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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