H.R. 5135 (111th): To provide for congressional approval of national monuments in Oregon, restrictions on the use of national monuments, ...

...and for other purposes.

111^th Congress, 2009–2010. Text as of Apr 22, 2010 (Introduced).

HR 5135 IH

111th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 5135

To provide for congressional approval of national monuments in Oregon, restrictions on the use of national monuments, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 22, 2010

Mr. WALDEN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

A BILL

To provide for congressional approval of national monuments in Oregon, restrictions on the use of national monuments, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. LIMITATION ON FURTHER EXTENSION OR ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL MONUMENTS IN OREGON.

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 Oregon’ after ‘Wyoming’.

SEC. 2. CONDITIONS ON THE EXTENSION OR ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL MONUMENTS.

The Act of June 8, 1906 (16 U.S.C. 431 et seq.) is amended--

(1) in section 2 (16 U.S.C. 431), by striking ‘sec. 2. That the’ and inserting the following:

‘SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF NATIONAL MONUMENTS.

‘After obtaining congressional approval of the proposed national monument and certifying compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) with respect to the proposed national monument, the’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:

‘SEC. 5. RESTRICTIONS ON PUBLIC USE.

‘The Secretary of the Interior shall not implement any restrictions on the public use of a national monument until the expiration of an appropriate review period (as determined by the Secretary of the Interior) providing for public input and congressional approval.’.