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Senator Heinrich Introduces Pecos Watershed Protection Act

Via nps.gov

Legislation introduced by U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich Wednesday to protect portions of the Pecos Watershed in northern New Mexico from mineral development received a key hearing in the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee’s Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. The Democrat began the process with the following remarks to the panel:

Heinrich’s Pecos Watershed Protection Act would withdraw all federally-managed minerals in the watershed. It would also prevent leasing, patent, or sale of all publicly-owned minerals, including oil and gas as well as gold, silver, copper, and other hard rock minerals.