Jeff Bingaman actually said...

"national park designation and management responsibility is overdue."

"the most critical work to be accomplished on the Preserve in the foreseeable future is the restoration of the forest ecosystem"

"The public gained a great treasure when the Valles Caldera was brought into public ownership over a decade ago."

"S. 3452 eliminates the shortcomings and deficiencies of the original 2000 Act that created the Valles Caldera National Preserve."