Upper Price River Watershed Project Act of 2026

S. 3004, introduced by Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) and cosponsored by Sen. John Curtis (R-UT), directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey approximately 124.23 acres of Bureau of Land Management land to the city of Price, Utah, for public purposes as defined by the city. The bill was placed on the Senate Legislative Calendar on July 23, 2026, after being reported favorably by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. A companion bill, H.R. 5752, has been introduced in the House and referred to the House Natural Resources Committee.

The bill authorizes no federal funding—it is a land conveyance, not an appropriation. The mechanism is a direct transfer of federal land to a municipal government, with no procurement, grant, or tax incentive component. The city of Price will use the land for unspecified public purposes, which could include parks, infrastructure, or municipal facilities, but no specific projects or budgets are identified in the bill text.

There is no convergence with other signals in the provided data. The bill is a narrow, local land transfer with no broader federal policy implications for publicly traded companies. No public companies are directly affected, as the transaction involves only the federal government and a municipal entity.

The remaining legislative steps are Senate floor consideration and passage, followed by House action on the companion bill or its own version, then presidential action. Given the bill's non-controversial nature and committee support, passage is likely but timeline is uncertain.