1962 Senate Hearing on Proposed Valle Grande National Park
July 14, 2026
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The Frame
The hearing represents the formal legislative process for evaluating the potential conversion of land in New Mexico into a federally protected national park, which would determine federal land management authority and public access rights for the area.
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Residents of New Mexico
The proposed establishment of a national park would change land management and public access regulations in the state.
U.S. Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs
The committee is responsible for reviewing and deciding whether to advance the legislation to the full Senate.
Last recorded activity July 14, 2026.
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Key Facts
- The hearing was conducted by the Subcommittee on Public Lands of the U.S. Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
- The subject of the hearing was S. 3321, a bill to establish Valle Grande National Park in New Mexico.
- The hearing took place on September 17, 1962, in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
- The hearing occurred during the second session of the 87th Congress.
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The hearing represents the formal legislative process for evaluating the potential conversion of land in New Mexico into a federally protected national park, which would determine federal land management authority and public access rights for the area.
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Historical Land Designation
The document captures the mid-20th-century legislative approach to expanding the National Park system in the American West.
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