Mike Lee (R-UT)
Upper Price River Watershed Project Act of 2026
A Republican bill with 1 Republican cosponsor · See the cosponsor
Last activity — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 487.
Cleared committee, waiting for its first floor vote
A committee approved it and it is on the calendar of the chamber it started in.
This is further than most bills get, and still no promise of a vote: the calendar is a queue, and the majority leadership decides what is called. A bill can sit here until the Congress ends.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- On Calendar
What this bill would do
This bill is known as the Upper Price River Watershed Project Act of 2026. It directs the Secretary of the Interior to transfer about 124.23 acres of Bureau of Land Management land to the city of Price, Utah, if the city asks for it. The city must use this land for public purposes, which include building a reservoir and related infrastructure. The land can also be used to develop and expand infrastructure for public safety, transportation, or access to the reservoir. If the city uses the land for an unauthorized purpose, the land can revert back to the United States under specific conditions.
Yes· 3 of 9
- Scored +4
Would people in cities be better off under this?
The residents of Price, Utah, benefit directly from new public water and infrastructure assets.
- Scored +4
Does this repair or build roads and bridges?
The bill explicitly authorizes the development and expansion of transportation infrastructure.
- Scored +3
Would people in rural areas be better off under this?
The infrastructure project supports the local development of the Price area.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Section 3(a) states that the conveyed land can be used for the construction of a reservoir and related infrastructure. This could benefit the community by improving water storage and management.
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Section 3(a)(2) allows for the development and expansion of infrastructure for public safety and transportation related to the reservoir. This could benefit the people by improving local roads and safety measures.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Based on the provided text, there are no specific negative impacts or burdens for individuals or groups of people explicitly identified in the bill.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would people in cities be better off under this? — The residents of Price, Utah, benefit directly from new public water and infrastructure assets. Would people in rural areas be better off under this? — The infrastructure project supports the local development of the Price area. Would households on low incomes be better off under this? — Public water infrastructure through a reservoir can provide essential services to residents. Would middle-income households be better off under this? — Improved local infrastructure and public safety can benefit middle-income residents.
- Economy And Finance
- Is this likely to create jobs? — The construction of a reservoir and related infrastructure may lead to local job opportunities. Does this make it easier to run a small business? — Infrastructure development for the city may provide indirect support to local businesses.
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Does this repair or build roads and bridges? — The bill explicitly authorizes the development and expansion of transportation infrastructure.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see? — The bill requires the map of the land conveyance to be available for public inspection.
- Social Issues And Justice
- Does this make housing cost less? — The development of city infrastructure can indirectly support local community stability.
- 7/23/2026
- Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
- Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 487.
- 3/4/2026
- Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- 2/12/2026
- Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 119-305.
- 10/14/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in Senate
One bill Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
John CurtisRepublican · Utah