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National monument advisory panel new flashpoint in debate

By BRADY McCOMBS body who was an outspo-
Associated Press ken proponent of the mon-
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A ument created by Presi-
newly unveiled advisory dent Barack Obama in De-
committee that will help cember 2016 to help pre-
make management deci- serve ancient cliff dwellings
sions for a downsized na- and an estimated 100,000
tional monument in south- archaeological sites.
ern Utah has become the In contrast, the commit-
latest flashpoint in a long- tee includes several peo-
running debate over lands ple who were critics of
considered sacred to Na- Obama’s designation and
tive Americans as monu- cheered President Donald
ment supporters cry foul Trump’s December 2017
about being left off the decision to scale it back by
panel. about 85 percent to make
The selections for the it a 315 square mile-mon-
15-person Bears Ears Na- ument (816 sq. kilometers)
tional Monument panel in a move Trump said was
posted online Friday by done to reverse federal
the U.S. Bureau of Land overreach.
Management reveal a few
people who seem to strike Continued on Page 3 This May 8, 2017, file photo, shows Arch Canyon within Bears Ears National Monument in Utah.
a middle ground, but no- Associated Press