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Senate panel pauses Monument Protection Act cleanup after members raise retroactivity concerns

STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS-SENATE · January 31, 2023
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Summary

Senate Bill 121 — a cleanup to the 2021 Monument Protection Act to clarify 'temporary' status and court authority to order restoration — was presented but pulled down for additional drafting after members questioned whether it could reach back to monuments removed before the act's effective date (04/28/2021).

Senate Bill 121, presented as a cleanup to the 2021 Monument Protection Act, was pulled from consideration after committee members pressed the sponsor for language clarifying whether the measure would allow courts to order restoration of monuments removed before the act’s effective date.

Senator Johnson said the bill restates current law and clarifies the authority of a ‘‘court of competent…

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