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Proclamation 9395

Establishment of the Mojave Trails National Monument

President Obama established the Mojave Trails National Monument under the Antiquities Act, withdrawing approximately 1.6 million federal acres in California from mineral entry, mining, and geothermal leasing. The proclamation directs the Secretary of the Interior through BLM to manage the monument and prepare a management plan within 3 years, while preserving existing rights for utilities, grazing, military training, tribal access, and state wildlife jurisdiction.

Federal Register Open PDF 81 FR 8371

Impact dates

  1. Management plan for monument due

Key directives

  • Withdraw approximately 1.6 million federal acres from mineral entry, mining, and geothermal leasing
  • Secretary of Interior shall manage monument through BLM as National Landscape Conservation System unit
  • Secretary shall prepare and maintain management plan within 3 years with maximum public involvement
  • Secretary shall prepare transportation plan designating permitted roads and trails
  • Secretary shall work with State officials to ensure water resource availability
  • Secretary shall protect Indian sacred sites and provide tribal access consistent with EO 13007

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • Withdrawal of federal lands from entry, location, sale, mining, and geothermal leasing
  • Monument designation takes effect
  • Motorized vehicle use restricted to existing roads

Near term (90d)

  • Initial management transitions to BLM under National Landscape Conservation System

Long term

  • Management plan due within 3 years of proclamation
  • Transportation plan to designate permitted roads and trails
  • Ongoing tribal consultation on sacred sites and cultural access
  • Long-term preservation of geological, ecological, paleontological, and historic resources

Risks & tensions

  • Potential conflict between conservation goals and existing/mining energy interests given withdrawn acreage
  • Military training use preserved but may tension with environmental protection over time
  • Tribal access protections are qualified by 'maximum extent permitted by law' and 'consistent with' management language
  • Groundwater resource availability for monument purposes may conflict with other regional water demands
  • 'Valid existing rights' clause preserves pre-existing claims but may generate disputes over scope
Proclamation 9395: Establishment of the Mojave Trails National Monument · Executive Orders