National Monument Designation Transparency and Accountability Act of 2010
Official Titles
Official Titles - House of Representatives
Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Act popularly known as the Antiquities Act of 1906 to require certain procedures for designating national monuments, and for other purposes.
Actions Overview (1)
Date
Actions Overview
06/23/2010
Introduced in House
06/23/2010 Introduced in House
All Actions (4)
Date
All Actions
06/24/2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. Action By: Committee on Natural Resources
06/23/2010
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. Action By: House of Representatives
06/23/2010
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1181) Action By: House of Representatives
06/23/2010
Introduced in House Action By: House of Representatives
06/24/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
06/23/2010 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
06/23/2010 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1181)
Committees, subcommittees and links to reports associated with this bill are listed here, as well as the nature and date of committee activity and Congressional report number.
Committee / Subcommittee
Date
Activity
Reports
House Natural Resources
06/23/2010
Referred to
House Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands
National Monument Designation Transparency and Accountability Act of 2010 - Amends the Antiquities Act of 1906 to require land reserved as part of a national monument to be confined to the smallest area essential to ensure the proper care and management of the objects of historic or scientific interest protected by the monument.
Sets forth procedures for the designation of national monuments under this Act.
Bars the President from issuing a proclamation to designate a national monument under this Act before the final day of a 30-day period beginning when the language of the proposed proclamation is provided by the President to Congress, the governor of each state, and specified local and tribal government officials having jurisdiction over land within the proposed monument.
Requires at least one public hearing and a notice and comment period after the issuance of a proclamation to designate a national monument. Requires the President to report to Congress on any hearings held, any written comments received, and the impact of such designation on communities within the boundaries of the monument, the nation's energy security, and interests, rights, and uses associated with the land within the monument.
Makes a proclamation ineffective two years following its issuance, unless it is approved by an Act of Congress.
Bars the issuance of a proclamation which is substantially similar to a previously issued proclamation that Congress has not approved.
All Summaries (1)
Shown Here: Introduced in House (06/23/2010)
National Monument Designation Transparency and Accountability Act of 2010 - Amends the Antiquities Act of 1906 to require land reserved as part of a national monument to be confined to the smallest area essential to ensure the proper care and management of the objects of historic or scientific interest protected by the monument.
Sets forth procedures for the designation of national monuments under this Act.
Bars the President from issuing a proclamation to designate a national monument under this Act before the final day of a 30-day period beginning when the language of the proposed proclamation is provided by the President to Congress, the governor of each state, and specified local and tribal government officials having jurisdiction over land within the proposed monument.
Requires at least one public hearing and a notice and comment period after the issuance of a proclamation to designate a national monument. Requires the President to report to Congress on any hearings held, any written comments received, and the impact of such designation on communities within the boundaries of the monument, the nation's energy security, and interests, rights, and uses associated with the land within the monument.
Makes a proclamation ineffective two years following its issuance, unless it is approved by an Act of Congress.
Bars the issuance of a proclamation which is substantially similar to a previously issued proclamation that Congress has not approved.