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This Concurrent Memorial, passed by the Arizona House of Representatives and Senate, urges the United States Congress to exempt Arizona from the Antiquities Act of 1906, which allows presidents to designate federal lands as national monuments. The memorial argues that presidents have misused this act by creating excessively large monument designations, citing historical examples like the Jackson Hole National Monument in Wyoming and numerous designations in Arizona that have reduced the land available for Arizonans and negatively impacted the state's economy, public access, and resource management. The memorial specifically requests that Congress pass legislation similar to the exemption previously granted to Wyoming, which requires express congressional authorization for any new national parks or monuments in that state, thereby addressing what Arizona views as federal overreach onto state lands.