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H.R. 7966 · 116th Congress

La Paz County Solar Energy and Job Creation Act

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 116th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

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4 cosponsors · 1 D, 3 R

3 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

This bill directs the Department of the Interior, after receiving a request from La Paz County, Arizona, to convey approximately 4,800 acres of identified land managed by the Bureau of Land Management to the county.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Aug 7, 2020

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 4,800 acres of identified land managed by the Bureau of Land Management to the county.

Interior shall 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 shall

  • 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The federal land is withdrawn from the operation of U.S. mining and mineral leasing laws.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: La Paz County Solar Energy and Job Creation Act

Latest action (Sep 4, 2020): Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources · Origin: House · Introduced: Aug 7, 2020

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.