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HR 6491 114th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land to La Paz County, Arizona, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 8, 2016 Introduced by: Gosar, Paul A. Republican · Arizona See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Dec 16, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Dec 8, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Dec 8, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill directs the Department of the Interior to convey to La Paz County, Arizona, all right, title, and interest in and to approximately 8,000 acres of federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.

The county may sell any portion of the federal land conveyed to it for nonresidential development.

Also, the bill permits the county to elect to retain a portion of the conveyed federal land for public recreation and public purposes.

What's happening now December 16, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6491: To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land to La Paz County, Arizona, and for other purposes.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6491/
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"H.R. 6491: To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land to La Paz County, Arizona, and for other purposes.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6491/.
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H.R. 6491, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6491/.
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[H.R. 6491: To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land to La Paz County, Arizona, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6491/)
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