I will seek enactment of the LANDs Act to require congressional approval for federal land withdrawals exceeding 5,000 acres, cap new national monuments at 640 acres without congressional approval, require private-property owner consent for monument inclusion, prohibit reservation of water rights through designations, and clarify what qualifies as an object of antiquity.

Paul A. Gosar · Arizona · Republican

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Commitment kind: outcome. Promised action: Seek enactment of the LANDs Act.. Promised outcome: Congressional approval required for federal land withdrawals over 5,000 acres; national monuments capped at 640 acres without congressional approval; private-property owner consent required for monument inclusion; water-right reservations through designations prohibited; and 'object of antiquity' clarified.. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. Federal office press release from Rep. Paul Gosar announcing H.R. 10699, the Legislative Approval for National Designations Act, during his service as U.S. Representative for Arizona's 9th District.

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The legislation requires congressional approval for federal land withdrawals exceeding 5,000 acres and places new limits on national monument designations. It would also cap new monuments at 640 acres without congressional approval, require private property owners’ consent when their property would be included within a monument, prohibit the reservation of water rights through a designation, and clarify what qualifies as an “object of antiquity.”

Gosar's official release describes the LANDs Act as legislation he introduced to impose congressional approval and other limits on major federal land and national monument designations.

Representative Paul Gosar
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