Proponents of the legislation say, 'We are going to leave the surface alone, so what is the problem?' And would you please tell them what the problem is going to be down the road, not only in terms of a sacred site, but in terms of the excavation that could potentially occur underneath?
Grijalva questions the assurances about surface preservation in relation to potential underground impacts.
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