1、1 For a discussion of national monuments in general, and of those created by President Clinton, see:(name redacted) and (name redacted), report for Congress RL30528, National Monumentsand the Antiquities Act. As to whether assignment of management of a national monument by anagency other than the Na
2、tional Park Service might constitute a “reorganization” of the government,see (name redacted), General Distribution Memorandum: Legal Issues Raised by the Designationof the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, December 13, 1996. 2 Act of June 8, 1906, ch. 3060, 34 Stat. 225, codified at 16 U
3、.S.C. 431-433.3 Because the Antiquities Act involves action by the President, Presidential designation of anational monument does not trigger the procedures usually required under the NationalEnvironmental Policy Act (NEPA). The Antiquities Act is silent as to procedures to create anational monument
4、, stating only that the President shall “proclaim” one. Critics assert thatdeclaring monuments, especially large ones, without the usual environmental studies and publicparticipation is out-of-step with other federal land actions, and proposals to modify the Antiquities(continued.)Congressional Rese
