,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bbh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,january #ba1       
#bjae,mr4 ,crapo 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,vitter1 and ,mr4 ,risch7 introduced the
 following bill2 which was read twice   
and referred to the ,committee on       
,energy and ,natural ,resources  ,a     
,,bill  ,to amend title #ed1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to provide for           
congressional and ,state approval of    
national monuments and restrictions on  
the use of national monuments4  #a4     
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,national ,monument ,designation    
,transparency and ,accountability ,act  
of #bjae4  #b4 ,designation of national 
monuments ,section #cbjcja of title #ed1
 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended--    
7#a7 in subsection 7a71 by striking ,the
 ,president may and inserting ,after    
obtaining congressional approval of the 
proposed national monument1 certifying  
compliance with the ,national           
,environmental ,policy ,act of #aifi    

7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq47 with      
respect to the proposed national        
monument1 and determining that the      
,state in which the proposed national   
monument is to be located has enacted   
legislation approving the designation of
 the proposed national monument1 the    
,president may2 and  7#b7 by adding at  
the end the following3  7e7             
,restrictions on public use ,the        
,secretary shall not implement any      
restrictions on the public use of a     
national monument until the expiration  
of an appropriate review period 7as     
determined by the ,secretary7 providing 
for public input and congressional      
approval4  4