planning and zoning and the Washington County 
Water Conservancy District. 
(6) UTILITY.—The term ‘‘utility’’ means exist-
ing or new sites, rights-of-way, permits, grants, in-
frastructure, edifices, facilities, and any other com-
ponents that provide public services including, but 
not limited to, water, electricity, gas, sewage, and 
communications. 
(7) UTILITY DEVELOPMENT PROTOCOLS.—The 
term ‘‘utility development protocols’’ means the Red 
Cliffs Desert Reserve Development Protocols for 
Projects agreement approved by Washington County, 
Bureau of Land Management, and United States 
Fish and Wildlife Service for the construction, oper-
ation, maintenance, and replacement of utilities 
within the Red Cliffs Desert Reserve and/or Inci-
dental Take Areas dated August 1, 2006, as amend-
ed. 
SEC. 3. AMENDMENT AND RENEWAL OF THE DESERT TOR-
TOISE HABITAT CONSERVATION PLAN, WASH-
INGTON COUNTY, UTAH. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Upon receipt from Washington 
County, Utah, of a proposal to amend and renew the 
Desert Tortoise Habitat Conservation Plan, Washington 
County, Utah that includes an additional 6,865 acre 
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desert tortoise reserve zone named the Red Cliffs Desert 
Reserve, Zone 6, as generally depicted on a map entitled 
‘‘Red Cliffs Desert Reserve, Zone 6’’ and dated February 
23, 2018, the Secretary shall, after coordination with 
units of local government and in accordance with the pro-
visions of this Act and with applicable laws, approve such 
amendment and renew such plan and the permit under 
the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et 
seq.) that was issued for such plan, for a period of 25 
years. 
(b) MANAGEMENT
OF RED CLIFFS DESERT RE-
SERVE, ZONE 6.—The Red Cliffs Desert Reserve, Zone 
6 shall be managed by Washington County as part of and 
in conformity with the provisions of the Desert Tortoise 
Habitat Conservation Plan, Washington County, Utah. 
(c) MANAGEMENT OF FEDERAL LANDS.—The Sec-
retary shall manage Federal lands within Zone 6 of the 
Desert Tortoise Habitat Conservation Plan, Washington 
County, Utah to enhance the natural values of such lands, 
including wildlife habitat, and recreational, cultural, edu-
cational, and scientific values of such lands. 
(d) AMENDMENT OF ST. GEORGE FIELD OFFICE RE-
SOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consulta-
tion with units of local government including Wash-
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ington County, shall amend the St. George Field Of-
fice Resource Management Plan to provide for man-
agement of Federal lands within the Red Cliffs 
Desert Reserve, Zone 6 area. 
(2) 
AMENDMENT
REQUIREMENTS.—The 
amendment shall include— 
(A) management of species in accordance 
with the Desert Tortoise Habitat Conservation 
Plan, Washington County, Utah; 
(B) the utility development protocols as 
outlined for the Red Cliffs Desert Reserve and/ 
or Incidental Take Areas dated August 1, 2006, 
as amended; and 
(C) management of recreation in conform-
ance with the Desert Tortoise Habitat Con-
servation Plan, Washington County, Utah for 
other zones in the Red Cliffs Desert Reserve in-
cluding rock climbing, organized events ap-
proved by the Washington County Habitat Con-
servation Advisory Committee, hiking, biking, 
horseback riding, and off-highway vehicle use 
on designated trails and roads. 
(e) PROVISION OF MITIGATION CREDITS.—The Sec-
retary shall manage the Red Cliffs Desert Reserve, Zone 
6 as a land bank to provide mitigation credits for future 
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disturbances of the Red Cliffs Desert Reserve, including 
utility disturbances and the construction of the Northern 
Transportation Corridor identified in section 5. 
(f) MITIGATION CREDITS IN RENEWED TAKE PER-
MIT.—In the permit extended under subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall credit Washington County as follows: 
(1) Washington County shall receive mitigation 
credit for the tortoises protected on non-Federal 
lands in Zone 6; and 
(2) Washington County shall receive mitigation 
credit, in yearly installments, for those tortoises suc-
cessfully translocated and surviving, based on survi-
vorship and juvenile recruitment estimates as deter-
mined by the United States Fish and Wildlife Serv-
ice. 
(g) ADOPTION
OF
AMENDMENT.—The Secretary 
shall adopt the amendment to the St. George Field Office 
Resource Management Plan within one year after receipt 
of Washington County’s proposal to amend and renew the 
Habitat Conservation Plan including the Red Cliffs Desert 
Reserve, Zone 6. 
(h) HABITAT CONSERVATION PLAN NOT OTHERWISE 
AFFECTED.—Except as provided in this section, nothing 
in this Act otherwise limits, alters, modifies, or amends 
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the Desert Tortoise Habitat Conservation Plan, Wash-
ington County, Utah. 
SEC. 4. ADJUSTMENT TO RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLANS 
AND CONSERVATION AREAS. 
Not later than one year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall amend the resource man-
agement plans for the Beaver Dam Wash National Con-
servation Area, the Red Cliffs National Conservation 
Area, and the amendment to the St. George Field Office 
Resource Management Plan— 
(1) in accordance with section 202(c)(9) of the 
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 
(43 U.S.C. 1712(c)(9)); 
(2) in coordination and cooperation with units 
of local government in the State of Utah including 
Washington County, St. George City, and other po-
litical subdivisions, including municipalities of the 
State of Utah within the geographical boundaries of 
Washington County with authority over local plan-
ning and zoning, and the Washington County Water 
Conservancy District; and 
(3) consistent with the provisions of this Act. 
SEC. 5. RED CLIFFS NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA. 
(a) BOUNDARIES AND PUBLIC ACCESS.— 
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Red Cliffs National 
Conservation Area shall consist of approximately 
45,000 acres of public and non-Federal land in 
Washington County, Utah, identified on the Red 
Cliffs National Conservation Area Management Map 
dated February 23, 2018. 
(2) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—An updated map 
and legal description of the Red Cliffs National Con-
servation Area shall be on file and available for pub-
lic inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bu-
reau of Land Management. 
(b) PRESERVATION
OF EXISTING UTILITY COR-
RIDOR.—The Secretary shall recognize on federally man-
aged lands a 150-foot-wide transportation utility corridor 
in each direction from the centerline of SR 18 through 
the Red Cliffs National Conservation Area. 
(c) UTILITY DEVELOPMENT PROTOCOLS FOR HABI-
TAT CONSERVATION PLAN.—The Secretary shall adhere 
to the Utility Development Protocols dated August 1, 
2006, as amended, within the Red Cliffs National Con-
servation Area and/or Incidental Take Area as the suitable 
mechanism for new and existing utility management with-
in the Red Cliffs National Conservation Area. 
(d) WATER RIGHTS ASSOCIATED WITH ACQUIRED 
LAND AND INTERESTS FOR RED CLIFFS NATIONAL CON-
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SERVATION AREA.—The Secretary may not acquire any 
water rights in the Red Cliffs National Conservation Area 
or any water rights related to any land or interest in land 
in the Red Cliffs National Conservation Area. 
(e) NORTHERN TRANSPORTATION AND UTILITY COR-
RIDOR.—The Secretary of the Interior shall grant to the 
State of Utah or to one or more units of local government 
a 300 foot wide right-of-way for the northern transpor-
tation and utility route pursuant to section 1977(b)(2)(A) 
of Public Law 111–11 identified on the Red Cliffs Na-
tional Conservation Act Management Map dated February 
23, 2018. 
SEC. 6. BEAVER DAM WASH NATIONAL CONSERVATION 
AREA. 
(a) Preservation of Existing Utility Corridor—The 
Secretary shall recognize on federally managed lands a 
150-foot-wide transportation and utility corridor in each 
direction from the centerline of old US 91 through the 
Beaver Dam Wash National Conservation Area. 
(b) WATER RIGHTS ASSOCIATED WITH ACQUIRED 
LAND AND INTERESTS FOR BEAVER DAM WASH NA-
TIONAL CONSERVATION AREA.—The Secretary may not 
acquire any water rights in the Beaver Dam Wash Na-
tional Conservation Area or any water rights related to 
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any land or interest in land in the Beaver Dam Wash Na-
tional Conservation Area. 
(c) UTILITY DEVELOPMENT PROTOCOLS.—The Sec-
retary shall adopt utility development protocols for the 
construction, operation, maintenance, and replacement of 
utilities within the Beaver Dam Wash National Conserva-
tion Area that are no more restrictive than the Red Cliffs 
Desert Reserve Utility Development Protocols dated Au-
gust 1, 2006, as amended. The Beaver Dam Wash Utility 
Development Protocols shall comply with the National En-
vironmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), 
including the identification and consideration of potential 
impacts to fish and wildlife resources and habitat. 
(d) PRESERVATION
OF EXISTING UTILITIES
AND 
GRAZING PERMITS.—Access to utilities and grazing per-
mits and maintenance of utilities that are located in Bea-
ver Dam National Wash National Conservation Area, shall 
be preserved. 
Æ 
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