HOUSE BILL # 4532 “Shash Jaa National Monument and Indian Creek National Monument Act”
This bill is an attempt to ratify President Trumps probably illegal effort to radically shrink Bears Ears National Monument.
The House Natural Resources Committee marked up and passed H.R. 2936, the “Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2017”. The bill is now waiting in the House for debate.
The bill would expedite National Environment Policy Act (NEPA) review for U.S.
HOUSE BILL #HR 3990
“Hi, my name is __, and I live in __, Colorado. I am calling to ask that Congressman Tipton vote NO on HR 3990,
Please call or write Secretary of the Interior Zinke to voice your support for the Antiquities Act and all 27 of the Monuments now under attack, prior to the July 10th deadline for public comment.
The Public Lands Committee has important information to help you be effective while making public comments on Bears Ears National Monument.
Letter to Robert Zinke (print & send): Draft-Zinke-Letter.pdf
Secretary Zinke has been directed to consider the following items in making his decision on Bears Ears and the other National Monuments under review:
An executive order signed last month by President Donald Trump directs Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to review 27 national monuments established or expanded by three other presidents since 1996.
Public Comment Period on Bears Ears ONLY OPEN until May 26,
The US House of Representatives voted earlier to pass a resolution to undo a measure that would cut air pollution, prevent the waste of taxpayer dollars, and curb climate change-causing problems (the methane waste prevention rule designed to limit venting, flaring, and leaking of methane from natural gas.) This rule is finally due to be voted on this week in the Senate.