainder of the ACEC.

ACE-5: All ACECs are subject to valid and existing 

rights. Unless otherwise restricted by law, allow renewal and transfer of existing land use authorizations 

within ACECs, if otherwise designated as Avoidance or 

Exclusion areas.

ACE-6: Land use authorizations that could result in the 

irreparable damage of relevant and important values 

within ACECs will not be authorized. Ground disturbing 

military maneuvers and landfills will not be authorized 

in ACECs.

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AREAS OF CRITICAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN

Native Vegetation Management: Woodland Products Harvesting and Collection

ACE-7: Commercial and personal use woodland products harvesting (green wood, dead and down, poles, and 

Christmas trees) and firewood gathering is prohibited.

Livestock Grazing Management

ACE-8: Unless previously made unavailable for livestock 

grazing in the SGFO RMP, public lands are available for 

livestock grazing in ACECs, subject to the Terms and 

Conditions of federal grazing permits and the Terms and 

Conditions of Biological Opinions issued by USFWS, 

pursuant to Section 7 consultations under the ESA for 

federally-listed species.

Minerals Management: Locatable Minerals

ACE-9: Public lands in Washington County will remain 

available to mining location under the General Mining 

Law of 1872 and applicable regulations, except where 

segregated from mineral entry by law or withdrawn in 

accordance with applicable law. Plans of Operation are 

required for development in ACECs.

Minerals Management: Saleable Minerals

ACE-10: ACECs are closed to mineral materials disposal.

3.1.1 South Hills ACEC: Endangered Species: Dwarf 

Bearclaw Poppy and Holmgren Milkvetch

ACE-11: Designate and manage as a 1,950-acre ACEC 

to protect populations and habitat for dwarf bearclaw 

poppy (Arctomecon humilis) and Holmgren milkvetch 

(Astragalus holmgreniorum).

Management Prescriptions

Lands and Realty Management

ACE-12: Retain 100% of public lands in federal 

ownership. 

ACE-13: Manage as Exclusion area for linear, site-type, 

and material site Right-of-ways (ROWs).

Native Vegetation Management

ACE-14: Manage as closed to native seed, plants, and 

plant materials harvesting for commercial purposes and 

personal use.

ACE-15: Collection of native seeds, cuttings, biological 

soil crust communities and species for scientific research, 

conservation, and for use in future restoration projects 

would be authorized, as long as this activity is compatible 

with resource management objectives. Seed collection 

will follow the Seeds of Success Protocol, in partnership 

with the Great Basin and Mojave Desert Native Plant 

Programs. Collection of cuttings and biological soil crust 

communities will follow the best available protocols.

Noxious Weeds and Invasive Species Management

ACE-16: Approved herbicides to control exotic invasive 

annuals or noxious weeds could be authorized for use, 

on a case-by-case basis, within the ACEC. Consultations 

would be conducted with USFWS to identify appropriate 

herbicide, application methods, as well as other project 

protocols, to ensure that special status plants are not impacted. Restore and re-vegetate treatment areas to reduce 

the potential for re-infestations.

Minerals Management: Fluid Mineral Leasing

ACE-17: Open to fluid mineral leasing with No Surface 

Occupancy Stipulation.

Recreation Management

ACE-18: Closed to dispersed camping.

ACEC-19: Authorize the discharge of firearms. Except in 

the act of licensed hunting, all firearms must be discharged toward a proper backstop sufficient to stop the 

projectile’s forward progress.

ACE-20: Targets must be constructed of wood, cardboard, paper or similar unbreakable materials. All targets 

must be removed and properly disposed.

ACE-21: Special Recreation Permits may be issued for 

commercial, organized group, and competitive events, 

subject to site-specific analysis under NEPA and Section 

7 consultations.

Comprehensive Travel and Transportation Management

ACE-22: OHV area designation is Limited to Designated 

Routes.

Visual Resource Management

ACE-23: Manage as VRM Class II.

3.1.2 State Line Proposed ACEC: Endangered Species: 

Holmgren’s Milkvetch and Gierisch Globemallow

ACE-24: Designate and manage a 1,410-acre ACEC to 

protect populations and habitat for Holmgren milkvetch 

and Gierisch globemallow (Sphaeralcea gierischii).

Management Prescriptions

Lands and Realty Management

ACE-25: Manage as an Exclusion area for linear, sitetype, and material site ROWs.

Native Vegetation Management

ACE-26: Closed to native seed, plants, and plant materials harvesting for commercial purposes and personal use.

MAP 2 DESIGNATED AREAS OF CRITICAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN
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COMPREHENSIVE TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT COMPREHENSIVE TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

ACE-27: Collection of native seeds, cuttings, biological 

soil crust communities and species for scientific research, 

conservation, and for use in future restoration projects 

would be authorized, as long as this activity is compatible 

with resource management objectives. Seed collection 

will follow the Seeds of Success Protocol, in partnership 

with the Great Basin and Mojave Desert Native Plant 

Programs. Collection of cuttings and biological soil crust 

communities will follow the best available protocols.

Noxious Weeds and Invasive Species Management

ACE-28: Herbicides to control exotic invasive annuals or 

noxious weeds could be approved for use on a case-bycase basis in the ACEC. Consultations would be conducted with USFWS to identify appropriate herbicide, 

application methods, as well as other project protocols 

and monitoring requirements.

Minerals Management-Fluid Minerals Leasing

ACE-29: Open to fluid mineral leasing with No Surface 

Occupancy Stipulation.

Recreation Management

ACE-30: Closed to dispersed camping.

ACE-31: SRPs may be issued for commercial, organized 

group, and competitive events, subject to site specific 

analysis under NEPA and Section 7 consultations.

Comprehensive Travel and Transportation Management

ACE-32: OHV area designation is Limited to Designated 

Routes.

Visual Resource Management

ACE-33: Manage as VRM II.

3.1.3 Webb Hill Proposed ACEC: Endangered Species: 

Dwarf Bearclaw Poppy

Management Prescriptions

Lands and Realty Management

ACE-34: Retain 100% of public lands in federal 

ownership.

ACE-35: Manage as Exclusion area for linear, site-type, 

and material site ROWs.

Native Vegetation Management

ACE-36: Closed to native seed, plants, and plant materials harvesting for commercial purposes and personal use.

ACE-37: Collection of native seeds, cuttings, biological 

soil crust communities and species for scientific research, 

conservation, and for use in future restoration projects 

would be authorized, as long as this activity is compatible 

with resource management objectives. Seed collection 

will follow the Seeds of Success Protocol, in partnership 

with the Great Basin and Mojave Desert Native Plant 

Programs. Collection of cuttings and biological soil crust 

communities will follow the best available protocols.

Noxious Weed and Invasive Species Management

ACE-38: Approved herbicides to control exotic invasive 

annuals or noxious weeds could be authorized for use on 

a case-by-case basis in the ACEC. Consultations would 

be conducted with the USFWS to identify appropriate 

herbicide, application methods, as well as other project 

protocols and monitoring requirements.

Minerals Management-Fluid Minerals Leasing

ACE-39: Closed to fluid mineral leasing.

Minerals Management-Saleable Minerals

ACE-40: Closed to mineral materials disposal.

Recreation Management

ACE-41: Closed to dispersed camping.

ACE-42: Do not grant SRPs for commercial, organized 

group, and competitive events. 

ACE-43: Non-motorized recreation use will continue to 

be limited to designated trails.

Comprehensive Travel and Transportation Management

ACE-44: OHV area designation Limited to Designated 

Routes.

Visual Resource Management

ACE-45: Manage as VRM Class II.

3.2 Comprehensive Travel and Transportation 

Management

Goal

Compatible traditional, current, and future use of the 

land is sustained by establishing a transportation system 

that contributes to protection of sensitive resources, promotes dispersed recreation, and minimizes user conflicts.

Objectives

Sustain or expand, where needed, a variety of existing 

motorized, mechanized, and non-motorized trail and 

travel opportunities to meet public and administrative 

needs.

Public access, resource management, and regulatory 

needs are considered through transportation planning, incorporating consideration of access needs and 

the effects of and interaction among all forms of travel, 

including motorized, mechanized, and non-motorized/

non-mechanized travel.

Provide opportunities for sustainable motorized, mechanized, and non-motorized/non-mechanized recreation 

on public lands.

The BLM shall comply with OPLMA Sec. 1977 (b)(2) 

which states the following: (2) SCOPE; CONTENTS.—In 

developing the travel management plan, the Secretary 

shall— (A) in consultation with appropriate Federal 

agencies, State, tribal, and local governmental entities 

(including the County and St. George City, Utah), and 

the public, identify 1 or more alternatives for a northern 

transportation route in the County; (B) ensure that the 

travel management plan contains a map that depicts the 

trail; and (C) designate a system of areas, roads, and trails 

for mechanical and motorized use.

Management Actions - General

CTT-1: The BLM would coordinate transportation management with adjacent federal agencies, American Indian 

Tribes, state and local governments, and authorized 

users.

OHV Area Designations

CTT-2: Individual route designations are implementation 

level decisions that will be addressed in the TMP and 

tiered to the OHV Area Designations in this plan.

CTT-3: Open to Cross-Country OHV use: 21,442 acres

Limited to Designated Routes: 386,563 acres

Closed to OHV use: 112,427 acres

(Map 3)

A map of the existing transportation system can be found 

at the BLM ePlanning website http://bit.ly/2av3Q1i.

CTT-4: Upon completion of the TMP, all acres under 

Limited to Existing Routes category will shift to the 

Limited to Designated Routes category.

CTT-5: All cross-country (off-transportation system) 

motorized or mechanized travel would be prohibited, 

with the following exceptions:

a) Designated Open OHV Areas;

b) Minimum necessary for administration of the 

area;

c) For emergency purposes;

d) Minimum necessary for the exercise of a valid 

existing right or authorized use.

CTT-6: In areas designated as Limited to Existing Routes 

or Limited to Designated Routes, allow motorized 

vehicles to pull off of a route up to 100 feet to either 

side of the route centerline for the purpose of parking or camping, except in areas designated as closed to 

camping.

CTT-7: Within designated ACECs (outside of designated 

wilderness areas), unless otherwise posted, OHV area 

designation is Limited to Designated Routes with use of 

the shoulder and immediate roadside to allow for vehicle 

passage, emergency stopping, or parking.

CTT-8: Use of non-motorized, wheeled game carriers to 

retrieve game kills or collect antlers would be allowed in 

all areas except designated wilderness. Use of motorized 

vehicles for game retrieval or antler collection would be 

prohibited.

CTT-9: Remove existing mountain bike area 

designations.

Management Actions - Public Education and 

Interpretation

CTT-10: Provide educational materials through various 

media and venues (e.g., trailhead kiosks, websites) that 

inform visitors about appropriate public lands etiquette, 

including OHV etiquette.

CTT-11: Provide educational materials through various media and venues (e.g., trailhead kiosks, websites) 

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References
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References

A - Z

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Bureau of Land Management St. George Field Office. 1999. St. George Field Office Record of Decision and Resource 

Management Plan. St. George, UT: Author.

Bureau of Land Management St. George Field Office. 2016. Proposed Resource Management Plans Beaver Dam Wash 

National Conservation Area Red Cliffs National Conservation Area Proposed Amendment to the St. George Field Office 

Resource Management Plan and Final Environmental Impact Statement. St. George, UT: Author

Glossary & Abbreviations-Acronyms
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Glossary & Abbreviations-Acronyms

A - D

GLOSSARY

A

Acquisition: Acquisition of lands can be pursued to facilitate various resource management objectives. Acquisitions, 

including easements, can be completed through exchange, Land and Water Conservation Fund purchases, or 

donations. 

Area of Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC): Special Area designation established through the BLM’s land use 

planning process (43 CFR 1610.7-2) where special management attention is required (when such areas are developed or used or where no development is required) to protect and prevent irreparable damage to important historic, 

cultural, or scenic values, fish and wildlife resources, or other natural systems or processes, or to protect life and safety 

from natural hazards. The level of allowable use within an ACEC is established through the collaborative planning 

process. Designation of an ACEC allows for resource use limitations in order to protect identified resources or values. 

B

Big game: Indigenous ungulate wildlife species that are hunted, such as elk, deer, bison, bighorn sheep, and pronghorn antelope. 

Biological soil crust (BSC): A complex association between soil particles and cyanobacteria, algae, microfungi, 

lichens, and bryophytes that live within or atop the uppermost millimeters of soil. Also referred to as cryptobiotic soil 

and cryptogamic soil.

C

Closed: Generally denotes that an area is not available for a particular use or uses; refer to specific definitions found 

in law, regulations, or policy guidance for application to individual programs. For example, 43 CFR 8340.0-5 sets 

forth the specific meaning of “closed” as it relates to off-highway vehicle use, and 43 CFR 8364 defines “closed” as it 

relates to closure and restriction orders (BLM 2005). 

Comprehensive travel and transportation management: The proactive interdisciplinary planning, on-the-ground 

management, and administration of travel networks (both motorized and non-motorized) to ensure public access, 

natural resources, and regulatory needs are considered. It consists of inventory, planning, designation, implementation, education, enforcement, monitoring, easement acquisition, mapping and signing, and other measures necessary 

to provide access to public lands for a wide variety of uses (including uses for recreational, traditional, casual, agricultural, commercial, educational, and other purposes). 

Corridor: A strip of land that aids in the movement of species between disconnected core areas of their natural 

habitat. 

Critical habitat: An area occupied by a threatened or endangered species on which are found physical and biological 

features that are (1) essential to the conservation of the species, and (2) may require special management considerations or protection. 

Crucial winter range: That part of the overall big game range where 90 percent of the individuals are located during 

the average five winters out of 10 from the first heavy snowfall to spring green-up, or during a site-specific period of 

winter as defined for each Utah Division of Wildlife Resources Data Analysis Unit. 

D

Designated routes: Specific roads and trails identified by the BLM where some type of use is appropriate and 

allowed. 

Dispersed camping: Camping anywhere outside of a developed campground. Dispersed camp sites do not have amenities such as toilets, picnic tables, or fire grates. Dispersed camp sites may be designated by the BLM. 

Disposal: Transfer of public land out of Federal ownership to another party through sale, exchange, Recreation and 

Public Purposes Act, Desert Land Entry or other land law statutes.
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E - L M - O

M

Management decision: A decision made by the BLM to manage public lands. Management decisions include both 

land use plan decisions and implementation decisions. 

Mechanical transport: Any vehicle, device, or contrivance for moving people or material in or over land, water, snow, 

or air that has moving parts. 

Monitoring (plan monitoring): The process of tracking the implementation of land use plan decisions and collecting 

and assessing data necessary to evaluate the effectiveness of land use planning decisions. 

Motorized vehicles or uses: Any vehicle that is self-propelled, including but not limited to jeeps, all-terrain vehicles 

(such as four-wheelers and three-wheelers), snow machines or snowmobiles, and trail motorcycles or dirt bikes. 

N

National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969: A law that established a national policy to maintain conditions 

under which humans and nature can exist in productive harmony and fulfill the social, economic, and other requirements of present and future generations of Americans. It established the Council on Environmental Quality for coordinating environmental matters at the Federal level and to serve as the advisor to the President on such matters. The 

law made all Federal actions and proposals that could have significant impact on the environment subject to review 

by Federal, state, and local environmental authorities. 

Native vegetation: Plant species that were found here prior to European settlement, and consequently are in balance 

with these ecosystems because they have well developed parasites, predators, and pollinators. 

Natural regeneration: The growth of trees (or other plants) from seeds, roots or bulbs without cultivation by 

humans. 

Noxious weeds: A plant species designated by Federal or State law as generally possessing one or more of the following characteristics: aggressive and difficult to manage; parasitic; a carrier or host of serious insects or disease; or 

non-native, new, or not common to the US. 

O

Objective: A description of a desired condition for a resource. Objectives can be quantified and measured and, where 

possible, have established time frames for achievement. 

Off-highway vehicle (OHV): Any motorized vehicle capable of, or designed for, travel on or immediately over land, 

water, or other natural terrain, excluding: (1) any non-amphibious registered motorboat: (2) any military, fire, emergency, or law enforcement vehicle while being used for emergency purposes; (3) any vehicle whose use is expressly 

authorized by the authorized officer, or otherwise officially approved; (4) vehicles in official use; and (5) any combat 

or combat support vehicle when used for national defense (BLM 2005). 

Off-highway vehicle area designations: BLM-administered lands in the St. George Field Office are designated as 

Open, Limited, or Closed for OHV use. 

▶ Open. Designated areas where all types of motorized vehicles (jeeps, all-terrain vehicles, motorized dirt bikes, 

etc.) are permitted at all times, anywhere in the area, on roads or cross country, subject to the operating regulations and vehicle standards set forth in 43 CFR subparts 8341 and 8342. 

▶ Limited. Designated areas where motorized vehicles are restricted to designated routes. Off-road, cross-country 

travel is prohibited in Limited areas, unless an area is specifically identified as an area where cross-country oversnow travel is allowed. Some existing routes may be closed in Limited areas. 

▶ Closed. Designated areas where off-road motorized vehicle travel is prohibited yearlong. Emergency use of 

vehicles is allowed yearlong. 

Open: Designated areas and trails where off-road vehicles may be operated, subject to operating regulations and 

vehicle standards set forth in BLM Manuals 8341 and 8343, or an area where all types of vehicle use is permitted at all 

times, subject to the standards in BLM Manuals 8341 and 8343. 

E

Endangered species: Any species that is in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range 

and so designated by the Secretary of the Interior in accordance with the 1973 Endangered Species Act. 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS): A detailed statement prepared by the responsible official in which a major 

Federal action that significantly affects the quality of the human environment is described, alternatives to the proposed action provided, and effects analyzed. 

Exchange: A transaction whereby the Federal Government receives land or interests in land in exchange for other 

land or interests in land. 

F

Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA): Public Law 94-579, October 21, 1976, often referred to 

as the BLM’s “Organic Act,” which provides the majority of the BLM’s legislated authority, direction policy and basic 

management guidance.

Firearm: A weapon, especially a portable gun or pistol, from which a projectile can be discharged by an explosion 

caused by igniting gunpowder. 

G

Goal: A broad statement of a desired outcome; usually not quantifiable and may not have established time frames for 

achievement. For the NCAs, goals are generally derived from the Omnibus Act of 2009 and BLM policy guidance. 

Grazing permit/license/lease: Official written permission to graze a specific number, kind, and class of livestock for a 

specified time period on a defined rangeland. 

H

Habitat: An environment that meets a specific set of physical, biological, temporal or spatial characteristics that satisfy the requirements of a plant or animal species or group of species for part or all of their life cycle. 

I

Implementation decisions: Decisions that take action to implement land use planning; generally appealable to 

Interior Board of Land Appeals under 43 CFR 4.410. These decisions are generally more site-specific than land-use 

plan decisions.

L

Land use allocation: The identification in a land use plan of the activities and foreseeable development that are allowed, restricted, or excluded for all or part of the planning area, based on desired future conditions (BLM 2005). 

Land use plan: A set of decisions that establish management direction for land within an administrative area, as prescribed under the planning provisions of FLPMA; an assimilation of land-use-plan level decisions developed through 

the planning process outlined in 43 CFR 1600, regardless of the scale at which the decisions were developed. The term 

includes both RMPs and MFPs (BLM 2005). 

Land use plan decision: Establishes desired outcomes and actions needed to achieve them. Decisions are reached 

using the planning process in 43 CFR 1600. When they are presented to the public as proposed decisions, they can be 

protested to the BLM Director. They are not appealable to Interior Board of Land Appeals. 

Limited area: Designated areas and trails where the use of off-road vehicles is subject to restrictions, such as limiting 

the number or types or vehicles allowed, dates and times of use (seasonal restrictions), limiting use to existing routes, 

or limiting use to designated routes. Under the limited to designated routes designation, use would be allowed only 

on roads and trails that are signed for use. Combinations of restrictions are possible, such as limiting use to certain 

types of vehicles during certain times of the year (from BLM National Management Strategy for OHV Use on Public 

Lands). 
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P - T T - W

Trail: A linear route managed for human-powered, stock or OHV travel/transportation, or for historical or heritage 

values; not generally managed for use by 4WD or high-clearance vehicles. 

Transportation system: The sum of the BLM’s recognized inventory of linear features (roads, primitive roads, and 

trails) formally recognized, designated, and approved as part of the BLM’s transportation system. 

Travel management areas: Polygons or delineated areas where areas have been classified as open, closed or limited, 

and have identified and/or designated a network of roads, trails, ways, and other routes that provide for public access 

and travel across the planning area. All designated travel routes within travel management areas should have a clearly 

identified need and purpose as well as clearly defined activity types, modes of travel, and seasons or time-frames for 

allowable access or other limitations (BLM 2005). 

V

Valid existing rights: Any valid right that is immune from denial or extinguishment by the exercise of Secretarial 

discretion and was in existence within the boundaries of the Beaver Dam Wash and Red Cliffs NCAs when the NCAs 

were established on March 30, 2009. 

W

Wilderness: A congressionally designated area of undeveloped Federal land retaining its primeval character and 

influence, without permanent improvements or human habitation, that is protected and managed to preserve its 

natural conditions and that (1) generally appears to have been affected mainly by the forces of nature, with human 

imprints substantially unnoticeable; (2) has outstanding opportunities for solitude or a primitive and unconfined type 

of recreation; (3) has at least 5,000 acres or is large enough to make practical its preservation and use in an unimpaired condition; and (4) may also contain ecological, geological, or other features of scientific, educational, scenic, or 

historic value.

P

Planning area: A geographic area for which land use and resource management plans are developed and maintained. 

Planning criteria: The standards, rules, and other factors developed by managers and interdisciplinary teams for their 

use in forming judgments about decision making, analysis, and data collection during planning. Planning criteria 

streamlines and simplifies the resource management planning actions. 

Plant materials: Materials derived from plants or vegetation, including firewood (fuelwood), posts & poles, wildings 

and boughs. 

Public land: Land or interest in land owned by the United States and administered by the Secretary of the Interior 

through the BLM without regard to how the United States acquired ownership, except lands located on the Outer 

Continental Shelf, and lands held for the benefit of Indians, Aleuts, and Eskimos. 

R

Restoration: The process by which areas are brought back to a former, original or specific desired condition or 

appearance. 

Right-of-way (ROW): An easement or permit that authorizes public land to be used for a specified purpose that is in 

the public interest and that requires right-of-ways over, upon, under, or through such lands (e.g. roads, power-lines, 

pipelines). 

Right-of-way Avoidance area: An area identified through resource management planning to be avoided but may be 

available for ROW location with special stipulations. 

Right-of-way Exclusion area: An area identified through resource management planning that is not available for 

ROW location under any conditions. 

Riparian area: A form of wetland transition between permanently saturated wetlands and upland areas. Riparian 

areas exhibit vegetation or physical characteristics that reflect the influence of permanent surface or subsurface water. 

Typical riparian areas include lands along, adjacent to, or contiguous with perennially and intermittently flowing rivers and streams, glacial potholes, and the shores of lakes and reservoirs with stable water levels. Excluded are ephemeral streams or washes that lack vegetation and depend on free water in the soil. 

Riparian zone: An area one-quarter mile wide encompassing riparian and adjacent vegetation. 

Road: A linear route declared a road by the owner, managed for use by low-clearance vehicles having four or more 

wheels, and maintained for regular and continuous use. 

Routes: Multiple roads, trails and primitive roads; a group or set of roads, trails, and primitive roads that represents 

less than 100 percent of the BLM transportation system. Generically, components of the transportation system are 

described as “routes.” 

S

Sensitive Species: Species designated as sensitive by the BLM State Director, including species that are under status 

review, have small or declining populations, live in unique habitats, or require special management. BLM Manual 

6840 provides policy and guidance for managing special status species. 

Special status species: Species that are proposed for listing, officially listed as threatened or endangered, or are candidates for listing as threatened or endangered under the provisions of the Endangered Species Act (ESA); those listed 

by a State in a category such as threatened or endangered implying potential endangerment or extinction; and those 

designated by each State Director as sensitive. 

State Historic Preservation Office: Office in State or territorial government that administers the preservation programs under the National Historic Preservation Act. 

T

Threatened species: Any species that is likely to become an endangered species within the foreseeable future 

throughout all or a significant portion of its range, and as further defined by the Endangered Species Act of 1973. 
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A - Z

ABBREVIATIONS-ACRONYMS

ACECs Areas of Critical Environmental Concern

BA Biological Assessment

BLM Bureau of Land Management

BMPs Best Management Practices

BO Biological Opinion

CFR Code of Federal Regulations

Draft EIS Draft Environmental Impact Statement

EIS Environmental Impact Statement

EPA Environmental Protection Agency

ESA Endangered Species Act

Final EIS Final Environmental Impact Statement

FLPMA Federal Land Policy and Management Act

NCA National Conservation Area

NEPA National Environmental Policy Act

NOA Notice of Availability

NOI Notice of Intent

OHV Off-Highway Vehicle

OPLMA Omnibus Public Land Management Act

Pub. L. Public Law

ROW Right-of-way

ROD Record of Decision

Secretary Secretary of the Interior

SHPO State Historic Preservation Officer

SGFO St. George Field Office

TMP Comprehensive Travel and Transportation Management Plan

UDWR Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

U.S.C. United States Code

USFWS United States Fish and Wildlife Service

USFS United States Forest Service

Appendices
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Appendices

APPENDIX A

APPENDIX A

Omnibus Public Lands Management Act of 2009

This appendix contains the portions of the Omnibus Public Lands Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-11, Title 

I, Subtitle O - Washington County, Utah) that created the Beaver Dam Wash and Red Cliffs National Conservation 

Areas.

Subtitle O—Washington County, Utah

SEC. 1971. DEFINITIONS.

In this subtitle:

(1) BEAVER DAM WASH NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA MAP.—The term ‘‘Beaver Dam Wash National 

Conservation Area Map’’ means the map entitled ‘‘Beaver Dam Wash National Conservation Area’’ and dated 

December 18, 2008.

(2) CANAAN MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS MAP.—The term ‘‘Canaan Mountain Wilderness Map’’ means the map 

entitled ‘‘Canaan Mountain Wilderness’’ and dated June 21, 2008.

(3) COUNTY.—The term ‘‘County’’ means Washington County, Utah.

(4) NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY WILDERNESS MAP.— The term ‘‘Northeastern Washington 

County Wilderness Map’’ means the map entitled ‘‘Northeastern Washington County Wilderness’’ and dated 

November 12, 2008.

(5) NORTHWESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY WILDERNESS MAP.—The term ‘‘Northwestern Washington 

County Wilderness Map’’ means the map entitled ‘‘Northwestern Washington County Wilderness’’ and dated June 21, 

2008.

(6) RED CLIFFS NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA MAP.—The term ‘‘Red Cliffs National Conservation Area 

Map’’ means the map entitled ‘‘Red Cliffs National Conservation Area’’ and dated November 12, 2008.

(7) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means—

(A) with respect to land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Agriculture; and

(B) with respect to land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of the Interior.

(8) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State of Utah. 

(9) WASHINGTON COUNTY GROWTH AND CONSERVATION ACT MAP.—The term ‘‘Washington County 

Growth and Conservation Act Map’’ means the map entitled ‘‘Washington County Growth and Conservation Act 

Map’’ and dated November 13, 2008.

SEC. 1972. WILDERNESS AREAS.

(a) ADDITIONS TO NATIONAL WILDERNESS PRESERVATION SYSTEM.—

(1) ADDITIONS.—Subject to valid existing rights, the following land in the State is designated as wilderness and 

as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System:

(A) BEARTRAP CANYON.—Certain Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising 

approximately 40 acres, as generally depicted on the Northeastern Washington County Wilderness Map, which 

shall be known as the ‘‘Beartrap Canyon Wilderness.’’

(B) BLACKRIDGE.—Certain Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 13,015 acres, as generally depicted on the Northeastern Washington County Wilderness Map, which 

shall be known as the ‘‘Blackridge Wilderness.’’

(C) CANAAN MOUNTAIN.—Certain Federal land in the County managed by the Bureau of Land 

Management, comprising approximately 44,531 acres, as generally depicted on the Canaan Mountain Wilderness 

Map, which shall be known as the ‘‘Canaan Mountain Wilderness.”
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APPENDIX A APPENDIX A

 (i) the Bureau of Land Management; and

 (ii) the Forest Service.

(b) ADMINISTRATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS.—

(1) MANAGEMENT.—Subject to valid existing rights, each area designated as wilderness by subsection (a)(1) 

shall be administered by the Secretary in accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except 

that— 

(A) any reference in the Wilderness Act to the effective date of that Act shall be considered to be a reference 

to the date of enactment of this Act; and

(B) any reference in the Wilderness Act to the Secretary of Agriculture shall be considered to be a reference 

to the Secretary that has jurisdiction over the land.

(2) LIVESTOCK.—The grazing of livestock in each area designated as wilderness by subsection (a)(1), where 

established before the date of enactment of this Act, shall be permitted to continue—

(A) subject to such reasonable regulations, policies, and practices that the Secretary considers necessary; and

(B) in accordance with— 

 (i) section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(4)); and 

 (ii) the guidelines set forth in Appendix A of the report of the Committee on Interior and Insular 

Affairs of the House of Representatives accompanying H.R. 2570 of the 101st Congress (H.Rep. 101–405) and 

H.R. 5487 of the 96th Congress (H. Rept. 96–617).

(3) WILDFIRE, INSECT, AND DISEASE MANAGEMENT.—In accordance with section 4(d)(1) of the 

Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C.1133(d)(1)), the Secretary may take such measures in each area designated as wilderness by subsection (a)(1) as the Secretary determines to be necessary for the control of fire, insects, and diseases 

(including, as the Secretary determines to be appropriate, the coordination of those activities with a State or local 

agency).

(4) BUFFER ZONES.—

(A) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this section creates a protective perimeter or buffer zone around any area 

designated as wilderness by subsection (a)(1).

(B) ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE WILDERNESS.—The fact that an activity or use on land outside any area designated as wilderness by subsection (a)(1) can be seen or heard within the wilderness shall not preclude the activity 

or use outside the boundary of the wilderness.

(5) MILITARY OVERFLIGHTS.—Nothing in this section restricts or precludes— 

(A) low-level overflights of military aircraft over any area designated as wilderness by subsection (a)(1), including military overflights that can be seen or heard within any wilderness area;

(B) flight testing and evaluation; or 

(C) the designation or creation of new units of special use airspace, or the establishment of military flight 

training routes over any wilderness area.

(6) ACQUISITION AND INCORPORATION OF LAND AND INTERESTS IN LAND.—

(A) ACQUISITION AUTHORITY.—In accordance with applicable laws (including regulations), the 

Secretary may acquire any land or interest in land within the boundaries of the wilderness areas designated by 

subsection (a)(1) by purchase from willing sellers, donation, or exchange.

(B) INCORPORATION.—Any land or interest in land acquired by the Secretary under subparagraph (A) 

shall be incorporated into, and administered as a part of, the wilderness area in which the land or interest in land 

is located.

(7) NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURAL AND RELIGIOUS USES.— Nothing in this section diminishes—

(D) COTTONWOOD CANYON.—Certain Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, 

comprising approximately 11,712 acres, as generally depicted on the Red Cliffs National Conservation Area Map, 

which shall be known as the ‘‘Cottonwood Canyon Wilderness.”

(E) COTTONWOOD FOREST.—Certain Federal land managed by the Forest Service, comprising approximately 2,643 acres, as generally depicted on the Red Cliffs National Conservation Area Map, which shall be 

known as the ‘‘Cottonwood Forest Wilderness.”

(F) COUGAR CANYON.—Certain Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising 

approximately 10,409 acres, as generally depicted on the Northwestern Washington County Wilderness Map, 

which shall be known as the “Cougar Canyon Wilderness.”

(G) DEEP CREEK.—Certain Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 3,284 acres, as generally depicted on the Northeastern Washington County Wilderness Map, which shall 

be known as the ‘‘Deep Creek Wilderness.’’

(H) DEEP CREEK NORTH.—Certain Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 4,262 acres, as generally depicted on the Northeastern Washington County Wilderness Map, 

which shall be known as the ‘‘Deep Creek North Wilderness.’’

(I) DOC’S PASS.—Certain Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 17,294 acres, as generally depicted on the Northwestern

Washington County Wilderness Map, which shall be known as the “Doc’s Pass Wilderness.”

(J) GOOSE CREEK.—Certain Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 98 acres, as generally depicted on the Northeastern Washington County Wilderness Map, which shall 

be known as the ‘‘Goose Creek Wilderness.’’

(K) LAVERKIN CREEK.—Certain Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising 

approximately 445 acres, as generally depicted on the Northeastern Washington County Wilderness Map, which 

shall be known as the ‘‘LaVerkin Creek Wilderness.’’

(L) RED BUTTE.—Certain Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 1,537 acres, as generally depicted on the Northeastern Washington County Wilderness Map, which shall 

be known as the ‘‘Red Butte Wilderness.”

(M) RED MOUNTAIN.—Certain Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising 

approximately 18,729 acres, as generally depicted on the Red

Cliffs National Conservation Area Map, which shall be known as the ‘‘Red Mountain Wilderness.”

(N) SLAUGHTER CREEK.—Certain Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising 

approximately 3,901 acres, as generally depicted on the

Northwestern Washington County Wilderness Map, which shall be known as the ‘‘Slaughter Creek Wilderness.”

(O) TAYLOR CREEK.—Certain Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 32 acres, as generally depicted on the Northeastern Washington County Wilderness Map, which shall 

be known as the ‘‘Taylor Creek Wilderness.”

(2) MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.—

(A) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 

to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the 

House of Representatives a map and legal description of each wilderness area designated by paragraph (1).

(B) FORCE AND EFFECT.—Each map and legal description submitted under subparagraph (A) shall have 

the same force and effect as if included in this subtitle, except that the Secretary may correct any clerical or typographical errors in the map or legal description.

(C) AVAILABILITY.—Each map and legal description submitted under subparagraph (A) shall be available 

in the appropriate offices of—
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(c) RELEASE OF WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS.—

(1) FINDING.—Congress finds that, for the purposes of section 603 of the Federal Land Policy and Management 

Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782), the public land in the County administered by the Bureau of Land Management has 

been adequately studied for wilderness designation.

(2) RELEASE.—Any public land described in paragraph (1) that is not designated as wilderness by subsection (a)

(1)—

(A) is no longer subject to section 603(c) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 

1782(c)); and

(B) shall be managed in accordance with applicable law and the land management plans adopted under section 202 of that Act (43 U.S.C. 1712).

(d) TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION TO NATIONAL PARK SERVICE.—Administrative jurisdiction over the land identified as the Watchman Wilderness on the Northeastern Washington County Wilderness 

Map is hereby transferred to the National Park Service, to be included in, and administered as part of Zion National 

Park.

SEC. 1973. ZION NATIONAL PARK WILDERNESS.

(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:

(1) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ means certain Federal land—

(A) that is—

 (i) located in the County and Iron County, Utah; and

 (ii) managed by the National Park Service; 

(B) consisting of approximately 124,406 acres; and

(C) as generally depicted on the Zion National Park Wilderness Map and the area added to the park under 

section 1972(d).

(2) WILDERNESS AREA.—The term ‘‘Wilderness Area’’ means the Zion Wilderness designated by subsection 

(b)(1).

(3) ZION NATIONAL PARK WILDERNESS MAP.—The term ‘‘Zion National Park Wilderness Map’’ means the 

map entitled ‘‘Zion National Park Wilderness’’ and dated April 2008.

(b) ZION NATIONAL PARK WILDERNESS.—

(1) DESIGNATION.—Subject to valid existing rights, the Federal land is designated as wilderness and as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to be known as the ‘‘Zion Wilderness.”

(2) INCORPORATION OF ACQUIRED LAND.—Any land located in the Zion National Park that is acquired 

by the Secretary through a voluntary sale, exchange, or donation may, on the recommendation of the Secretary, 

become part of the Wilderness Area, in accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.).

(3) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.—

(A) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 

to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the 

House of Representatives a map and legal description of the Wilderness Area.

(B) FORCE AND EFFECT.—The map and legal description submitted under subparagraph (A) shall have the 

same force and effect as if included in this Act, except that the Secretary may correct any clerical or typographical 

errors in the map or legal description.

(C) AVAILABILITY.—The map and legal description submitted under subparagraph (A) shall be available in 

the appropriate offices of the National Park Service.

(A) the rights of any Indian tribe; or

(B) any tribal rights regarding access to Federal land for tribal activities, including spiritual, cultural, and 

traditional food-gathering activities.

(8) CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA COLLECTION.—In accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et 

seq.) and subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary may prescribe, the Secretary may authorize the 

installation and maintenance of hydrologic, meteorologic, or climatological collection devices in the wilderness 

areas designated by subsection (a)(1) if the Secretary determines that the facilities and access to the facilities are 

essential to flood warning, flood control, or water reservoir operation activities.

(9) WATER RIGHTS.—

(A) STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section— 

 (i) shall constitute or be construed to constitute either an express or implied reservation by the 

United States of any water or water rights with respect to the land designated as wilderness by subsection (a)

(1);

 (ii) shall affect any water rights in the State existing on the date of enactment of this Act, including 

any water rights held by the United States;

 (iii) shall be construed as establishing a precedent with regard to any future wilderness designations; 

 (iv) shall affect the interpretation of, or any designation made pursuant to, any other Act; or

 (v) shall be construed as limiting, altering, modifying, or amending any of the interstate compacts or 

equitable apportionment decrees that apportion water among and between the State and other States.

(B) STATE WATER LAW.—The Secretary shall follow the procedural and substantive requirements of the law of 

the State in order to obtain and hold any water rights not in existence on the date of enactment of this Act with 

respect to the wilderness areas designated by subsection (a)(1).

(10) FISH AND WILDLIFE.—

(A) JURISDICTION OF STATE.—Nothing in this section affects the jurisdiction of the State with respect to 

fish and wildlife on public land located in the State.

(B) AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY.—In furtherance of the purposes and principles of the Wilderness Act 

(16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the Secretary may carry out management activities to maintain or restore fish and wildlife populations (including activities to maintain and restore fish and wildlife habitats to support the populations) 

in any wilderness area designated by subsection (a)(1) if the activities are—

 (i) consistent with applicable wilderness management plans; and

 (ii) carried out in accordance with— 

 (I) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.); and

 (II) applicable guidelines and policies, including applicable policies described in Appendix B 

 of House Report 101–405.

(11) WILDLIFE WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.—Subject to paragraph (12), the Secretary may authorize structures and facilities, including existing structures and facilities, for wildlife water development projects, 

including guzzlers, in the wilderness areas designated by subsection (a)(1) if—

(A) the structures and facilities will, as determined by the Secretary, enhance wilderness values by promoting 

healthy, viable, and more naturally distributed wildlife populations; and

(B) the visual impacts of the structures and facilities on the wilderness areas can reasonably be minimized.

(12) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

shall enter into a cooperative agreement with the State that specifies the terms and conditions under which wildlife management activities in the wilderness areas designated by subsection (a)(1) may be carried out.
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 (i) the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.);

 (ii) this section; and

 (iii) any other applicable law (including regulations).

(2) USES.—The Secretary shall only allow uses of the National Conservation Area that the Secretary determines 

would further a purpose described in subsection (a).

(3) MOTORIZED VEHICLES.—Except in cases in which motorized vehicles are needed for administrative purposes, or to respond to an emergency, the use of motorized vehicles in the National Conservation Area shall be 

permitted only on roads designated by the management plan for the use of motorized vehicles.

(4) GRAZING.—The grazing of livestock in the National Conservation Area, where established before the date of 

enactment of this Act, shall be permitted to continue—

(A) subject to—

 (i) such reasonable regulations, policies, and practices as the Secretary considers necessary; and

 (ii) applicable law; and

(B) in a manner consistent with the purposes described in subsection (a).

(5) WILDLAND FIRE OPERATIONS.—Nothing in this section prohibits the Secretary, in cooperation with 

other Federal, State, and local agencies, as appropriate, from conducting wildland fire operations in the National 

Conservation Area, consistent with the purposes of this section.

(f) INCORPORATION OF ACQUIRED LAND AND INTERESTS.—Any land or interest in land that is located in 

the National Conservation Area that is acquired by the United States shall—

(1) become part of the National Conservation Area; and

(2) be managed in accordance with—

(A) the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.);

(B) this section; and

(C) any other applicable law (including regulations).

(g) WITHDRAWAL.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, all Federal land located in the National Conservation Area 

are withdrawn from—

(A) all forms of entry, appropriation, and disposal under the public land laws;

(B) location, entry, and patenting under the mining laws; and

(C) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws.

(2) ADDITIONAL LAND.—If the Secretary acquires additional land that is located in the National Conservation 

Area after the date of enactment of this Act, the land is withdrawn from operation of the laws referred to in paragraph (1) on the date of acquisition of the land.

(h) EFFECT.—Nothing in this section prohibits the authorization of the development of utilities within the National 

Conservation Area if the development is carried out in accordance with—

(1) each utility development protocol described in the habitat conservation plan; and

(2) any other applicable law (including regulations).

SEC. 1975. BEAVER DAM WASH NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA.

(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to conserve, protect, and enhance for the benefit and enjoyment of 

present and future generations the ecological, scenic, wildlife, recreational, cultural, historical, natural, educational, 

and scientific resources of the Beaver Dam Wash National Conservation Area.

(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:

SEC. 1974. RED CLIFFS NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA.

(a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section are—

(1) to conserve, protect, and enhance for the benefit and enjoyment of present and future generations the ecological, scenic, wildlife, recreational, cultural, historical, natural, educational, and scientific resources of the National 

Conservation Area; and

(2) to protect each species that is—

(A) located in the National Conservation Area; and

(B) listed as a threatened or endangered species on the list of threatened species or the list of endangered species published under section 4(c)(1) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533(c)(1)).

(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:

(1) HABITAT CONSERVATION PLAN.—The term ‘‘habitat conservation plan’’ means the conservation plan 

entitled ‘‘Washington County Habitat Conservation Plan’’ and dated February 23, 1996.

(2) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The term ‘‘management plan’’ means the management plan for the National 

Conservation Area developed by the Secretary under subsection (d)(1).

(3) NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA.—The term ‘‘National Conservation Area’’ means the Red Cliffs 

National Conservation Area that—

(A) consists of approximately 44,725 acres of public land in the County, as generally depicted on the Red 

Cliffs National Conservation Area Map; and 

(B) is established by subsection (c).

(4) PUBLIC USE PLAN.—The term ‘‘public use plan’’ means the use plan entitled ‘‘Red Cliffs Desert Reserve 

Public Use Plan’’ and dated June 12, 2000, as amended.

(5) RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The term ‘‘resource management plan’’ means the management plan 

entitled ‘‘St. George Field Office Resource Management Plan’’ and dated March 15, 1999, as amended.

(c) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subject to valid existing rights, there is established in the State the Red Cliffs National 

Conservation Area.

(d) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act and in accordance with paragraph (2), the Secretary shall develop a comprehensive plan for the long-term management of the National 

Conservation Area.

(2) CONSULTATION.—In developing the management plan required under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 

consult with—

(A) appropriate State, tribal, and local governmental entities; and

(B) members of the public.

(3) INCORPORATION OF PLANS.—In developing the management plan required under paragraph (1), to the 

extent consistent with this section, the Secretary may incorporate any provision of—

(A) the habitat conservation plan;

(B) the resource management plan; and

(C) the public use plan.

(e) MANAGEMENT.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall manage the National Conservation Area—

(A) in a manner that conserves, protects, and enhances the resources of the National Conservation Area; and

(B) in accordance with— 
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(5) WILDLAND FIRE OPERATIONS.—Nothing in this section prohibits the Secretary, in cooperation with 

other Federal, State, and local agencies, as appropriate, from conducting wildland fire operations in the National 

Conservation Area, consistent with the purposes of this section.

(f) INCORPORATION OF ACQUIRED LAND AND INTERESTS.—Any land or interest in land that is located in 

the National Conservation Area that is acquired by the United States shall—

(1) become part of the National Conservation Area; and

(2) be managed in accordance with—

(A) the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.);

(B) this section; and

(C) any other applicable law (including regulations).

(g) WITHDRAWAL.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, all Federal land located in the National Conservation Area is 

withdrawn from—

(A) all forms of entry, appropriation, and disposal under the public land laws;

(B) location, entry, and patenting under the mining laws; and

(C) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws.

(2) ADDITIONAL LAND.—If the Secretary acquires additional land that is located in the National Conservation 

Area after the date of enactment of this Act, the land is withdrawn from operation of the laws referred to in paragraph (1) on the date of acquisition of the land.

SEC. 1976. ZION NATIONAL PARK WILD AND SCENIC RIVER DESIGNATION.

(a) DESIGNATION.—Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) (as amended by section 

1852) is amended by adding at the end the following:

‘‘(204) ZION NATIONAL PARK, UTAH.—The approximately 165.5 miles of segments of the Virgin River and tributaries of the Virgin River across Federal land within and adjacent to Zion National Park, as generally depicted on the 

map entitled ‘Wild and Scenic River Segments Zion National Park and Bureau of Land Management’ and dated April 

2008, to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior in the following classifications:

‘‘(A) TAYLOR CREEK.—The 4.5-mile segment from the junction of the north, middle, and south forks of 

Taylor Creek, west to the park boundary and adjacent land rim-to-rim, as a scenic river.

‘‘(B) NORTH FORK OF TAYLOR CREEK.—The segment from the head of North Fork to the junction with 

Taylor Creek and adjacent land rim-to-rim, as a wild river.

‘‘(C) MIDDLE FORK OF TAYLOR CREEK.—The segment from the head of Middle Fork on Bureau of Land 

Management land to the junction with Taylor Creek and adjacent land rim-to-rim, as a wild river.

‘‘(D) SOUTH FORK OF TAYLOR CREEK.—The segment from the head of South Fork to the junction with 

Taylor Creek and adjacent land rim-to-rim, as a wild river.

‘‘(E) TIMBER CREEK AND TRIBUTARIES.—The 3.1-mile segment from the head of Timber Creek and 

tributaries of Timber Creek to the junction with LaVerkin Creek and adjacent land rim-to-rim, as a wild river.

‘‘(F) LAVERKIN CREEK.—The 16.1-mile segment beginning in T. 38 S., R. 11 W., sec. 21, on Bureau of Land 

Management land, southwest through Zion National Park, and ending at the south end of T. 40 S., R. 12 W., sec. 

7, and adjacent land 1⁄2-mile wide, as a wild river.

‘‘(G) WILLIS CREEK.—The 1.9-mile segment beginning on Bureau of Land Management land in the SWSW 

sec. 27, T. 38 S., R. 11 W., to the junction with LaVerkin Creek in Zion National Park and adjacent land rim-torim, as a wild river.

(1) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The term ‘‘management plan’’ means the management plan for the National 

Conservation Area developed by the Secretary under subsection (d)(1).

(2) NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA.—The term ‘‘National Conservation Area’’ means the Beaver Dam 

Wash National Conservation Area that—

(A) consists of approximately 68,083 acres of public land in the County, as generally depicted on the Beaver Dam 

Wash National Conservation Area Map; and 

(B) is established by subsection (c).

(c) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subject to valid existing rights, there is established in the State the Beaver Dam Wash 

National Conservation Area.

(d) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act and in accordance with paragraph (2), the Secretary shall develop a comprehensive plan for the long-term management of the National 

Conservation Area.

(2) CONSULTATION.—In developing the management plan required under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 

consult with—

(A) appropriate State, tribal, and local governmental entities; and

(B) members of the public.

(3) MOTORIZED VEHICLES.—In developing the management plan required under paragraph (1), the Secretary 

shall incorporate the restrictions on motorized vehicles described in subsection (e)(3).

(e) MANAGEMENT.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall manage the National Conservation Area—

(A) in a manner that conserves, protects, and enhances the resources of the National Conservation Area; and

(B) in accordance with—

 (i) the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.);

 (ii) this section; and

 (iii) any other applicable law (including regulations).

(2) USES.—The Secretary shall only allow uses of the National Conservation Area that the Secretary determines 

would further the purpose described in subsection (a).

(3) MOTORIZED VEHICLES.—

(A) IN GENERAL.—Except in cases in which motorized vehicles are needed for administrative purposes, or 

to respond to an emergency, the use of motorized vehicles in the National Conservation Area shall be permitted 

only on roads designated by the management plan for the use of motorized vehicles.

(B) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT RELATING TO CERTAIN AREAS LOCATED IN THE NATIONAL 

CONSERVATION AREA.— In addition to the requirement described in subparagraph (A), with respect to the 

areas designated on the Beaver Dam Wash National Conservation Area Map as ‘‘Designated Road Areas’’, motorized vehicles shall be permitted only on the roads identified on such map.

(4) GRAZING.—The grazing of livestock in the National Conservation Area, where established before the date of 

enactment of this Act, shall be permitted to continue—

(A) subject to—

 (i) such reasonable regulations, policies, and practices as the Secretary considers necessary; and

 (ii) applicable law (including regulations); and

(B) in a manner consistent with the purpose described in subsection (a).
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‘‘(AA) ORDERVILLE CANYON.—The segment from the eastern boundary of Zion National Park to the 

junction with the North Fork of the Virgin River and adjacent land rim-to-rim, as a wild river.

‘‘(BB) MYSTERY CANYON.—The segment from the head of Mystery Canyon to the junction with the North 

Fork of the Virgin River and adjacent land rim-to-rim, as a wild river.

‘‘(CC) ECHO CANYON.—The segment from the eastern boundary of Zion National Park to the junction 

with the North Fork of the Virgin River and adjacent land rim-to-rim, as a wild river.

‘‘(DD) BEHUNIN CANYON.—The segment from the head of Behunin Canyon to the junction with the 

North Fork of the Virgin River and adjacent land rim-to-rim, as a wild river.

‘‘(EE) HEAPS CANYON.—The segment from the head of Heaps Canyon to the junction with the North Fork 

of the Virgin River and adjacent land rim-to-rim, as a wild river.

‘‘(FF) BIRCH CREEK.—The segment from the head of Birch Creek to the junction with the North Fork of 

the Virgin River and adjacent land 1⁄2-mile wide, as a wild river.

‘‘(GG) OAK CREEK.—The segment of Oak Creek from the head of Oak Creek to where the forks join and 

adjacent land 1⁄2-mile wide, as a wild river.

‘‘(HH) OAK CREEK.—The 1-mile segment of Oak Creek from the point at which the 2 forks of Oak Creek 

join to the junction with the North Fork of the Virgin River and adjacent land 1⁄2-mile wide, as a recreational 

river.

‘‘(II) CLEAR CREEK.—The 6.4-mile segment of Clear Creek from the eastern boundary of Zion National 

Park to the junction with Pine Creek and adjacent land rim-to-rim, as a recreational river.

‘‘(JJ) PINE CREEK .—The 2-mile segment of Pine Creek from the head of Pine Creek to the junction with 

Clear Creek and adjacent land rim-to-rim, as a wild river.

‘‘(KK) PINE CREEK.—The 3-mile segment of Pine Creek from the junction with Clear Creek to the junction 

with the North Fork of the Virgin River and adjacent land rim-to-rim, as a recreational river.

‘‘(LL) EAST FORK OF THE VIRGIN RIVER.—The 8-mile segment of the East Fork of the Virgin River 

from the eastern boundary of Zion National Park through Parunuweap Canyon to the western boundary of Zion 

National Park and adjacent land 1⁄2-mile wide, as a wild river.

‘‘(MM) SHUNES CREEK.—The 3-mile segment of Shunes Creek from the dry waterfall on land administered by the Bureau of Land Management through Zion National Park to the western boundary of Zion National 

Park and adjacent land 1⁄2-mile wide as a wild river.’’.

(b) INCORPORATION OF ACQUIRED NON-FEDERAL LAND.—If the United States acquires any non-Federal 

land within or adjacent to Zion National Park that includes a river segment that is contiguous to a river segment of 

the Virgin River designated as a wild, scenic, or recreational river by paragraph (204) of section 3(a) of the Wild and 

Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) (as added by subsection (a)), the acquired river segment shall be incorporated 

in, and be administered as part of, the applicable wild, scenic, or recreational river.

(c) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—The amendment made by subsection (a) does not affect the agreement among the United 

States, the State, the Washington County Water Conservancy District, and the Kane County Water Conservancy 

District entitled ‘‘Zion National Park Water Rights Settlement Agreement’’ and dated December 4, 1996.

SEC. 1977. WASHINGTON COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION 

MANAGEMENT PLAN.

(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:

(1) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of the Interior.

(2) SECRETARY CONCERNED.—The term ‘‘Secretary concerned’’ means—

(A) with respect to land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Secretary; and

(B) with respect to land managed by the Forest Service, the Secretary of Agriculture.

‘‘(H) BEARTRAP CANYON.—The 2.3-mile segment beginning on Bureau of Management land in the 

SWNW sec. 3, T. 39 S., R. 11 W., to the junction with LaVerkin Creek and the segment from the headwaters north 

of Long Point to the junction with LaVerkin Creek and adjacent land rim-to-rim, as a wild river.

‘‘(I) HOP VALLEY CREEK.—The 3.3-mile segment beginning at the southern boundary of T. 39 S., R. 11 W., 

sec. 20, to the junction with LaVerkin Creek and adjacent land 1⁄2-mile wide, as a wild river.

‘‘(J) CURRENT CREEK.—The 1.4-mile segment from the head of Current Creek to the junction with 

LaVerkin Creek and adjacent land rim-to-rim, as a wild river.

‘‘(K) CANE CREEK.—The 0.6-mile segment from the head of Smith Creek to the junction with LaVerkin 

Creek and adjacent land 1⁄2-mile wide, as a wild river.

‘‘(L) SMITH CREEK.—The 1.3-mile segment from the head of Smith Creek to the junction with LaVerkin 

Creek and adjacent land 1⁄2-mile wide, as a wild river.

‘‘(M) NORTH CREEK LEFT AND RIGHT FORKS.—The segment of the Left Fork from the junction with 

Wildcat Canyon to the junction with Right Fork, from the head of Right Fork to the junction with Left Fork, and 

from the junction of the Left and Right Forks southwest to Zion National Park boundary and adjacent land rimto-rim, as a wild river.

‘‘(N) WILDCAT CANYON (BLUE CREEK).—The segment of Blue Creek from the Zion National Park 

boundary to the junction with the Right Fork of North Creek and adjacent land rim-to-rim, as a wild river.

‘‘(O) LITTLE CREEK.—The segment beginning at the head of Little Creek to the junction with the Left Fork 

of North Creek and adjacent land 1⁄2-mile wide, as a wildriver.

‘‘(P) RUSSELL GULCH.—The segment from the head of Russell Gulch to the junction with the Left Fork of 

North Creek and adjacent land rim-to-rim, as a wild river.

‘‘(Q) GRAPEVINE WASH.—The 2.6-mile segment from the Lower Kolob Plateau to the junction with the 

Left Fork of North Creek and adjacent land rim-to-rim, as a scenic river.

‘‘(R) PINE SPRING WASH.—The 4.6-mile segment to the junction with the left fork of North Creek and 

adjacent land 1⁄2-mile, as a scenic river.

‘‘(S) WOLF SPRINGS WASH.—The 1.4-mile segment from the head of Wolf Springs Wash to the junction 

with Pine Spring Wash and adjacent land 1⁄2-mile wide, as a scenic river.

‘‘(T) KOLOB CREEK.—The 5.9-mile segment of Kolob Creek beginning in T. 39 S., R. 10 W., sec. 30, through 

Bureau of Land Management land and Zion National Park land to the junction with the North Fork of the Virgin 

River and adjacent land rim-to-rim, as a wild river.

‘‘(U) OAK CREEK.—The 1-mile stretch of Oak Creek beginning in T. 39 S., R. 10 W., sec. 19, to the junction 

with Kolob Creek and adjacent land rim-to-rim, as a wild river.

‘‘(V) GOOSE CREEK.—The 4.6-mile segment of Goose Creek from the head of Goose Creek to the junction 

with the North Fork of the Virgin River and adjacent land rim-to-rim, as a wild river.

‘‘(W) DEEP CREEK.—The 5.3-mile segment of Deep Creek beginning on Bureau of Land Management land 

at the northern boundary of T. 39 S., R. 10 W., sec. 23, south to the junction of the North Fork of the Virgin River 

and adjacent land rim-to-rim, as a wild river.

‘‘(X) NORTH FORK OF THE VIRGIN RIVER.—The 10.8-mile segment of the North Fork of the Virgin 

River beginning on Bureau of Land Management land at the eastern border of T. 39 S., R. 10 W., sec. 35, to 

Temple of Sinawava and adjacent land rim-to-rim, as a wild river.

‘‘(Y) NORTH FORK OF THE VIRGIN RIVER.—The 8-mile segment of the North Fork of the Virgin River 

from Temple of Sinawava south to the Zion National Park boundary and adjacent land 1⁄2-mile wide, as a recreational river.

‘‘(Z) IMLAY CANYON.—The segment from the head of Imlay Creek to the junction with the North Fork of 

the Virgin River and adjacent land rim-to-rim, as a wild river.
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(D) MAP.—A map that depicts the trail shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate 

offices of—

 (i) the Bureau of Land Management; and

 (ii) the Forest Service.

(2) MANAGEMENT.—

(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary concerned shall manage the trail—

 (i) in accordance with applicable laws (including regulations);

 (ii) to ensure the safety of citizens who use the trail; and

 (iii) in a manner by which to minimize any damage to sensitive habitat or cultural resources.

(B) MONITORING; EVALUATION.—To minimize the impacts of the use of the trail on environmental and 

cultural resources, the Secretary concerned shall—

 (i) annually assess the effects of the use of off-highway vehicles on—

 (I) the trail; and

 (II) land located in proximity to the trail; and

 (ii) in consultation with the Utah Department of Natural Resources, annually assess the effects of the 

use of the trail on wildlife and wildlife habitat.

(C) CLOSURE.—The Secretary concerned, in consultation with the State and the County, and subject to 

subparagraph (D), may temporarily close or permanently reroute a portion of the trail if the Secretary concerned 

determines that—

 (i) the trail is having an adverse impact on—

 (I) wildlife habitats;

 (II) natural resources;

 (III) cultural resources; or

 (IV) traditional uses;

 (ii) the trail threatens public safety; or

 (iii) closure of the trail is necessary—

 (I) to repair damage to the trail; or

 (II) to repair resource damage.

(D) REROUTING.—Any portion of the trail that is temporarily closed by the Secretary concerned under 

subparagraph (C) may be permanently rerouted along any road or trail—

 (i) that is—

 (I) in existence as of the date of the closure of the portion of the trail;

 (II) located on public land; and

 (III) open to motorized use; and

 (ii) if the Secretary concerned determines that rerouting the portion of the trail would not signifi 

cantly increase or decrease the length of the trail.

(E) NOTICE OF AVAILABLE ROUTES.—The Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of Agriculture, 

shall ensure that visitors to the trail have access to adequate notice relating to the availability of trail routes 

through—

 (i) the placement of appropriate signage along the trail; and

(3) TRAIL.—The term ‘‘trail’’ means the High Desert Off- Highway Vehicle Trail designated under subsection 

(c)(1)(A).

(4) TRAVEL MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The term ‘‘travel management plan’’ means the comprehensive travel and 

transportation management plan developed under subsection (b)(1).

(b) COMPREHENSIVE TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT PLAN.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, in accordance with the Federal 

Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and other applicable laws (including regulations), the Secretary, in consultation with appropriate Federal agencies and State, tribal, and local governmental 

entities, and after an opportunity for public comment, shall develop a comprehensive travel management plan for 

the land managed by the Bureau of Land Management in the County—

(A) to provide to the public a clearly marked network of roads and trails with signs and maps to promote—

 (i) public safety and awareness; and

 (ii) enhanced recreation and general access opportunities;

(B) to help reduce in the County growing conflicts arising from interactions between—

 (i) motorized recreation; and

 (ii) the important resource values of public land;

(C) to promote citizen-based opportunities for—

 (i) the monitoring and stewardship of the trail; and

 (ii) trail system management; and

(D) to support law enforcement officials in promoting—

 (i) compliance with off-highway vehicle laws (including regulations); and

 (ii) effective deterrents of abuses of public land.

(2) SCOPE; CONTENTS.—In developing the travel management plan, the Secretary shall—

(A) in consultation with appropriate Federal agencies, State, tribal, and local governmental entities (including 

the County and St. George City, Utah), and the public, identify 1 or more alternatives for a northern transportation route in the County;

(B) ensure that the travel management plan contains a map that depicts the trail; and

(C) designate a system of areas, roads, and trails for mechanical and motorized use.

(c) DESIGNATION OF TRAIL.—

(1) DESIGNATION.—

(A) IN GENERAL.—As a component of the travel management plan, and in accordance with subparagraph 

(B), the Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of Agriculture, and after an opportunity for public comment, shall designate a trail (which may include a system of trails)—

 (i) for use by off-highway vehicles; and

 (ii) to be known as the ‘‘High Desert Off-Highway Vehicle Trail’’.

(B) REQUIREMENTS.—In designating the trail, the Secretary shall only include trails that are—

 (i) as of the date of enactment of this Act, authorized for use by off-highway vehicles; and

 (ii) located on land that is managed by the Bureau of Land Management in the County.

(C) NATIONAL FOREST LAND.—The Secretary of Agriculture, in coordination with the Secretary and in 

accordance with applicable law, may designate a portion of the trail on National Forest System land within the 

County.
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(4) WASHINGTON COUNTY JAIL.—The approximately 80-acre parcel as generally depicted on the Washington 

County Growth and Conservation Act Map as ‘‘Parcel E’’, to Washington County, Utah, for expansion of the 

Purgatory Correctional Facility.

(5) HURRICANE EQUESTRIAN PARK.—The approximately 40-acre parcel as generally depicted on the 

Washington County Growth and Conservation Act Map as ‘‘Parcel F’’, to the City of Hurricane, Utah, for use as a 

public equestrian park.

(b) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.—As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the 

Secretary shall finalize legal descriptions of the parcels to be conveyed under this section. The Secretary may correct any minor errors in the map referenced in subsection (a) or in the applicable legal descriptions. The map and 

legal descriptions shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land 

Management.

(c) REVERSION.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—If any parcel conveyed under this section ceases to be used for the public purpose for which 

the parcel was conveyed, as described in subsection (a), the land shall, at the discretion of the Secretary based on 

his determination of the best interests of the United States, revert to the United States.

(2) RESPONSIBILITY OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY.—If the Secretary determines pursuant to paragraph (1) that the land should revert to the United States, and if the Secretary determines that the land is contaminated with hazardous waste, the local governmental entity to which the land was conveyed shall be responsible 

for remediation of the contamination.

SEC. 1981. CONVEYANCE OF DIXIE NATIONAL FOREST LAND.

(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:

(1) COVERED FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘covered Federal land’’ means the approximately 66.07 acres of land 

in the Dixie National Forest in the State, as depicted on the map.

(2) LANDOWNER.—The term ‘‘landowner’’ means Kirk R. Harrison, who owns land in Pinto Valley, Utah.

(3) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map entitled ‘‘Conveyance of Dixie National Forest Land’’ and dated 

December 18, 2008.

(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of Agriculture.

(b) CONVEYANCE.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may convey to the landowner all right, title, and interest of the United States 

in and to any of the covered Federal land (including any improvements or appurtenances to the covered Federal 

land) by sale or exchange.

(2) LEGAL DESCRIPTION.—The exact acreage and legal description of the covered Federal land to be conveyed 

under paragraph (1) shall be determined by surveys satisfactory to the Secretary.

(3) CONSIDERATION.—

(A) IN GENERAL.—As consideration for any conveyance by sale under paragraph (1), the landowner shall 

pay to the Secretary an amount equal to the fair market value of any Federal land conveyed, as determined under 

subparagraph (B).

(B) APPRAISAL.—The fair market value of any Federal land that is conveyed under paragraph (1) shall be 

determined by an appraisal acceptable to the Secretary that is performed in accordance with—

 (i) the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions;

 (ii) the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice; and (iii) any other applicable law (in 

cluding regulations).

(4) DISPOSITION AND USE OF PROCEEDS.—

 (ii) the distribution of maps, safety education materials, and other information that the Secretary 

concerned determines to be appropriate.

(3) EFFECT.—Nothing in this section affects the ownership, management, or other rights relating to any nonFederal land (including any interest in any non-Federal land).

SEC. 1978. LAND DISPOSAL AND ACQUISITION.

(a) IN GENERAL.—Consistent with applicable law, the Secretary of the Interior may sell public land located within 

Washington County, Utah, that, as of July 25, 2000, has been identified for disposal in appropriate resource management plans.

(b) USE OF PROCEEDS.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law (other than a law that specifically provides for 

a portion of the proceeds of a land sale to be distributed to any trust fund of the State), proceeds from the sale 

of public land under subsection (a) shall be deposited in a separate account in the Treasury to be known as the 

‘‘Washington County, Utah Land Acquisition Account’’.

(2) AVAILABILITY.—

(A) IN GENERAL.—Amounts in the account shall be available to the Secretary, without further appropriation, to purchase from willing sellers lands or interests in land within the wilderness areas and National 

Conservation Areas established by this subtitle.

(B) APPLICABILITY.—Any purchase of land or interest in land under subparagraph (A) shall be in accordance with applicable law.

SEC. 1979. MANAGEMENT OF PRIORITY BIOLOGICAL AREAS.

(a) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with applicable Federal laws (including regulations), the Secretary of the Interior 

shall—

(1) identify areas located in the County where biological conservation is a priority; and

(2) undertake activities to conserve and restore plant and animal species and natural communities within such 

areas.

(b) GRANTS; COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary of the Interior may 

make grants to, or enter into cooperative agreements with, State, tribal, and local governmental entities and private 

entities to conduct research, develop scientific analyses, and carry out any other initiative relating to the restoration or 

conservation of the areas.

SEC. 1980. PUBLIC PURPOSE CONVEYANCES.

(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the land use planning requirements of sections 202 and 203 of the Federal Land 

Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713), upon the request of the appropriate local governmental 

entity, as described below, the Secretary shall convey the following parcels of public land without consideration, subject to the provisions of this section:

(1) TEMPLE QUARRY.—The approximately 122-acre parcel known as ‘‘Temple Quarry’’ as generally depicted 

on the Washington County Growth and Conservation Act Map as ‘‘Parcel B’’, to the City of St. George, Utah, for 

open space and public recreation purposes.

(2) HURRICANE CITY SPORTS PARK.—The approximately 41-acre parcel as generally depicted on the 

Washington County Growth and Conservation Act Map as ‘‘Parcel C’’, to the City of Hurricane, Utah, for public 

recreation purposes and public administrative offices.

(3) WASHINGTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT.—The approximately 70-acre parcel as generally depicted 

on the Washington County Growth and Conservation Act Map as ‘‘Parcel D’’, to the Washington County Public 

School District for use for public school and related educational and administrative purposes.
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(4) LAND TO BE MADE A PART OF THE RESERVATION.—Land taken into trust pursuant to this section 

shall be considered to be part of the reservation of the Tribe.

SEC. 1983. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this subtitle.

(A) DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS.—The Secretary shall deposit the proceeds of any sale of land under 

paragraph (1) in the fund established under Public Law 90–171 (commonly known as the ‘‘Sisk Act’’) (16 U.S.C. 

484a).

(B) USE OF PROCEEDS.—Amounts deposited under subparagraph (A) shall be available to the Secretary, 

without further appropriation and until expended, for the acquisition of real property or interests in real property 

for inclusion in the Dixie National Forest in the State.

(5) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Secretary may require any additional terms and conditions for any conveyance under paragraph (1) that the Secretary determines to be appropriate to protect the 

interests of the United States.

SEC. 1982. TRANSFER OF LAND INTO TRUST FOR SHIVWITS BAND OF PAIUTE INDIANS.

(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:

(1) PARCEL A.—The term ‘‘Parcel A’’ means the parcel that consists of approximately 640 acres of land that is—

(A) managed by the Bureau of Land Management;

(B) located in Washington County, Utah; and

(C) depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Washington County Growth and Conservation Act Map’’.

(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of the Interior.

(3) TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Tribe’’ means the Shivwits Band of Paiute Indians of the State of Utah.

(b) PARCEL TO BE HELD IN TRUST.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—At the request of the Tribe, the Secretary shall take into trust for the benefit of the Tribe all 

right, title, and interest of the United States in and to Parcel A.

(2) SURVEY; LEGAL DESCRIPTION.—

(A) SURVEY.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, acting through 

the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, shall complete a survey of Parcel A to establish the boundary of 

Parcel A.

(B) LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PARCEL A.—

 (i) IN GENERAL.—Upon the completion of the survey under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall 

publish in the Federal Register a legal description of—

 (I) the boundary line of Parcel A; and

 (II) Parcel A.

 (ii) TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.—Before the date of publication of the legal descriptions un 

der clause (i), the Secretary may make minor corrections to correct technical and clerical errors in the legal 

descriptions.

 (iii) EFFECT.—Effective beginning on the date of publication of the legal descriptions under clause 

(i), the legal descriptions shall be considered to be the official legal descriptions of Parcel A.

(3) EFFECT.—Nothing in this section—

(A) affects any valid right in existence on the date of enactment of this Act;

(B) enlarges, impairs, or otherwise affects any right or claim of the Tribe to any land or interest in land other 

than to Parcel A that is—

 (i) based on an aboriginal or Indian title; and

 (ii) in existence as of the date of enactment of this Act; or

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