Star-Spangled Summit Act of 2025
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill directs the Forest Service to issue a 10-year special use permit for the placement and maintenance of a U.S. flagpole at Kyhv Peak Lookout Point in Utah County. It gives first priority to a named local individual, then to another qualified local person or organization, waives land-use fees, and exempts the permit from NEPA review.
Who Benefits and How
The named permit holder and other qualified local Utah County organizations benefit because the bill guarantees a permit pathway for maintaining the flagpole and removes land-use fees and environmental-review barriers. Local supporters of the monument also benefit from continued authorized access to the site.
Who Bears the Burden and How
The Forest Service bears the burden of issuing, administering, renewing, and enforcing the special use permit. The agency also loses its usual discretion to deny the permit on broader policy grounds and must operate under the bill’s no-fee and no-NEPA rules.
Key Provisions
- Requires a 10-year special use permit for a covered flagpole at Kyhv Peak Lookout Point
- Gives first priority to Robert S. Collins, then to another qualified local person or organization
- Waives land-use fees for the permit
- Exempts the permit from NEPA and requires reasonable site access
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Requires the Forest Service to issue a long-term special use permit for placement and maintenance of a U.S. flagpole at Kyhv Peak Lookout Point in Utah under fee and process exceptions.
Key Policy Areas
Public Lands, Local Government
Primary Purpose
Requires the Forest Service to issue a long-term special use permit for placement and maintenance of a U.S. flagpole at Kyhv Peak Lookout Point in Utah under fee and process exceptions.
Policy Domains
Section 2 - Flagpole special use permit
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Robert S. Collins and other qualified Utah County permit applicants
- Local organizations and residents seeking continued flagpole access at Kyhv Peak
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Forest Service permit administrators for the Uinta National Forest area
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
John R. Curtis
R-UT | Primary Sponsor
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeCommittee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, …
Mr. Curtis (for himself and Mr. Lee) introduced the following …
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and …
Introduced in Senate
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Robert S. Collins and other qualified Utah County permit applicants for the Kyhv Peak flagpole
Forest Service staff administering special use permits for the Kyhv Peak site
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of Agriculture acting through the Chief of the Forest Service
- "qualified_person"
- → A Utah County individual, nonprofit, or volunteer organization with relevant flagpole-maintenance experience
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
A Utah County resident, nonprofit, or volunteer organization with relevant experience caring for a covered flagpole and any other experience the Secretary finds relevant.
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