Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has recommended President Donald Trump "revise the existing boundaries" of the Bears Ears National Historic Monument and call on Congress to dictate the terms of how parts of the area should be managed.
After clarifying that the earlier claims that he'd postponed the report were false, Zinke went on to emphasis the amount of research, discussion with state, local, and tribal officials, and public comments that went into the suggestions in the report.
Zinke, who was tasked by Trump to review the 1.3m acre monument, said that there is "no doubt that it is drop-dead gorgeous country and that it merits some degree of protection" but that the scope of the designation was not appropriate.
In a release following the call, Zinke said, "Designating a monument that - including state land - encompasses nearly 1.5 million-acres where multiple-use management is hindered or prohibited is not the best use of the land".
"This recommendation reflects a balance of our shared priorities of protecting this land and the antiquities that are found on it while still preserving local involvement, and taking into consideration the needs of the local communities", Hatch said. Zinke said a final recommendation would come later this year after he has reviewed all the monuments listed for review.
The report, provided to CNN, suggests revising aspects of Bears Ears' boundaries but does not detail where those changes would be made.
Sessions recused himself from that inquiry in March after media reports that he had been in two previously undisclosed meetings past year with Russian ambassador Sergei Kislyak.
Opponents of the decision said it was a federal "land grab" - even though the land was already federally managed - and argued it would stymie economic activity.
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Zinke touted the opportunity for the integration of tribal co-management as the Navajo, Hopi, Pueblo and two different contingents of the Ute tribes all have ancestral ties to the region and have long maintained their cultural practices, combined with the presence of significant artifacts on the lands, warrant protection.
No president has ever used his authority to eliminate a monument, or to reduce one at the scale proposed by Zinke.
Jamie Williams, president of The Wilderness Society, said Zinke's recommendation was "nothing less than an attack on the future of all American monuments, parks and public lands", and was "against the wishes of the overwhelming majority of Americans".
Noting the contentious nature of the monument designation, Zinke called on Congress to approve a land-management bill for Bears Ears and other federal lands.
Ancient granaries, part of the House on Fire ruins, are shown here in the South Fork of Mule Canyon in the Bears Ears National Monument outside Blanding, Utah.
Zinke expressed optimism that the tribes would embrace a proposal that "is about sovereignty respect and self-determination" and that legislation could make it though Congress without much difficulty.
Sessions, an early and ardent supporter of U.S. President Donald Trump's 2016 election campaign, would be the highest government official to testify before the Senate intelligence committee in its probe of allegations that Russian Federation may have sought to interfere in the election. "These lands are powerful economic drivers for our city, with thousands of visitors launching their adventures to these iconic landscapes from Salt Lake City". If you would like to discuss another topic, look for a relevant article.
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