HR 1499
117th 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 of 2021
Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 21, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Apr 21, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
Mar 2, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Mar 2, 2021
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
La Paz County Solar Energy and Job Creation Act of 2021
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The federal land is withdrawn from the operation of U.S. mining and mineral leasing laws.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
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Committees of jurisdiction
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