National Monuments and the Antiquities Act.

Addresses authority of the President to create national monuments on Federal lands under the Antiquities Act of 1906. Discusses monument issues and controversies, including size, threat level and objects protected, land use effects, management, and other legal issues, focusing on five monuments esta...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2000.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Pollution. Monuments. Public lands. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Addresses authority of the President to create national monuments on Federal lands under the Antiquities Act of 1906. Discusses monument issues and controversies, including size, threat level and objects protected, land use effects, management, and other legal issues, focusing on five monuments established or enlarged by proclamation in January and April 2000. Also examines Antiquities Act consistency with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act and the National Environmental Policy Act, possible future designation of national landscape monuments, and options for Congress.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed July 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.