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The Ensuring Public Involvement in the Creation of National Monuments Act () would amend the Antiquities Act of 1906 to subject national monument declarations by the President to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA).〔 At present, the President of the United States can unilaterally declare something a national monument, whereas the United States Congress is required to follow a more rigorous series of procedures to gather input from the public. When something is called a "National Monument," that means no action from Congress was required, while something designated a "National Park" did require Congressional action. In addition to limiting the number of national monument declarations the president could make, the bill would forbid the government from declaring land belonging to a private owner as a national monument without the private owner's consent.〔 The bill was introduced in the United States House of Representatives during the 113th United States Congress. ==Background== President Theodore Roosevelt established the first national monument, Devils Tower in Wyoming, on September 24, 1906. There are over 100 National Monuments in the United States. Presidential use of the Antiquities Act to declare a National Monument: * President Bill Clinton used the law to expand 3 monuments and start 19〔 * President George W. Bush used the law to create five monuments〔 * President Barack Obama has used the act ten times as of March 24, 2014〔 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「Ensuring Public Involvement in the Creation of National Monuments Act」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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