Establishment of the Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument

President Clinton designated approximately 4,148 acres in north central New Mexico as the Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument under the Antiquities Act of 1906, withdrawing federal lands from development, restricting off-road vehicle use, and directing the Secretary of the Interior to prepare a management plan within 3 years in cooperation with the Pueblo de Cochiti.

Federal Register Open PDF 66 FR 7343

Impact dates

Jan 17, 2004
Management plan for monument due

Key directives

Withdraw approximately 4,148 acres from all forms of entry, location, selection, sale, leasing, mining, and mineral/geothermal leasing
Prohibit all motorized and mechanized vehicle use off-road except for emergency or authorized administrative purposes
Manage monument through Bureau of Land Management in close cooperation with Pueblo de Cochiti
Prepare management plan within 3 years including transportation planning and American Indian Religious Freedom Act compliance
Retire grazing allotments within monument unless Secretary finds grazing advances monument purposes
Work with State authorities to ensure water resources needed for monument purposes are available

Who is ordered

Secretary of the Interior · Department of the Interior

Timeline

Immediate

National monument designation takes effect
Federal lands withdrawn from entry, sale, leasing, mining, and mineral/geothermal leasing
Off-road motorized/mechanized vehicle use prohibited except for emergencies or authorized administrative purposes

Near term (90d)

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Long term

Management plan due within 3 years
Grazing allotment retirement unless Secretary finds grazing advances monument purposes
Ongoing cooperative management with Pueblo de Cochiti

Risks & tensions

Potential conflict between monument protection and existing grazing rights
Water rights coordination with New Mexico may create state-federal friction
Management plan must balance geologic preservation, tribal religious practices, and public access
Dominant reservation status of monument may conflict with prior existing withdrawals