[20001207]RS20602_在北极国家野生动物保护区沿海平原建立国家纪念碑的总统权力以及指定的可能影响.pdf

1 Act of June 8, 1906, ch. 3060, 34 Stat. 225, codified at 16 U.S.C. 431 et seq. 2 For a discussion of monument issues, see CRS Report RL30528, National Monuments and theAntiquities Act, by (name redacted) and (name redacted).Congressional Research Service ? The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code RS20602Updated December 7, 2000Presidential Authority to Create a NationalMonument on the Coastal Plain of the ArcticNational Wildlife Refuge, and Possible Effects ofDesignation(name redacted)Legislative AttorneyAmerican Law DivisionSummaryIn the Antiquities Act of 1906, Congress authorized the President to create NationalMonuments. Recently, there has been discussion of a possible monument designationinvolving the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska, an area richin wildlife and quite possibly also rich in oil reserves. Several issues surround thatpossibility, including the potential size of such a monument, whether provisions of theAlaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA) might preclude or limitsuch a designation, and how protections afforded by monument designation might differfrom current protection