I 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5769 
To establish wilderness areas, promote conservation, improve public land, 
and provide for high quality economic development in Washington Coun-
ty, Utah, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 12, 2006 
Mr. MATHESON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Resources 
A BILL 
To establish wilderness areas, promote conservation, improve 
public land, and provide for high quality economic devel-
opment in Washington County, Utah, and for other pur-
poses. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Washington County Growth and Conservation Act of 
2006’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
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Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Definitions. 
TITLE I—LAND DISPOSAL 
Sec. 101. Definitions. 
Sec. 102. Conveyance of public land in Washington County. 
Sec. 103. Disposition of Proceeds. 
TITLE II—WILDERNESS AREAS 
Sec. 201. Additions to National Wilderness Preservation System. 
Sec. 202. Administration. 
Sec. 203. Adjacent Management. 
Sec. 204. Native American cultural and religious uses. 
Sec. 205. Release of wilderness study areas. 
Sec. 206. Wildlife management. 
Sec. 207. Wildfire management. 
Sec. 208. Climatological data collection. 
Sec. 209. National Park Service land. 
TITLE III—WILD AND SCENIC RIVER DESIGNATION 
Sec. 301. Zion National Park Wild and Scenic Rivers. 
TITLE IV—UTILITY CORRIDORS 
Sec. 401. Utility corridors and rights-of way. 
TITLE V—HIGH DESERT OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE TRAIL 
Sec. 501. High Desert Off-Highway Vehicle Trail. 
TITLE VI—RED CLIFFS NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA 
Sec. 601. Short title. 
Sec. 602. Purpose. 
Sec. 603. Definitions. 
Sec. 604. Establishment of the Conservation Area. 
Sec. 605. Management. 
Sec. 606. Management plan amendments. 
Sec. 607. Acquisition of additional land. 
Sec. 608. Withdrawal. 
Sec. 609. Cooperative agreements. 
Sec. 610. No buffer zones. 
TITLE VII—AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 
Sec. 701. Authorization of appropriations. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
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(1) CENTRAL MAP.—The term ‘‘Central Map’’ 
means the map entitled ‘‘Central Washington Coun-
ty, Utah’’ and dated ølllll¿. 
(2) COUNTY.—The term ‘‘County’’ means 
Washington County, Utah. 
(3) EASTERN MAP.—The term ‘‘Eastern Map’’ 
means the map entitled ‘‘Eastern Washington Coun-
ty, Utah’’ and dated ølllll¿. 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(5) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 
of Utah. 
(6) WESTERN MAP.—The term ‘‘Western Map’’ 
means the map entitled ‘‘Western Washington Coun-
ty, Utah’’ and dated ølllll¿. 
TITLE I—LAND DISPOSAL 
SEC. 101. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The term ‘‘manage-
ment plan’’ means the Bureau of Land Management 
St. George Field Office Resource Management Plan. 
(2) SPECIAL ACCOUNT.—The term ‘‘special ac-
count’’ means the special account established under 
section 103(a)(4). 
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SEC. 102. CONVEYANCE OF PUBLIC LAND IN WASHINGTON 
COUNTY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sections 202 and 
203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 
1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713), the Secretary, in coopera-
tion with the County, in accordance with that Act, this 
title, and other applicable law and subject to valid existing 
rights, shall— 
(1) conduct sales of the land described in sub-
section (b)(1) to qualified bidders; and 
(2) with respect to the parcels of land described 
in subsection (b)(2)— 
(A) conduct sales of the parcels to quali-
fied bidders as the parcels becomes available for 
disposal; or 
(B) at the election of the Secretary, ex-
change the parcels of land for parcels of non- 
Federal land or interests in non-Federal land in 
accordance with section 206 of the Federal 
Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 
U.S.C. 1716) and other applicable laws. 
(b) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The land referred to in 
subsection (a) consists of— 
(1) the land identified on the Central Map as 
‘‘Directed Sale Lands’’, totaling approximately 
4,300 acres; and 
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(2) not less than 20,000 acres of land from the 
land that is identified on the Central Map and the 
Eastern Map as ‘‘Lands Eligible for Consideration 
Under Section 102 Disposal’’, excluding any land 
that is— 
(A) designated as wilderness by section 
201(a); 
(B) an area of critical environmental con-
cern; or 
(C) in the Red Cliffs National Conserva-
tion Area established by section 604(a). 
(c) AVAILABILITY OF MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIP-
TIONS.—The Central Map and Eastern Map shall be on 
file and available for public inspection in (as appro-
priate)— 
(1) the Office of the Director of the Bureau of 
Land Management; 
(2) the Office of the Utah State Director of the 
Bureau of Land Management; and 
(3) the St. George Field Office of the Bureau 
of Land Management. 
(d) JOINT SELECTION REQUIRED.—The Secretary 
and the County shall jointly select which parcels of land 
described in subsection (b)(2) to offer for sale or exchange. 
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(e) COMPLIANCE WITH LOCAL PLANNING AND ZON-
ING LAWS.—Before a sale or exchange of land under sub-
section (a), the County shall submit to the Secretary a 
certification that qualified bidders have agreed to comply 
with— 
(1) County and city zoning and other applicable 
ordinances; and 
(2) any general plan for the area approved by 
the County, including any revisions to the general 
plan that are adopted by the County after the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
(f) METHOD OF SALE; CONSIDERATION.—The sale of 
land under subsection (a) shall be— 
(1) consistent with subsections (d) and (f) of 
section 203 of the Federal Land Management Policy 
Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1713); 
(2) through a competitive bidding process un-
less otherwise determined by the Secretary; and 
(3) for not less than fair market value. 
(g) WITHDRAWAL.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing 
rights and except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
land described in subsection (b) is withdrawn 
from— 
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