Bills About Public Lands And Natural Resources Sponsored by Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.)

Rep. Gosar sponsored 39 bills about public lands and natural resources in the 117th Congress (2021-22).

Introduced	Number	Title	Cosponsors	Cosponsor Party	Latest Action
July 17, 2019	H.R.3794	To promote the development of renewable energy on public lands, and for other purposes.	70	Bipartisan	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 561.
Sept. 16, 2020	H.R.8264	To amend chapter 2003 of title 54, United States Code, to protect majority federally owned counties from loss of taxable acreage, and for other purposes.	2	All Republicans	Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Aug. 7, 2020	H.R.7966	To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Federal land in Arizona to La Paz County, Arizona, and for other purposes.	4	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Dec. 9, 2019	H.R.5370	To require the General Services Administration to remove a deed restriction on property located in Prescott, Arizona, and for other purposes.	1	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
July 25, 2019	H.R.4028	To require the Secretary of the Interior to establish a pilot program for commercial recreation concessions on certain land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.	6	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Jan. 24, 2019	H.R.755	To authorize, direct, expedite, and facilitate a land exchange in Bullhead City, Arizona, and for other purposes.	5	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Jan. 8, 2019	H.R.274	To authorize, direct, expedite, and facilitate a land exchange in Yavapai County, Arizona, and for other purposes.	6	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Jan. 8, 2019	H.R.304	To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land to La Paz County, Arizona, and for other purposes.	6	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
May 24, 2017	H.R.2630	To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land to La Paz County, Arizona, and for other purposes.	3	Bipartisan	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 652.
June 19, 2018	H.R.6146	To authorize, direct, expedite, and facilitate a land exchange in Yavapai County, Arizona, and for other purposes.	5	Bipartisan	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Sept. 7, 2018	H.R.6738	To authorize, direct, expedite, and facilitate a land exchange in Bullhead City, Arizona, and for other purposes.	5	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Feb. 2, 2017	H.R.825	To promote the development of renewable energy on public land, and for other purposes.	39	Bipartisan	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 231.
July 20, 2017	H.R.3333	To provide for the orderly disposal of certain Federal lands, to benefit education and other purposes through the sales of such lands, to consolidate Federal lands to improve management, to provide for the acquisition of lands for recreational and other opportunities, and for other purposes.	7	All Republicans	Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Jan. 30, 2017	H.J.RES.46	Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the National Park Service relating to "General Provisions and Non-Federal Oil and Gas Rights".	6	All Republicans	Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Dec. 8, 2016	H.R.6491	To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land to La Paz County, Arizona, and for other purposes.	0		Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Nov. 17, 2016	H.R.6344	To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Federal land in Mohave County, Arizona, to qualified entities and for other purposes.	9	All Republicans	Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
July 14, 2016	H.R.5836	To provide for the orderly disposal of certain Federal lands, to benefit education and other purposes through the sales of such lands, to consolidate Federal lands to improve management, to provide for the acquisition of lands for recreational and other opportunities, and for other purposes.	21	All Republicans	Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
June 4, 2015	H.R.2663	To promote the development of renewable energy on public land, and for other purposes.	68	Bipartisan	Subcommittee Hearings Held.
March 17, 2016	H.R.4786	To require the Secretary of the Interior to establish a pilot program for commercial recreation concessions on certain land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.	18	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Feb. 24, 2016	H.R.4601	To transfer the reversionary interest of the United States between certain land in Flagstaff, Arizona, and for other purposes.	2	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Feb. 4, 2016	H.R.4473	To authorize, direct, expedite, and facilitate a land exchange in Yavapai County, Arizona, and for other purposes.	7	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Nov. 5, 2015	H.R.3946	To amend section 320301 of title 54, United States Code, to protect private property rights and water rights from infringement as a result of the creation of national monuments, and for other purposes.	29	All Republicans	Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
July 10, 2015	H.R.3027	To authorize the conveyance of four small parcels of land within the boundaries of the Imperial National Wildlife Refuge for the purposes of addressing a long-term boundary discrepancy.	8	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
July 8, 2014	H.R.5026	To prohibit closing or repurposing any propagation fish hatchery or aquatic species propagation program of the Department of the Interior unless such action is expressly authorized by an Act of Congress, and for other purposes.	13	Bipartisan	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 533.
Sept. 18, 2014	H.R.5598	To require the Bureau of Land Management to incorporate the needs, uses, and input of affected communities, and to obtain the concurrence of affected communities, before taking any travel management action affecting access to public lands, including access to mining claims or access using motorized vehicles or nonmotorized means, and for other purposes.	5	All Republicans	Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
Feb. 8, 2013	H.R.596	To promote the development of renewable energy on public lands, and for other purposes.	61	Bipartisan	Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Dec. 5, 2013	H.R.3661	To authorize the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into agreements with States and political subdivisions of States providing for the continued operation, in whole or in part, of public land, units of the National Park System, units of the National Wildlife Refuge System, and units of the National Forest System in the State during any period in which the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture is unable to maintain normal level of operations at the units due to a lapse in appropriations, and for other purposes.	4	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.
Feb. 14, 2013	H.R.687	To facilitate the efficient extraction of mineral resources in southeast Arizona by authorizing and directing an exchange of Federal and non-Federal land, and for other purposes.	4	Bipartisan	Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 687 as unfinished business.
April 11, 2013	H.R.1495	To prohibit the further extension or establishment of national monuments in Arizona except by express authorization of Congress.	3	All Republicans	Subcommittee Hearings Held.
March 21, 2013	H.R.1345	To address the forest health, public safety, and wildlife habitat threat presented by the risk of wildfire, including catastrophic wildfire, on National Forest System lands and public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management by requiring the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to expedite forest management projects relating to hazardous fuels reduction, forest health, and economic development, and for other purposes.	16	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.
Dec. 20, 2012	H.R.6696	To direct the Secretary of the Interior to take certain land located in Pinal County, Arizona, into trust for the benefit of the Gila River Indian Community, and for other purposes.	1	All Republicans	Referred to the Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs.
July 19, 2012	H.R.6154	To promote the development of renewable energy on public lands, and for other purposes.	13	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.
May 15, 2012	H.R.5744	To address the forest health, public safety, and wildlife habitat threat presented by the risk of wildfire, including catastrophic wildfire, on National Forest System lands and public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management by requiring the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to expedite forest management projects relating to hazardous fuels reduction, forest health, and economic development, and for other purposes.	33	Bipartisan	Subcommittee Hearings Held.
March 11, 2011	H.R.1038	To authorize the conveyance of two small parcels of land within the boundaries of the Coconino National Forest containing private improvements that were developed based upon the reliance of the landowners in an erroneous survey conducted in May 1960.	0		Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
March 16, 2012	H.R.4198	To provide standards for determining whether the substantial restoration of the natural quiet and experience of the Grand Canyon National Park has been achieved and to clarify regulatory authority with respect to commercial air tours operating over the Park.	7	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
May 13, 2011	H.R.1904	To facilitate the efficient extraction of mineral resources in southeast Arizona by authorizing and directing an exchange of Federal and non-Federal land, and for other purposes.	28	All Republicans	Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-486.
Jan. 26, 2011	H.R.489	To clarify the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior with respect to the C.C. Cragin Dam and Reservoir, and for other purposes.	0		Became Public Law No: 112-45.
Sept. 9, 2011	H.R.2877	To prohibit the further extension or establishment of national monuments in Arizona except by express authorization of Congress.	4	All Republicans	Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
July 15, 2011	H.R.2562	To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to take immediate action to recover ecologically and economically from a catastrophic wildfire in the States of Arizona and New Mexico, and for other purposes.	2	All Republicans	Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.

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