3.0.0 1489 2023-01-11T13:35:40Z 2023-01-11T13:35:40Z House HR 2017-03-09 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 41 (Thursday, March 9, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:H.R. 1489.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2``The Congress shall have Power to dispose of and make allneedful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory orother Property belonging to the United States; and nothing inthis Constitution shall be so construed as to Prejudice anyClaims of the United States, or of any particular State.''[Page H2021]]]> hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii13 Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee Referred to 2017-03-20T20:41:53Z hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee Referred to 2017-03-20T20:41:43Z Referred to 2017-03-09T15:03:15Z Improved National Monument Designation Process Act 115 33 S 2017-01-05 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Related bill CRS 2017-03-20 hsii13 Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans. Committee 2017-03-20 hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. Committee 2017-03-09 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2017-03-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-03-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress Y000033 Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] DON YOUNG R AK E. N Public Lands and Natural Resources Congressional oversight Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Intergovernmental relations Land use and conservation Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Monuments and memorials Parks, recreation areas, trails Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents State and local government operations Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2017-03-09 Introduced in House 2017-07-05T18:39:38Z Marine Access and State Transparency or the MAST Act

This bill amends the Antiquities Act of 1906 to require the President, before a national monument can be designated on public land, to obtain congressional approval and certify compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.

The bill bars the President from declaring any area of the exclusive economic zone to be a national monument unless:

  • such a declaration is specifically authorized by an Act of Congress;
  • the President has submitted a proposal to make the declaration to the governor of each state or territory located within 200 nautical miles of that area;
  • each 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.

The bill prohibits the Department of the Interior or 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 title 54, United States Code, 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 2017-03-09T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr1489ih/xml/BILLS-115hr1489ih.xml 2017-03-20 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans. 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.