3.0.0 4988 2023-01-11T13:26:12Z 2023-01-11T13:26:12Z House H HR 2014-06-26 113 [Pages H5818-H5819]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. SOUTHERLAND:H.R. 4988.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:SUCH ASArticle IV, section 3 of the Constitution of the UnitedStates grants Congress the authority to enact this bill. TheCongress shall have Power to dispose of and make all needfulRules and Regulations respecting the Territory or otherProperty belonging to the[[Page H5819]]United States; and nothing in this Constitution shall be soconstrued as to Prejudice any Claims of the United States, orof any particular State.]]> hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii22 Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs Subcommittee Referred to 2014-07-07T16:29:20Z hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee Referred to 2014-07-07T16:28:57Z Referred to 2014-06-26T13:01:45Z Improved National Monument Designation Process Act 113 2608 S 2014-07-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Related bill CRS 2014-07-07 hsii22 Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs. Committee 2014-07-07 hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation. Committee 2014-06-26 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2014-06-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2014-06-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001186 Rep. Southerland, Steve II [R-FL-2] Steve Southerland R FL 2 N Y000033 Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] DON YOUNG R AK E. 0 2014-06-26 True J000255 Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] WALTER JONES R NC B. 3 2014-07-08 False M001177 Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-4] Tom McClintock R CA 4 2014-07-08 False B001250 Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1] Rob Bishop R UT 1 2014-07-09 False E000291 Rep. Ellmers, Renee L. [R-NC-2] Renee Ellmers R NC L. 2 2014-07-09 False F000448 Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-8] Trent Franks R AZ 8 2014-07-09 False H001052 Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1] Andy Harris R MD 1 2014-07-09 False R000587 Rep. Ribble, Reid J. [R-WI-8] Reid Ribble R WI J. 8 2014-07-09 False W000796 Rep. Westmoreland, Lynn A. [R-GA-3] Lynn Westmoreland R GA A. 3 2014-07-14 False Y000065 Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3] Ted Yoho R FL S. 3 2014-07-14 False D000615 Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3] Jeff Duncan R SC 3 2014-07-14 False M001187 Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11] Mark Meadows R NC 11 2014-07-14 False M001144 Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1] Jeff Miller R FL 1 2014-07-14 False B001257 Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] Gus Bilirakis R FL M. 12 2014-07-14 False D000621 Rep. DeSantis, Ron [R-FL-6] Ron DeSantis R FL 6 2014-07-23 False R000593 Rep. Ross, Dennis A. [R-FL-15] Dennis Ross R FL A. 15 2014-09-09 False Public Lands and Natural Resources Congressional oversight Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Historic sites and heritage areas Historical and cultural resources Intergovernmental relations Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Monuments and memorials Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents State and local government operations Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2014-06-26 Introduced in House 2014-11-14T21:52:16Z Marine Access and State Transparency or the MAST Act - Amends the Antiquities Act of 1906 to bar the President from declaring any area of the exclusive economic zone to be a national monument unless:

  • such declaration is specifically authorized by an Act of Congress;
  • the President has submitted a proposal to make such declaration to the governor of each state, and of each territory, any part of which is located within 100 nautical miles of such area;
  • each such governor submits to the President a notice that the legislature of that state or territory has approved the proposal; and
  • the declaration is substantially the same as the proposal.

Prohibits the Department of the Interior and the Department of Commerce, with respect to any area of the exclusive economic zone that is designated as a national monument, from implementing any restrictions on the public use of such a national monument until the expiration of an appropriate review period providing for public input and congressional approval.

]]> MAST Act Display Title MAST Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Act popularly known as the Antiquities Act of 1906 to provide for congressional approval of national monuments and restrictions on the use of national monuments, to establish requirements for declaration of marine national monuments, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced MAST Act Short Titles as Introduced Marine Access and State Transparency Introduced in House 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr4988ih/xml/BILLS-113hr4988ih.xml 2014-07-07 Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs. 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. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.