House Bill 7966
116th Congress(2019-2020)
La Paz County Solar Energy and Job Creation Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on Aug 7, 2020
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
7966
Congress
116
Policy Area
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Primary focus of measure is natural areas (including wilderness); lands under government jurisdiction; land use practices and policies; parks, monuments, and historic sites; fisheries and marine resources; mining and minerals. Measures concerning energy supplies and production may fall under Energy policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
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The federal land is withdrawn from the operation of U.S. mining and mineral leasing laws.
August 7, 2020
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09/04/2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
09/04/2020
Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
09/04/2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
08/07/2020
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
08/07/2020
Introduced in House
Public Record
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Jan 11, 2023 1:45:29 PM