HR 4988
113th Congress
House
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Congressional oversight
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Historic sites and heritage areas
Historical and cultural resources
Intergovernmental relations
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Monuments and memorials
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
State and local government operations
MAST Act
Introduced: June 26, 2014
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 7, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs.
Jul 7, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
Jun 26, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jun 26, 2014
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Marine Access and State Transparency or the MAST Act - Amends the Antiquities Act of 1906 to bar the President from declaring any area of the exclusive economic zone to be a national monument unless:
- such declaration is specifically authorized by an Act of Congress;
- the President has submitted a proposal to make such declaration to the governor of each state, and of each territory, any part of which is located within 100 nautical miles of such area;
- each such governor submits to the President a notice that the legislature of that state or territory has approved the proposal; and
- the declaration is substantially the same as the proposal.
Prohibits the Department of the Interior and the Department of Commerce, with respect to any area of the exclusive economic zone that is designated as a national monument, from implementing any restrictions on the public use of such a national monument until the expiration of an appropriate review period providing for public input and congressional approval.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
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