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Proclamation 7402

Establishment of the Governors Island National Monument

President Clinton used the Antiquities Act to designate approximately 20 acres on Governors Island as a national monument, protecting historic forts Castle William and Fort Jay. The proclamation withdraws the federal lands from disposition and directs the National Park Service to prepare a management plan within 3 years.

Federal Register Open PDF 66 FR 7855

Impact dates

  1. Management plan for monument due

Key directives

  • Secretary of the Interior shall manage monument through National Park Service in consultation with Administrator of General Services
  • Secretary shall prepare management plan within 3 years of January 19, 2001
  • Secretary shall promulgate regulations for proper care and management of monument objects
  • Federal lands withdrawn from all forms of entry, location, selection, sale, leasing under public land laws

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • National monument designation takes effect
  • Federal lands withdrawn from entry, sale, leasing, or mining

Near term (90d)

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Long term

  • Management plan due within 3 years
  • Regulations to be promulgated for care and management of monument objects

Risks & tensions

  • Subject to valid existing rights and Public Law 105-33, creating potential land-use conflicts
  • Consultation requirement between Interior and GSA may create bureaucratic friction
  • Dominant reservation language may create tension with prior withdrawals
Proclamation 7402: Establishment of the Governors Island National Monument · Executive Orders