Northern Arizona Protection Act

Northern Arizona Protection Act (H.R. 5392) is a bill introduced in the 119th Congress that seeks to undo the August 8, 2023 Presidential Proclamation 10606, which established the Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni-Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument. The measure would nullify that proclamation and, according to its title and summary, move to withdraw certain land in Arizona from mineral entry. The core policy effect, as reflected in the text, is to remove the monument designation and to restrict future national monument designations within the geographic area shown on a 2023 map unless Congress expressly authorizes them. In short, the bill would restore a status quo prior to the 2023 proclamation and place any future designations in Congress’s hands. Note: The formal sections included here explicitly nullify the proclamation and require Congressional authorization for any new or extended monuments in the area. The header’s description of “withdrawing certain land in Arizona from mineral entry” is not matched by a separate mineral withdrawal provision in the text provided; the primary operative provisions focus on nullification and future monument authorization.