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HR 7966 116th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Arizona Historical and cultural resources Indian lands and resources rights Land transfers

La Paz County Solar Energy and Job Creation Act

Introduced: August 7, 2020 Introduced by: Gosar, Paul A. Republican · Arizona See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 4, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Sep 4, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
Sep 4, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Aug 7, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Aug 7, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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The federal land is withdrawn from the operation of U.S. mining and mineral leasing laws.

What's happening now September 4, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 304 Related bill La Paz County Land Conveyance Act
  • S 4475 Identical bill La Paz County Solar Energy and Job Creation Act
  • S 54 Related bill La Paz County Land Conveyance Act of 2019
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 2
O'Halleran, Tom
· Sep 14, 2020
 R
Biggs, Andy
Arizona · Aug 7, 2020
 R
Schweikert, David
Arizona · Aug 7, 2020
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