US HB3990 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 10-0)
Status: Introduced on October 6 2017 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2018-12-19 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 840.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on October 6 2017 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2018-12-19 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 840.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
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.
Title
National Monument CAP Act National Monument Creation and Protection Act
Sponsors
Rep. Rob Bishop [R-UT] | Rep. Doug Lamborn [R-CO] | Rep. Tom McClintock [R-CA] | Rep. Paul Gosar [R-AZ] |
Rep. Doug LaMalfa [R-CA] | Rep. Bruce Westerman [R-AR] | Rep. Don Young [R-AK] | Rep. Chris Stewart [R-UT] |
Rep. John Curtis [R-UT] | Rep. Roger Williams [R-TX] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2018-12-19 | House | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 840. |
2018-12-19 | House | Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-1081. |
2017-10-11 | House | Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 17. |
2017-10-11 | House | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. |
2017-10-06 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. |
2017-10-06 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Archaeology and anthropology
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Historic sites and heritage areas
Land use and conservation
Monuments and memorials
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Public lands and natural resources
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Historic sites and heritage areas
Land use and conservation
Monuments and memorials
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Public lands and natural resources
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats