S. 909 Senate Public Lands and Natural Resources
La Paz County Solar Energy and Job Creation Act
STAGE 3 OF 8 — CALENDARS AND SCHEDULING
Currently in the Senate. Last action: placed on senate legislative calendar under general orders. calendar no. 336 on Feb 11, 2026.
- Senate Introduced in Senate Mar 10, 2025
- Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Mar 10, 2025
- Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. Sep 11, 2025
- Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee without amendment. With written report No. 119-107. Feb 11, 2026
- Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 336. Feb 11, 2026
Cosponsors
1
Subjects
ArizonaHistorical and cultural resourcesIndian lands and resources rightsLand transfers
Committees
- Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Reported By , Feb 11, 2026
- Markup By , Sep 11, 2025
- Referred To , Mar 10, 2025
Summary
La Paz County Solar Energy and Job Creation ActThis 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 mustmake 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; andallow tribal representatives to rebury unearthed artifacts at, or near, where they were discovered.The federal land is withdrawn from the operation of U.S. mining and mineral leasing laws.
Summary as of: Introduced in Senate
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