HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF ACRES AROUND CHACO CANYON WOULD BE OFF-LIMITS FOR MINERAL DEVELOPMENT IF PROPOSED FEDERAL LEGISLATION BECOMES LAW. SENATORS TOM UDALL AND MARTIN HEINRICH HAVE INTRODUCED THE “CHACO CULTURAL HERITAGE AREA PROTECTION ACT.” IT WITHDRAWS OVER 300-THOUSAND ACRES OF FEDERAL LAND FROM MINERAL LEASING OR DEVELOPMENT BUT WOULD NOT AFFECT PRIVATE, STATE OR TRIBAL LAND.
