Rep. Grijalva reintroduces Arizona Sonoran Desert Heritage Bill (HR2926) [1], designed to preserve wildlife habitat and recreational opportunties in western Maricopa County while simultaneously maintaining the viability of military installations in the region. The legislation has earned support from the conservation, military and development communities as well as many other.
Read more [2] on The Wildnerness Society's website.
View the Public News Service article [3] on the legislation.
The Phoenix Business Journal [4] examines the reintroduced bill.
Links:
[1] https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2926
[2] http://wilderness.org/press-release/rep-grijalva-applauded-reintroduction-military-conservation-bill-sonoran-desert
[3] http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2015-06-30/public-lands-wilderness/grijalva-bills-seek-to-protect-public-lands-culture-economy/a46920-2
[4] http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/news/2015/07/07/grijalva-led-committee-reintroduces-bills-that.html
[5] http://wilderness.org/press-release/rep-grijalva-applauded-reintroduction-military-conservation-bill-sonoran-desert