Sponsor
Mike Kennedy
Representative · R-UT
The bill transfers a clearly mapped 124.23-acre BLM parcel to the City of Price, giving the city greater local control and development flexibility while shifting costs and reducing federal oversight, public protections, and potentially public access.
City of Price gains ownership and control of a specified 124.23-acre BLM parcel, enabling the city to manage and use the land for local public purposes.
Conveyance enables local investment or development (parks, community facilities, infrastructure) without federal land-use restrictions, making local projects easier to pursue.
The bill specifies the map and acreage and requires public access to the map, reducing boundary ambiguity and improving transparency about what land is conveyed.
Residents and recreation users may lose access to federally managed public lands and the associated conservation and recreation protections when the land transfers to local ownership.
Local taxpayers could face new costs for maintenance, development, or environmental remediation once the city assumes responsibility for the parcels.
Transferring the land removes federal oversight and long-term public management, potentially forfeiting regional or national public value and benefits tied to federal stewardship.
Based on analysis of 3 sections of legislative text.
Conveys ~124.23 acres of BLM land to the City of Price, Utah, for public use at the city's request, identified by a specified BLM map.
Representative · R-UT
Official title: To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Bureau of Land Management land to the city of Price, Utah, and for other purposes.
Introduced October 14, 2025 by Mike Kennedy · Last progress October 14, 2025
Transfers about 124.23 acres of Bureau of Land Management land near Price, Utah, from federal ownership to the City of Price for the city's public use. The conveyance is made at the city's request, subject to valid existing rights, and relies on a BLM map (dated May 8, 2025) to identify the parcels, with the Secretary of the Interior authorized to correct minor map errors. The law waives certain procedural restrictions in the Federal Land Policy and Management Act so the Secretary can complete the conveyance to the city and requires the map be kept on file and available for public inspection in appropriate BLM offices.