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Arizona officials and mayor urge redesignation of Chiricahua Monument to national park
House Committee on Natural Resources — Subcommittee on Federal Lands · December 12, 2025
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Summary
Representative Siskamani and Mayor Greg Hancock urged the subcommittee to redesignate Chiricahua National Monument as Chiricahua National Park (H.R. 6,380), arguing the change would boost conservation, tourism and rural economic development without expanding federal footprint or requiring new funding.
Representative Siskamani and local officials testified in favor of H.R. 6,380, the Chiricahua National Park Act, seeking redesignation of Chiricahua National Monument (about 12,000 acres and 25 campsites) as a national park.
Siskamani said redesignation is a…
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