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La Paz County Solar Energy and Job Creation Act
A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land to La Paz County, Arizona, and for other purposes.
- Introduced
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- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became law
Summary
La Paz County Solar Energy and Job Creation Act
This bill directs the Department of the Interior, after receiving a request from La Paz County, Arizona, to convey approximately 3,400 acres of identified land managed by the Bureau of Land Management to the county for fair market value.
Interior must exclude from the conveyance any federal land that contains significant cultural, environmental, wildlife, or recreational resources.
As a condition of the conveyance, La Paz County and any subsequent owner must
- make good faith efforts to avoid disturbing tribal artifacts;
- minimize impacts on tribal artifacts if they are disturbed;
- coordinate with the Colorado River Indian Tribes Tribal Historic Preservation Office to identify artifacts of cultural and historic significance; and
- allow tribal representatives to rebury unearthed artifacts at, or near, where they were discovered.
The federal land is withdrawn from the operation of U.S. mining and mineral leasing laws.
Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Actions
- Feb 11, 2026 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 336.
- Feb 11, 2026 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee without amendment. With written report No. 119-107.
- Sep 11, 2025 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Mar 10, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Mar 10, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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