118th Congress Public Lands and Natural Resources
S. 1657: La Paz County Solar Energy and Job Creation Act
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Summary
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
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- 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The federal land is withdrawn from the operation of U.S. mining and mineral leasing laws.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
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Amendments
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Cosponsors
- Mark Kelly D-AZ
Who scored on this bill
- 1Kyrsten Sinema SponsorIntroduced, drew cross-party cosponsors, reported3 events+26
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History
- Introduced in the Senate by Kyrsten Sinema.
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- Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin with amendments. With written report No. 118-135.
- Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 279.
- Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
- Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-285.
- Introduced in Senate
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.