TITLE III—WILD AND SCENIC 
RIVER DESIGNATION 
SEC. 301. ZION NATIONAL PARK WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—Section 3(a) of the Wild and 
Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘(167) ZION NATIONAL PARK, UTAH.—The ap-
proximately 165.5 miles of segments of the Virgin 
River and tributaries of the Virgin River across Fed-
eral land within and adjacent to Zion National Park, 
to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior, 
subject to, and in accordance with, the agreement 
between the United States, the State of Utah, the 
Washington County Water Conservancy District, 
and the Kane County Water Conservancy District 
entitled ‘Zion National Park Water Rights Settle-
ment Agreement’ and dated December 4, 1996, in 
the following classifications: 
‘‘(A) TAYLOR CREEK.—The 4.5-mile seg-
ment 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 
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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 junc-
tion 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 seg-
ment beginning on Bureau of Land Manage-
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ment 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-to- 
rim, as a wild river. 
‘‘(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 seg-
ment 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. 
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‘‘(L) SMITH
CREEK.—The 1.3-mile seg-
ment from the head of Smith Creek to the junc-
tion 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 junc-
tion 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 south-
west to Zion National Park boundary and adja-
cent land rim-to-rim, as a wild river. 
‘‘(N) WILDCAT CANYON (BLUE CREEK).— 
The segment of Blue Creek from the Zion Na-
tional 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 begin-
ning at the head of Little Creek to the junction 
with the Left Fork of North Creek and adja-
cent land 1⁄2-mile wide, as a wild river. 
‘‘(P) 
RUSSELL
GULCH.—The 
segment 
from the head of Russell Gulch to the junction 
with the Left Fork of North Creek and adja-
cent land rim-to-rim, as a wild river. 
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‘‘(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 ad-
jacent land 1⁄2-mile wide, as a scenic river. 
‘‘(T) KOLOB
CREEK.—The 5.9-mile seg-
ment of Kolob Creek beginning in T. 39 S., R. 
10 W., sec. 30, through Bureau of Land Man-
agement 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 seg-
ment of Goose Creek from the head of Goose 
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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 seg-
ment of Deep Creek beginning on Bureau of 
Land Management land at the northern bound-
ary 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 bor-
der 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 scenic river. 
‘‘(Z) IMLAY CANYON.—The segment from 
the head of Imlay Creek to the junction with 
the North Fork of the Virgin River and adja-
cent land rim-to-rim, as a wild river. 
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‘‘(AA) ORDERVILLE
CANYON.—The seg-
ment from the eastern boundary of Zion Na-
tional 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 junc-
tion 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 junc-
tion 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 
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the North Fork of the Virgin River and adja-
cent 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 seg-
ment 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 rec-
reational 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. 
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‘‘(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 Na-
tional Park and adjacent land 1⁄2-mile wide, as 
a wild river. 
‘‘(MM) SHUNES CREEK.—The 3-mile seg-
ment of Shunes Creek from the dry waterfall on 
land administered by the Bureau of Land Man-
agement 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 in-
cludes a river segment that is contiguous to a river seg-
ment of the Virgin River designated as a wild, scenic, or 
recreational river by paragraph (167) of section 3(a) of 
the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)), the 
acquired river segment shall be incorporated in, and be 
administered as part of, the applicable wild, scenic, or rec-
reational river. 
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TITLE IV—UTILITY CORRIDORS 
SEC. 401. UTILITY CORRIDORS AND RIGHTS-OF WAY. 
(a) UTILITY CORRIDOR.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Consistent with title II and 
notwithstanding sections 202 and 503 of the Federal 
Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 
U.S.C. 1712, 1763), the Secretary shall establish on 
public land— 
(A) corridors for utilities, water infrastruc-
ture, and transportation purposes, in the Coun-
ty, as generally depicted on the Central Map, 
Eastern Map, and Western Map; and 
(B) a corridor for transportation purposes 
in the County, to be identified by the Secretary, 
after— 
(i) consultation with the County and 
the Habitat Conservation Advisory Com-
mittee; 
(ii) complying with the National Envi-
ronmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 
4321 et seq.); and 
(iii) evaluating, at a minimum— 
(I) a corridor within the Red 
Cliffs National Conservation Area es-
tablished by section 604(a), beginning 
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on the western boundary of the Con-
servation Area at a point, to be identi-
fied by the Secretary, between Dia-
mond Valley and Winchester Hills, 
and ending on the eastern boundary 
of the Conversation Area at a point, 
to be identified by the Secretary, be-
tween milepost 10 and milepost 16 of 
Interstate 15; and 
(II) a corridor outside the Red 
Cliffs National Conservation Area. 
(2) WIDTH.—The utility corridors established 
under paragraph (1) shall be— 
(A) 2,640-feet wide; or 
(B) if the St. George Field Office Resource 
Management Plan of 1999 provides for a width 
other than 2,640 feet in a particular portion of 
the corridor, the width provided by the Plan for 
the particular portion. 
(b) RIGHTS-OF-WAY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sections 
202 and 503 of the Federal Land Policy and Man-
agement Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1763), and 
subject to valid and existing rights, the Secretary 
shall grant to the County and the Washington Coun-
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ty Water Conservancy District nonexclusive rights- 
of-way to nonwilderness Federal land in the County, 
as generally depicted on the Central Map and East-
ern Map, for any reservoirs, canals, channels, 
ditches, pipes, pipelines, tunnels, wells, well fields, 
pump stations, storage facilities, and other facilities 
and systems that are necessary for— 
(A) the impoundment, storage, treatment, 
transportation, or distribution of water or 
wastewater; or 
(B) flood control management. 
(2) APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS.—Any right- 
of-way granted under paragraph (1) shall be con-
sistent with any general plan adopted by the County. 
(3) DURATION; WAIVER OF FEES.—A right-of- 
way granted under paragraph (1)— 
(A) shall be valid in perpetuity; and 
(B) shall not require the payment of rental 
fees. 
(4) COMPLIANCE WITH NEPA.—Before granting 
a right-of-way under paragraph (1), the Secretary 
shall comply with the National Environmental Policy 
Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), including the 
identification of potential impacts to fish and wildlife 
resources and habitat. 
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(c) STATE WATER LAW.—Nothing in this title 
shall— 
(1) prejudice the decisions or abrogate the ju-
risdiction of the Utah State Engineer with respect to 
the appropriation, permitting, certification, or adju-
dication of water rights; 
(2) preempt State water law; or 
(3) limit or supersede existing water rights or 
interest in water rights under State law. 
(d) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
the areas designated as utility corridors or rights-of-way 
by subsections (a) and (b) are withdrawn from location, 
entry, and patent under the mining laws. 
TITLE V—HIGH DESERT OFF- 
HIGHWAY VEHICLE TRAIL 
SEC. 501. HIGH DESERT OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE TRAIL. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) TRAIL.—The term ‘‘Trail’’ means the High 
Desert Off-Highway Vehicle Trail designated under 
subsection (c). 
(2) TRAVEL
PLAN.—The term ‘‘travel plan’’ 
means the travel plan developed under subsection 
(b). 
(b) TRAVEL PLAN.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary and the Sec-
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