[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 62 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 62

To prohibit further extension or establishment of any national monument 
   in Idaho without full public participation and an express Act of 
                   Congress, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 21, 1997

  Mr. Craig (for himself and Mr. Kempthorne) introduced the following 
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To prohibit further extension or establishment of any national monument 
   in Idaho without full public participation and an express Act of 
                   Congress, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Idaho Protection Act of 1997''.

SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON FURTHER EXTENSION OR ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL 
              MONUMENTS IN IDAHO.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no extension or 
establishment of a national monument may be undertaken in Idaho after 
the date of enactment of this Act without full public participation and 
an express Act of Congress.
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