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S 472 IS
111th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 472
To provide for congressional approval of national monuments and restrictions on the use of national monuments.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 25, 2009
Mr. VITTER (for himself, Mr. SHELBY, and Mrs. HUTCHISON) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
A BILL
To provide for congressional approval of national monuments and restrictions on the use of national monuments.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF NATIONAL MONUMENTS.
The Act of June 8, 1906 (16 U.S.C. 431 et seq.) is amended--
(1) in section 2 (16 U.S.C. 431), by striking ‘sec. 2. That the’ and inserting the following:
‘SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF NATIONAL MONUMENTS.
‘After obtaining congressional approval of the proposed national monument and certifying compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) with respect to the proposed national monument, the’; and
‘SEC. 5. RESTRICTIONS ON PUBLIC USE.
‘The Secretary of the Interior 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 of the Interior) providing for public input and congressional approval.’.
U.S. Congress - Text of S.472 as Introduced in Senate National Monuments Act of 2009
