David Skaggs: “I am very glad that we are again acting to protect an extraordinary stretch of wild lands in Colorado, the North St.…”

“I am very glad that we are again acting to protect an extraordinary stretch of wild lands in Colorado, the North St. Vrain Creek watershed, extending from its headwaters in the Rocky Mountain National Park into the national forests area west of Longmont in the mountains. I am delighted that we are now going to be able to protect this area, not just for Coloradans on the Front Range, but all Americans. I submit the following for the Record. I'm very glad that we are again acting to approve legislation that includes provisions to protect North St. Vrain Creek, the largest remaining roadless canyon along Colorado's Front Range. The effect will be to prevent construction of new dams on North St. Vrain creek as it flows through Rocky Mountain National Park and the Roosevelt National Forest, and will clarify public land ownership along the creek. Both of these provisions are based on freestanding legislation that I introduced last year, and I appreciate the inclusion of the North St. Vrain Protection Act in this bill.”