S 144

112th CONGRESS
1st Session

S. 144

To prohibit the further extension or establishment of national monuments in Nevada except by express authorization of Congress.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

January 25 (legislative day, January 5), 2011

Mr. ENSIGN introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

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A BILL

To prohibit the further extension or establishment of national monuments in Nevada except by express authorization of Congress.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. LIMITATION ON FURTHER EXTENSION OR ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL MONUMENTS IN NEVADA.

This proviso of the last sentence of the first section of the Act of September 14, 1950 (64 Stat. 849, chapter 950; 16 U.S.C. 431a), is amended by inserting `or Nevada' after `Wyoming'.

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