3.0.0 7966 2023-01-11T13:45:29Z 2023-01-11T13:45:29Z House HR 2020-08-07 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 141 (Friday, August 7, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. GOSAR:H.R. 7966.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 (the Property Clause).Under this clause, Congress has the power to dispose of andmake all needful rules and regulations respecting theterritory or other property belonging to the United States.By virtue of this enumerated power, Congress has governingauthority over the lands, territories, or other property ofthe United States- and with this authority Congress is vestedwith the power to all owners in fee, the ability to sell,lease. dispose, exchange, convey, or simply preserve land.The Supreme Court has described this enumerated grant as one``without limitation'' Kleppe v New Mexico, 426 U.S. 529,542-543 (1976) (``And while the furthest reaches of the powergranted by the Property Clause have not been definitelyresolved, we have repeatedly observed that the power over thepublic land thus entrusted to Congress is withoutlimitation.'') The exchange codified by this legislation isthus constitutional.[Page H4226]]]> hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee Referred to 2020-09-04T17:57:43Z hsii24 Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee Referred to 2020-09-04T17:57:37Z hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee Referred to 2020-09-04T17:57:28Z Referred to 2020-08-07T14:02:20Z La Paz County Land Conveyance Act 116 304 HR 2019-02-05 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands. Related bill CRS La Paz County Land Conveyance Act of 2019 116 54 S 2019-01-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Related bill CRS La Paz County Solar Energy and Job Creation Act 116 4475 S 2020-09-16 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 116-380. Identical bill CRS 2020-09-04 hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. Committee 2020-09-04 hsii24 Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States. Committee 2020-09-04 hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands. Committee 2020-08-07 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2020-08-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-08-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000565 Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4] Paul Gosar R AZ A. 4 N L000589 Rep. Lesko, Debbie [R-AZ-8] Debbie Lesko R AZ 8 2020-08-07 True S001183 Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-6] David Schweikert R AZ 6 2020-08-07 True B001302 Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] Andy Biggs R AZ 5 2020-08-07 True O000171 Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1] Tom O'Halleran D AZ 1 2020-09-14 False Public Lands and Natural Resources Arizona Historical and cultural resources Indian lands and resources rights Land transfers Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2020-08-07 Introduced in House 2020-11-09T16:53:09Z 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 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 Display Title La Paz County Solar Energy and Job Creation Act Short Title(s) as Introduced La Paz County Solar Energy and Job Creation Act Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Federal land in Arizona to La Paz County, Arizona, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-08-07T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr7966ih/xml/BILLS-116hr7966ih.xml 2020-09-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.