[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4121 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4121

To amend the Antiquities Act of 1906 regarding the establishment by the 
                President of certain national monuments.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 29, 2000

 Mr. Simpson (for himself, Mr. Walden of Oregon, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Hill 
   of Montana, Mr. Radanovich, Mrs. Chenoweth-Hage, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
  Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ose, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. 
 Cannon, Mr Stump, Mr. Tancredo, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. 
   Hansen, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. 
   Pombo, Mr. Schaffer, and Mr. Bartlett of Maryland) introduced the 
    following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Antiquities Act of 1906 regarding the establishment by the 
                President of certain national monuments.

    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 ``National Monument Accountability 
Act''.

SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL OF CERTAIN NATIONAL MONUMENTS REQUIRED.

    (a) In General.--Section 2 of the Act of June 8, 1906 (commonly 
known as the ``Antiquities Act of 1906''; 16 U.S.C. 431) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: ``No land may be designated as a 
national monument under this section by the same President more than 
once. A proclamation of the President under this section that results 
in the designation of a national monument shall cease to be effective 2 
years after the issuance of the proclamation unless the designation of 
the national monument is approved by Congress through a joint 
resolution before the expiration of that 2 year period.''.
    (b) Applicability.--The amendment made by this section shall only 
apply to proclamations made after the date of the enactment of this 
Act.
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