Administration of Coral Reef Resources in the Northwest Hawaiian Islands

Administration of Coral Reef Resources in the Northwest Hawaiian Islands T he President m ay use his authonty under the A ntiquities Act to establish a national m onum ent in the territorial sea and a national m onum ent in the exclusive econom ic zone to protect m arine resources. T he President m ay not establish a national w ildlife refuge in the territorial sea or the exclusive eco­ nom ic zone using the im plied power to reserve public lands recognized in U nited States v. M idw est O il Co.,

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5 9 (1 9 1 5 ). T he authority to m anage national m onum ents can, under certain…