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On the recordApril 14, 2019
All that we are saying is that we want to codify the long-standing BLM practice to not lease within 10 miles and to protect the remaining Chaco ruins and landscape nearest the existing park.
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Ben Ray Luján
Democratic · New Mexico

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Lujan emphasizes the importance of protecting Chaco Canyon from leasing.

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