Improved National Monument Designation Process Act
Latest action · Jul 15, 2014 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJul 15, 2014
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Improved National Monument Designation Process Act - Amends the Antiquities Act of 1906 to bar the President from declaring any area of the exclusive economic zone to be a national monument unless:
- the declaration is specifically authorized by an Act of Congress;
- the President has submitted a proposal to make such declaration to the governor of each state, and of each territory, any part of which is located within 100 nautical miles of the proposed national monument;
- each governor submits to the President a notice that the legislature of that state or territory has approved the proposal; and
- the declaration is substantially the same as the proposal.
Prohibits the Department of the Interior or the Department of Commerce, with respect to any area of the exclusive economic zone that is designated as a national monument, from implementing any restrictions on the public use of such a national monument until the expiration of a review period providing for public input and congressional approval.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 17, 2014.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-LA | David Vitter | Jul 17, 2014 | |
| R-SC | Tim Scott | Jul 17, 2014 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 15, 2014Introduced in Senate
- Jul 15, 2014Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4988 | MAST Act | Related bill | Jul 7, 2014 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
- Congressional oversight
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Historic sites and heritage areas
- Historical and cultural resources
- Intergovernmental relations
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Monuments and memorials
- Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- State and local government operations
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 15, 2014Introduced in Senate
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