HR 1043
· 119th Congress
· Public Lands and Natural Resources
La Paz County Solar Energy and Job Creation Act
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By Senator Lee from Committee on Energy and Natural Resources filed written report. Report No. 119-109.
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Feb 11, 2026
committee
By Senator Lee from Committee on Energy and Natural Resources filed written report. Report No. 119-109.
Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Dec 29, 2025
signed
Signed by President.
Dec 29, 2025
signed
Became Public Law No: 119-68.
Dec 18, 2025
sent
Presented to President.
Dec 17, 2025
floor
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 16, 2025
committee
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Dec 16, 2025
passed
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
Dec 16, 2025
passed
Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S8766-8768)
Sep 11, 2025
committee
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Jul 22, 2025
introduced
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Jul 21, 2025
floor
Mr. Gosar moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Jul 21, 2025
floor
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3498)
Jul 21, 2025
floor
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1043.
Jul 21, 2025
passed
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
passed
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3498-3499)
Jul 21, 2025
passed
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jul 02, 2025
committee
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-183.
Natural Resources Committee
Jul 02, 2025
other
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 148.
Apr 09, 2025
committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Natural Resources Committee
Apr 09, 2025
committee
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
Natural Resources Committee
Feb 06, 2025
introduced
Introduced in House
Feb 06, 2025
introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Natural Resources Committee
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Introduced in House
Feb 06, 2025
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 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.
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+++ Enrolled
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[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
-[H.R. 1043 Engrossed in House (EH)]
+[H.R. 1043 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
-<DOC>
+H.R.1043
-119th CONGRESS
-1st Session
-H. R. 1043
+One Hundred Nineteenth Congress
-_______________________________________________________________________
+of the
-AN ACT
+United States of America
+
+AT THE FIRST SESSION
+
+Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday,
+the third day of January, two thousand and twenty-five
+
+An Act
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Federal land
in Arizona to La Paz County, Arizona, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
-
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
-
This Act may be cited as the ``La Paz County Solar Energy and Job
Creation Act''.
-
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
-
In this Act:
-(1) County.--The term ``County'' means La Paz County,
-Arizona.
+(1) County.--The term ``County'' means La Paz County, Arizona.
(2) Federal land.--The term ``Federal land'' means the
approximately 3,400 acres of land managed by the Bureau of Land
-Management and designated as ``Federal Land to be Conveyed'' on
-the map.
-(3) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map prepared by the
-Bureau of Land Management entitled ``BLM Arizona--La Paz County
-Land Conveyance Map'' and dated June 29, 2023.
-
+Management and designated as ``Federal Land to be Conveyed'' on the
+map.
+(3) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map prepared by the Bureau
+of Land Management entitled ``BLM Arizona--La Paz County Land
+Conveyance Map'' and dated June 29, 2023.
SEC. 3. CONVEYANCE TO LA PAZ COUNTY, ARIZONA.
-
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding the planning requirement of
sections 202 and 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of
1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713) and in accordance with this section and
@@ -44,24 +42,23 @@
from the County to convey the Federal land, the Secretary shall convey
the Federal land to the County.
(b) Restrictions on Conveyance.--
-(1) In general.--The conveyance under subsection (a) shall
-be subject to--
+(1) In general.--The conveyance under subsection (a) shall be
+subject to--
(A) valid existing rights; and
-(B) such terms and conditions as the Secretary
-determines to be necessary.
-(2) Exclusion.--The Secretary shall exclude from the
-conveyance under subsection (a) any Federal land that contains
-significant cultural, environmental, wildlife, or recreational
-resources.
+(B) such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines
+to be necessary.
+(2) Exclusion.--The Secretary shall exclude from the conveyance
+under subsection (a) any Federal land that contains significant
+cultural, environmental, wildlife, or recreational resources.
(c) Payment of Fair Market Value.--The conveyance under subsection
(a) shall be for the fair market value of the Federal land to be
conveyed, as determined--
-(1) in accordance with the Federal Land Policy and
-Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and
+(1) in accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management
+Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and
(2) based on an appraisal that is conducted in accordance
with--
-(A) the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal
-Land Acquisitions; and
+(A) the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land
+Acquisitions; and
(B) the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal
Practice.
(d) Protection of Tribal Cultural Artifacts.--As a condition of the
@@ -69,21 +66,20 @@
of any subsequent conveyance, any subsequent owner shall--
(1) make good faith efforts to avoid disturbing Tribal
artifacts;
-(2) minimize impacts on Tribal artifacts if they are
-disturbed;
+(2) minimize impacts on Tribal artifacts if they are disturbed;
(3) coordinate with the Colorado River Indian Tribes Tribal
-Historic Preservation Office to identify artifacts of cultural
-and historic significance; and
-(4) allow Tribal representatives to rebury unearthed
-artifacts at or near where they were discovered.
+Historic Preservation Office to identify artifacts of cultural and
+historic significance; and
+(4) allow Tribal representatives to rebury unearthed artifacts
+at or near where they were discovered.
(e) Availability of Map.--
(1) In general.--The map shall be on file and available for
-public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of
-Land Management.
-(2) Corrections.--The Secretary and the County may, by
-mutual agreement--
-(A) make minor boundary adjustments to the Federal
-land to be conveyed under subsection (a); and
+public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land
+Management.
+(2) Corrections.--The Secretary and the County may, by mutual
+agreement--
+(A) make minor boundary adjustments to the Federal land to
+be conveyed under subsection (a); and
(B) correct any minor errors in the map, an acreage
estimate, or the description of the Federal land.
(f) Withdrawal.--The Federal land is withdrawn from the operation
@@ -92,32 +88,17 @@
under subsection (a), the County shall pay--
(1) an amount equal to the appraised value determined in
accordance with subsection (c)(2); and
-(2) all costs related to the conveyance, including all
-surveys, appraisals, and other administrative costs associated
-with the conveyance of the Federal land to the County under
-subsection (a).
+(2) all costs related to the conveyance, including all surveys,
+appraisals, and other administrative costs associated with the
+conveyance of the Federal land to the County under subsection (a).
(h) Proceeds From the Sale of Land.--The proceeds from the sale of
land under this section shall be--
-(1) deposited in the Federal Land Disposal Account
-established by section 206(a) of the Federal Land Transaction
-Facilitation Act (43 U.S.C. 2305(a)); and
-(2) used in accordance with that Act (43 U.S.C. 2301 et
-seq.).
+(1) deposited in the Federal Land Disposal Account established
+by section 206(a) of the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act
+(43 U.S.C. 2305(a)); and
+(2) used in accordance with that Act (43 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.).
-Passed the House of Representatives July 21, 2025.
+Speaker of the House of Representatives.
-Attest:
-
-Clerk.
-119th CONGRESS
-
-1st Session
-
-H. R. 1043
-
-_______________________________________________________________________
-
-AN ACT
-
-To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Federal land
-in Arizona to La Paz County, Arizona, and for other purposes.
+Vice President of the United States and
+President of the Senate.
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