Salazar: No Plans for New National Monument in Montana
Flathead Beacon Headlines
March 10, 2010 10:31 AM
U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar appeared before a Senate committee that included Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., Tuesday and answered questions regarding the Antiquities Act. He denied accusations that the Obama Administration planned on creating national monuments in Western states that critics contend are veiled “land grabs.” A leaked memo from the Interior Department, first reported by the New York Times, found that 14 sites were listed as possible monuments, including 2.5 million acres in northeastern Montana for a possible new national bison range.
