[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 107 (Tuesday, June 26, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4414-S4415]
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SA 3087. Mr. RISCH (for himself and Mr. Crapo) submitted an amendment
intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2, to provide for the
reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the
Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2023, and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of subtitle E of title XII, add the following:
SEC. 125___. DESIGNATION OF NATIONAL MONUMENTS.
Section 320301 of title 54, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``The President may''
and inserting ``After obtaining congressional approval of the
proposed national monument, certifying compliance with the
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et
seq.) with respect to
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the proposed national monument, and determining that the
State in which the proposed national monument is to be
located has enacted legislation approving the designation of
the proposed national monument, the President may''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(e) Restrictions on Public Use.--The Secretary shall not
implement any restrictions on the public use of a national
monument until the expiration of an appropriate review period
(as determined by the Secretary) providing for public input
and congressional approval.''.
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