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The bill hands a specific federal parcel to the City of Price, giving local authorities control and potential community benefits and transparency while trading away some federal flexibility, conservation options, and potential public value.
City of Price and local governments gain ownership and decision-making control over the specified federal land, enabling local planning and community projects.
Residents of Price and nearby rural communities may get improved public services or amenities (parks, utilities, etc.) if the city develops the conveyed land for community uses.
The conveyance requires the map to be filed and available for public inspection at BLM offices, preserving a level of public transparency about the land transfer.
Taxpayers and the public could lose future federal value and uses of the land when it is permanently transferred to the city, foregoing potential federal revenue or alternatives.
Conveying the parcel to the city reduces federal conservation and multiple‑use management options, potentially limiting environmental protections or public-use allocations for neighboring communities.
If the city's definition of 'public purposes' is broad, nearby stakeholders may have limited recourse to influence or challenge future uses of the land after conveyance.
Based on analysis of 3 sections of legislative text.
Transfers approximately 124.23 acres of specified BLM land to the City of Price, Utah for public use, subject to valid existing rights and map corrections.
Introduced October 14, 2025 by Mike Lee · Last progress October 14, 2025
Conveys approximately 124.23 acres of specified Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land near Price, Utah to the City of Price for use by the city for public purposes as the city defines them. The transfer is subject to valid existing rights, supersedes certain Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) disposal provisions, and places a referenced BLM map on file for public inspection with authority for the Secretary to correct minor map errors.