H.R. 5597: Desert Tortoise Habitat Conservation Plan Expansion Act, Washington County, Utah

115th Congress

To provide for the expansion of the Desert Tortoise Habitat Conservation Plan, Washington County, Utah.

Sponsor: Rep. Chris Stewart — R — UT

H.R. 5597 would require the Department of the Interior (DOI) to amend resource management plans for several areas located near St. George, Utah, that are managed for conservation purposes. Those amendments would be necessary to incorporate changes to those areas that would be required under the bill, including the addition of 6,800 acres to a habitat conservation plan (HCP) for the desert tortoise and the establishment of a transportation and utility corridor within the Red Cliffs National Conservation Area (NCA).

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