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Norman D. Dicks: “That is simply not what the Department of the Interior and the Forest Service say. They say that once it is designated…”

On the recordJune 15, 2000
That is simply not what the Department of the Interior and the Forest Service say. They say that once it is designated as a monument, this amendment applies. They cannot do law enforcement, they cannot do planning, they cannot take care of the visitor. They legally changed the designation and thus would be impacted.
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Norman D. Dicks

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Discussing the implications of a proposed amendment on national monuments.

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