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Proclamation 7393

Establishment of the Carrizo Plain National Monument

President Clinton established the Carrizo Plain National Monument in California, withdrawing approximately 204,107 acres of federal land from development, mining, and mineral leasing to protect rare ecosystems, endangered species, geological features along the San Andreas Fault, and significant archaeological and paleontological resources. The proclamation directs the Secretary of the Interior to manage the monument through the Bureau of Land Management and to prepare a management plan with travel restrictions.

Federal Register Open PDF 66 FR 7339

Impact dates

  1. Secretary of the Interior to prepare management plan with road closures and travel restrictions

  2. land withdrawal, water reservation, and vehicle restrictions take effect

Key directives

  • Withdraw approximately 204,107 acres from all forms of entry, location, selection, sale, leasing under public land laws
  • Withdraw from mining laws and mineral/geothermal leasing laws
  • Prohibit all motorized and mechanized vehicle use off road except emergency or authorized administrative purposes
  • Secretary of the Interior shall manage monument through Bureau of Land Management
  • Secretary of the Interior shall prepare management plan addressing road closures and travel restrictions
  • Reserve water sufficient to fulfill monument purposes as of date of proclamation

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • land withdrawal from entry, sale, leasing, mining, and mineral/geothermal leasing takes effect
  • off-road motorized/mechanized vehicle use prohibited except for emergencies or authorized administrative purposes
  • water reservation for monument purposes established

Near term (90d)

  • Secretary of the Interior to prepare management plan addressing road closures and travel restrictions

Long term

  • ongoing Bureau of Land Management administration of grazing permits under existing policies
  • potential acquisition of non-federal lands into monument
  • long-term ecosystem and species conservation
  • dominant reservation status over prior withdrawals

Risks & tensions

  • Grazing rights preserved under existing BLM policies, creating potential tension between ranching and conservation goals
  • Water reservation may conflict with California state water rights and existing federal appropriations
  • Valid existing rights and state fish and wildlife jurisdiction preserved, leaving overlapping authority
  • Non-federal lands only enter monument upon acquisition, leaving gaps in protection
  • Management plan deadline unspecified, creating implementation uncertainty
Proclamation 7393: Establishment of the Carrizo Plain National Monument · Executive Orders