This bill will protect lands in southeastern Utah, in my district, and it will do it the right way.
H.R. 4532 leaves three of the five major tribes connected to the original Bears Ears National Monument designation as a ...
While it is difficult to overstate how politicized the creation and management of our national monuments has become, I b...
This bill empowers Utah's local tribes and community leaders to properly manage these areas.
I think we all understand the importance of local control and local input, certainly as we have responsibilities.
It is important to note this bill precludes any type of mining or development of oil or gas within the boundaries of the...
Absolutely. We have heard today a number of positive comments about the legislative process.
This bill creates long-term certainty for my constituents.
This bill will create the first-ever tribally co-managed national monument.
This bill is a management plan that protects the area.
This bill is about protecting areas, not opening mining, or oil and gas, development.
If you don't do anything, and you shoot down the bill, guess what? You are still going to have one person for every 1 mi...
Representative John Curtis' bill creates an Archeological Resources Protection Unit for each monument and, additionally,...
I want to make clear the point that the Bears Ears Commission is kept fully intact in this bill.
I certainly would entertain any opportunity to insert more from the Bears Ears Commission into this that would give them...
But I want to remind the Committee that it was Federal land before President Obama designated a national monument.
I would certainly consider it a friendly amendment to add in that that is also in consultation with the Bears Ears Commi...
The benefits of land conservation and multiple-use are well-known and obvious.
