La Paz County Solar Energy and Job Creation Act
Public Law 119-68 · H.R. 1043 · 119th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Donald Trump (R) on Dec 29, 2025 · Public Lands and Natural Resources
Sponsor: Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ-9)
Cosponsors (2): Rep. Andy Biggs, Rep. David Schweikert
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateVoice vote
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
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The federal land is withdrawn from the operation of U.S. mining and mineral leasing laws, and thus the land is not available for new mining claims, new mineral or geothermal leases, nor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.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Senate · discharged from, markup by, referred to, reported by
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Related bills
1 bill the Library of Congress relates to this one.
S. 909Public law contains the textRelated bill
La Paz County Solar Energy and Job Creation Act
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 20 actions.
- Feb 11, 2026FloorFloor · By Senator Lee from Committee on Energy and Natural Resources filed written report. Report No. 119-109.
- Dec 29, 2025Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 119-68.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Dec 18, 2025FloorFloor · Presented to President.
- Dec 17, 2025FloorFloor · Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Dec 16, 2025FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
- CommitteeCommittee · Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- Sep 11, 2025CommitteeCommittee · Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Jul 22, 2025CommitteeCommittee · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Jul 21, 2025FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
- FloorFloor · DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1043.
- FloorFloor · Considered under suspension of the rules.
- FloorFloor · Mr. Gosar moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Jul 2, 2025CalendarCalendar · Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 148.
- CommitteeCommittee · Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-183.
- Apr 9, 2025CommitteeCommittee · Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
- CommitteeCommittee · Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Feb 6, 2025CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in House
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Amendments
No amendments to this bill are on record.
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Official record
The bill’s full text is on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.