119th Congress Public Lands and Natural Resources
H.R. 1043: La Paz County Solar Energy and Job Creation Act
Became Law
- Introduced (completed)
- Passed House (completed)
- Passed Senate (completed)
- To the President (completed)
- Became law (completed)
Summary
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
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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The federal land is withdrawn from the operation of U.S. mining and mineral leasing laws, and thus the land is not available for new mining claims, new mineral or geothermal leases, nor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.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Andy Biggs R-AZOriginal
- David Schweikert R-AZ
Who scored on this bill
- 1Paul Gosar SponsorIntroduced, marked up, reported, passed House, discharged, passed Senate, became law7 events+186
- 2Andy BiggsCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
- 2David SchweikertCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
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History
- Signed by the President. Became Public Law 119-68.
- Presented to the President.
- Passed the Senate by voice vote.
- Passed the House by voice vote.
- Introduced in the House by Paul Gosar.
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- By Senator Lee from Committee on Energy and Natural Resources filed written report. Report No. 119-109.
- Signed by President.
- Became Public Law No: 119-68.
- Presented to President.
- Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
- Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S8766-8768)
- Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Mr. Gosar moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3498)
- DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1043.
- Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3498-3499)
- On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3498-3499)
- Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-183.
- Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 148.
- Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
- Introduced in House
- Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.