La Paz County Solar Energy and Job Creation Act
Latest action · Feb 11, 2026 By Senator Lee from Committee on Energy and Natural Resources filed written report. Report No. 119-109.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 6, 2025
- Passed HouseJul 21, 2025
- Passed SenateDec 16, 2025
- To the PresidentDec 18, 2025
- Became lawDec 29, 2025
Summary
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The federal land is withdrawn from the operation of U.S. mining and mineral leasing laws, and thus the land is not available for new mining claims, new mineral or geothermal leases, nor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.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 6, 2025 to Feb 7, 2025, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AZ | Andy Biggs | Original | Feb 6, 2025 |
| R-AZ | David Schweikert | Feb 7, 2025 |
Actions 23
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 11, 2026By Senator Lee from Committee on Energy and Natural Resources filed written report. Report No. 119-109.
- Dec 29, 2025Became Public Law No: 119-68.
- Dec 29, 2025Signed by President.
- Dec 18, 2025Presented to President.
- Dec 17, 2025Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 909 | La Paz County Solar Energy and Job Creation Act | Related bill | Feb 11, 2026 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 5
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Jul 22, 2025Referred in Senate
- Jul 21, 2025Engrossed in House
- Jul 2, 2025Reported in House
- Feb 6, 2025Introduced in House
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