United States 115th Congress Status: In Committee 1 R cosponsors

S 837 — Southern Utah Open OHV Areas Act

Last action — Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-482.

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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

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Summary

Southern Utah Open OHV Areas Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior to convey specified land owned and managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in Washington County, Utah, to the state of Utah in exchange for specified state lands. Upon the conveyance of the nonfederal land to Interior, such land shall be used only: as an open riding area for the use of off-highway vehicles; or for any other recreational use that does not significantly impact the open use of such vehicles. Interior shall convey, without consideration, specified Open OHV Areas managed by the BLM to Washington County. Such conveyed land shall be used primarily as an open riding area for the use of off-highway vehicles or for the construction, maintenance, replacement, or operation of: water storage or conveyance facilities; subsurface water recharge facilities; or solar or hydroelectric generation or transmission facilities. Before making such conveyance, Interior shall issue to the Washington County Water Conservancy District or the state: a 250-foot right-of-way for the construction, maintenance, repair, and replacement of a buried water conveyance pipeline and the associated construction, operation, and maintenance of subsurface water recharge facilities identified as Pipeline 1; and a 150-foot right-of-way for the construction and maintenance of solar and hydroelectric generation and transmission facilities identified as Transmission Line. Interior shall convey to the District or the state 214.8 acres of the County-conveyed Open OHV Areas land for the construction, operation, maintenance, and repair of a water storage facility and associated facilities identified as "Hurricane Cliffs Afterbay." Before making the conveyance to the County, Interior shall issue to the District a 200-foot right-of-way for the construction, maintenance, repair, and replacement of a buried water conveyance pipeline in the Sand Hollow Regional Pipeline Corridor identified as Pipe Line 2.

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Action History

  1. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-482.

  2. Introduced in Senate

  3. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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Frequently asked questions

What does S 837 do?
Southern Utah Open OHV Areas Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior to convey specified land owned and managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in Washington County, Utah, to the state of Utah in exchange for specified state lands. Upon the conveyance of the nonfederal land to Interior, such land shall be used only: as an open riding area for the use of off-highway vehicles; or for any other recreational use that does not significantly impact the open use of such vehicles. Interior shall convey, without consideration, specified Open OHV Areas managed by the BLM to Washington County. Such conveyed land shall be used primarily as an open riding area for the use of off-highway vehicles or for the construction, maintenance, replacement, or operation of: water storage or conveyance facilities; subsurface water recharge facilities; or solar or hydroelectric generation or transmission facilities. Before making such conveyance, Interior shall issue to the Washington County Water Conservancy District or the state: a 250-foot right-of-way for the construction, maintenance, repair, and replacement of a buried water conveyance pipeline and the associated construction, operation, and maintenance of subsurface water recharge facilities identified as Pipeline 1; and a 150-foot right-of-way for the construction and maintenance of solar and hydroelectric generation and transmission facilities identified as Transmission Line. Interior shall convey to the District or the state 214.8 acres of the County-conveyed Open OHV Areas land for the construction, operation, maintenance, and repair of a water storage facility and associated facilities identified as "Hurricane Cliffs Afterbay." Before making the conveyance to the County, Interior shall issue to the District a 200-foot right-of-way for the construction, maintenance, repair, and replacement of a buried water conveyance pipeline in the Sand Hollow Regional Pipeline Corridor identified as Pipe Line 2.
Who sponsors S 837?
S 837 is sponsored by Hatch, Orrin G. (Republican).
What is the current status of S 837?
This bill died with 115th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track S 837?
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