La Paz County Solar Energy and Job Creation Act was reported by committee and awaits a floor vote
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 147 words.
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 The federal land is withdrawn from the operation of U.S. mining and mineral leasing laws.
- Committees
- Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Policy area
- Public Lands and Natural Resources: 136 of 3,779 bills became law, 113th–118th (3.6%)
- Sponsor
- 4 of 170 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 2, from introduced in senate to reported to senate · 616 words
- Subjects
- ArizonaHistorical and cultural resourcesIndian lands and resources rightsLand transfers
- Latest action
- Feb 11, 2026: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 336.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 1 in all.
Shared text, or included in a law · 1
- 119th H.R. 1043 La Paz County Solar Energy and Job Creation Act R · Law