Stop Direct Sale of Public Lands in La Paz
Notice of Realty Action: Direct Sale of Public Lands in La Paz County, AZ
Bureau of Land Management· La Paz County BLM-managed public lands, ArizonaFederal Register 2026-06225 ↗
The groups on this fight
4 groups work Arizona
By footprint, from the same match the STAND matchmaker runs; none is linked to this decision in our record yet. Give straight to them; nothing routes through us.
- Center for Biological Diversity
Works Arizona: tucson-based litigant that in 2003 pressured BLM to order Grupo Mexico/Asarco to remove an illegal pipeline, powerline, and road crossing the monument near the Silver Bell mine..
- Grand Canyon Trust
Works Arizona: intervened in federal court to defend the monument designation against the Arizona Legislature's lawsuit.
- Sierra Club
Works Arizona: the Grand Canyon Chapter has been co-plaintiff with Western Watersheds Project in the monument grazing litigation, including the 2021 case that produced the 2024 restricted-grazing plan..
- Western Watersheds Project
Works Arizona: sued BLM over monument grazing in 2008, 2013, and 2021, winning the August 2023 NEPA ruling that forced the December 2024 plan restricting grazing to short seasons in above-average precipitation years..
Every group above is on STAND for Public Lands, with its court record, its filings and who backs it.
The BLM is proposing to sell 640 acres of public land in La Paz County, Arizona directly to 174 Power Global, LLC without a competitive bidding process. The agency says the land is isolated, lacks public access, and has split-estate complications that make it difficult to manage. If approved, this sale would permanently transfer federal public land to private ownership under FLPMA authority.
In the agency’s own words
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) proposes a non-competitive (direct) sale of a parcel of BLM-managed public lands in Arizona to permanently resolve management challenges of an isolated tract without public access, to resolve its split-estate status, and to facilitate orderly economic development in a way that would benefit local communities. The parcel, located in La Paz County, contains 640 acres and, if approved, would be sold to 174 Power Global, LLC. The sale would be subject to the applicable provisions of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, as amended (FLPMA), and the BLM land sale regula…
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