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On the recordDecember 13, 2017
The Antiquities Act of 1906 provides the President with the authority to designate national monuments on Federal lands containing 'historic landmarks, historic and prehistoric structures, or other objects of historic or scientific interest.'
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Tom McClintock
Republican · California

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McClintock explains the legal basis for presidential monument designations.

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