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Gosar framed the issue as a matter of public safety, forest health and agency accountability. \"If lightning or any other way starts a fire and it hasn't been maintained or has not had undergrowth taken care of in the last five years, you immediately have to put it out,\" he said during the commission's meeting.

The congressman said parts of the Grand Canyon and surrounding federal lands have far higher tree densities than intended — he cited areas with \"1,200 to 1,600 trees per acre\" versus an expected maximum he described as about \"60 trees per acre\" for healthy ponderosa stands — and that canopy fires now move into crowns and become uncontrollable. He attributed part of the problem to restrictions on road access and to what he described as administrative choices by agencies that have limited active forest management.

Commissioners and county staff pressed on accountability and operational coordination. Commissioner Ellingson asked which federal agency is the initial lead when fires start on park lands; Gosar said the National Park Service initiates response on park property, and the U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management and other agencies join as a fire spreads. Commissioner Barlow asked how far the planned congressional inquiry will probe local and regional officials; Gosar said the oversight will include regional and local leaders as well as national chiefs and the Department of the Interior.

County staff reported partial reopening of some Kaibab forest roads and hunting units. The county noted units referenced for reopening included 247, 248, 248A and 279A on the Kaibab and advised residents to check for updates.

Gosar said he will convene senior officials — including the Forest Service chief, Department of the Interior and U.S. Department of Agriculture representatives — for oversight and answers about on-the-ground decisions, staffing levels and prescribed-use of resources. He also described plans to incentivize local logging and wood processing, arguing private-sector harvest could help remove fuels while generating local economic benefits.

Commissioners cited secondary impacts such as lost hunting opportunities and air-quality effects. Commissioner Diaz noted insurance market effects in communities affected by fires. Several speakers described wildlife and hunter impacts tied to road and area closures. County staff and commissioners urged continued local coordination with the congressman's office; staff identified Penny (Penny Pugh) as a county contact in Gosar's office for timed inquiries.

No formal motion or county action was taken at the meeting. Commissioners expressed support for tighter oversight and asked staff to provide local information and data for the congressman's planned inquiries.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Public Lands and Recreation Commission 08/07/2025","oneSentenceSummary","U.S. Rep. Paul Gosar on Aug. 7 told the Mohave County Public Lands and Recreation Commission that lightning-started fires that ignite in forest areas lacking recent understory or fuel management should be suppressed immediately and that returning commercial logging and local thinning is needed to reduce catastrophic wildfires.","taxTitle","Mohave County, Arizona","taxId",4183,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6140742,"Gosar outlines 'Lasso Act' proposal and seeks rollbacks of some monument designations",2443,322000,2765000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5577528-9d2d7e7054fea4c5e11f59b0f7757ec9&start=322&end=2765","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5577528-9d2d7e7054fea4c5e11f59b0f7757ec9/thumbnail_322000.jpg","/articles/6140742/Mohave-County/Arizona/Gosar-outlines-Lasso-Act-proposal-and-seeks-rollbacks-of-some-monument-designations","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6140742-27be7faa0b5344a32961dca1ce758fba/orig.mp4?Expires=1773507481&Signature=BGL-iWD7fqmXKP6LslNwpgwr-cuav9Nmw6REoExMolQKggvQf8I2-QZQnqA2KLicCMxUekrEmZqXbmL-PSIJoiKIWAoQIwqWcXGZOhavsCukG-SR~SlkuTFCRnXutPRCVYfUOrBuh2VIhXrOBjQrI5h-ptraSbnU0VxjGJauCTzWGGGAWTiNbD2bzWVsG7sWzPTQwP6ESbQZT8T7lR2Kvejc3qON74xDNK360wJwYfr18em-rNbfXQq2ex0SI3MCOCA3wpKCJEXKAp8F7aMkWHm1f6D2CfvYckYR~4mD3OoLSc~OwpXY16XnXMLYWg-Os54JzhOVI8D7Iv~34MMzPg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","U.S. Rep. Paul Gosar told the Mohave County Public Lands and Recreation Commission on Aug. 7 that he is sponsoring legislation called the \"Lasso Act\" to allocate a portion of public-lands receipts to the Social Security trust fund and that he supports narrowing recent federal monument designations to preserve permitted mining, grazing and other uses.

\"We take 10% of all the proceeds coming off of public lands, and we put it in the Social Security trust fund,\" Gosar said, describing one core element of the bill. He added the proposal would, in his view, \"empower the public\" to review public-lands portfolios and argued the changes could increase financial returns from federal land uses.

Gosar singled out an \"Ironwood National Monument\" proposal — a grove of ironwood trees in southern Arizona — and a Grand Canyon-area proclamation he said had curtailed mining and grazing rights. He said the strategy is to pick initially smaller designations that would set precedent for future actions and that incremental rollbacks are part of his approach. He told commissioners the bill would be heard in committee in September and likely marked up in October.

Commissioners asked about legal authority and the status of case law. A commissioner noted a recent court ruling about standing in a challenge to a presidential monument proclamation; Gosar replied that presidents can rescind proclamations and that Congress retains oversight authority. He said he plans to press congressional oversight committees and to coordinate with regional members of the delegation.

Commissioner Raschglassy and county staff described local mineral and copper projects that are advancing with new extraction technologies. County staff and Gosar discussed how permitting, local jobs and critical-minerals production intersect with monument and public-lands policy.

No formal county votes or policy actions occurred at the meeting. Commissioners and staff expressed interest in providing local information for the congressman's legislative and oversight work.","U.S. Rep. Paul Gosar told the Mohave County Public Lands and Recreation Commission on Aug. 7 that he is sponsoring legislation called the \"Lasso Act\" to allocate a portion of public-lands receipts to the Social Security trust fund and that he supports narrowing recent federal monument designations to preserve permitted mining, grazing and other uses.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6140740,"Gosar promotes small modular nuclear, desalination and regional water banking for Arizona",165,540000,705000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5577528-9d2d7e7054fea4c5e11f59b0f7757ec9&start=540&end=705","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5577528-9d2d7e7054fea4c5e11f59b0f7757ec9/thumbnail_540000.jpg","/articles/6140740/Mohave-County/Arizona/Gosar-promotes-small-modular-nuclear-desalination-and-regional-water-banking-for-Arizona","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6140740-a7ec8550b5a61c0cbfccd53d669261e7/orig.mp4?Expires=1773507481&Signature=bLaQwcgM07I4HPdom2UKIDXsl2uvF4rCUtRJFiTetXqsztiEW2UNc7hECvwib189g0X6363ULsSMEvAFBtIJyPJ8-yFUWe~MpXXlk5AYTHryQ1477VYMBe02sSOORvc-lIECeIviLBpllkO-gushrK7VqAL9~-04QLz6Y-PcJS2EJsbyYZ1PkiwkyD8pEgkXpjHSY3qK5zX4HwUJ~gAORiXZI~~a7dkTcsJg7Vvivkei3oaE6iBL3YXVpOL7g6QD~IqmiLiYkTY6G01~4XLCELGOyLUuuhp33i8AWfQb6oegmxDnvllMQKTqtZP3Zaq0uS35~fTJBsQl2nMLD75fKg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","U.S. Rep. Paul Gosar told the Mohave County Public Lands and Recreation Commission on Aug. 7 that he supports an \"all-of-the-above\" energy strategy, including small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs), and urged regional planning for desalinated water and state-level water banking to blunt Colorado River shortages.

Gosar said utilities in Arizona have applied for SMR projects and that he expects demand for small reactors to accelerate. \"We need one up here. We need one in the Southwest,\" he said, arguing for multiple regional units to supply baseload power and to serve energy-intensive facilities such as data centers.

On water, Gosar described discussions about desalination projects in Texas and a pipeline corridor that could move desalinated water toward the Southwest. He cited the Kinder Morgan corridor and said elevation differences — which he described as roughly 4,500 feet at the Texas end and about 1,000 feet at Phoenix — could make conveyance feasible in his view. He proposed state-level water-banking arrangements so tribes and communities could store and trade entitlements within Arizona rather than exporting them out of state.

Gosar also cited emerging technologies to extract lithium and other critical minerals from contaminated, subsurface waters. He named a company he called \"Slumberj\" as an example of technology vendors that can process such waters and recover lithium while treating contamination.

Commissioners and county staff said local utilities, mining projects and county planning offices are engaged on energy and water resilience. Commissioner Diaz and utility representatives discussed regional placement of generation and potential impacts on local infrastructure and permitting.

No formal county policy or funding decisions were made at the meeting. Commissioners indicated willingness to engage on regional planning and to share local data with federal and utility partners.","At the commission meeting Rep. Paul Gosar urged support for small modular nuclear reactors, described talks with utilities seeking multiple SMRs, and proposed a regional water-bank approach tied to desalination and interstate pipelines. He discussed using contaminated aquifers for critical-minerals processing and urged planning for future energy","actionData","errors"]

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Gosar, Mohave County commissioners press for quicker wildfire suppression, expanded logging and oversight

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Gosar promotes small modular nuclear, desalination and regional water banking for Arizona