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S 2262 118th Congress Senate Public Lands and Natural Resources

Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni Grand Canyon National Monument Act

Introduced: July 12, 2023 See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Jul 12, 2023
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni Grand Canyon National Monument Act

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.

What's happening now July 12, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1