REP. SALAZAR ANNOUNCES APPROPRIATIONS FOR BAYFIELD AND CHIMNEY ROCK

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman John Salazar announced that the U.S. House is likely to pass H.R. 2764 – The Foreign Operations Appropriations/Consolidated Appropriations bill.

Funding secured by Congressman Salazar within the appropriations bill include $400,000 for work on the Bayfield sewer treatment facility. The town of Bayfield is currently working on a major and very expensive 7 million dollar upgrade to their existing sewer treatment facility. The current treatment facility is inadequate for the growing population. The Town of Bayfield is in a rural part of Colorado and has very limited resources. “I’m happy that we’re able to provide these resources to the community of Bayfield. With limited local resources, it would have been very difficult to make these improvements without the help of the Federal Government,” Rep. Salazar said.

The omnibus also includes $245,000 for work on the Chimney Rock Archeological Area twenty-two miles west of Pagosa Springs. Colorado’s Chimney Rock is a large stone mound with two spires, believed to be over a 1,000 years old, which have been named Chimney Rock and Companion Rock. Designated an archaeological area and national historic site in 1970, Chimney rock is a San Juan National Forest Archaeological Area and covers 4,100 acres of land surrounded by the Southern Ute Indian Reservation. “For more than a thousand years, people have regarded Chimney Rock as both a sacred place, and as an archeological treasure,” Rep. Salazar said. “I’m happy that this money will be used in an effort to preserve Chimney Rock for future generations.”

After House passage, the consolidated appropriations bill will move to the U.S. Senate for approval.

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	For immediate release: December 17, 2007
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	REP. SALAZAR ANNOUNCES APPROPRIATIONS FOR BAYFIELD AND CHIMNEY ROCK
	WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman John Salazar announced that the U.S. House is likely to pass H.R. 2764 – The Foreign Operations Appropriations/Consolidated Appropriations bill. Funding secured by Congressman Salazar within the appropriations bill include $400,000 for work on the Bayfield sewer treatment facility. The town of Bayfield is currently working on a major and very expensive 7 million dollar upgrade to their existing sewer treatment facility. The current treatment facility is inadequate for the growing population. The Town of Bayfield is in a rural part of Colorado and has very limited resources. “I’m happy that we’re able to provide these resources to the community of Bayfield. With limited local resources, it would have been very difficult to make these improvements without the help of the Federal Government,” Rep. Salazar said. The omnibus also includes $245,000 for work on the Chimney Rock Archeological Area twenty-two miles west of Pagosa Springs. Colorado’s Chimney Rock is a large stone mound with two spires, believed to be over a 1,000 years old, which have been named Chimney Rock and Companion Rock. Designated an archaeological area and national historic site in 1970, Chimney rock is a San Juan National Forest Archaeological Area and covers 4,100 acres of land surrounded by the Southern Ute Indian Reservation. “For more than a thousand years, people have regarded Chimney Rock as both a sacred place, and as an archeological treasure,” Rep. Salazar said. “I’m happy that this money will be used in an effort to preserve Chimney Rock for future generations.” After House passage, the consolidated appropriations bill will move to the U.S. Senate for approval.
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