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Basin and Range National Monument is a national monument of the United States spanning approximately 704,000 acres of remote, undeveloped mountains and valleys in Lincoln and Nye counties in southeastern Nevada.〔(Secretary Jewell Applauds President Obama's Designation of Basin and Range National Monument in Nevada: President's Action Preserves Sweeping Landscapes & Ancient Rock Art, Protects Existing Ranching & Military Uses ) (press release), United States Department of the Interior (July 10, 2015).〕 It is described as "one of the emptiest spaces in a state famous for its emptiness."〔Henry Brean, (Nevada’s proposed national monument full of artwork, undisturbed land ), ''Las Vegas Review-Journal'' (May 23, 2015).〕 ==Creation== The national monument was created by a proclamation issued on July 10, 2015 by President Barack Obama under the Antiquities Act.〔 Obama also signed proclamations creating two other national monuments (the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument in northern California and the Waco Mammoth National Monument in central Texas) the same day.〔 Basin and Range was also the second national monument to be created in Nevada in less than eight months; the Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument had been designated in 2014.〔 Senator Harry Reid and Representative Dina Titus, both Democrats of Nevada, were major proponents of protecting the Basin and Range area; before the area's designation by executive action, they had sponsored a bill to protect the Basin and Range area (withdrawing it from mining and other uses) by legislation.〔Steve Tetreault & Henry Brean, (A done deal, Obama to create Basin and Range monument ), ''Las Vegas Review-Journal'' (July 9, 2015).〕 The campaign to designate Basin and Range as a national monument had the support of Nevada's largest employer, MGM Resorts International, as well as Wynn Resorts, Barrick Gold Corporation, Rockwood Lithium North America, the Las Vegas Metro Chamber of Commerce, and the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority.〔 The creation of the national monument was applauded by Reid, Titus, and Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell.〔 〔(Quotes about Basin and Range National Monument in Nevada ), NewsOK (July 10, 2015).〕 The Sierra Club also praised the designation, stating that the area was "a fitting addition to our protected public lands" because it is "one of the best examples of the spectacular basins framed by Nevada’s breathtaking mountain ranges, a resting place for historic artifacts critical to understanding our nation's Native American cultural history, and home to unique plants and animals, some found only in Nevada and this region."〔Sierra Club, (Sierra Club Praises Designation of Basin and Range National Monument: Monument Permanently Protects 704,000 Acres ) (July 10, 2015).〕 Conversely, three Republican U.S. Representatives from Nevada, Mark Amodei, Joe Heck, and Cresent Hardy, condemned the new monument,〔〔Jesselyn Bickley, (Cresent Hardy: Basin and Range designation a government overreach ), ''The Spectrum'' (July 10, 2015).〕 and Republican U.S. Representative Rob Bishop, the chairman of the House Committee on Natural Resources, called it a "surreptitious land grab" by the Obama administration.〔 The creation of the national monument was a setback for long-controversial plans to open a nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada.〔Cy Ryan, (Why new national monument could derail plans for nuke dump at Yucca ), ''Las Vegas Sun'' (July 10, 2015).〕 Previously, a U.S. Department of Energy study had looked at possible railroad routes to carry radioactive waste to Yucca Mountain and had proposed a Caliente-to-Yucca Mountain route, of which 300 miles would run through an area later designated at Basin and Range National Monument.〔 Robert Halstead, the executive director of the Nevada Agency for Nuclear Projects, said the proclamation of the Basin and Range National Monument was the "final nail in the coffin" of the railroad project and would "really complicate life" for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Basin and Range National Monument」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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