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" The president 's position on national monuments which were designated by the previous administration - - leaving those national monument designations in place - - has also been hailed by the environmental community , " Fleischer said . " Monument designations can only be modified or rejected by act of Congress , something that may be difficult to do given the close split between Republicans and Democrats . " Multiple-Use & Stewardship Coalition , Tulare County , and other groups , is just one of several legal challenges to the Clinton administration 's national monument designations . Unlike a number of recent national monument designations , this proposal has strong support from nearby local governments and Native American tribes , as well as the New Mexico congressional delegation . His successor , George W. Bush , has vowed to review all of Clinton 's late-term executive actions , but his ability to overturn any monument designations is unclear . Norton said that DOI has just begun looking at the new monument designations and has requested input from the stake holders within the states that the monuments reside to determine management needs . Some members tried unsuccessfully to block new national monument designations . Although the White House has said it will not seek to reverse monument designations , " there is a real concern about the Bush administration 's willingness to defend monument designations vigorously , " he said . Time and time again , polling data demonstrates that the public supports the new monument designations .