H.R. 846 (112th): Idaho Land Sovereignty Act

112th Congress, 2011–2013. Text as of Mar 01, 2011 (Introduced).

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HR 846 IH

112th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 846

To prohibit the further extension or establishment of national monuments in Idaho, except by express authorization of Congress, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 1, 2011

Mr. LABRADOR 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 Idaho, except by express authorization of Congress, 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ‘Idaho Land Sovereignty Act’.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON NEW NATIONAL MONUMENTS IN IDAHO WITHOUT CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL.

    This 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 Idaho’ after ‘Wyoming’.

SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON NEW WILD LANDS IN IDAHO WITHOUT CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL.

    The Bureau of Land Management shall not implement, administer, or enforce Secretarial Order No. 3310, issued by the Secretary of the Interior on December 22, 2010, on any lands in Idaho, except by Congressional approval.