S 1657 · 118th Congress · Public Lands and Natural Resources

La Paz County Solar Energy and Job Creation Act

Introduced 2023-05-17· Sponsored by Sen. Sinema, Kyrsten [I-AZ]· Senate

Bill Progress

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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 279.(2023-12-12)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] 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 The federal land is withdrawn from the operation of U.S. mining and mineral leasing laws.…

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S. 1657, La Paz County Solar Energy and Job Creation Act

Apr 5, 2024

As reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on December 12, 2023

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Cosponsors (1)

1 Democrat