(NAFB.com) – The Public Land Council condemned the Biden administration’s irresponsible use of the Antiquities Act of 1906 to create two brand-new national monuments in California. “There are just days left in the Biden administration, and once again, the Antiquities Act is being recklessly applied to almost one million acres to create tremendous uncertainty for rural communities that rely on responsible resource management,” says Kaitlynn Glover, executive director of the Public Lands Council. “The record is clear as monument designations at the eleventh hour jeopardize rangeland health, threaten local economic stability, and unnecessarily make these areas political pawns during a transition period.” She also says the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and the Public Lands Council strongly oppose this declaration and will work with the Trump Administration to limit abuses like this. House Natural Resources Committee Chair Bruce Westerman (R-AR) slammed the new monuments and vowed to roll back the designations.