[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 596 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 596

To prohibit further extension or establishment of any national monument 
                  without an express Act of Congress.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 5, 1997

Mrs. Chenoweth (for herself, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Doolittle, and Mr. Smith of 
   Oregon) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                         Committee on Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To prohibit further extension or establishment of any national monument 
                  without an express Act of Congress.

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

SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON FURTHER EXTENSION OR ESTABLISHMENT OF 
              NATIONAL MONUMENTS.

    (a) Prohibition.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 
extension or establishment of a national monument may be undertaken in 
the United States without an express Act of Congress enacted after the 
date of enactment of this Act.
    (b) Definition of United States.--For the purposes of subsection 
(a), the term ``United States'' means the several States, the District 
of Columbia, and the territories and possessions of the United States.
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