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The bill transfers federal land to the City of Price to enable local water, safety, and transportation projects—boosting local infrastructure and emergency capacity—but reduces federal land and oversight, may shift costs to local taxpayers, and limits initial public input.
City of Price and nearby residents can acquire federal land to build a reservoir and related infrastructure, improving local water supply, access, and enabling new local infrastructure projects.
Residents and emergency services in the area can expand public-safety and transportation infrastructure on the conveyed land, potentially improving emergency response times and mobility for rural communities.
Taxpayers and local stakeholders gain greater transparency and procedural protections (public mapping/correction authority plus notice, hearing, comment, and cure periods) before any federal reversion, giving communities time and information to participate and address issues.
Rural communities and the public lose federal land and associated federal oversight, reducing land available for conservation or public uses and risking long-term ecosystem harms if reversion provisions are not enforced.
Local taxpayers and local governments may incur new costs to build, operate, or manage the reservoir and related infrastructure that federal agencies previously handled.
Taxpayers and local stakeholders have limited third‑party oversight before the initial conveyance, which reduces public input on the transfer decision and concentrates authority with the Secretary and the City.
Based on analysis of 3 sections of legislative text.
Transfers ~124.23 acres of BLM land near Price, Utah to the City of Price for a reservoir and related public infrastructure, with map requirements and a conditional reversion process.
Official title: 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 Lee · Last progress October 14, 2025
Conveys about 124.23 acres of Bureau of Land Management land near Price, Utah to the City of Price for public uses including construction of a reservoir and related infrastructure, plus public-safety and transportation access connected to that reservoir. The conveyance must follow a BLM map on file, is subject to valid existing rights, and allows the Interior Secretary to correct minor map errors. Requires the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the BLM, to transfer title at the City's request and creates a discretionary reversion process if the land is used for unauthorized purposes—after notice, opportunity for hearing, public comment, and a chance for the City to cure nonconforming uses, and after consultation with the State of Utah.