# 2026-06225: Bureau Sells Arizona Public Lands for Solar Energy Development

2026-06225, Notice of Realty Action: Direct Sale of Public Lands in La Paz County, AZ, is a Federal Register notice from Interior Department, Land Management Bureau published 2026-03-31, effective 2026-03-31; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-08).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-06225
- As of: 2026-06-08
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-06225
- Title: Notice of Realty Action: Direct Sale of Public Lands in La Paz County, AZ
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Interior Department; Land Management Bureau
- Citation: 91 FR 16013
- Published: 2026-03-31
- Effective: 2026-03-31
- Comments close: 2026-05-15
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

Bureau Sells Arizona Public Lands for Solar Energy Development

## Summary

The government plans to sell 640 acres of public land in La Paz County, Arizona, directly to 174 Power Global, LLC for at least $350,000. This sale helps fix tricky land management issues and supports local economic growth. If you want to share your thoughts, make sure to send comments by May 15, 2026, before the sale moves forward.

## Abstract

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) proposes a non-competitive (direct) sale of a parcel of BLM-managed public lands in Arizona to permanently resolve management challenges of an isolated tract without public access, to resolve its split-estate status, and to facilitate orderly economic development in a way that would benefit local communities. The parcel, located in La Paz County, contains 640 acres and, if approved, would be sold to 174 Power Global, LLC. The sale would be subject to the applicable provisions of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, as amended (FLPMA), and the BLM land sale regulations.

## Effects PRIA read

- Direct sale of 640 acres to private buyer: benefit, medium. The Bureau of Land Management proposes a non-competitive direct sale of a 640-acre parcel in La Paz County, Arizona to 174 Power Global, LLC for no less than the appraised fair market value of $350,000. The land would not be offered for sale until after May 15, 2026, and the sale is presented as a…
- No mineral rights conveyed with sale: cost, low. The sale would transfer the surface estate but the mineral estate is reserved to the State of Arizona, so no mineral rights would convey with the sale of this 640-acre parcel in La Paz County, Arizona. This reservation is stated explicitly in the notice.
- Land segregated from claims and applications: cost, low. Publication of this notice (March 31, 2026) segregates the 640-acre parcel from all forms of appropriation under the public land laws, including the mining laws, and the BLM will not accept land use applications affecting the parcel until the sale is completed or segregation ends. That segregation…

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## Sources
- [2026-06225 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/31/2026-06225/notice-of-realty-action-direct-sale-of-public-lands-in-la-paz-county-az)
- [2026-06225 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-03-31/pdf/2026-06225.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-06225 (as of 2026-06-08).