IIB 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1043 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JULY 22, 2025 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources 
AN ACT 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain 
Federal land in Arizona to La Paz County, Arizona, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘La Paz County Solar 
Energy and Job Creation Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) COUNTY.—The term ‘‘County’’ means La 
Paz County, Arizona. 
(2) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 
means the approximately 3,400 acres of land man-
aged by the Bureau of Land Management and des-
ignated as ‘‘Federal Land to be Conveyed’’ on the 
map. 
(3) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map 
prepared by the Bureau of Land Management enti-
tled ‘‘BLM Arizona—La Paz County Land Convey-
ance Map’’ and dated June 29, 2023. 
SEC. 3. CONVEYANCE TO LA PAZ COUNTY, ARIZONA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the planning re-
quirement of sections 202 and 203 of the Federal Land 
Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 
1713) and in accordance with this section and other appli-
cable law, as soon as practicable after receiving a request 
from the County to convey the Federal land, the Secretary 
shall convey the Federal land to the County. 
(b) RESTRICTIONS ON CONVEYANCE.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The conveyance under sub-
section (a) shall be subject to— 
(A) valid existing rights; and 
(B) such terms and conditions as the Sec-
retary determines to be necessary. 
(2) EXCLUSION.—The Secretary shall exclude 
from the conveyance under subsection (a) any Fed-
eral land that contains significant cultural, environ-
mental, wildlife, or recreational resources. 
(c) PAYMENT OF FAIR MARKET VALUE.—The con-
veyance under subsection (a) shall be for the fair market 
value of the Federal land to be conveyed, as determined— 
(1) in accordance with the Federal Land Policy 
and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et 
seq.); and 
(2) based on an appraisal that is conducted in 
accordance with— 
(A) the Uniform Appraisal Standards for 
Federal Land Acquisitions; and 
(B) the Uniform Standards of Professional 
Appraisal Practice. 
(d) PROTECTION
OF
TRIBAL
CULTURAL
ARTI-
FACTS.—As a condition of the conveyance under sub-
section (a), the County shall, and as a condition of any 
subsequent conveyance, any subsequent owner shall— 
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(1) make good faith efforts to avoid disturbing 
Tribal artifacts; 
(2) minimize impacts on Tribal artifacts if they 
are disturbed; 
(3) coordinate with the Colorado River Indian 
Tribes Tribal Historic Preservation Office to identify 
artifacts of cultural and historic significance; and 
(4) allow Tribal representatives to rebury un-
earthed artifacts at or near where they were discov-
ered. 
(e) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The map shall be on file and 
available for public inspection in the appropriate of-
fices of the Bureau of Land Management. 
(2) CORRECTIONS.—The Secretary and the 
County may, by mutual agreement— 
(A) make minor boundary adjustments to 
the Federal land to be conveyed under sub-
section (a); and 
(B) correct any minor errors in the map, 
an acreage estimate, or the description of the 
Federal land. 
(f) WITHDRAWAL.—The Federal land is withdrawn 
from the operation of the mining and mineral leasing laws 
of the United States. 
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