Antiquities Act: actions_under_antiquities_act.csv

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This table contains the data behind the story Trump Might Be The First President To Scrap A National Monument.

This data was compiled by the National Parks Conservation Association and includes national monuments that were created by presidents by under the Antiquities Act. It does not include national monuments created by Congress.

Header Definition
current_name Current name of piece of land designated under the Antiquities Act
states State(s) or territory where land is located
original_name If included, original name of piece of land designated under the Antiquities Act
current_agency Current land management agency. NPS = National Parks Service, BLM = Bureau of Land Management, USFS = US Forest Service, FWS = US Fish and Wildlife Service, NOAA = National Oceanic and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
action Type of action taken on land
date Date of action
year Year of action
pres_or_congress President or congress that issued action
acres_affected Acres affected by action. Note that total current acreage is not included. National monuments that cover ocean are listed in square miles.

Sources: National Parks Conservation Association and National Parks Service Archeology Program

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29 rows where current_agency = "BLM"

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Link rowid ▼ current_name states original_name current_agency action date year pres_or_congress acres_affected
54 54 Part of Rio Grande National Forest Colorado Wheeler National Monument BLM Established 12/7/08 1908 T. Roosevelt 300
55 55 Part of Rio Grande National Forest Colorado Wheeler National Monument BLM Transferred to BLM, part of Rio Grande National Forest 8/3/50 1950 81st Congress  
69 69 Spirit Mountain Cave Wyoming Shoshone Cavern BLM Established 9/21/09 1909 W. Taft 210
70 70 Spirit Mountain Cave Wyoming Shoshone Cavern BLM Transferred to WY 5/17/54 1954 83d Congress  
127 127 Fossil Cycad National Monument South Dakota   BLM Established 10/21/22 1922 W. Harding 320
128 128 Fossil Cycad National Monument South Dakota   BLM Transferred to BLM 8/1/56 1956 84th Congress  
281 281 Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Utah   BLM Established 9/18/96 1996 W. Clinton 1,700,000
282 282 Agua Fria National Monument Arizona   BLM Established 1/11/00 2000 W. Clinton 71,100
283 283 California Coastal National Monument California   BLM Established (BLM) 1/11/00 2000 W. Clinton 883
284 284 California Coastal National Monument California   BLM Enlarged 3/11/14 2014 B. H. Obama 1,665
285 285 California Coastal National Monument California   BLM Enlarged 1/12/17 2017 B. H. Obama 6,230
286 286 Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument Arizona   BLM Established 1/11/00 2000 W. Clinton 1,014,000
288 288 Canyon of the Ancients National Monument Colorado   BLM Established 6/9/00 2000 W. Clinton 164,000
289 289 Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument Oregon   BLM Established (BLM) 6/9/00 2000 W. Clinton 52,000
290 290 Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument Oregon   BLM Enlarged 1/12/17 2017 B. H. Obama 48,000
292 292 Ironwood Forest National Monument Arizona   BLM Established 6/9/00 2000 W. Clinton 128,917
294 294 Vermillion Cliffs National Monument Arizona   BLM Established 11/9/00 2000 W. Clinton 293,000
295 295 Carrizo Plain National Monument California   BLM Established 1/17/01 2001 W. Clinton 204,107
296 296 Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument New Mexico   BLM Established 1/17/01 2001 W. Clinton 4,148
299 299 Pompeys Pillar National Monument Montana   BLM Established 1/17/01 2001 W. Clinton 51
300 300 Sonoran Desert National Monument Arizona   BLM Established 1/17/01 2001 W. Clinton 486,149
301 301 Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument Montana   BLM Established 1/17/01 2001 W. Clinton 377,346
315 315 Fort Ord National Monument California   BLM Established 4/20/12 2012 B. H. Obama 14,651
318 318 San Juan Islands National Monument Washington   BLM Established 3/25/13 2013 B. H. Obama 970
319 319 Rio Grande del Norte National Monument New Mexico   BLM Established 3/25/13 2013 B. H. Obama 242,555
325 325 Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument New Mexico   BLM Established 5/21/14 2014 B. H. Obama 496,330
332 332 Basin and Range National Monument Nevada   BLM Established 7/10/15 2015 B. H. Obama 704,000
333 333 Mojave Trails National Monument California   BLM Established 2/12/16 2016 B. H. Obama 1,600,000
341 341 Gold Butte National Monument Nevada   BLM Established 12/28/16 2016 B. H. Obama 300,000

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CREATE TABLE "antiquities-act/actions_under_antiquities_act" (
"current_name" TEXT,
  "states" TEXT,
  "original_name" TEXT,
  "current_agency" TEXT,
  "action" TEXT,
  "date" TEXT,
  "year" INTEGER,
  "pres_or_congress" TEXT,
  "acres_affected" TEXT
);