WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich issued the following news release:
Today, during a U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee Hearing on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining to receive testimony on pending legislation, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Committee, spotlighted his Caja del Rio Protection Act (https://www.heinrich.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/caja_del_rio_protection_act_text.pdf), emphasizing the plateau's cultural significance in New Mexico and the importance of public lands protections.
Introduced in May, Heinrich's Caja del Rio Protection Act permanently protects the Caja del Rio Plateau for future generations by establishing two new areas near Santa Fe - the Caja del Rio Special...