Can the president shrink or even eliminate national. This law replaced the colonialera monuments and relics act 1936, which in turn replaced the 1902 ancient monuments protection ordinance and 1912 bushmen relics ordinance. All recorded archaeological monuments are protected under the national monuments acts 19302004. The president can create new national monuments on public lands using authority granted by the 1906 antiquities act.
Three of the new national monuments are civil rights sites in the south that have bipartisan support, and underline obamas push for protecting sites. Theodore roosevelt and conservation national park service. States push public lands for designation as monuments. David lavender 19102003 described the area in his book one mans west as. This law gives the president of the united states the authority to, by presidential proclamation, create national monuments from federal lands to protect. Bears ears national monument is a united states national monument located in san juan. Antiquities act can teach us about current controversies. Agreements for preservation of national monuments, etc. South eastern route and national monuments acts 1930 to. The national museums and monuments of zimbabwe nmmz is the body responsible for maintaining the. Visitors to monuments on lands in private ownership should request permission from the landowner. Historical perspective of heritage legislation iclafi.
We regard the passage of the act to protect the area as a great. Preserving monumental landscaptes under the antiquities act. The book led to the passage of the 1906 meat inspection act. The acts and monuments of the christian church, better known as foxes book of martyrs, was first published in english in 1563. Federal land policy and management act of 1976 bureau of land. The trump administration wants to modify protections for 10 u. Obamas five new national monuments set a us record for. Heritage code, legislative part, book vi, title i, chapter ii, art. Valley, the book cliffs, and the grand mesa, one of the largest flattop mountains in. Amendment of section 24 fees of national monuments. The electronic irish statute book eisb comprises the acts of the oireachtas parliament, statutory instruments, legislation directory, constitution and a limited number of pre1922 acts. Interior dept cut protections for 10 national monuments. It is a book that opens up conversations on esoteric historical issues such. As member states provide national legislations, hyperlinks and explanatory notes if any, unesco does not guarantee their accuracy, nor their.
Eia of proposed demolition of national monuments regulations 2012. The book john foxe or fox 15181587, a staunchly protestant divine, wrote his book as this story seen from the protestant point of view. The national monuments of zimbabwe are protected and promoted in accordance with the national museums and monuments act 1972. National monuments amendment act, 1994 irish statute book. Memorials and monuments are of increasing interest to geographers, growing out of recognition of the social nature of commemoration and the important role that space and place play in the process.