[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 46 (Wednesday, March 18, 2015)]
[House]
[Page H1770]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

            By Mr. GOSAR:
        H.R. 1443.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 (The Property Clause)
       The Property Clause states that Congress has the power to 
     make all needful rules and regulations respecting the 
     territory or other property belonging to the United States. 
     The Supreme Court in Fort Leavenworth Railroad v. Lowe 
     (1885), reasoned that the authority of the federal government 
     over federal lands is ``necassarily paramount.'' The Court 
     opinion went on to further reason that state governments also 
     have rights though with regards to certain activites that 
     take place on federal lands within state borders. The Act 
     provides guidelines for controlling populations of bison in 
     Grand Canyon National Park and requires the Secretary to 
     corrdinate with the appropriate State Wildlife Management 
     Agency, thus making it constitutionally permissible.