Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument (CRS Report for Congress)
| Release Date |
Dec. 21, 1998 |
| Report Number |
98-993 |
| Report Type |
Report |
| Authors |
Carol Hardy Vincent, Government Division |
| Source Agency |
Congressional Research Service |
Summary:
President Clinton created the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Utah, by
proclamation on September 18, 1996. The Monument contains geological, paleontological,
archeological, biological, natural, and historical resources. It is managed by the Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) under interim guidelines, pending approval of a final management plan and
environmental impact statement (EIS) by September 18, 1999. The creation of the Monument was
controversial. Issues include the President's use of the Antiquities Act of 1906 to create the
Monument; the Monument's general effect on land uses; the implications for development of
minerals and school trust lands; and the bearing on the designation of wilderness. This report
discusses these issues and will be updated if their status changes.
