Legislation Introduced This Week Would Eliminate Presidential Power to Designate National Monuments
Contributed By: Preservation Action
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From Preservation Action:
This week legislation was introduced in the House and Senate that severely undermines the Antiquities Act of 1906. The Ending Presidential Overreach on Public Lands Act (S. 220, H.R. 521) would eliminate the presidential authority to designate and expand National Monuments under the Antiquities Act, instead giving Congress sole authority to establish National Monuments.
The Antiquities Act was established in 1906 and has been used by nearly every President, both Democrats and Republicans, since President Theodore Roosevelt to protect some of our nation's most treasured natural landscapes, historic sites, and cultural heritage. Most recently, President Biden used the Antiquities Act to establish the Chuckwalla and the Sátílla National Monuments in California.
Preservation Action will continue to advocate for the importance of National Monuments and the protection of the Antiquities Act.
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