2. Obama has already designated or expanded 22 national monuments, locking up more than 264 million acres with one stroke of his pen (includes 261 million acres marine monument expansion) Since 1906, 145 total monuments have been created under the Antiquities Act, locking up more than 334 million acres These designations have no public comment or environmental process Unilateral Designations

3. Obama’s Not So Secret List 2010 DOI "NOT FOR RELEASE” document revealed plans for 14 new or expanded national monument designations comprising 13 million acres in 11 Western States Obama is starting to go down the list and recently designated three new national monuments in the California desert encompassing nearly 1.8 million acres

4. Pandering to Environmental Extremists

5. MYTH: This proposal came from tribes who worked with Rep. Grijalva to draft a bill FACT: This proposal was initiated by the Wilderness Society, the Sierra Club and the Center for Biological Diversity Proposed Grand Canyon Watershed Monument

6. Where Did this Really Come From?

8. Their Initial Map

9. They Want to Restrict Access and Prevent Grazing, Mining and Forest Management

10. They Want to Stop Old-Growth Logging

11. They Want to Reduce Road Density, Retire Grazing Permits, Prevent Mining

12. MYTH: This proposal has a lot of support locally and nationally FACT: This proposal is opposed publically by nearly 90 national and local organizations and approximately 80 elected officials Proposed Grand Canyon Watershed Monument

13. On December 3, 2015, I spearheaded a FOIA request submitted by nine members of Congress to the Department of Interior seeking information in relation to all federal land units under the agency’s jurisdiction that have been considered, analyzed and designated as national monuments, since January 20, 2009 To date, more than four months later, the Obama Administration has failed to comply with this request Lack of Transparency and FOIA Request

14. In March, I questioned BLM Director Neil Kornze about the coordination between the White House and the BLM to lock up more public lands in Western states This government bureaucrat squirmed and tried to mislead me before admitting that the Obama Administration is engaged in discussions regarding future monuments The video of me questioning Director Kornze went viral and reached more than one million people on Facebook Coordinating with Environmentalists and Agencies

15. MYTH: This proposal is necessary to prevent uranium mining and protect the Grand Canyon FACT: Mining in this area is already blocked till 2032 as a result of the Obama Administration's arbitrary Northern Arizona Uranium Withdrawal in 2012 FACT: NO evidence that uranium mining in northern Arizona in the 80’s and 90’s negatively impacted water, air or wildlife in any way Proposed Grand Canyon Watershed Monument

16. Did you Know? Proposed Grand Canyon Watershed Monument The Grand Canyon is 1.218 million acres The proposed Grand Canyon Watershed Monument is 1.7 million acres

17. House Passes Gosar-Hardy Amendment Blocking Grand Canyon Watershed Monument Monument

18. H.R. 3946 blocks efforts to lock up 1.7 million acres in the Grand Canyon Watershed and 160,000 acres in Sedona Protects private property rights, water rights and jobs from presidential abuse of the Antiquities Act Limits designations to 5,000 acres or less Prevents takings and requires local consultation and concurrence prior to any new declaration PROTECTING LOCAL COMMUNITIES FROM EXECUTIVE OVERREACH ACT Blocking Presidential Abuse Of The Antiquities Act

19. FISCAL YEAR 2017 APPROPRIATIONS

20. Gosar Fiscal Year 2017 Approps Rider Signed and Submitted by 32 Members

21. If You Want to Kill Jobs and Push 2 Million Acre Land Grabs…Do It in Your Own District

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