,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #hdj #aaeth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #ciij ,report ,no4 #aae-ajha ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,october #f1 #bjag ,mr4 ,bishop of ,utah 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,lamborn1 ,mr4 ,mc,clintock1 ,mr4 ,gosar1 ,mr4 ,la,malfa1 and ,mr4 ,westerman7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,natural ,resources ,december #ai1 #bjah;,additional sponsors3 ,mr4 ,young of ,alaska1 ,mr4 ,stewart1 ,mr4 ,curtis1 and ,mr4 ,williams ,december #ai1 #bjah ,reported with an amendment1 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be printed ,strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic ,for text of introduced bill1 see copy of bill as introduced on ,october #f1 #bjag ,a ,,bill ,to amend title #ed1 ,united ,states ,code1 to reform the ,antiquities ,act of #aijf1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,national ,monument ,creation and ,protection ,act or the ,national ,monument ,,cap ,act4 #b4 ,limitation on size2 clarification of eligible objects ,section #cbjcja of title #ed1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a71 by striking historic landmarks1 historic and prehistoric structures1 and other objects of historic or scientific interest and inserting object or objects of antiquity2 7#b7 in subsection 7b71 by striking confined to the smallest area compatible with the proper care and management of the objects to be protected and inserting in accordance with the limitations outlined in subsections 7e71 7f71 7g71 and 7h72 and 7#c7 by adding at the end the following3 7e7 ,limitation on size of national monuments ,except as provided by subsections 7f71 7g71 and 7h71 after the date of the enactment of this subsection1 land may not be declared under this section in a configuration that would create a national monument-- 7#a7 that is more than #fdj acres2 and 7#b7 whose exterior boundary is less than #ej miles from the closest exterior boundary of another national monument declared under this section4 7f7 ,exception for monuments of less than #e1jjj acres ,subsection 7e7 shall not apply to the designation of a national monument under this section if the national monument so designated-- 7#a7 would be less than #e1jjj acres2 7#b7 would have all exterior boundaries #ej miles or more from the closest exterior boundary of another national monument declared under this section2 and 7#c7 has been reviewed under the ,national ,environmental ,policy ,act of #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq47 by the ,secretary of the ,interior or the ,secretary of ,agriculture1 as appropriate4 7g7 ,exception for monuments of #e1jjj acres and up to #aj1jjj acres 7#a7 ,in general ,subsection 7e7 shall not apply to the designation of a national monument under this section if the national monument so designated-- 7,a7 would be at least #e1jjj acres but not more than #aj1jjj acres2 and 7,b7 would have all exterior boundaries #ej miles or more from the closest exterior boundary of another national monument declaration under this section4 7#b7 ,other requirement ,a monument described in this subsection shall be subject to the preparation of an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement as part of a review under the ,national ,environmental ,policy ,act of #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq474 ,the choice of environmental review document shall be within the discretion of the ,secretary of the ,interior or the ,secretary of ,agriculture1 as appropriate4 7h7 ,exception for monuments #aj1jjj acres and up to #he1jjj acres ,subsection 7e7 shall not apply to the designation of a national monument under this section if the national monument so designated-- 7#a7 would be at least #aj1jjj acres but not more than #he1jjj acres2 7#b7 would have all exterior boundaries #ej miles or more from the closest exterior boundary of another national monument declaration under this section2 and 7#c7 has been approved by the elected governing body of each county 7or county equivalent71 the legislature of each ,state1 and the ,governor of each ,state within whose boundaries the national monument will be located 7and the ,governor of each such ,state has transmitted a copy of each such approval to the ,president74 7i7 ,exception for emergency designation 7#a7 ,in general ,subsection 7e7 shall not apply to the designation under this section of a national monument of any acreage amount if designation is made to prevent imminent and irreparable harm to the object or objects of antiquity to be protected by the designation4 7#b7 ,one year limitation ,a national monument designation under this subsection shall terminate on the date that is one calendar year after the date of the designation4 7#c7 ,one time designation ,land designated as a national monument under this subsection-- 7,a7 may only be so designated one time2 and 7,b7 may not also be permanently designated as a national monument under this section4 7#d7 ,rights and ,uses ,land designated as a national monument under this subsection shall remain subject to-- 7,a7 valid existing rights2 and 7,b7 uses allowed on the day before such designation under an applicable ,resource ,management ,plan or ,forest ,plan4 7j7 ,presidential authority ,to reduce size of declared monuments ,the ,president may-- 7#a7 reduce the size of any national monument declared under this section by #he1jjj acres or less2 or 7#b7 reduce the size of any national monument declared under this section by more than #he1jjj acres only if the reduction-- 7,a7 has been approved by the elected governing body of each county 7or county equivalent71 the legislature of each ,state1 and the ,governor of each ,state within whose boundaries the national monument will be located 7and the ,governor of each such ,state has transmitted a copy of each such approval to the ,president72 and 7,b7 has been reviewed under the ,national ,environmental ,policy ,act of #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq47 by the ,secretary of the ,interior or the ,secretary of ,agriculture1 as appropriate4 7k7 ,non-,federally owned property ,after the date of the enactment of this subsection1 land may not be declared as a national monument under this section in a configuration that would place non-federally owned property within the exterior boundaries of the national monument without the express written consent of the owners of that non-federally owned property4 7l7 ,effect of declaration on federal funds ,no declaration under this section shall be construed to increase the amount of ,federal funds that are authorized to be appropriated for any fiscal year4 7m7 ,water rights associated with a declaration ,water rights associated with a declaration under this section-- 7#a7 may not be reserved expressly or by implication by a declaration under this section2 and 7#b7 may be acquired for a declaration under this section only in accordance with the laws of the ,state in which the water rights are based4 7n7 ,definitions ,for the purposes of this section3 7#a7 ,declaration2 declared ,the terms declaration and declared shall only include the creation or expansion of a national monument under this section4 7#b7 ,land ,the term land shall not include submerged land or water4 7#c7 ,object or objects of antiquity 7,a7 ,the term object or objects of antiquity means-- 7i7 relics2 7ii7 artifacts2 7iii7 human or animal skeletal remains2 7iv7 fossils 7other than fossil fuels72 and 7v7 certain buildings constructed before the date of the enactment of this subsection4 7,b7 ,the term object or objects of antiquity does not include-- 7i7 natural geographic features2 and 7ii7 objects not made by humans1 except fossils 7other than fossil fuels7 or human or animal skeletal remains4 4 ,december #ai1 #bjah ,reported with an amendment1 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be printed