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La Paz County Solar Energy and Job Creation Act
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Federal land in Arizona to La Paz County, Arizona, and for other purposes.
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Summary
La Paz County Solar Energy and Job Creation Act
This act 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The federal land is withdrawn from the operation of U.S. mining and mineral leasing laws, and thus the land is not available for new mining claims, new mineral or geothermal leases, nor sales of mineral materials.
The county must pay all costs related to the conveyance.
Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Actions
- Feb 11, 2026 By Senator Lee from Committee on Energy and Natural Resources filed written report. Report No. 119-109.
- Dec 29, 2025 Became Public Law No: 119-68.
- Dec 29, 2025 Signed by President.
- Dec 18, 2025 Presented to President.
- Dec 17, 2025 Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Dec 16, 2025 Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S8766-8768)
- Dec 16, 2025 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
- Dec 16, 2025 Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- Sep 11, 2025 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Jul 22, 2025 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Jul 21, 2025 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jul 21, 2025 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3498-3499)
- Jul 21, 2025 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1043.
- Jul 21, 2025 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3498)
- Jul 21, 2025 Mr. Gosar moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Jul 2, 2025 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 148.
- Jul 2, 2025 Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-183.
- Apr 9, 2025 Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
- Apr 9, 2025 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Feb 6, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- Feb 6, 2025 Introduced in House
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