Preserve Land Freedom For Americans Act

Bill: 113-hr-382
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5]
Introduced: 2013-01-23
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Department of the Interior

Intergovernmental relations

Monuments and memorials

Parks, recreation areas, trails

Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

State and local government operations
Latest action: action_date: 2013-04-16
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-01-23
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p> Preserve Land Freedom For Americans Act - Requires the President, prior to designating a national monument, to obtain a state's approval for a monument located on federal land within the state. </p> <p>Bars the Secretary of the Interior from implementing any restrictions on the public use of a national monument until the expiration of an appropriate review period providing for public input and state approval.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 382 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 23, 2013 Ms. Foxx (for herself, Mr. Schweikert , Mr. Weber of Texas , Mrs. Blackburn , Mr. LaMalfa , Mr. Gohmert , and Mr. Mulvaney ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To provide for State approval of national monuments, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preserve Land Freedom For Americans Act . 2. Designation of national monuments The Act of June 8, 1906 ( 16 U.S.C. 431 et seq. ) is amended— (1) in section 2 ( 16 U.S.C. 431 ), by striking Sec. 2. That the and inserting the following: 2. Designation of national monuments After obtaining approval from the Governor and the legislature of each State within the boundaries of which the proposed national monument would be located, the ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: 5. Restrictions on public use The Secretary of the Interior shall not implement any restrictions on the public use of a national monument until the expiration of an appropriate review period (as determined by the Secretary of the Interior) providing for public input and State approval under section 2. .