US Congress Senate Bill 4475 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum:
Status: Introduced on August 6 2020 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-09-16 - Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.
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 The federal land is withdrawn from the operation of U.S. mining and mineral leasing laws.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

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema [I-AZ]

Sen. Martha McSally [R-AZ]

Sen. Mark Kelly [D-AZ]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-09-16	Senate	Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.
2020-08-06	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

HB304 (Similar To) 2019-02-05 - Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
HB7966 (Same As) 2020-09-04 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
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/senate-bill/4475/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s4475/BILLS-116s4475is.pdf