Star-Spangled Summit Act of 2025

This bill tells the U.S. Forest Service to allow a flagpole with the U.S. flag at Kyhv Peak Lookout Point in Utah’s Uinta National Forest. The agency must issue a special use permit within 180 days, lasting 10 years, to place (if needed) and maintain the flagpole. If the first named local resident declines the permit, it goes to a qualified person or group from Utah County. Renewals are also for 10-year periods.

There are no land use fees for this permit. The Forest Service can set rules, publish a public notice about permit availability, allow reasonable access to the site, and end the permit early if rules aren’t followed. The bill also skips federal environmental review (NEPA) for issuing, renewing, or managing this permit and related work on the flagpole.

Key points

• Who is affected: Utah County residents or local nonprofits/volunteer groups that could care for the flagpole, Forest Service staff, and visitors to Kyhv Peak.
• What changes: A 10-year, renewable permit for placing and maintaining the flagpole; no land use fees; public notice of permit availability; priority for the current holder or their identified successor; possible early termination for noncompliance; reasonable access to the site; NEPA does not apply.
• When: Initial permit issued within 180 days after the bill becomes law; renewals or new permits must be issued within 180 days of set milestones.