Packet of information on the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument compiled by the staff of the House of Representatives, Office of the Speaker, Salt Lake City, Utah for members of the House and Senate. Includes a copy of the Antiquities act of 1906, printouts of a section of the U.S. Code, Section 451a, Subchapter LXII--Miscellaneous, printouts of webpages from GORP: Great Outdoor Recreation Pages, with examples of national parks and monuments, a map of the Grand Staircase-Escalante Monument with points of interest noted, a printout from the National Park Service webpage: How national park units are established and a list of units in the National Park Service, faxes from the White House proclaiming the establishment of the monument, a copy of a proposed bill to amend the Antiquities Act to require Congressional approval in the establishment of national monuments, etc.
