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Presidential Memorandum

Suspension of Subsection 119(a) of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996, (``Act'') as set forth in Section 101(c) of Title I of the Omnibus Consolidated Rescissions and Appropriations Act of 1996 (H.R. 3019) Regarding the Mojave National Preserve

President Clinton suspended a provision in a 1996 appropriations act that would have required the sale of certain lands within the Mojave National Preserve, citing environmental and resource protection interests. The suspension took effect immediately and would last until the provision's expiration.

Federal Register Open PDF 61 FR 24875

Impact dates

  1. Suspension takes effect immediately

Key directives

  • Suspend subsection 119(a) of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996
  • Report suspension to Congress
  • Publish memorandum in the Federal Register

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • Suspension of subsection 119(a) takes effect
  • Secretary of Interior directed to report to Congress and publish in Federal Register

Near term (90d)

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Long term

  • Suspension continues until subsection 119(a) expires (no fixed date specified in document)

Risks & tensions

  • Tension between fiscal/land-sale mandates in appropriations law and environmental preservation priorities
  • Uncertain duration: 'until subsection 119(a) expires' leaves open-ended timeline not specified in text
  • Single-actor determination: suspension based solely on presidential judgment of public interest without additional process described
Presidential Memorandum: Suspension of Subsection 119(a) of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996, (``Act'') as set forth in Section 101(c) of Title I of the Omnibus Consolidated Rescissions and Appropriations Act of 1996 (H.R. 3019) Regarding the Mojave National Preserve · Executive Orders