Antiquities Act
החוק שעל בסיסו מכריז נשיא ארצות הברית על מונומנטים לאומיים
The Antiquities Act of 1906 is an act that was passed by the United States Congress and signed into law by Theodore Roosevelt on June 8, 1906. This law gives the president of the United States the authority to, by presidential proclamation, create national monuments from federal lands to protect significant natural, historic, or scientific features. The Act has been used more than a hundred times since its enactment to create a wide variety of protected areas.
Also known as...
An Act for the Preservation of American Antiquities