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H.R. 1043 119th Congress House

La Paz County Solar Energy and Job Creation Act

Official title: To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Federal land in Arizona to La Paz County, Arizona, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 6, 2025 Introduced by: Paul A. Gosar Republican · Arizona See on congress.gov
Public Lands and Natural Resources ArizonaHistorical and cultural resourcesIndian lands and resources rightsLand transfers
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 Everywhere this bill has been 22 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 11, 2026
By Senator Lee from Committee on Energy and Natural Resources filed written report. Report No. 119-109.
Dec 29, 2025
Signed by President.
Dec 29, 2025
Became Public Law No: 119-68.
Dec 18, 2025
Presented to President.
Dec 17, 2025
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 16, 2025
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
Dec 16, 2025
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Dec 16, 2025
Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S8766-8768)
Sep 11, 2025
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Jul 22, 2025
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Jul 21, 2025
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jul 21, 2025
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3498-3499)
Jul 21, 2025
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3498-3499)
Jul 21, 2025
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1043.
Jul 21, 2025
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3498)
Jul 21, 2025
Mr. Gosar moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Jul 2, 2025
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 148.
Jul 2, 2025
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-183.
Apr 9, 2025
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Apr 9, 2025
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
Feb 6, 2025
Introduced in House
Feb 6, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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 Latest action February 11, 2026

By Senator Lee from Committee on Energy and Natural Resources filed written report. Report No. 119-109.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

La Paz County Solar Energy and Job Creation Act

This act 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 must

  • 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, and thus the land is not available for new mining claims, new mineral or geothermal leases, nor sales of mineral materials.

The county must pay all costs related to the conveyance.

 Hearings & markups 2
 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 909 La Paz County Solar Energy and Job Creation Act
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Schweikert, David
Arizona · Feb 7, 2025
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Biggs, Andy
Arizona · Feb 6, 2025
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