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                                                 Union Calendar No. 146
106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1487

                          [Report No. 106-252]

  To provide for public participation in the declaration of national 
monuments under the Act popularly known as the Antiquities Act of 1906.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 20, 1999

  Mr. Hansen introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                         Committee on Resources

                             July 22, 1999

Additional sponsors: Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Goss, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Duncan, 
Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. Walden of 
                  Oregon, Mr. Hefley, and Mr. Schaffer

                             July 22, 1999

  Reported with an amendment, 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]
 [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on April 
                               20, 1999]

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                                 A BILL


 
  To provide for public participation in the declaration of national 
monuments under the Act popularly known as the Antiquities Act of 1906.

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

SECTION 1. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN THE DECLARATION AND SUBSEQUENT 
              MANAGEMENT OF NATIONAL MONUMENTS.

    Section 2 of the Act of June 8, 1906 (34 Stat. 225, 16 U.S.C. 431; 
popularly known as the Antiquities Act of 1906), is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Sec. 2. That the'' and inserting ``Sec. 
        2. (a) The''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b)(1) To the extent consistent with the protection of the 
historic landmarks, historic and prehistoric structures, and other 
objects of historic or scientific interest located on the public lands 
to be designated, the President shall--
            ``(A) solicit public participation and comment in the 
        development of a monument declaration; and
            ``(B) consult with the Governor and congressional 
        delegation of the State or territory in which such lands are 
        located, to the extent practicable, at least 60 days prior to 
        any national monument declaration.
    ``(2) Before issuing a declaration under this section, the 
President shall consider any information made available in the 
development of existing plans and programs for the management of the 
lands in question, including such public comments as may have been 
offered.
    ``(c) Any management plan for a national monument developed 
subsequent to a declaration made under this section shall comply with 
the procedural requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969.''.
                                     

                                                 Union Calendar No. 146

106th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 1487

                          [Report No. 106-252]

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                                 A BILL

  To provide for public participation in the declaration of national 
monuments under the Act popularly known as the Antiquities Act of 1906.

_______________________________________________________________________

                             July 22, 1999

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