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DECEMBER 13, 2000

Secretary of Interior Bruce Babbitt on Friday will visit the Tent Rocks in New Mexico in anticipation of recommending it as a national monument.

Senator Jeff Bingaman (D-N.Mex) and Cochiti Pueblo are urging Babbitt to make the recommendation. President Bill Clinton would then make it a national monument under the Antiquities Act of 1906.

The Pueblo considers parts of the area sacred. It jointly manages the site with the Bureau of Land Management.

Get the Story:
Tent Rocks could be next monument (Scripps- McClatchy 12/13)

Relevant Links:
Tent Rocks, Pictures - www.swparks.com/us/travel/newmexico/pictent1.html
Senator Jeff Bingaman - www.senate.gov/~bingaman

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