[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 1 (Thursday, January 4, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Page S126]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

      By Mr. ALLARD (for himself and Mr. Salazar):
  S. 127. A bill to amend the Great Sand Dunes National Park and 
Preserve Act of 2000 to explain the purpose and provide for the 
administration of the Baca National Wildlife Refuge; to the Committee 
on Energy and Natural Resources.
  Mr. ALLARD. Mr. President, the Baca National Wildlife Refuge Purpose 
bill will give the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service management tools that 
will allow the agency to run the Baca National Wildlife Refuge in a way 
that achieves the most beneficial use of this wonderful natural 
resource. The Baca National Wildlife Refuge consists of 92,500 acres of 
wetlands, sage brush, and riparian lands adjacent to the Great Sand 
Dunes National Park in southern Colorado. I, along with my former 
colleague from Colorado's 3rd Congressional District, U.S. 
Representative Scott McInnis, sponsored the legislation that converted 
the Sand Dunes from a monument to a park. This legislation also 
authorized the Federal acquisition of the Baca Ranch lands and I remain 
actively interested in the area's management.
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