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Committee clears seven additional bills by unanimous consent or voice vote; package includes conveyance, sinkhole mapping, broadband and water projects
Summary
The Natural Resources Committee cleared a package of seven largely bipartisan measures by unanimous consent or voice votes. Items include land conveyance for solar development, a sinkhole-mapping program, expedited broadband deployment measures, a water pipeline authorization in Nevada, and reauthorization of the Junior Duck Stamp program.
After the two lengthy headline items, the committee moved by unanimous consent and voice votes to advance a slate of additional measures negotiated with the minority. The package addressed a mix of local projects and administrative reforms intended to expedite permitting and address infrastructure needs.
Key measures approved or ordered reported by unanimous consent/voice action included: - HR 1043, La Paz County Solar Energy and Job Creation Act — conveys approximately 3,400 acres of BLM land to La Paz County, Arizona, for solar development…
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