US Congress House Bill 7966 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 4-1)
Status: Introduced on August 7 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-09-04 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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 The federal land is withdrawn from the operation of U.S. mining and mineral leasing laws.

La Paz County Solar Energy and Job Creation Act

Rep. Paul Gosar [R-AZ]	Rep. Debbie Lesko [R-AZ]	Rep. David Schweikert [R-AZ]	Rep. Andy Biggs [R-AZ]
Rep. Tom O'Halleran [D-AZ]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-09-04	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
2020-09-04	House	Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
2020-09-04	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
2020-08-07	House	Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
2020-08-07	House	Introduced in House

SB4475 (Same As) 2020-09-16 - Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.
HB304 (Similar To) 2019-02-05 - Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
SB54 (Related) 2019-01-08 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7966/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr7966/BILLS-116hr7966ih.pdf