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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17 rows where pres_or_congress = "96th Congress"

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Link rowid ▼ current_name states original_name current_agency action date year pres_or_congress acres_affected
16 16 Chaco Culture National Historical Park New Mexico Chaco Canyon National Monument NPS Redesignated Chaco Culture NHP 12/19/80 1980 96th Congress  
73 73 Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument New Mexico Gran Quivira NPS Abolished, funds available to Salinas NM 12/19/80 1980 96th Congress  
78 78 Sitka National Historical Park Alaska Sitka National Monument NPS Deleted 7/30/83 1983 96th Congress  
118 118 Katmai National Park and Preserve Alaska Katmai National Monument NPS Redesignated NP&P 12/2/80 1980 96th Congress  
176 176 Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve Alaska Glacier Bay National Monument NPS Redesignated NP&P 12/2/80 1980 96th Congress  
231 231 Channel Islands National Park California Channel Islands National Monument NPS Redesignated NP 5/31/80 1980 96th Congress  
256 256 Aniakchak National Monument & Preserve Alaska Aniakchak National Monument NPS Partially Redesignated Preserve 12/2/80 1980 96th Congress  
259 259 Bering Land Bridge National Preserve Alaska Bering Land Bridge National Monument NPS Redesignated National Preserve 12/2/80 1980 96th Congress  
262 262 Denali National Park Alaska Denali National Park and Preserve NPS Redesignated NP 12/2/80 1980 96th Congress  
264 264 Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve Alaska Gates of the Arctic National Monument NPS Redesignated NP&P 12/2/80 1980 96th Congress  
266 266 Kenai Fjords National Park Alaska Kenai Fjords National Monument NPS Redesignated NP 12/2/80 1980 96th Congress  
268 268 Kobuk Valley National Park Alaska Kobuk Valley National Monument NPS Redesignated NP 12/2/80 1980 96th Congress  
270 270 Lake Clark National Park and Preserve Alaska Lake Clark National Monument NPS Redesignated National Park & Preserve 12/2/80 1980 96th Congress  
274 274 Noatak National Preserve Alaska Noatak National Monument NPS Redesignated Preserve 12/2/80 1980 96th Congress  
276 276 Wrangall-St. Elias National Park and Preserve Alaska Wrangall-St. Elias National Monument NPS Redesignated NP&P 12/2/80 1980 96th Congress  
278 278 Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve Alaska Yukon-Charley Rivers National Monument NPS Redesignated Preserve 12/2/80 1980 96th Congress  
280 280 Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge Alaska Yukon Flats National Monument FWS Redesignated National Wildlife Refuge 12/2/80 1980 96th Congress  

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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
);