S. 909Introduced

La Paz County Solar Energy and Job Creation Act

Directs the Interior Department to sell about 3,400 acres of Bureau of Land Management land in La Paz County, Arizona, to the county at fair market value for solar energy development while excluding sensitive areas

What this bill does

Directs the Interior Department to sell about 3,400 acres of Bureau of Land Management land in La Paz County, Arizona, to the county at fair market value for solar energy development while excluding sensitive areas

Key points
  • Require exclusion of sensitive land
  • Require tribal artifact protections
  • Direct land conveyance
  • Withdraw land from mining laws

Where it stands

Status
Introduced
Latest action
2026-02-11Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 336.

Topics and policy areas

undefinedArizonaHistorical and cultural resourcesIndian lands and resources rightsLand transfersPublic Lands and Natural Resources