La Paz County Solar Energy and Job Creation Act
- Last Action
- 10/19/2021
Actions
- 2021-10-19Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 117-453.
- 2021-03-02Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- 2021-03-02Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2021-03-02 (00)
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The federal land is withdrawn from the operation of U.S. mining and mineral leasing laws.
Cosponsors (1)
- Mark Kelly (D-AZ)
Subjects
- Arizona
- Historical and cultural resources
- Indian lands and resources rights
- Land transfers
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