WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Sen. Mark Kelly issued the following press release:
Bipartisan legislation to make this happen passed the Senate last night, now heads to the president's desk to be signed into law
Today, Arizona Senators Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego celebrated final passage of the Chiricahua National Park Act, bipartisan legislation to designate Chiricahua National Monument in Cochise County as Chiricahua National Park. Representatives Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ-06) and Greg Stanton (D-AZ-04) introduced the legislation in the House, which passed in March.
The designation will make Chiricahua Arizona's fourth national park, alongside Grand Canyon, Petrified Forest, and Saguaro National Parks. It will protect Chiricahua's unique landscape ...