119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Mar 10, 2025
La Paz County Solar Energy and Job Creation Act
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Latest action (Feb 11, 2026): Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 336.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in Senate (Mar 10, 2025)
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 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The federal land is withdrawn from the operation of U.S. mining and mineral leasing laws.
Show less of the summaryIncludes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 336.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee without amendment. With written report No. 119-107.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee without amendment. With written report No. 119-107.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Introduced in Senate
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LA PAZ COUNTY, ARIZONA · lobbying firm or registrant: MARCUS G. FAUST, PC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 16, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
●H.R. 1043/ S. 909, La Paz County Solar Energy and Job Creation Act (P.L. 119-68) - implementation ●S.5653 - Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026 ●H.R.4776 - St…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
LA PAZ COUNTY, ARIZONA · lobbying firm or registrant: MARCUS G. FAUST, PC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
H.R. 1043/ S. 909, La Paz County Solar Energy and Job Creation Act H.R.4776 - Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development Act (SPEED Act) H.R. 3898, Promoting E…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
LA PAZ COUNTY, ARIZONA · lobbying firm or registrant: MARCUS G. FAUST, PC
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 17, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
H.R. 1043/ S. 909, La Paz County Solar Energy and Job Creation Act H.R.4776, Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development Act (SPEED Act) H.R. 3898, Promoting Ef…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
LA PAZ COUNTY, ARIZONA · lobbying firm or registrant: MARCUS G. FAUST, PC
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
H.R. 1043/ S. 909, La Paz County Solar Energy and Job Creation Act H.R.4776, Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development Act (SPEED Act) H.R. 3898, Promoting Ef…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
LA PAZ COUNTY, ARIZONA · lobbying firm or registrant: MARCUS G. FAUST, PC
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 20, 2025 · issue area: Natural Resources
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
●H.R. 1043/ S. 909 - La Paz County Solar Energy and Job Creation Act ●H.R.4776, SPEED Act - introduced in September 2025 ●Natural Resources, public lands, and water issues genera…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
LA PAZ COUNTY, ARIZONA · lobbying firm or registrant: MARCUS G. FAUST, PC
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 18, 2025 · issue area: Natural Resources
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
HR 1043/ S. 909 - La Paz County Solar Energy and Job Creation Act Natural Resources, public lands, and water issues generally Nominations for Cabinet-level positions, includin…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
LA PAZ COUNTY, ARIZONA · lobbying firm or registrant: MARCUS G. FAUST, PC
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · posted Apr 21, 2025 · issue area: Natural Resources
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
HR 1043/ S. 909 - La Paz County Solar Energy and Job Creation Act Natural Resources, public lands, and water issues generally Nominations for Cabinet-level positions including…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing