William Redmond: “I stand in support of H.R. 434, as was introduced by former Congressman Bill Richardson, now Ambassador to the United…”

“I stand in support of H.R. 434, as was introduced by former Congressman Bill Richardson, now Ambassador to the United Nations. Mr. Speaker, the history of the Jemez Mountains Recreation Area dates back to the early 1990's when it was carved out by Congress as a special recreation area for the American people. As a result of declaring the Jemez Mountains a recreation area, we have an additional one million people that now travel through the tiny village of 350 to 450 people, a little village called Jemez Springs. This little village is the closest village that can respond to emergency and disaster, whether it be fire, whether it be first aid emergency for those million visitors that come through the Jemez Springs area. This is the village of first response in time of crisis. I believe that the village is well within its limits by asking for merely one acre of land on which to build a modern fire station so that they can respond to the emergency needs of the American people as the American people visit the Jemez Recreation Area.”