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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 871 

To expand the boundaries of the Bears Ears National Monument, to ensure 

prompt engagement with the Bears Ears Commission and prompt implementation of the Proclamation establishing the Bears Ears National 

Monument, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 30, 2019 

Mr. GALLEGO (for himself, Ms. HAALAND, Mr. AGUILAR, Ms. BARRAGA ́N, Mr. 

BEYER, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of 

Pennsylvania, Mrs. BUSTOS, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. CA ́RDENAS, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Ms. JUDY CHU of California, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Mr. 

CONNOLLY, Ms. DEGETTE, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. FOSTER, Ms. GABBARD, Mr. GOMEZ, Ms. BASS, Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. HIGGINS

of New York, Mr. HUFFMAN, Ms. JAYAPAL, Ms. JOHNSON of Texas, Ms. 

KELLY of Illinois, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. KILMER, Mr. KIND, 

Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, Mr. TED LIEU of California, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. 

LOWENTHAL, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. MCNERNEY, Ms. MENG, Ms. MOORE, Mrs. 

MURPHY, Mr. NADLER, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. NEAL, Mr. NEGUSE, Mr. 

O’HALLERAN, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. POCAN, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. 

RUIZ, Mr. RYAN, Ms. SA ́NCHEZ, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. 

DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. SIRES, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. SOTO, Mr. SUOZZI, Mr. SWALWELL of California, Mrs. 

TORRES of California, Ms. VELA ́ZQUEZ, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. 

WELCH, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Ms. PORTER, Mr. CRIST, Ms. SPEIER, 

and Mr. YARMUTH) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 

the Committee on Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To expand the boundaries of the Bears Ears National Monument, to ensure prompt engagement with the Bears Ears 

Commission and prompt implementation of the ProclaVerDate Sep 11 2014 04:25 Feb 08, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6652 E:\BILLS\H871.IH H871

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mation establishing the Bears Ears National Monument, 

and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Bears Ears Expansion 

5 And Respect for Sovereignty Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 

8 (1) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map on 

9 page 6 of the ‘‘Proposal to President Barack Obama 

10 for the Creation of Bears Ears National Monument’’ 

11 submitted by the Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition 

12 and dated October 15, 2015. 

13 (2) PROCLAMATION.—The term ‘‘Proclama14 tion’’ means Presidential Proclamation 9558, dated 

15 December 28, 2016 (82 Fed. Reg. 1139 (Jan. 25, 

16 2017)). 

17 (3) SECRETARIES.—The term ‘‘Secretaries’’ 

18 means— 

19 (A) the Secretary of the Interior with re20 spect to land administered by the Bureau of 

21 Land Management; and 

22 (B) the Secretary of Agriculture with re23 spect to land administered by the Forest Serv24 ice. 


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1 SEC. 3. EXPANSION OF NATIONAL MONUMENT BOUND2 ARIES. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—The boundary of the Bears Ears 

4 National Monument is hereby expanded to comprise ap5 proximately 1,931,997 acres of Federal land under the ju6 risdiction of the Secretaries, as generally depicted on the 

7 map. 

8 (b) MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 

10 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretaries 

11 shall file maps and legal descriptions of the Bears 

12 Ears National Monument, as expanded by this sec13 tion, with— 

14 (A) the Committee on Energy and Natural 

15 Resources of the Senate; and 

16 (B) the Committee on Natural Resources 

17 of the House of Representatives. 

18 (2) FORCE OF LAW.—The maps and legal de19 scriptions filed under paragraph (1) shall have the 

20 same force and effect as if included in this Act, ex21 cept that the Secretaries may correct typographical 

22 errors in the maps and legal descriptions. 

23 (3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The maps and 

24 legal descriptions filed under paragraph (1) shall be 

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1 propriate offices of the Forest Service, National 

2 Park Service, and Bureau of Land Management. 

3 SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATION. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), the Sec5 retaries shall administer all land and interests in land held 

6 by the United States that are included in the expanded 

7 boundary under section 3(a)— 

8 (1) as part of the monument; and 

9 (2) in accordance with the Proclamation and 

10 applicable laws. 

11 (b) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE.—The Secretary of the 

12 Interior, acting through the National Park Service, shall 

13 administer the Natural Bridges National Monument and 

14 those portions of the Glen Canyon National Recreation 

15 Area within the expanded boundary under section 3(a)— 

16 (1) as part of the monument; and 

17 (2) in accordance with applicable law. 

18 (c) MANAGEMENT AND ENGAGEMENT.—The Secre19 taries shall promptly carry out the provisions of the Proc20 lamation, including the provisions requiring the Secre21 taries to meaningfully engage the Bears Ears Commission 

22 to— 

23 (1) ensure the proper care and management of 

24 the objects identified; 


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1 (2) ensure that management decisions affecting 

2 the monument reflect tribal expertise and traditional 

3 and historical knowledge; and 

4 (3) provide guidance and recommendations on 

5 the development and implementation of management 

6 plans and on management of the monument. 

7 (d) ACQUISITION OF LANDS AND INTERESTS IN

8 LAND.—The Secretary may acquire any land, water, or 

9 interests in land that are located within the revised bound10 ary of the Monument by— 

11 (1) donation; 

12 (2) purchase with donated or appropriated 

13 funds; or 

14 (3) exchange. 

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