S. 1657 would require the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to convey approximately 3,400 acres of land at fair market value to La Paz County, Arizona, subject to valid existing rights, if the county requests the land.
Under current law, BLM is reviewing a proposed solar energy project on a portion of that land. Under that proposal, BLM would lease 4,600 acres of the land to an energy developer; some of that land would be conveyed to the county under the bill. Based on information from BLM, CBO expects that the county would request to purchase the land. That sale and its effect on the proposed solar energy project would, on net, increase direct spending.
