A bill to amend the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve Act of 2000 to explain the purpose and provide for the administration of the Baca National Wildlife Refuge.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

S.191 through Congress

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Related House bill: H.R.169 To amend the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve Act of 2000 to explain the purpose and provide for the administration of the Baca National Wildlife Refuge.

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Official summary

Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Jan 8, 2009

Amends the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve Act of 2000 to provide that the purpose of the Baca National Wildlife Refuge shall be to restore, enhance, and maintain wetland, upland, riparian, and other habitats for native wildlife, plant, and fish species in the San Luis Valley. Instructs the Secretary of the Interior, in administering the Refuge, to: (1) emphasize migratory bird conservation; and (2) take into consideration the role of the Refuge in broader landscape conservation efforts. Provides for the Secretary, in administering water resources for the Refuge, to use decreed water rights on the Refuge in approximately the same manner that the water rights have been used historically, subject to any existing agreement and to the extent consistent with the Refuge's purposes.

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People & committees

Who introduced it

Sen. Salazar, Ken [D-CO] · D–CO

Committees

Energy and Natural Resources Committee

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Jan 8, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Jan 8, 2009
Introduced in Senate

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Discuss S.191, 111th Congress: A bill to amend the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve Act of 2000 to explain the purpose and provide for the administration of the Baca National Wildlife Refuge.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/191

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2009-01-08.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/s191/BILLS-111s191is.htm

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Discuss S.191, 111th Congress: A bill to amend the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve Act of 2000 to explain the purpose and provide for the administration of the Baca National Wildlife Refuge.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/191

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2009-01-08.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/s191/BILLS-111s191is.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2026-09-08T18:11:34Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

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Discuss S.191, 111th Congress: A bill to amend the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve Act of 2000 to explain the purpose and provide for the administration of the Baca National Wildlife Refuge.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/191

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2009-01-08.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/s191/BILLS-111s191is.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2026-09-08T18:11:34Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

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Discuss S.191, 111th Congress: A bill to amend the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve Act of 2000 to explain the purpose and provide for the administration of the Baca National Wildlife Refuge.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/191

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2009-01-08.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/s191/BILLS-111s191is.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2026-09-08T18:11:34Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

Examine S.191 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.