Preserving State Rights Act

Bill: 114-hr-4132
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Poliquin, Bruce [R-ME-2]
Introduced: 2015-11-30
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Intergovernmental relations

Land use and conservation

Monuments and memorials

Parks, recreation areas, trails

State and local government operations
Latest action: action_date: 2015-12-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-11-30
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Preserving State Rights Act</b></p> <p>This bill allows a proclamation designating a national monument only for those approved by the state legislature and the governor of each state in which the national monument would be located. </p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4132 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 30, 2015 Mr. Poliquin introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To amend section 320301 of title 54, Unites States Code, to require approval of affected States before national monuments may be designated under that section, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preserving State Rights Act . 2. Condition for Presidential proclamation of national monuments Section 320301 of title 54, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking The President and inserting the following: (1) In general Subject to paragraph (2), the President ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (2) Conditions Proclamations may be made under paragraph (1) only for national monuments that have been approved by the State legislature and the Governor of each State in which the national monument would be located. .