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S. 909119th CongressPlaced on the calendarLatest action Feb 11, 2026Decoded by AI · checked against the record
Official title: La Paz County Solar Energy and Job Creation Act
Introduced:
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S 909 would transfer about 3,400 acres of BLM land in La Paz County, Arizona, to the county for local development.
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The bill directs the Secretary of the Interior to transfer roughly 3,400 acres of BLM-managed land in La Paz County, Arizona, to the county government upon its formal request, opening the land for uses like solar energy development. The county must pay full fair market value plus transfer costs, and land with important cultural, environmental, wildlife, or recreational resources is excluded, as is mining and mineral leasing. Protections require good-faith efforts to avoid disturbing tribal artifacts and coordination with the Colorado River Indian Tribes.
La Paz County, Arizona residents and officials would gain control of the land; the Bureau of Land Management currently manages it, and the Colorado River Indian Tribes have a formal cultural-protection role.
The transfer could enable local solar energy projects and jobs, while removing federal oversight of the land and shifting mineral and development rights to the county, subject to cultural and environmental exclusions.
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Right now: it was placed on the Senate floor calendar, and the official record shows no floor action on it since. If the House changes it, it goes back to the Senate before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 336.