BENNET, HICKENLOOPER, HURD SUPPORT GORP ACT AT SENATE ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE HEARING

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Michael Bennet issued the following press release:

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet testified during the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining hearing in support of his Gunnison Outdoor Resources Protection (GORP) Act. This is the first time this legislation has received a committee hearing.

Over the last decade, Bennet has worked with Senator John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) and Congressman Jeff Hurd (R-Colo.), seven counties in Central and Western Colorado, the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, local municipalities, local businesses, and public lands users from dirt bikers to ranchers and conservationists to develop this bill. This legislation would permanently protect ke...