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Introduced
10/06/2017
10/06/2017
In Committee
10/11/2017
10/11/2017
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2018
12/31/2018
Introduced Session
115th Congress
Bill Summary
National Monument CAP Act National Monument Creation and Protection Act This bill amends the Antiquities Act of 1906 to allow the President to declare by public proclamation an object or objects of antiquity (currently, historic landmarks, historic and prehistoric structures, and other objects of historic or scientific interest) that are situated on lands owned or controlled by the federal government to be national monuments. "Objects of antiquity" means relics, artifacts, human or animal skeletal remains, fossils, and certain buildings constructed before enactment of this bill. The bill prescribes limits on land that may be declared to be a national monument based on acreage, proximity to other national monuments, whether it has been reviewed by the Department of the Interior or Agriculture (USDA) under the National Environmental Policy Act, and whether it has been approved by each county and state within whose boundaries it will be located. Such limitation shall not apply to a designation made to prevent imminent and irreparable harm to the object or objects of antiquity to be protected. Such exception shall end after one year and may be used only once. The President may reduce the size of any declared national monument: (1) by 85,000 acres or less; or (2) by more than 85,000 acres only if the reduction has been approved by each county and state within whose boundaries the monument will be located and reviewed by Interior or USDA under the National Environmental Policy Act. The bill prohibits any land from being declared as a national monument in a configuration that would place nonfederally owned property within the monument without first obtaining the owners' written consent.
AI Summary
This bill, the National Monument Creation and Protection Act (National Monument CAP Act), amends the Antiquities Act of 1906 to reform the process for designating national monuments. The key provisions include:
- Allowing the President to declare "objects of antiquity" (such as relics, artifacts, and certain historic buildings) on federal land as national monuments, subject to certain size and proximity limitations.
- Providing exceptions to these size and proximity limitations for smaller monuments (under 5,000 acres), medium-sized monuments (5,000-10,000 acres), and larger monuments (10,000-85,000 acres) that have undergone environmental review and received approval from state and local governments.
- Allowing the President to reduce the size of any declared national monument by up to 85,000 acres, or by more than 85,000 acres if approved by state and local governments and reviewed under the National Environmental Policy Act.
- Prohibiting the declaration of a national monument that would include non-federally owned property without the express written consent of the owners.
- Clarifying that national monument designations cannot reserve water rights or increase federal funding.
Committee Categories
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Sponsors (10)
Rob Bishop (R)*,
John Curtis (R),
Paul Gosar (R),
Doug LaMalfa (R),
Doug Lamborn (R),
Tom McClintock (R),
Chris Stewart (R),
Bruce Westerman (R),
Roger Williams (R),
Don Young (R),
Last Action
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 840. (on 12/19/2018)
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