Utah Congressman Wants To Block Proposed National Monument In Maine

Just days after a failed legislative attempt to force the disposal of the popular Vieques National Wildlife Refuge in Puerto Rico, Representative Rob Bishop (R-UT) signaled that he will next seek to block a Maine-based foundation from donating property to the National Park Service to create a new national monument in the Maine Woods. 



Bishop, who is the chair of the House Natural Resources Committee, announced that he will travel to Maine on June 1 to hold a hearing that will scrutinize whether the National Park Service should accept a donation of 87,500 acres from a non-profit foundation started by Burt’s Bees founder Roxanne Quimby, and whether President Obama should designate the lands as a new national monument....
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2016/05/24/3781197/anti-parks-new-target-maine/