On the recordJuly 11, 2000
Mr. Speaker, S. 1892, sponsored by Senator Domenici, authorizes the acquisition of the Valles Caldera or better known as the Baca Ranch. The Baca Ranch is approximately 95,000 acres of land located within the Santa Fe National Forest of New Mexico. This land emanates from a Spanish land grant in 1821, and this actual property was deeded by Congress in 1860 and has been used primarily as a ranch for more than 100 years. S. 1892 mandates the acquisition of the Baca Ranch with funds that were appropriated last year. S. 1892 sets up a unique opportunity for the Federal Government to acquire this ranch, but does it through a trust agreement that will allow these lands to continue to be managed as they have been for decades. The bill establishes the Valles Caldera National Preserve, which will be managed by a trust established within the legislation.
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