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Proclamation 9465

Establishment of the Stonewall National Monument

President Obama used the Antiquities Act to designate Christopher Park in New York City as the Stonewall National Monument, the first national monument dedicated to LGBT civil rights history. The approximately 0.12-acre site, across from the Stonewall Inn, is placed under National Park Service management with a required management plan within 3 years. The proclamation withdraws federal lands within the monument boundaries from public land, mining, and mineral leasing laws.

Federal Register Open PDF 81 FR 42215

Impact dates

  1. Secretary shall prepare management plan with public involvement and NYC coordination

Key directives

  • Secretary of the Interior shall manage monument through National Park Service
  • Secretary shall prepare management plan with full public involvement and NYC coordination within 3 years
  • Management plan must preserve/protect historic objects and interpret LGBT civil rights movement values
  • National Park Service directed to seek agreements with others, particularly NYC Department of Parks and Recreation, to enhance public services and promote management efficiencies
  • Federal lands withdrawn from entry, location, selection, sale, disposition under public land laws; from mining laws; and from mineral/geothermal leasing laws

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • Establishment of Stonewall National Monument as federal national monument
  • Withdrawal of federal lands from entry, sale, mining, and mineral leasing
  • Transfer of management to National Park Service under Secretary of the Interior

Near term (90d)

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Long term

  • Management plan due within 3 years (by June 24, 2019)
  • Potential agreements with NYC Department of Parks and Recreation for enhanced public services
  • Ongoing preservation and interpretation of LGBT civil rights history

Risks & tensions

  • Small 0.12-acre footprint may limit programming scope and visitor capacity
  • Coordination required with NYC raises potential intergovernmental friction over management priorities
  • Vague 'seek to enter into agreements' language for NYC Parks partnership creates non-binding expectation
  • Monument designation during election year (2016) carried political symbolism that could affect perceived legitimacy
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