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118th Congress Public Lands and Natural Resources

S. 2262: Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni Grand Canyon National Monument Act

Introduced

  1. Introduced (completed)Jul 12, 2023
  2. Passed Senate (not reached)
  3. Passed House (not reached)
  4. To the President (not reached)
  5. Became law (not reached)

Summary

Introduced in Senate, Jul 12, 2023

This bill establishes the Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni Grand Canyon National Monument in Arizona, consisting of approximately 1,069,970 acres of public land, with the purpose of protecting, conserving, and enhancing the unique and nationally important historic, cultural, archaeological, natural, scenic, dark-sky, wildlife, biological, ecological, scientific, geological, hydrological, educational, and recreational resources of the monument.

The Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) must jointly administer the monument, develop a comprehensive management plan for the monument, and allow only those uses of the monument that further its purpose. In addition, Interior and USDA must establish a tribal commission for the monument.

Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

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Amendments

0 offered

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Cosponsors

1

Bipartisan support.

Who scored on this bill

6 points earned
  1. 1Kyrsten Sinema I-AZ SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced2 events+6
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History

  1. Jul 12, 2023Introduced in the Senate by Kyrsten Sinema.
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  1. Jul 12, 2023Introduced in Senate
  2. Jul 12, 2023Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.