Number: RL30528
Title: National Monuments and the Antiquities Act: Recent Designations and Issues
Authors: Carol Hardy Vincent, Resources, Science, and Industry Division; and Pamela Baldwin, American Law Division 
Abstract: This report addresses the authority of the President to create national monuments on federal lands under the Antiquities Act of 1906. It discusses aspects of the Act that have been controversial. It also provides background on the four monuments President Clinton created or enlarged by proclamation on January 11, 2000, and discusses the land uses permitted within these monuments. It provides similar information for the Giant Sequoia National Monument created on April 15, 2000. The report discusses possible future monument designations, especially the possibility of "national landscape monuments." It identifies options for Congress related to presidential designation of monuments.
Pages: 31
Date: Updated June 28, 2001