Bill · S. 1321· Senate(119-S-1321)
Moab UMTRA Project Transition Act of 2025
- Introduced
- 4/8/2025
- Last activity
- 9/17/2026 — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 633.
- Sponsored by
- John Curtis
- Cosponsors
- - 1 - 0
- Introduced
- On Calendar
What this bill would do
This bill is known as the Moab UMTRA Project Transition Act of 2025. It deals with transferring the Moab site to Grand County, Utah. The Secretary of Energy will make this transfer at no cost once specific cleanup status is reached. The bill also handles the transfer of the Green River pipeline and related infrastructure to the Grand County Water Conservancy District. Additionally, certain water rights will be transferred or retained depending on ongoing cleanup needs.
Yes· 3 of 4
Does this better protect public land such as parks and forests?+6
The bill facilitates the transfer of the Moab site to local government control once cleanup standards are met.
Does this better protect air, water and wildlife?+5
The bill mandates the retention of water rights and imposes restrictions to protect human health and safety during land transfer.
Would people in rural areas be better off under this?+5
The bill provides land assets to Grand County, benefiting the local rural community.
The opposite
Does this give the federal government more power?-2
The Secretary of Energy retains significant control over water rights and land use restrictions.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Free Land Transfer for Grand County: Under Section 2 (adding new paragraph (6)(A)), the Secretary of Energy will convey all available right, title, and interest in the Moab site to Grand County, Utah, at no cost once the site achieves the necessary remedial action completion status. This gives local control of the land back to the community without a financial price tag.
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Help with Local Water Deficits: Under Section 3 (subsection (c)(1)), the Grand County Water Conservancy District must use the conveyed infrastructure and rights to address water deficits in the communities it services. This directly benefits local people who need reliable water resources.
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Infrastructure Transfer: Under Section 3 (subsection (a)), the bill transfers the water pipeline, associated pump stations, diesel-powered pumps, easements, and the holding pond at the Crescent Junction site to the Grand County Water Conservancy District at no cost. This provides valuable public infrastructure to local management.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
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Restrictions on Land Sales: Under Section 2 (adding new paragraph (6)(C)), the bill explicitly prohibits Grand County, Utah, from reconveying any portion of the transferred land to a private entity or a nonprofit organization. This places a permanent restriction on how the local government can manage or sell the property in the future.
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Restrictions on Infrastructure Sales: Under Section 3 (subsection (c)(2)), the bill places a prohibition on the Grand County Water Conservancy District preventing them from conveying the transferred infrastructure and rights to a private entity or a nonprofit organization. Just like the land, local officials are tied down by federal rules on who they can partner with or transfer the assets to.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Improves Public Land Management+6Improves Environmental Protections+5
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Rural Residents+5
- Governance And Ideology
- Increase States Rights+5Increases Federal Power-2
- 9/17/2026
- Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee with an amendment. Without written report.
- Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 633.
- 2/4/2026
- Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
- 12/2/2025
- Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 119-237.
- 4/8/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in Senate
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Mike LeeRepublican · Utah