Washington County, Utah "wilderness bill" faces much opposition, but could pass

Of all those wilderness, plus side-payment (to non-wilderness interest) bills that have suddenly emerged, this is the worst.

Washington County, Utah is the fastest growing part of the state because it is scenic desert country–warm in the winter, and cool in one’s air conditioned house in the summer. It’s a magnet for LDS retirees and other Mormon folks.

Nearby is Zion National Park, the Pine Valley Mountains Wilderness, and a lot of rugged roadless land which is wilderness in fact, if not by law.