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

This bill creates long-term certainty for my constituents.

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.

This bill is about protecting areas, not opening mining, or oil and gas, development.

I also believe that moving swiftly to find solutions is critical.

This bill will protect lands in southeastern Utah, in my district, and it will do it the right way.

While it is difficult to overstate how politicized the creation and management of our national monuments has become, I believe all sides of this debate share many common goals, where we can still work together to protect this area for…

By giving Congress--and not the President--authority over public land, our Constitution guarantees that all voices will be heard when a decision affecting millions of acres of land is made.

Today, Congressman Curtis, backed with the unanimous support of the Utah congressional delegation, brings us H.R. 4532.

I certainly would entertain any opportunity to insert more from the Bears Ears Commission into this that would give them the representation that they are looking for.

When the United States abdicates its government-to-government relationship to local individuals, it demeans the Hopi Tribe and the historical relationship the United States has with the Hopi Tribe.