H.R. 1043 explained  ·  119th Congress  ·  Pending in Congress

La Paz County Solar Energy and Job Creation Act

Create a free account or sign in to follow H.R. 1043 and get alerts. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources Create a free account or sign in to follow the Public Lands and Natural Resources policy area and get alerts. ▲ 250 days since action Sponsor: Paul A. Gosar, AZ-09, R → Congress.gov

Cosponsors: 2 (0 D, 2 R) · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-09

Introduced: 2025-02-06

Latest action (2026-02-11): By Senator Lee from Committee on Energy and Natural Resources filed written report. Report No. 119-109.

What H.R. 1043 does, in plain terms

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 The federal land is withdrawn from the operation of U.S. mining and mineral leasing laws, and thus the land is not available for new mining claims, new mineral or geothermal leases, nor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.

Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.

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