Rep. John Salazar’s big land swap

A western Colorado land swap sought by U.S. Rep. John Salazar, D Colo., would eliminate what National Park Service officials termed a development threat to the Curecanti National Recreation Area. Salazar’s biggest individual campaign contributor, meanwhile, would get land that would allow him to complete assembly of his ranch in Gunnison County.

A third element of the exchange would put into the National Park system the home of the man who first discovered dinosaur bones in what is now known as Dinosaur National Monument in Utah.

Salazar this spring introduced H.R. 5059, the Central Rockies Land Exchange and National Park System Enhancement Act of 2010.   -  More  -