Shivwits Band of Paiutes Jurisdictional Clarity Act
The bill clarifies the Shivwits Band's legal status and makes commercial and leasing rules more predictable—benefiting development and non‑tribal actors—while shifting dispute resolution toward state/federal fora and arbitration, which reduces tribal legal autonomy and can raise costs, uncertainty, and enforcement challenges.
STARS Act
One free national park day expands access for families, students, and local businesses but comes at the cost of lost fee revenue and potential crowding and strain on park resources.
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Park Service relating to "Glen Canyon National Recreation Area: Motor Vehicles".
Western Refined Fuel Reserve Act of 2026
The bill provides a Western regional refined-fuel reserve and quicker regional distribution to strengthen supply resilience and stabilize prices, but it raises taxpayer cost exposure, safety/environmental risks for host communities, and trade-offs with existing SPR priorities — concentrated by a single storage site.
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to carry out a feasibility study on a selective water withdrawal system at Glen Canyon Dam, and for other purposes.
The bill seeks to improve reservoir releases, hydropower efficiency, and ecosystem protection on the Colorado River through a fast-tracked study and potential works, but does so at federal cost and with potential operational restrictions and limits on future flexibility for local and state water managers.
Rural Emergency Response Support Act
The bill clarifies overtime coverage for EMTs/paramedics—potentially improving pay and reducing payroll disputes—but risks shifting costs to municipalities or reducing protections for some workers and could prompt litigation while courts interpret the change.
FREE Act
The bill trades faster, more predictable permitting and greater transparency for applicants and efficiencies in agency workflows against elevated environmental and public‑safety risks, higher compliance and litigation exposure for applicants and agencies, and added administrative costs to taxpayers.
Geothermal Tax Parity Act
The bill clarifies and extends tax amortization rules to geothermal exploration—reducing tax uncertainty and encouraging geothermal investment—while lowering near-term federal revenue and imposing transitional and distributional costs that favor larger, capitalized firms.
CLEAR Act of 2025
The bill preserves Forest Service discretion and avoids imposing new criminal penalties on employees and visitors, but that protection may weaken deterrence, raise public safety and economic costs in some forests, and create inconsistent enforcement across federal lands.
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 35 South Main Street in Glendale, Utah, as the "Deputy Sheriff Brian Harris Post Office".
The bill permanently renames the Glendale, UT post office, giving local residents a clear address and consistent federal references while imposing only minor one-time administrative costs on the USPS and taxpayers.