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H.R. 1043 · 119th Congress · Public Law 119-68

La Paz County Solar Energy and Job Creation Act

Became lawPublic Lands and Natural Resources
IntroducedFeb 6, 2025
Passed HouseJul 21, 2025
Passed SenateDec 16, 2025
To PresidentDec 18, 2025
Became lawDec 29, 2025

How this bill changes the law

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H.R. 1043 doesn't change any existing section of law. It created 2 new provisions of its own. Read from the bill text in its final form, as sent to the President.

New provisions of the bill's own

  • Sec. 2 Definitions
  • Sec. 3 Conveyance to La Paz County, Arizona
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    What it does

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    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    The federal land is withdrawn from the operation of U.S. mining and mineral leasing laws, and thus the land is not available for new mining claims, new mineral or geothermal leases, nor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 (Public Law, Dec 29, 2025).

    Our plain-language breakdown, with what it means for you and the case for and against, is written once a bill starts to move.

    What has happened

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    1. 2026-02-11By Senator Lee from Committee on Energy and Natural Resources filed written report. Report No. 119-109.Senate
    2. 2026-02-11By Senator Lee from Committee on Energy and Natural Resources filed written report. Report No. 119-109.Library of Congress
    3. 2025-12-29Became Public Law No: 119-68.Library of Congress
    4. 2025-12-29Became Public Law No: 119-68.Library of Congress
    5. 2025-12-29Signed by President.Library of Congress
    6. 2025-12-29Signed by President.Library of Congress
    7. 2025-12-18Presented to President.House floor actions
    8. 2025-12-18Presented to President.Library of Congress
    9. 2025-12-17Message on Senate action sent to the House.Senate
    10. 2025-12-16Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S8766-8768)Senate
    11. 2025-12-16Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.Library of Congress
    12. 2025-12-16Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent.Senate
    13. 2025-12-16Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent.Library of Congress
    14. 2025-09-11Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.Senate
    15. 2025-07-22Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.Senate
    16. 2025-07-21Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.House floor actions
    17. 2025-07-21On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3498-3499)House floor actions
    18. 2025-07-21Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3498-3499)Library of Congress
    19. 2025-07-21DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1043.House floor actions
    20. 2025-07-21Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3498)House floor actions
    21. 2025-07-21Mr. Gosar moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.House floor actions
    22. 2025-07-02Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 148.House floor actions
    23. 2025-07-02Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-183.House floor actions
    24. 2025-07-02Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-183.Library of Congress
    25. 2025-04-09Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.House committee actions
    26. 2025-04-09Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session HeldHouse committee actions
    27. 2025-02-06Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.House floor actions
    28. 2025-02-06Introduced in HouseLibrary of Congress
    29. 2025-02-06Introduced in HouseLibrary of Congress

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    After it became law

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    Since it became law on Dec 29, 2025, the Federal Register, the government's daily record of rules and notices, has published 1 document that name it: 1 notice.

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    1. NoticeJan 28, 2026Management and Budget Office
      Notice; 2025 Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act Annual Report
      This report encompasses laws enacted between January 3, 2025 at noon and January 3, 2026 at 11:55 a.m. (Pub. L. 118-225 through Pub. L. 119-68).

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    Cosponsors

    • Andy Biggs R-AZ-5
    • David Schweikert R-AZ-1