{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://gosar.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=3563", "House Passes Congressman Gosar\u2019s Cottonwood Land Exchange Act", "2018-11-13", "2018", "2018-11", "Republican", "House", "AZ", "Paul A. Gosar", "G000565", "gosar.house.gov", "gosar", "https://gosar.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Paul A. Gosar, D.D.S. (AZ-04) and Yavapai County Supervisor Randy Garrison released the following statements after HR 6146, the Cottonwood Land Exchange Act passed the House of Representatives by unanimous consent. The bill would require the U.S. Forest Service to exchange, at the request of Yavapai County, 80 acres of federal lands in the Coconino National Forest for 369 acres of lands owned by the county. The result is a usable additional 80 acres for Yavapai County versus the currently unusable 369 acres, giving Cornville a much larger and more functional park.\n\n\u201cRural communities in Arizona are being harmed as checkerboards of federal land are creating roadblocks and preventing growth,\u201d said Congressman Gosar. \u201cThe Cottonwood Land Exchange Act is common-sense legislation that will benefit local communities and families in Cornville by allowing for expansion of Windmill Park. This locally-driven solution is a win-win. I am grateful for everyone who played a role in making this victory happen, especially the Yavapai County Supervisors and the parents of Cornville.\u201d\n\nYavapai County Supervisor Randy Garrison said, \"This is a great step forward for our communities. Putting public land back into the hands of our local citizens will provide generations of enjoyment of these great resources which include a rich riparian corridor, ancient archeological sites while providing a direct access to our State wide trail system and further protects our endangered Arizona Cliff Rose. I want to personally thank Congressman Gosar and the entire Arizona Congressional Delegation on providing the leadership and support to move this Decades long process to completion. Our Citizens are extremely thankful for the hard work and dedication to see this day through.\"\n\nBackground:\n\nThe text of H.R. 6146 can be found HERE.\n\nA map of this land exchange can be found HERE.\n\nCosponsors of H.R. 6146 include: U.S. Representatives Debbie Lesko (AZ-08), Kyrsten Sinema (AZ-09), David Schweikert (AZ-06), Ruben Gallego (AZ-07), Tom O\u2019Halleran (AZ-01).", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-06-27T23:10:16Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://gosar.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=3563"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9558126330375671, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}