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A bill to provide for the administration of certain national monuments, to establish a National Monument Enhancement Fund, and to establish certain wilderness areas in the States of New Mexico and Nevada.

USA115th CongressS-2354| Senate 
| Updated: 1/30/2018
Tom Udall

Tom Udall

Democratic Senator

New Mexico

Cosponsors (20)
Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Bill Nelson (Democratic)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Patty Murray (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Brian Schatz (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Ron Wyden (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Energy and Natural Resources Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
America's Natural Treasures of Immeasurable Quality Unite, Inspire, and Together Improve the Economies of States Act of 2018 or the ANTIQUITIES Act of 2018. This bill directs the National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Forest Service, and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to administer each specified national monument under their joint or exclusive jurisdiction, including the Bears Ears, Grand Staircase-Escalante, Gold Butte, Cascade-Siskiyou National Monuments and the Rose Atoll and Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monuments in accordance with: (1) the one or more presidential proclamations that apply to the applicable covered monument; (2) any Act of Congress enacted before December 4, 2017, that provides for an adjustment to the boundary or administration of such monument; and (3) this bill. The bill establishes the National Monument Enhancement Fund to furnish funding: (1) to such federal agencies to develop management plans for their national monuments that were designated under current federal law, (2) for federal acquisition and development of certain land and other areas, and (3) to develop and enhance recreational infrastructure on such designated lands. The bill designates: (1) specified BLM lands within the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks and Rio Grande del Norte National Monuments in New Mexico and in the Gold Butte National Conservation Area in Nevada as wilderness and as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System; and (2) approximately 100 acres of BLM land in New Mexico as a potential wilderness area and, when specified conditions have been met, for incorporation into the Robledo Mountains Wilderness.
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Timeline
Jan 30, 2018
Introduced in Senate
Jan 30, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Jul 25, 2018

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-6410
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
  • January 30, 2018
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 30, 2018
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.


  • July 25, 2018

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-6410
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Related Bills

  • HR 115-6410: To provide for the administration of certain national monuments, to establish a National Monument Enhancement Fund, and to establish certain wilderness areas in the States of New Mexico and Nevada.
  • S 115-441: Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks Conservation Act
  • HR 115-5600: To designate the Cerro del Yuta and Río San Antonio Wilderness Areas in the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes.
  • S 115-432: Cerros del Norte Conservation Act
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A bill to provide for the administration of certain national monuments, to establish a National Monument Enhancement Fund, and to establish certain wilderness areas in the States of New Mexico and Nevada.

USA115th CongressS-2354| Senate 
| Updated: 1/30/2018
America's Natural Treasures of Immeasurable Quality Unite, Inspire, and Together Improve the Economies of States Act of 2018 or the ANTIQUITIES Act of 2018. This bill directs the National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Forest Service, and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to administer each specified national monument under their joint or exclusive jurisdiction, including the Bears Ears, Grand Staircase-Escalante, Gold Butte, Cascade-Siskiyou National Monuments and the Rose Atoll and Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monuments in accordance with: (1) the one or more presidential proclamations that apply to the applicable covered monument; (2) any Act of Congress enacted before December 4, 2017, that provides for an adjustment to the boundary or administration of such monument; and (3) this bill. The bill establishes the National Monument Enhancement Fund to furnish funding: (1) to such federal agencies to develop management plans for their national monuments that were designated under current federal law, (2) for federal acquisition and development of certain land and other areas, and (3) to develop and enhance recreational infrastructure on such designated lands. The bill designates: (1) specified BLM lands within the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks and Rio Grande del Norte National Monuments in New Mexico and in the Gold Butte National Conservation Area in Nevada as wilderness and as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System; and (2) approximately 100 acres of BLM land in New Mexico as a potential wilderness area and, when specified conditions have been met, for incorporation into the Robledo Mountains Wilderness.
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Timeline
Jan 30, 2018
Introduced in Senate
Jan 30, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Jul 25, 2018

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-6410
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
  • January 30, 2018
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 30, 2018
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.


  • July 25, 2018

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-6410
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Tom Udall

Tom Udall

Democratic Senator

New Mexico

Cosponsors (20)
Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Bill Nelson (Democratic)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Patty Murray (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Brian Schatz (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Ron Wyden (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Energy and Natural Resources Committee

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Related Bills

  • HR 115-6410: To provide for the administration of certain national monuments, to establish a National Monument Enhancement Fund, and to establish certain wilderness areas in the States of New Mexico and Nevada.
  • S 115-441: Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks Conservation Act
  • HR 115-5600: To designate the Cerro del Yuta and Río San Antonio Wilderness Areas in the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes.
  • S 115-432: Cerros del Norte Conservation Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
AlabamaAlaskaAmerican SamoaArizonaAtlantic OceanCaliforniaColoradoDistrict of ColumbiaForests, forestry, treesGovernment trust fundsHawaiiHistorical and cultural resourcesIllinoisLand use and conservationMaineMilitary historyMontanaMonuments and memorialsNevadaNew MexicoNew York CityNorthern Mariana IslandsOhioOregonPacific OceanParks, recreation areas, trailsSouth CarolinaTexasUtahVirginiaVirgin IslandsWashington StateWilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitatsWildlife conservation and habitat protection