,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bdag  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #bc1     
#bjbe,mr4 ,curtis 7for himself and ,mr4 
,lee7 introduced the following bill2    
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,energy and ,natural     
,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct the   
,secretary of ,agriculture to issue a   
special use permit with respect to the  
maintaining of a flagpole bearing the   
flag of the ,united ,states at ,kyhv    
,peak ,lookout ,point1 ,utah1 and for   
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,star-,spangled
 ,summit ,act of #bjbe4  #b4 ,special   
use permit for maintenance of covered   
flagpole at ,kyhv ,peak ,lookout ,point 
7a7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 
,covered flagpole ,the term covered     
flagpole means a flagpole bearing the   
flag of the ,united ,states4  7#b7 ,kyhv
 ,peak ,lookout ,point ,the term ,kyhv  
,peak ,lookout ,point means the peak    
within the ,uinta ,national ,forest     

overlooking ,utah ,valley and located   
approximately at latitude #djafah4ad ,n1
 longitude #aaacfeh4eg ,w4  7#c7        
,qualified person ,the term qualified   
person means an individual that resides 
in1 or a nonprofit entity or volunteer  
organization that carries out operations
 of the entity or organization in1 ,utah
 ,county1 ,utah1 that has-- 7,a7        
experience placing1 maintaining1 or     
otherwise caring for a covered flagpole2
 and  7,b7 any other experience         
determined relevant by the ,secretary4  
7#d7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary    
means the ,secretary of ,agriculture1   
acting through the ,chief of the ,forest
 ,service4  7b7 ,special use permit ,not
 later than #ahj days after the date of 
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
shall issue a special use permit for a  
period of #aj years for the placing1 if 
necessary1 and maintenance of a covered 
flagpole at ,kyhv ,peak ,lookout        
,point-- 7#a7 to ,robert ,s4 ,collins of
 ,provo1 ,utah2 or  7#b7 if the         

individual described in paragraph 7#a7  
declines such permit1 to a qualified    
person in accordance with this section4 
7c7 ,selection and issuance  7#a7       
,application ,except as provided in     
subsection 7b77#a71 to be eligible to be
 selected for a special use permit under
 this section1 a qualified person shall 
submit to the ,secretary an application 
at such time1 in such manner1 and       
containing such information as the      
,secretary may require4  7#b7 ,priority 
of issuance ,except as provided in      
subsection 7b77#a71 in selecting a      
qualified person to receive a special   
use permit under this section1 the      
,secretary shall prioritize the         
following qualified persons3 7,a7       
,first1 a qualified person that held a  
special use permit issued under this    
section for the preceding #aj-year      
period4  7,b7 ,second1 a qualified      
person that the prior special use permit
 holder identifies4  7,c7 ,third1 any   
other qualified person that submits an  

application under paragraph 7#a7 that   
the ,secretary determines appropriate4  
7#c7 ,terms and conditions ,the         
,secretary may impose such terms and    
conditions on a holder of a special use 
permit under this section as the        
,secretary determines necessary to      
ensure the proper care and maintenance  
of a covered flagpole4  7#d7 ,land use  
fee exemption ,the ,secretary shall not 
assess any land use fees with respect to
 a special use permit issued under this 
section4  7#e7 ,notice of application   
,the ,secretary shall publish notice of 
the availability of any special use     
permit under this section on the website
 of the ,forest ,service and in a local 
,utah ,county1 ,utah1 newspaper of      
record4  7d7 ,subsequent special use    
permits  7#a7 ,in general ,the          
,secretary shall renew or issue a new   
#aj-year special use permit not later   
than #ahj days after the date that is   
the earliest of the following3 7,a7 ,the
 date that is #aj years after the date  

on which the ,secretary issued the      
preceding permit4  7,b7 ,the date on    
which the holder of the current special 
use permit requests termination of such 
permit4  7,c7 ,the date on which a      
special use permit is subject to early  
termination under paragraph 7#b74  7#b7 
,early termination ,if the ,secretary   
determines that the holder of a special 
use permit under this section is not in 
compliance with the terms and conditions
 relating to such permit under          
subsection 7c77#c71 the ,secretary may  
terminate the special use permit4  7e7  
,limitation on holders of special use   
permit ,a holder of a special use permit
 under this section shall not accept    
anything of value in exchange for       
identifying a person under subsection   
7c77#b77;,b74  7f7 ,applicability of    
,,nepa ,the ,national ,environmental    
,policy ,act of #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#dcba et seq47 shall not apply to the   
issuance1 renewal1 or administration of 
a special use permit under this section1

 including any activities associated    
with the placing1 maintenance1 or       
removal of a covered flagpole at ,kyhv  
,peak ,lookout ,point4  7g7 ,access ,the
 ,secretary may authorize reasonable    
access to ,kyhv ,peak ,lookout ,point   
for the purpose of exercising rights    
under a special use permit issued under 
this section1 subject to conditions     
necessary to protect public safety and  
natural resources4