NEWS RELEASE
Aug. 11, 2023
Contact:
Emma Williams
Office of the Governor
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Gov. Spencer Cox issues statement on national monuments ruling
SALT LAKE CITY (Aug. 11, 2023) — Utah Gov. Spencer Cox issued a statement following today’s court order in the Bears Ears/Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments lawsuit:
“This case will ultimately be decided by the U.S. Supreme Court and today’s ruling helps us get there even sooner. The clear language of the law gives the president the authority only to designate monuments that are ‘the smallest area compatible with the proper care and management of the objects to be protected.’ Monument designations over a million acres are clearly outside that authority and end up ignoring local concerns and damaging the very resources we want to protect. We look forward to starting the appeals process immediately and will continue fighting this type of glaring misuse of the Antiquities Act.”
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