Language to redesignate White Sands NMon as NP in current version of pending bills

A proposed defense spending bill may soon mean the designation of White Sands National Monument as a national park after more than decade of opposition in Otero County.

The U.S. Congress is currently hashing out the issue in conference committees, although the House and Senate have approved versions of the National Defense Authorization Act to change the designation.

https://www.currentargus.com/story/news/2019/10/17/white-sands-monument-could-become-national-park/3985722002/

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