THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS APPROVED FUNDING OF OVER 256-MILLION DOLLARS FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IN NATIONAL PARKS INFRASTRUCTURE. AMONG THE PROJECTS RECEIVING THE MONEY ARE TWO IN NEW MEXICO.
CARLSBAD CAVERNS NATIONAL PARK IS GETTING JUST UNDER 3-AND-A-HALF MILLION DOLLARS TO REPLACE ITS OLD AND FAILING PRIMARY ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM. ALSO, THE OLD SANTA FE TRAIL BUILDING WILL BE REHABILITATED USING A GRANT OF 2-POINT-8 MILLION DOLLARS. THE BUILDING, CONSTRUCTED IN 1939, WAS ONCE USED AS THE HOME OF THE SOUTHWEST REGIONAL OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE.
