Bishop pitches 'common-sense approach' to reforming Antiquities Act

SALT LAKE CITY — Rep. Rob Bishop, R-Utah, says 640 acres is the magic number within the purview of a U.S. president who wants to designate a national monument without public process, as long as it is no closer than 50 miles to existing monuments' boundaries.Bishop on Monday unveiled HR3990 and set it for a markup hearing Wednesday before the House Committee on Natural Resources, which he chairs."We think it is a rational approach, a common-sense approach that guarantees people have a right