04/18/2013 05:55:39 PM MDT WASHINGTON, DC U,Cheap Toms shoes.S. Rep. Steve Pearce introduced legislation Wednesday that would block an ongoing effort to create a national monument in Do a Ana County through presidential order under the Antiquities Act. H.R. 1512 would require that all future monument designations be approved by Congress, through the legislative process, ending a process that has been in existence for more than a century. "Monument designations, like any other laws, should come up from the people, not down by executive decree," Pearce said in a prepared statement. "Conservation is at its best when it is carried out by the people: through elected representatives in a transparent, public process. When designations are instead handed down through executive order,Toms Shoes, valid concerns are silenced,Gucci Outlet, the minority cannot express its concerns, and both conservation and democracy suffer,oakley sunglasses." Pearce said he recently attended a meeting of the electric co-op in Socorro, where he was told the recent designation of the Rio Grande del Norte Monument could hamper green energy projects in the area. Those problems could have been addressed had the monument instead gone through the legislative process, he said in a news release. Do a Ana County Commissioner Billy G. Garrett countered that 18 national monuments in New Mexico, including White Sands, Carlsbad Caverns, Chaco Canyon and Bandelier, have all been created through the Antiquities Act. There have been more than 130 monuments created since the Advertisementact was passed in 1906, he said, including the Statue of Liberty and the Grand Canyon. "H.R. 1512 is yet another attempt to undermine community support for the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument," Garrett said in a news release. "Due to political polarization, the current Congress has not acted to protect land anywhere in America. In many cases, the president's authority under the Antiquities Act is the only avenue currently open to those who want to protect nationally significant resources on public lands." The news release said a study has estimated that the Rio Grande del Norte Monument will create almost 300 jobs and add $15 million to the local economy,louis vuitton outlet. "Here in the Land of Enchantment where our national monuments have created thousands of jobs and millions in economic impact, I am stunned that a local congressman would want to limit the options that enable this priceless legacy," said Renee Frank,http://www.douuo.com/gucci.html/, president of the Las Cruces Green Chamber. "We urge the president to continue this proud American legacy in Do a Ana County and establish the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument." Pearce has introduced separate legislation to create a national monument for the Organ Mountains that is much smaller than the proposed Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument.
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