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ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Seventh Legislature, First Regular Session
antiquities act; exception
Purpose
Urges the U.S. Congress to enact legislation exempting Arizona from the Antiquities Act.
Background
The Antiquities
Act of 1906 authorizes the U.S. President to proclaim national monuments on
federal lands that contain historic landmarks, historic and prehistoric
structures or other objects of historic or scientific interest. In 1943,
President Franklin D. Roosevelt proclaimed the Jackson Hole National Monument
in Wyoming, which became Grand Teton National Park, to be a national monument.
This proclamation prompted litigation on the extent of presidential authority
under the Antiquities Act, and led to a 1950 law prohibiting future
establishment of national monuments in Wyoming unless designated by Congress (Congress:
National Monument and Antiquities Act;
54
U.S.C. ยงยง 320301-320303).
There is no anticipated fiscal impact to the state General Fund associated with this legislation.
Provisions
1. States that the Legislature prays that the U.S. Congress immediately enacts legislation that would exempt Arizona from the provisions of the Antiquities Act, similar to the exemption granted to Wyoming.
2. Directs the Secretary of State to transmit copies of the memorial to the President of the United States and each member of Congress from the State of Arizona.
3. Becomes effective on the general effective date.
House Action
FMAE 2/19/25 DP 4-3-0-0
3rd Read 3/10/25 31-25-4
Prepared by Senate Research
March 21, 2025
SB/SN/slp