MODIFYING THE BEARS EARS NATIONAL MONUMENT
Proclamation published 2026-07-13. BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION On December 28, 2016, President Obama issued Proclamation 9558,…
- Type
- Proclamation
- Published
- 2026-07-13
Record overview
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION On December 28, 2016, President Obama issued Proclamation 9558, which established the Bears Ears National Monument in the State of Utah; reserved approximately 1.35 million acres of Federal land as part of the Monument; and directed that the Monument be jointly managed by the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management and the Department of Agriculture’s United States Forest Service . On December 4, 2017, exercising my authority under section 320301 of title 54, United States Code (the “Antiquities Act”), I issued Proclamation 9681 to modify the boundaries of the Monument in accordance with the requirements of that Act, as well as to ensure the Monument’s proper…
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