S. 1657, La Paz County Solar Energy and Job Creation Act

April 5, 2024

Cost Estimate

As reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on December 12, 2023

At A Glance

S. 1657, La Paz County Solar Energy and Job Creation Act As reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on December 12, 2023
By Fiscal Year, Millions of Dollars			2024	2024-2029		2024-2034
Direct Spending (Outlays)			0	1		2
Revenues			0	0		0
Increase or Decrease (-) in the Deficit			0	1		2
Spending Subject to Appropriation (Outlays)			0	*		not estimated
Increases net direct spending in any of the four consecutive 10-year periods beginning in 2035?	< $2.5 billion	Statutory pay-as-you-go procedures apply?			Yes
	< $2.5 billion	Mandate Effects
Increases on-budget deficits in any of the four consecutive 10-year periods beginning in 2035?	< $5 billion	Contains intergovernmental mandate?			No
	< $5 billion	Contains private-sector mandate?			No
* = between zero and $500,000.

Summary

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.