William Redmond: “This bill was introduced on January 9, 1997, by my predecessor in the Third District of New Mexico, the Honorable Bill…”

“This bill was introduced on January 9, 1997, by my predecessor in the Third District of New Mexico, the Honorable Bill Richardson, current Ambassador to the United Nations. If passed, this bill would provide two simple land conveyances from the Santa Fe National Forest and the Carson National Forest to the cities of Jemez Springs and El Rito, respectively. These conveyances will amount to a total of six acres of land. Jemez Springs will use their one-acre land conveyance to build a fire substation to accommodate the rapidly growing tourist population that is the result of a national recreation area created near their community. The city of El Rito will use its five-acre conveyance to expand a cemetery. These two communities, along with the Forest Service and Mr. Richardson worked extensively to craft a piece of legislation that would provide El Rito and Jemez Springs with the land that they need to continue to provide adequate, efficient community service.”