I 112th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 845 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 1, 2011 Mr. Rehberg introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To prohibit the further extension or establishment of national monuments in Montana, except by express authorization of Congress, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Montana Land Sovereignty Act.

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Prohibition on new National Monuments in Montana without Congressional approval

This proviso of the last sentence of the first section of the Act of September 14, 1950 (64 Stat. 849, chapter 950; 16 U.S.C. 431a), is amended by inserting or Montana after Wyoming.

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Prohibition on new Wild Lands in Montana without Congressional approval

The Bureau of Land Management shall not implement, administer, or enforce Secretarial Order No. 3310, issued by the Secretary of the Interior on December 22, 2010, on any lands in Montana, except by Congressional approval.