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Calendar No. 8
109TH CONGRESS REPORT
1st Session SENATE 109-1
NORTHERN RIO GRANDE NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA ACT
FEBRUARY 16, 2005.-Ordered to be printed
Mr. DOMENICI, from the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources, submitted the following
REPORT
[To accompany S. 63]
The Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, to which was
referred the bill (S. 63) to establish the Northern Rio Grande Na-
tional Heritage Area in the State of New Mexico, and for other pur-
poses, having considered the same, reports favorably thereon with
amendments and recommends that the bill, as amended, do pass.
The amendments are as follows:
1. On page 3, line 2, insert National before Heritage.
2. On page 5, line 10, strike secretary and insert Secretary.
PURPOSE OF THE MEASURE
The purpose of S. 63 is to establish the Northern Rio Grande Na-
tional Heritage Area in the State of New Mexico.
BACKGROUND AND NEED
S. 63 would establish the Northern Rio Grande National Herit-
age Area in northern New Mexico along the Rio Grande River, in-
cluding the cities of Taos and Santa Fe and the community of San
Juan Pueblo. The proposed heritage area would encompass a rich
mosaic of natural and cultural history which predates Spanish set-
tlement of the region in 1598. The region reflects the continuing
home of people of Hispanic, Native Americans and Anglo-American
descent. Northern New Mexico is home to eight Pueblo commu-
nities. The Taos Pueblo represents a community that has been in-
habited for over a thousand years-the longest period of time in
the United States. The nation's oldest church and first Spanish
Mission can be found in Santa Fe and the San Juan Pueblo, respec-
tively.
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