Improved National Monument Designation Process Act
Latest action · Sep 22, 2016 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-509.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 10, 2015
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Improved National Monument Designation Process Act
Before a national monument can be designated on public land, the President must obtain congressional approval, certify compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), and receive notice from the governor of the state in which the monument is to be located that the state legislature has enacted legislation approving its designation.
The President may not declare any area of the exclusive economic zone to be a marine national monument unless:
- it is specifically authorized by Congress,
- the President has certified compliance with NEPA, and
- each state legislature within 100 nautical miles of the proposed monument has approved it.
Neither the Department of the Interior nor the Department of Commerce may implement a restriction on the public use of a marine national monument until the expiration of an appropriate review period providing for public input and congressional approval.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 10, 2015 to Sep 20, 2016, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AK | Dan Sullivan | Original | Feb 10, 2015 |
| R-AZ | Jeff Flake | Feb 25, 2015 | |
| R-AZ | John McCain | Sep 20, 2016 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 22, 2016Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-509.
- Feb 10, 2015Introduced in Senate
- Feb 10, 2015Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
- Congressional oversight
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Historical and cultural resources
- Intergovernmental relations
- Land use and conservation
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Monuments and memorials
- Parks, recreation areas, trails
- 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.
- Feb 10, 2015Introduced in Senate
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