Letter Written to Representative Ben Lujan

Dear Representative Ben Lujan,

I urge you to endorse Senate Bill 564, introduced by Senator Bingaman and supported by Senator Udall, which would transfer management of the Valles Caldera National Preserve to the National Park Service.  I would like you to please introduce a similar bill in the House. 

The Valles Caldera Trust chairman, Raymond Loretto, recently testified before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee that a majority of the Trust are in support of  this bill.  I am in support of of management of the Valles Caldera National Preserve by the National Park Service and I urge you to help make it happen.  The Preserve is a national treasure that New Mexico is lucky to have in our state and it deserves to be better managed.  I trust in the National Park Service to do this.  I'm completely 100% against the status quo continuing at the Preserve.  I think that the Caldera will be better protected by the National Park Service than if the forest service takes over management in 2015.  Why haven't you spoke out in support of S. 564 yet and why haven't you introduced similar legislation in the House?

Thank you,