S 909
119th Congress
Senate
Public Lands and Natural Resources
La Paz County Solar Energy and Job Creation Act
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5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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
Plain-English 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The federal land is withdrawn from the operation of U.S. mining and mineral leasing laws.
What's happening now
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 336.
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