ANTIQUITIES Act
Latest action · Feb 25, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
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 7, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
America's Natural Treasures of Immeasurable Quality Unite, Inspire, and Together Improve the Economies of States Act or the ANTIQUITIES Act
This bill provides for the administration of certain National Monuments and the designation of certain lands in New Mexico and Nevada as wilderness.
This bill directs the National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Forest Service, and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to administer each specified national monument in accordance with (1) the one or more presidential proclamations that apply to the monument, (2) any Act of Congress enacted before December 4, 2017, that provides for an adjustment to the boundary or administration of such monument, and (3) this bill.
The bill establishes the National Monument Enhancement Fund to furnish funding (1) to such federal agencies to develop management plans for their national monuments that were designated under current federal law, (2) for federal acquisition and development of certain land and other areas, and (3) to develop and enhance recreational infrastructure on such designated lands.
The bill designates specified BLM lands within the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks and Rio Grande del Norte National Monuments in New Mexico and in the Gold Butte National Conservation Area in Nevada as wilderness and as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System.
The Department of the Interior shall manage approximately 100 acres of BLM land in New Mexico identified as Lookout Peak Communication Site in a manner that preserves the character of the land for future inclusion in the National Wilderness Preservation System.
Cosponsors 113
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 7, 2019 to Nov 20, 2020, with 78 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-VA | A. Donald McEachin | Original | Feb 7, 2019 |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Original | Feb 7, 2019 |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Original | Feb 7, 2019 |
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Original | Feb 7, 2019 |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Original | Feb 7, 2019 |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Original | Feb 7, 2019 |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | Feb 7, 2019 |
| D-MD | Anthony G. Brown | Original | Feb 7, 2019 |
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Original | Feb 7, 2019 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | Feb 7, 2019 |
| D-IL | Bill Foster | Original | Feb 7, 2019 |
| D-MI | Brenda L. Lawrence | Original | Feb 7, 2019 |
| D-PA | Brendan F. Boyle | Original | Feb 7, 2019 |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | Original | Feb 7, 2019 |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Original | Feb 7, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 25, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
- Feb 7, 2019Introduced in House
- Feb 7, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 367 | ANTIQUITIES Act | Identical bill | Feb 7, 2019 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
- Alabama
- Alaska
- American Samoa
- Arizona
- Atlantic Ocean
- California
- Colorado
- District of Columbia
- Forests, forestry, trees
- Government trust funds
- Hawaii
- Historical and cultural resources
- Illinois
- Kentucky
- Land transfers
- Land use and conservation
- Maine
- Military history
- Montana
- Monuments and memorials
- Nevada
- New Mexico
- New York City
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Ohio
- Oregon
- Pacific Ocean
- Parks, recreation areas, trails
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- South Carolina
- Texas
- Utah
- Virgin Islands
- Virginia
- Washington State
- Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
- Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 7, 2019Introduced in House
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