Northern Arizona Protection Act

HR 5635, the Northern Arizona Protection Act, nullifies a specific presidential proclamation (Proclamation 10606) that established the Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni-Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument. It also prohibits the future designation or extension of national monuments within the defined area without explicit approval from Congress. This bill directly affects federal land management decisions in northern Arizona, specifically blocking the use of the Antiquities Act for monument creation or expansion in that region. The key mechanism is a legal restriction requiring congressional authorization for any new monument designation in the specified area, effectively limiting presidential authority under the Antiquities Act there.