Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Protect Utah’s Rural Economy Act”.
Protect Utah’s Rural Economy Act
A BILL
To limit the establishment or extension of national monuments in the State of Utah.
Sec. 2 Limitation on the establishment or extension of national monuments in the State of Utah
Section 320301 of title 54, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(e) Limitation on the establishment or extension of National Monuments in the State of Utah—Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the President may not establish or extend a national monument in the State of Utah (referred to in this subsection as the “State”) unless—
“(1) the extension or establishment has been authorized by an Act of Congress; and
“(2) the President has received from the Governor of the State notice that the State legislature has enacted legislation approving the proposed establishment or extension.”