# 119-s-909: La Paz County Solar Energy and Job Creation Act

119-s-909, La Paz County Solar Energy and Job Creation Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-10).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-909
- As of: 2026-09-10
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-909
- Congress: 119
- Title: La Paz County Solar Energy and Job Creation Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-03-10
- Sponsor: Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-10

## Summary

**Would convey about 3,400 acres of Bureau of Land Management land to La Paz County, Arizona.** The county would pay fair market value set under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act and cover surveys, appraisals, and administrative costs. The conveyance would exclude federal tracts with significant cultural, environmental, wildlife, or recreational resources and remain subject to valid existing rights and necessary terms. Conveyed land would be withdrawn from mining and mineral leasing laws. The county must work with the Colorado River Indian Tribes' Tribal Historic Preservation Office to avoid, minimize, and rebury Tribal artifacts. Sale proceeds would be deposited in the Federal Land Disposal Account.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2025-03-10T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Federal land sale to La Paz County: mixed, low. If enacted, the Secretary of the Interior would convey about 3,400 acres of BLM land to La Paz County, Arizona. The County would have to request the conveyance and the sale could proceed as soon as practicable, even if some FLPMA planning steps are bypassed. The land would be sold for fair market v…

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- 119-s-2823: FAMILY Act
- 119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026
- 119-s-1503: Equality Act
- 119-s-1068: Putting Veterans First Act of 2025
- 119-s-2838: Protecting Our Democracy Act

## Sources
- [119-s-909 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/909)

## Related
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
- [119-s-2823: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2823)
- [119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5108)
- [119-s-1503: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1503)
- [119-s-1068: Putting Veterans First Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1068)
- [119-s-2838: Protecting Our Democracy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2838)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-909 (as of 2026-09-10).