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America’s Natural Treasures of Immeasurable Quality Unite, Inspire, and Together Improve the Economies of States Act

H.R. 1050 · 116th Congress · Feb 7, 2019 · Lineage

A BILL

To provide for the administration of certain national monuments, to establish a National Monument Enhancement Fund, and to establish certain wilderness areas in the States of New Mexico and Nevada.

1. Short title; table of contents

(a)
Short title— This Act may be cited as the “America’s Natural Treasures of Immeasurable Quality Unite, Inspire, and Together Improve the Economies of States Act ” or the “ANTIQUITIES Act”.
(b)
Table of contents— The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

2. Findings

Congress finds that—
(1)
as established by Federal law, a national monument may only be reduced, diminished, or revoked by an Act of Congress;
(2)
the national monuments under review under Executive Order 13792 (82 Fed. Reg. 20429 (May 1, 2017)) have delivered economic, cultural, and ecological benefits to local communities and the United States; and
(3)
legislative actions subsequent to Presidential declarations, such as the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–11; 123 Stat. 991), have ratified certain national monuments under review and other national monuments.