The land is withdrawn from the mining and mineral leasing laws
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Federal land in Arizona to La Paz County, Arizona, and for other purposes, section 3, Sec. 3.
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The land is withdrawn from the mining and mineral leasing laws
The document says “shall not”Who acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 3 in the PDF
What the document says
“The Federal land is withdrawn from the operation of the mining and mineral leasing laws of the United States.”
The Act itself makes the withdrawal, in the present tense and without action by any agency. The subsection sets no end date and states no exception.
What the document actually says
“The Federal land is withdrawn from the operation of the mining and mineral leasing laws of the United States.”
That sentence, in plain words
The mining laws no longer reach this land. Nor do the laws for leasing minerals.
What this is about
To withdraw land is to close it to those claims. This law does it by itself. It sets no end date.
No action is recorded against this proposal. That is not evidence that none has been taken, and nobody has yet read it against the record. See what the tracker does not yet cover.
La Paz County Solar Energy and Job Creation Act, Public Law 119-68, sec. 3, 139 Stat. 1994 (2025). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ68/html/PLAW-119publ68.htm
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“The land is withdrawn from the mining and mineral leasing laws,” La Paz County Solar Energy and Job Creation Act, section 3, Sec. 3. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/la-paz-county-solar-energy-job-creation-act/proposal/sec03-withdrawal-from-mining-laws/ (retrieved October 10, 2026).
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