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                                                 Union Calendar No. 117
105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1127

                          [Report No. 105-191]

  To amend the Antiquities Act to require an Act of Congress and the 
concurrence of the Governor and State legislature for the establishment 
    by the President of national monuments in excess of 5,000 acres.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 19, 1997

   Mr. Hansen (for himself, Mr. Cannon, and Mr. Cook) introduced the 
    following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources

                             July 21, 1997

   Additional sponsors: Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Stump, Mr. Dan Schaefer of 
 Colorado, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Herger, 
 Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Duncan, Mr. 
    Bob Schaffer of Colorado, Mrs. Emerson, and Mr. Smith of Oregon

                             July 21, 1997

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
          on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Antiquities Act to require an Act of Congress and the 
concurrence of the Governor and State legislature for the establishment 
    by the President of national monuments in excess of 5,000 acres.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``National Monument Fairness 
Act of 1997''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. CONSULTATION WITH THE GOVERNOR AND STATE 
              LEGISLATURE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 2 of the Act of June 8, 1906, commonly referred to 
as the ``Antiquities Act'' (34 Stat. 225; 16 U.S.C. 432) is amended by 
adding the following at the end thereof: ``A proclamation under this 
section issued by the President to declare any area in excess of 5,000 
acres to be a national monument shall not be final and effective unless 
and until the Secretary of the Interior submits the Presidential 
proclamation to Congress as a proposal and the proposal is passed as a 
law pursuant to the procedures set forth in Article 1 of the United 
States Constitution. Prior to the submission of the proposed 
proclamation to Congress, the Secretary of the Interior shall consult 
with and obtain the written comments of the Governor of the State in 
which the area is located. The Governor shall have 90 days to respond 
to the consultation concerning the area's proposed monument status. The 
proposed proclamation shall be submitted to Congress 90 days after 
receipt of the Governor's written comments or 180 days from the date of 
the consultation if no comments were received.''.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Monument Fairness Act of 
1997''.

SEC. 2. CONSULTATION WITH THE GOVERNOR AND STATE LEGISLATURE.

    Section 2 of the Act of June 8, 1906, commonly referred to as the 
``Antiquities Act'' (34 Stat. 225; 16 U.S.C. 431) is amended by adding 
the following at the end thereof: ``A proclamation under this section 
issued by the President to declare any area in excess of 50,000 acres 
in a single State in a single calendar year, to be a national monument 
shall not be final and effective unless and until the Secretary of the 
Interior submits the Presidential proclamation to Congress as a 
proposal and the proposal is passed as a law pursuant to the procedures 
set forth in Article 1 of the United States Constitution. Prior to the 
submission of the proposed proclamation to Congress, the Secretary of 
the Interior shall consult with and obtain the written comments of the 
Governor of the State in which the area is located. The Governor shall 
have 90 days to respond to the consultation concerning the area's 
proposed monument status. The proposed proclamation shall be submitted 
to Congress 90 days after receipt of the Governor's written comments or 
180 days from the date of the consultation if no comments were 
received.''.
            Amend the title so as to read: ``A bill to amend the 
        Antiquities Act to require an Act of Congress and the 
        concurrence of the Governor and State legislature for the 
        establishment by the President of national monuments in excess 
        of 50,000 acres.''.
                                     





                                                 Union Calendar No. 117

105th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 1127

                          [Report No. 105-191]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

  To amend the Antiquities Act to require an Act of Congress and the 
concurrence of the Governor and State legislature for the establishment 
    by the President of national monuments in excess of 5,000 acres.

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                             July 21, 1997

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
          on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed