Utah Land Sovereignty Act

Bill: 116-hr-8863
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2]
Introduced: 2020-12-03
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Congressional oversight

Land use and conservation

Monuments and memorials

Utah
Latest action: action_date: 2020-12-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-12-03
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Utah Land Sovereignty Act</b></p> <p>This bill prohibits any further extension or establishment of national monuments in Utah from being undertaken, except by express authorization of Congress.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8863 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 3, 2020 Mr. Stewart introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To prohibit the further extension or establishment of national monuments in Utah except by express authorization of Congress.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Utah Land Sovereignty Act . 2. Limitation on further extension or establishment of national monuments in Utah The proviso of the last sentence of the first section of the Act of September 14, 1950 (64 Stat. 849, chapter 950; 16 U.S.C. 431a ), is amended by inserting or Utah after Wyoming .