Congressional Oversight of the Antiquities Act

Bill: 118-s-2820
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT]
Introduced: 2023-09-14
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Congressional oversight

Land use and conservation

Monuments and memorials

Parks, recreation areas, trails
Latest action: action_date: 2023-09-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Summaries:

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2820 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 14, 2023 Mr. Lee (for himself, Mr. Romney , Mr. Risch , Mr. Sullivan , and Mr. Cruz ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Antiquities Act to increase congressional oversight with respect to the designation of national monuments, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Congressional Oversight of the Antiquities Act . 2. Amendment to Antiquities Act Section 320301 of title 54, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Antiquities Act ), is amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively; and (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following: (c) Limitations (1) In general Unless extended or modified by statute, the establishment of a national monument under subsection (a) or reservation of a parcel of land under subsection (b) shall be effective only until the earlier of the following: (A) The date that is 6 months after the date of the establishment or reservation. (B) The last day of the Congress sitting at the time of the establishment or reservation. (2) Limitation on future monuments If a national monument established under subsection (a) or reservation of a parcel of land made under subsection (b) is not extended or modified during the effective period described in paragraph (1), or is otherwise rejected by statute, the land or property included within the boundaries of such national monument or parcel of land may not be included in the extension or establishment of a national monument under this section for a period of 25 years. .