S. 2262 · 118th Congress · Senate

Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni Grand Canyon National Monument Act

Active· Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Introduced
Jul 12, 23
Passed Senate
Pending
Passed House
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

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.

Action Timeline

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  1. JUL 12, 2023IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

  2. JUL 12, 2023IntroReferral

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

Committees

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Energy and Natural Resources Committee

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Referred: Jul 12, 2023

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