H.R. 2423: Washington County, Utah, Public Lands Management Implementation Act

115th Congress · introduced 2017-05-16 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 222.

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Where it came from: introduced 2017-05-16 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 222. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Washington County, Utah, Public Lands Management Implementation Act

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Washington County, Utah, Public Lands Management Implementation Act (Sec. 1) This bill directs the Department of the Interior to grant any necessary rights-of-way for the northern transportation route in Washington County, Utah, identified pursuant to the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009. Interior shall authorize the development of utilities within the Red Cliffs National Conservation Area in Utah if such development is consistent with: (1) each utility protocol referenced in the Washington County Habitat Conservation Plan (1996), and (2) any other applicable law.

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Official text

Washington County, Utah, Public Lands Management Implementation Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House without amendment)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2] · 0 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2423, Washington County, Utah, Public Lands Management Implementation Act (2017-09-14)

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Authorization: A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.
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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House without amendment)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr2423.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>

Record fed-us-cong115-hr2423 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115