Bill > HJR10

This Joint Resolution urges the United States Congress to pass the Improved National Monument Designation Process Act, which would require Congressional approval, certification of compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and the governor's notification and legislative approval from affected states before a national monument can be established or expanded. The resolution highlights concerns that the President's unilateral authority under the Antiquities Act of 1906 to declare national monuments, as previously exercised by the prior federal administration, can negatively impact state and local economies by hindering natural resource development and other industries, and specifically references Alaska's concerns about land use balance and limitations on presidential power under the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act.