Antiquities Act

Antiquities Act

Long title	An act for the preservation of American antiquities.
Enacted by	the 59th United States Congress
Effective	June 8, 1906
Citations
Public law	Pub. L. 59–209
Statutes at Large	34 Stat. 225
Codification
U.S.C. sections created	54 U.S.C. ch. 3203 §§ 320301 to 320303
Legislative history
Introduced in the House as H.R. 11016 by John F. Lacey (R–IA) on January 9, 1906 Committee consideration by Public Lands Passed the House on June 5, 1906  Passed the Senate on June 7, 1906  with amendment House agreed to Senate amendment on June 8, 1906 () Signed into law by President Theodore Roosevelt on June 8, 1906
United States Supreme Court cases
Cameron v. United States, 252 U.S. 450 (1920) Cappaert v. United States, 426 U.S. 128 (1976) United States v. California, 436 U.S. 32 (1978) Alaska v. United States, 545 U.S. 75 (2005)

The Antiquities Act of 1906 (Pub. L. 59–209, 34 Stat. 225, 54 U.S.C. §§ 320301–320303) 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.