[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[H.R. 1043 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.1043

                     One Hundred Nineteenth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE FIRST SESSION

           Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday,
         the third day of January, two thousand and twenty-five


                                 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 Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,
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 managed by the Bureau of Land 
    Management and designated as ``Federal Land to be Conveyed'' on the 
    map.
        (3) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map prepared by the Bureau 
    of Land Management entitled ``BLM Arizona--La Paz County Land 
    Conveyance Map'' and dated June 29, 2023.
SEC. 3. CONVEYANCE TO LA PAZ COUNTY, ARIZONA.
    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding the planning requirement 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 applicable 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.--
        (1) In general.--The conveyance under subsection (a) shall be 
    subject to--
            (A) valid existing rights; and
            (B) such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines 
        to be necessary.
        (2) Exclusion.--The Secretary shall exclude from the conveyance 
    under subsection (a) any Federal land that contains significant 
    cultural, environmental, wildlife, or recreational resources.
    (c) Payment of Fair Market Value.--The conveyance 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 Artifacts.--As a condition of the 
conveyance under subsection (a), the County shall, and as a condition 
of any subsequent conveyance, any subsequent owner shall--
        (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 unearthed artifacts 
    at or near where they were discovered.
    (e) Availability of Map.--
        (1) In general.--The map shall be on file and available for 
    public inspection in the appropriate offices 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 subsection (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.
    (g) Costs.--As a condition of the conveyance of the Federal land 
under subsection (a), the County shall pay--
        (1) an amount equal to the appraised value determined in 
    accordance with subsection (c)(2); and
        (2) all costs related to the conveyance, including all surveys, 
    appraisals, and other administrative costs associated with the 
    conveyance of the Federal land to the County under subsection (a).
    (h) Proceeds From the Sale of Land.--The proceeds from the sale of 
land under this section shall be--
        (1) deposited in the Federal Land Disposal Account established 
    by section 206(a) of the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act 
    (43 U.S.C. 2305(a)); and
        (2) used in accordance with that Act (43 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.).

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.