National Monuments and the Antiquities Act.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Monuments.

Pollution.

Public lands.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (16 pages) : digital, PDF file

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2000.

System Details:

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text file

PDF

Summary:

Addresses authority of the President to create national monuments on Federal lands under the Antiquities Act of 1906. Discusses monument issues and controversies, including size, threat level and objects protected, land use effects, management, and other legal issues, focusing on five monuments established or enlarged by proclamation in January and April 2000. Also examines Antiquities Act consistency with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act and the National Environmental Policy Act, possible future designation of national landscape monuments, and options for Congress.

Notes:

CRS Report.

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Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. National Monuments and the Antiquities Act

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