118 HR 5635 IH: Northern Arizona Protection Act U.S. House of Representatives 2023-09-21 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I118th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 5635IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESSeptember 21, 2023Mr. Gosar (for himself, Mr. Crane, Mr. Biggs, and Mr. Newhouse) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural ResourcesA BILLTo nullify Presidential Proclamation 10606, establishing Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni-Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument and withdrawing certain land in Arizona from mineral entry, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Northern Arizona Protection Act.

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Restriction on use of Antiquities Act in certain areas in Arizona

(a)

Nullification of Presidential Proclamation

Presidential Proclamation 10606 of August 8, 2023 (88 Fed. Reg. 55331, relating to the establishment of the Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni–Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument), shall have no force or effect. (b)

Restriction on future monument designations

No extension or establishment of national monuments within the area generally depicted as Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni—Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument on the map titled Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni—Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument and dated August 5, 2023, may be undertaken except by express authorization of Congress.