16 U.S.C. § 410aaa–21 — Findings

Congress makes five findings here, laid out as a numbered list: 1. A 1936 proclamation by President Franklin Roosevelt created Joshua Tree National Monument to protect objects of historical and scientific interest. 2. Joshua Tree National Monument is now a major part of the National Park System, with extraordinary value that millions of visitors enjoy. 3. The monument's boundaries, as changed in 1950 and 1961, leave out nearby federal land with essential, top-tier natural, ecological, archeological, paleontological, cultural, historical, and wilderness value — leaving that land open to development and inconsistent management. 4. Joshua Tree National Monument should be made bigger, by adding nearby federal land that is good enough to be a national park, and should get full recognition and legal protection as a National Park. 5. The wilderness within Joshua Tree that hasn't yet been designated should get legal protection under the Wilderness Act.