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<br />../0.. . <br />BEN .NIGHTHORSE CAMPBELL <br />., 3P DISTRICT. CQlORA.DO <br />I C.-,"'. <br />." ',' ',;'..;' ~ <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />o <br /> <br />PLEASE t'lEPLY TO' <br /> <br />WAS....INGTON OFFICE <br />'724 LONGWQR1"1 BUILDING <br />WASHINGTON, DC 20515 <br />C:W2l225_4761 <br /> <br />COMMITTEES. <br />AGRICUlTl)RE <br />INTERIOR AND INSULAR AFFAIRS <br /> <br />(tCongrt55 of tbt iHnittb ~tatt5 <br />~ouse of !\epresentatibe15 <br />.a~binlIton, 1J~ 20515 <br /> <br />o <br /> <br />DISTRICTQFFICES <br />720M M"""'ST <br />SUITE 400 <br />PUEBLO. CO 81003 <br />j7191543_91121 <br /> <br />o <br /> <br />8J~ E SECONO AVE <br />SUITE 128 <br />DURA.NGO. e081]01 <br />1303;247_9300 <br /> <br />o <br /> <br />225 N 5TH STAEET <br />SUITE],! <br />GRANO JUNCTION. cn A t<;nl <br />(]OJI242_24uQ <br /> <br />FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br />CONTACT: Carol Knight, 202-225-4761 <br /> <br />AUG. 7, 1990 <br /> <br />CAMPBELL INTRODUCES BLACK CANYON BILL; HIS ADVISORY GROUP TO BRIEF <br />CHAIRMAN OF NATIONAL PARKS SUBCOMMITTEE AT AUG. 12 MONTROSE MEET <br /> <br />After introducing a bill to designate the Black Canyon of <br />the Gunnison a national park, U.S. Rep. Ben Nighthorse Campbell <br />will host chairman of the House Interior Subcommittee on National <br />Parks and Public Lands, Bruce Vento (D-Minn.), for an <br />informational hearing in Montrose Sunday, Aug. 12, I to 3 p.m. <br /> <br />"Many people have worked for years to iron out the conflicts <br />involved in redesignating the Black Canyon," Campbell said. "We <br />all appreciate Chairman Vento's willingness to come to Western <br />Colorado, to hear us out and to see for himself the magnificent <br />canyon that we think deserves national park status." <br /> <br />Community leaders and members of Campbell's Black canyon <br />Advisory Committee will brief Chairman Vento on their concerns <br />and their progress in resolving issues revolving around water, <br />tourism and recreation, land use and management and facilities. <br />The Advisory Committee consists of representatives of local <br />governments, environmental groups, groups promoting recreation <br />and tourism and water and agricultural interests. <br /> <br />"This is an informal, informational hearing, and we won't <br />have time to take testimony from the public at large," Campbell <br />said. "But everyone is welcome to come listen, and my office is <br />always open to comments and suggestions as we continue this <br />process." He added that members of the advisory team are also <br />accessible to the people they represent. <br /> <br />Congressman Campbell'S bill, which he introduced late last <br />week only hours before congress recessed for the month of August, <br />designates the Black Canyon National Monument as a national park; <br />establishes a National Conservation Area for surrounding Bureau <br />of Land Management lands and establishes the Gunnison River <br />through the canyon and the gorge as a "wild and scenic" river. <br /> <br />-- more -- <br />