La Paz County Solar Energy and Job Creation Act
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 The federal land is withdrawn from the operation of U.S. mining and mineral leasing laws.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
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President
Introduced Mar 10, 2025
Last action Feb 11, 2026
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5
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Feb 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee without amendment. With written report No. 119-107.
upper
Sep 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
upper
Mar 10, 2025
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
upper
Mar 10, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
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