[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 12 (Monday, January 26, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Pages S477-S478]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 171. Mrs. BOXER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
her to the bill S. 1, to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ____. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) Congress supports the permanent protection of public 
     land as National Monuments and other appropriate designations 
     for the preservation and benefit of future generations;
       (2) National Monuments should focus on historic and natural 
     features and cultural

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     sites on Federal land deserving of protection; and
       (3) public input from local communities, bipartisan elected 
     leaders, and interested stakeholders, existing land use 
     rights, and existing criteria enumerated in established law 
     should be considered in making recommendations for potential 
     National Monuments.
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