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This bill is a management plan that protects the area.

This idea that we did not have any of those discussions is one of the most bogus claims that happens to be there.

Clearly the administration can give tribes coordination. But we all know what that means. It means tribes can participate in all the meetings. It means tribes can listen to the discussion. It means tribes can even make recommendations. But…

One of the things I would like to also illustrate is we were criticized in written testimony of having no input or being allowed no process with it.

Absolutely. We have heard today a number of positive comments about the legislative process.

The people who came here from a distance and will return to a distance had to GPS the Bears Ears to get there.

The Bears Ears National Monument movement has been in the works for a long time. This was discussed long ago by conservation groups that wanted to protect the lands that we know and love. They were hesitant at first to get tribes involved…

A lot more than zero.

If we do the legislative approach and we go forward, we can throw strikes, because home plate doesn't move.

I think we all understand the importance of local control and local input, certainly as we have responsibilities.

I hope we can come together and work in good faith, recognizing that we all want these lands to remain public.

I have long said it is not the use of the Antiquities Act, but rather the abuse of the Antiquities Act--by presidents of both parties--that requires Congress to carefully review this law.

This bill will create the first-ever tribally co-managed national monument.

This bill creates long-term certainty for my constituents.

This bill empowers Utah's local tribes and community leaders to properly manage these areas.

This is the only way you can actually have that kind of input taking place.

It is important to note this bill precludes any type of mining or development of oil or gas within the boundaries of the 1.35 million acres of the original Bears Ears Monument.

Representative John Curtis' bill creates an Archeological Resources Protection Unit for each monument and, additionally, mandates that at least 10 law enforcement personnel be assigned to each monument.