[House Report 105-283]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



105th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

1st Session                                                     105-283
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  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1127, THE NATIONAL MONUMENT 
                              FAIRNESS ACT

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 September 29, 1997.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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   Mr. McInnis, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 256]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 256, by a nonrecord vote, report the same to 
the House with the recommendation that the resolution be 
adopted.

               brief summary of provisions of resolution

    The resolution provides for the consideration of H.R. 1127, 
the ``National Monument Fairness Act'' under a modified closed 
rule. The rule provides one hour of general debate divided 
equally between the chairman and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Resources.
    The rule makes in order the Committee on Resources 
amendment in the nature of a substitute as an original bill for 
purpose of amendment, which shall be considered as read.
    The rule also provides for the consideration of the 
amendments printed in this report, which shall be considered 
only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by 
a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, 
shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally 
divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall 
not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a 
demand for division of the question in the House or in the 
Committee of the Whole.
    The rule allows the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole 
to postpone votes during consideration of the bill, and to 
reduce votes to five minutes on a postponed question if the 
vote follows a fifteen minute vote. Finally, the rule provides 
for one motion to recommit, with or without instructions.

 summary of amendments made in order under the rule for h.r. 1127--the 
                 national monument fairness act of 1997

    Chenoweth--10 minutes: Requires the President to obtain the 
consent of the Governor of the affected state before any land 
monument designation would become effective.
    Vento--10 minutes: Provides for a one year delay from the 
time the President announces a designation under the 
Antiquities Act to when that designation would actually take 
effect.
    Miller (CA) #6--10 minutes: Provides that the President has 
to consult with the Governor of an affected State, and others, 
at least 60 days prior to issuing a proclamation, unless the 
President finds that a delay would jeopardize the values for 
which such monument is being established.
    Miller (C) #3--10 minutes: Provides that the provisions of 
the Act apply to Federal lands in all 50 states and territories 
of the U.S.
    Miller (CA) #5--10 minutes: Provides that if no comments 
are received from a Governor, the Presidential Proclamation can 
be submitted to Congress in 90 days, rather than the 180 days 
provided for in the bill.

 1. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Chenoweth of Wyoming, 
                 or a Designee Debatable for 10 Minutes

    Page 3, line 20, strike ``comments'' and insert ``comments 
and consent''.
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2. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Vento of Minnesota, or 
                  a Designee Debatable for 10 Minutes

    Page 3, line 14, strike ``unless and until'' and insert 
``until 1 year after''.
    Page 3, beginning on line 16, insert a period after 
``Congress'' and strike all that follows through the period on 
line 18 and insert in lieu thereof: ``During the period of 
review, Federal lands within the proclamation area are hereby 
withdrawn from all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal 
under the public land laws, from location, entry, or patent 
under the mining laws, and from disposition under all mineral 
and geothermal leasing laws.''
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 3. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Miller of California, 
                 or a Designee Debatable for 10 Minutes

    Page 3, strike line 8 and all that follows through page 4, 
line 2, and insert the following:
    Section 2 of the Act of June 8, 1906, commonly referred to 
as the Antiquities Act (34 Stat. 225; 16 U.S.C. 432), is 
amended by adding at the end the following: ``At least 60 days 
before the issuance of a proclamation under this section, the 
President shall consult with the Governor of the State in which 
the proposed monument is to be located and any other 
individuals or organizations the President deems advisable, 
unless the President determines and publishes a notice that a 
delay in issuing a proclamation will jeopardize the values for 
which such monument is to be established.''.
    Amend the title to read ``To amend the Antiquities Act to 
provide for consultation in the establishment by the President 
of national monument.''.
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 4. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Miller of California, 
                 or a Designee Debatable for 10 Minutes

    Page 4, line 2, after the first period insert the following 
new sentence: ``Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
provisions of this Act shall apply to lands owned or controlled 
by the Government of the United States in all States and 
territories of the United States.''.
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 5. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Miller of California, 
                 or a Designee Debatable for 10 Minutes

    Page 4, line 1, strike ``180'' and insert ``90''.

                                
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