National Monuments and the Antiquities Act

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division

Contributor:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Monuments.

Pollution.

Public lands.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[United States] [publisher not identified] 2011

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, establishment criteria, inclusion of nonfederal lands, effects on land use, consistency with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act and the National Environmental Policy Act, and monument management. Reviews executive branch activity and recent legislative activity

Notes:

CRS Report

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Jan. 2013). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC

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Other Format:

Microfiche version Library of Congress. Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division. National Monuments and the Antiquities Act

Publisher Number:

CRS-2011-FDT-0832

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license