1906 U.S. law allowing the president to create national monuments from federal lands
Antiquities Act
Long title
An act for the preservation of American antiquities.
Enacted by
the 59th United States Congress
Effective
June 8, 1906
Citations
Public law
Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 59–209
Statutes at Large
34 Stat. 225
Codification
U.S.C. sections created
54 U.S.C. ch. 3203 §§ 320301 to 320303
Legislative history
Introduced in the House as H.R. 11016 by John F. Lacey (R–IA) on January 9, 1906
Committee consideration by Public Lands
Passed the House on June 5, 1906
Passed the Senate on June 7, 1906 with amendment
House agreed to Senate amendment on June 8, 1906 ()
Signed into law by President Theodore Roosevelt on June 8, 1906
United States Supreme Court cases
Cameron v. United States, 252 U.S. 450 (1920)
Cappaert v. United States, 426 U.S. 128 (1976)
United States v. California, 436 U.S. 32 (1978)
Alaska v. United States, 545 U.S. 75 (2005)
Devils Tower, the first national monument
The Antiquities Act of 1906 (Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 59–209, 34 Stat. 225, 54 U.S.C. §§ 320301–320303) is an act that was passed by the United States Congress and signed into law by Theodore Roosevelt on June 8, 1906. This law gives the president of the United States the authority to, by presidential proclamation, create national monuments from federal lands to protect significant natural, cultural, or scientific features. The Act has been used more than a hundred times since its enactment.
The AntiquitiesAct of 1906 (Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 59–209, 34 Stat. 225, 54 U.S.C. §§ 320301–320303) is an act that was passed by the...
monument proclamations for proposed NPS areas. President Carter used the AntiquitiesAct to designate 56 million acres as 17 National Monuments by executive...
United States. He is best known for his role in gaining passage of the AntiquitiesAct, a pioneering piece of legislation for the conservation movement; as...
Federal properties can be proclaimed National Monuments under the AntiquitiesAct because of either their historical or natural significance. They are...
completely mapped." In 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt signed the AntiquitiesAct of 1906 which gave presidents the power "to create national monuments —...
Monuments, Relics and AntiquitiesAct, Act 4 of 1934 Section 2(1), Natural and Historical Monuments, Relics and AntiquitiesAct, Act 4 of 1934 Section 14...
previously protected as national monuments by the president under the AntiquitiesAct or as other designations created by Congress before being redesignated...
1970s after applications of the AntiquitiesAct of 1906 were declared "unconstitutionally vague". The AntiquitiesAct was unable to protect historical...
zones as sometimes customs forms and bills of sale are faked. The AntiquitiesAct of 1906, signed by Theodore Roosevelt, was the first federal law enacted...
can do so by legislation. The president's authority arises from the AntiquitiesAct of 1906, which allows the president to proclaim "historic landmarks...
of the new Museum of Scotland, with collections relating to Scottish antiquities, culture and history, and the adjacent Royal Scottish Museum (opened...
Designations of national monuments under the An Act for the Preservation of American Antiquities (AntiquitiesAct of 1906), recently recodified at sections...
statue. In 1924, President Calvin Coolidge used his authority under the AntiquitiesAct to declare the statue a national monument. A suicide occurred five...
proclaimed the area around Glacier Bay a national monument under the AntiquitiesAct on February 26, 1925. Subsequent to an expansion of the monument by...
into law the creation of five national parks, and signed the 1906 AntiquitiesAct, under which he proclaimed 18 new national monuments. He also established...
Heritage Sites. The fort is listed as a historical site under the AntiquitiesAct, 1975 and its subsequent amendments, and is provided protection. Ranikot...
Park Service started entirely or in part from the AntiquitiesAct. By the time of the Organic Act, the Department of Interior was managing 14 national...
ranchers. In 1933, President Herbert Hoover used the power of the AntiquitiesAct to establish the original park, Saguaro National Monument, in the Rincon...
proclaimed a national monument by President Jimmy Carter using the AntiquitiesAct on December 1, 1978. Lake Clark's status was changed to national park...
signs the Burke Act into law. June 8 - Roosevelt signs the AntiquitiesAct into law. June 16 - Roosevelt signs the Oklahoma Enabling Act into law. June...
comprehensive law that protected cultural and natural resources until the AntiquitiesAct of 1906. Prior to 1906, Florida residents had free rein to loot and...
Roosevelt never had a large army at his disposal. The other qualities were to act justly toward other nations, never to bluff, to strike only when prepared...
October 10, 2014, President Barack Obama used his authority under the AntiquitiesAct to create the new monument, protecting 346,177 acres of public lands...
Act (1902) led to the first 21 federal irrigation projects such as Theodore Roosevelt Dam in Arizona. The Transfer Act of 1905. The AntiquitiesAct of...
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