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Politics: President Jimmy Carter (Weekly) Newsletter for 2018-12-30 ( 1 items )  
House Natural Resources Committee Issues Report on National Monument Creation, Protection Act (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 -- The House Natural Resources Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 115-1081) on legislation (H.R. 3990) to amend title 54, U.S. Code, to reform the Antiquities Act of 1906. The report was advanced by Rep. Rob Bishop, R-Utah, on Dec. 19. Excerpts of the report follow: Purpose of the Bill The purpose of H.R. 3990 is to amend title 54, United States Code, to reform the Antiquities Act of 1906. Background and Need for Legislation At the beginning of the 20th century, vandals began looting sacred Native American burial grounds more ST