A bill to amend section 320301 of title 54, United States Code, to modify the authority of the President of the United States to declare national monuments, and for other purposes.

Bill: 114-s-2004
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT]
Introduced: 2015-08-06
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Land use and conservation

Monuments and memorials

Parks, recreation areas, trails

Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

State and local government operations
Latest action: action_date: 2015-08-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-08-06
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This bill declares that any proclamation of a national monument or reservation of a parcel of land as part of a national monument shall expire three years after the proclamation or reservation unless specifically approved by: (1) a federal law enacted after the date of the proclamation or reservation; and (2) a state law, for each state where the land involved is located, that is enacted after such date.</p>

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2004 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES August 6, 2015 Mr. Lee (for himself, Mr. Hatch , and Mr. Barrasso ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To amend section 320301 of title 54, United States Code, to modify the authority of the President of the United States to declare national monuments, and for other purposes.

1. Amendment to authority to declare national monuments Section 320301 of title 54, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (e) Effective date A proclamation or reservation under subsection (a) or (b) shall expire 3 years after proclaimed or reserved unless specifically approved by— (1) a Federal law enacted after the date of the proclamation or reservation; and (2) a State law, for each State where the land covered by the proclamation or reservation is located, enacted after the date of the proclamation or reservation. .