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Friday March 3, 2006
Musgrave Announces River Conservation Hearing in House

Congresswoman gets hearing on bill to preserve Colorado's Rio 
Grande River


Source:
House Resources Committee

 
Washington, DC -- As a member of the House Resources Committee, Congresswoman Marilyn Musgrave (CO-04) succeeded in scheduling an upcoming hearing on a bill to establish a natural area consisting of pristine land around the Rio Grande River within Colorado. This area would encompass a quarter mile on each side of the river and extend from the southern boundary of the Alamosa National Wildlife refuge to the New Mexico State border.

This bill was originally introduced in the U.S. Senate by Colorado's Wayne Allard and passed on July 26, 2005. It is S. 56, the Rio Grande Natural Area Act.

WHAT: Congressional Hearing on Rio Grande Natural Area Act

WHO: House Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health

WHEN: Thursday, March 9, 2006

WHERE: Longworth House Office Building

Contact:

Aaron Johnson (202) 225-4676

   
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