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Proc 7329ProclamationClinton · D

Proclamation 7329

President Lincoln and Soldiers' Home National Monument

President Clinton designated approximately 2.3 acres of the Armed Forces Retirement Home in Washington, D.C. as the President Lincoln and Soldiers' Home National Monument under the Antiquities Act. The proclamation withdraws the federal land from commercial disposition and directs the Armed Forces Retirement Home to manage the site in consultation with the National Park Service, including preparing a management plan within 3 years.

Federal Register Open PDF 65 FR 43673

Impact dates

  1. Management plan for monument due

Key directives

  • Designate approximately 2.3 acres as President Lincoln and Soldiers' Home National Monument
  • Withdraw federal lands from all forms of entry, location, selection, sale, leasing, mining, and mineral/geothermal leasing
  • Armed Forces Retirement Home shall manage monument as integral part of surrounding facility
  • Armed Forces Retirement Home shall consult with Secretary of the Interior through National Park Service in managing monument
  • Armed Forces Retirement Home shall prepare management plan within 3 years in consultation with Secretary of the Interior through National Park Service
  • Armed Forces Retirement Home shall promulgate regulations for proper care and management in consultation with Secretary of the Interior through National Park Service

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • National Monument designation takes effect
  • Federal lands withdrawn from entry, sale, leasing, mining, and mineral/geothermal disposition

Near term (90d)

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Long term

  • Management plan due within 3 years of July 7, 2000
  • Regulations for care and management to be promulgated

Risks & tensions

  • Dual management structure between Armed Forces Retirement Home and National Park Service may create coordination friction
  • Small footprint (2.3 acres) limits scope but 'smallest area compatible' language may constrain future expansion needs
  • Monument designation as 'dominant reservation' creates hierarchy with existing uses but text is vague about what existing withdrawals are subordinated
Proclamation 7329: President Lincoln and Soldiers' Home National Monument · Executive Orders