Sunset Crater Volcano was born in a series of eruptions sometime between 1040 and 1100, with powerful lava flows and cinders looking as fresh and rugged as they day they formed. | By National Park Service
Sunset Crater Volcano was born in a series of eruptions sometime between 1040 and 1100, with powerful lava flows and cinders looking as fresh and rugged as they day they formed. | By National Park Service
Two Arizona Senators introduced a bipartisan bill to change the boundaries of the Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument near Flagstaff to get the land where the the visitors center, bunkhouse and other outbuildings sit as part of the monument’s property.
U.S. Sen. Martha McSally (R-AZ) and Congressman Tom O’Halleran (D-AZ-01) introduced the legislation so the National Park Service doesn’t have to get the National Forest Service’s permission for any repairs, maintenance or ground disturbance in and around the buildings, McSally’s website reported.
“Sunset Crater is a geological gem that attracts more than 200,000 tourists, hikers and researchers to Northern Arizona each year,” McSally said. “My bill will improve the visitor experience by streamlining management of Monument facilities and reducing bureaucratic barriers between the National Park Service and the Forest Service."
O'Halleran said he is pleased to join McSally in this bipartisan, bicameral effort.
The land transfer involves approximately 97 acres that sits next to the monument.
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