The text of the Antiquities Act is clear: Congress explicitly authorized the President to designate 'objects of historic or scientific interest that are situated upon lands owned or controlled by the Government of the United States to be national monuments.'
Bishop explains the legal basis for the President's authority under the Antiquities Act.
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I appreciate this opportunity. This bill has got one thing that I think is going for it very heavily in that it authorizes the opportunity of having the Federal Government being forced to actually deal with the local community on…
Twenty years from now, come back here, and we will tell the gentleman we told him so. Madam Speaker, I have no objections to the bill, and I yield back the balance of my time.
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