Legislation· Feb 2026Sponsored by Paul A. Gosar (R)
La Paz County Solar Energy and Job Creation Act
Sells about 3,400 acres of federal land in Arizona to La Paz County for solar development.
Tradeoff
La Paz County gains land for solar projects and pays fair market value. The land is withdrawn from mining and mineral leasing, blocking new extraction claims on it.
What's in it
Adds $13 million to the deficit over 10 years (2026-2035).
The $13 million represents the net federal cost after accounting for the county's purchase payment and proceeds that will be spent from the Federal Land Disposal Account, primarily reflecting forgone federal revenue and administrative expenses related to the land transfer.
Passed the House by on July 21, 2025. Passed the Senate by on December 16, 2025, and was signed into law on February 11, 2026.
House
Introduced
(Feb 6, 2025)
House
Committee on Natural Resources(Feb 6, 2025)
House
The Committee on Natural Resources voted to send it to the floor
Reported(Apr 9, 2025)
Committee report H. Rept. 119-183.
House
Passage of the bill
Passed by (Jul 21, 2025)
No individual votes were recorded.
Senate
Received from the House
on Energy and Natural Resources(Jul 22, 2025)
Senate
The Committee on Energy and Natural Resources voted to send it to the floor
Reported(Sep 11, 2025)
Senate
Passage of the bill
Passed by (Dec 16, 2025)
No individual votes were recorded.
House
Sent to the President
(Dec 18, 2025)
White House · Signature
Signed
Donald Trump (R)
Enacted
Became law(Feb 11, 2026)
- Andy Biggs (R-AZ)
- David Schweikert (R-AZ)