I urge passage of the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks Wilderness bill in order to protect these areas for generations to come.

We know Senator Bingaman is committed to energy production as well as the environment.

Senators, by introducing the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks Wilderness Act, you have acknowledged the overwhelming desire of our community members.

we support the proper application of the original Wilderness Act and the Congressional Grazing Guidelines

There are many issues around the edges of the bill, to 'fix up' this or that. But there are no fatal flaws.

I implore you to continue with your efforts to move the Organ Mountains and Desert Peaks Wilderness Act through the legislative process.

Harnessing the community energy and passion would never have been possible without the outstanding leadership of Senator Jeff Bingaman and his staff.

The Organ Mountains Wilderness is a small part.

Information and testimony provided through your office or by others is quite misleading to the general public.

Thank you for the opportunity to testify today before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.

We appreciate that effort.

I look forward to answering any questions.

I call this the 'Hydro-illogical' cycle.

Let us not waste this opportunity for gold.

Thank you also for the opportunity to add additional testimony to the record for S 1689.

We appreciate the efforts of all parties involved as well as Senator Bingaman and his staff for working with EBID to exclude our existing dams from the wilderness area.

We can make sure this doesn't happen to all of our great areas of natural beauty by setting them aside now, all at once, so the matter is settled.

the purpose of it is to hear testimony on S. 1689; that's a bill that Senator Udall and I introduce