Amendment requires the bill's feasibility study to include an assessment of the monument declaration's benefits, including jobs and tourism dollars associated with managing a monument in perpetuity.

1. Inserts “and the benefits associated with managing the monument in perpetuity, including jobs crea…” after “revenue,”

   InsertsPage 4, line 17Printed page

   In H.R. 1459 · Reported in House

   "(3) be categorically excluded under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and expire three years after the date of the declaration (unless specifically designated as a monument by Federal law), if it affects 5,000 acres or less; and

   "(4) be followed by a feasibility study that includes an estimate of the costs associated with managing the monument in perpetuity, including any loss of Federal and State revenue, [inserted: and the benefits associated with managing the monument in perpetuity, including jobs created and tourism dollars associated with managing the monument, ]which shall be submitted to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and made available on the website of the Department of the Interior not later than one year after the date of the declaration.". Union Calendar No. 161

   Original wording

   Page 4, line 17, after “revenue,” insert “and the benefits associated with managing the monument in perpetuity, including jobs created and tourism dollars associated with managing the monument,”.

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