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Congressman Salazar Applauds Agreement on new San Luis Valley Solar Plant
(4/4/2009)   WASHINGTON, DC –  Congressman John T. Salazar applauded today’s agreement between Xcel Energy and SunPower to build a 17-megawatt AC photovoltaic solar power plant in Alamosa County.  According to the announcement, when completed at the end of 2010, the power plant will be the second-largest high-efficiency solar PV  (full story...)

Congressman Salazar marks personal legislative milestone at historic White House bill signing
(3/30/2009)  “This is one of the proudest days of my legislative career” Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Congressman John Salazar joined President Obama at the White House for the historic signing of the Omnibus Public Lands Bill of 2009. The bill contains five separate pieces of legislation which were sponsored  (full story...)

OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE QUESTIONS LAND ACQUISITION AT PIÑON CANYON
(3/30/2009) Raises concerns over Army’s moves to expand maneuver site WASHINGTON—On Friday, House Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Edolphus Towns sent a letter to Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations Keith Eastin, raising concerns over the Army’s land acquisition procedures and lack of necessary planning and cost-savings analyses. The  (full story...)

Salazar, Markey, and Capito Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Fund Repairs to High-Hazard Dams
(3/30/2009) With over 1800 dams in Colorado, Salazar & Markey urge swift passage WASHINGTON, D.C. – Colorado stands to benefit from $4.95 million in funding to repair and rehabilitate high-hazard dams under bipartisan legislation introduced today by Rep. John Salazar (D-CO), Rep. Betsy Markey (D-CO), and Rep. Shelley Moore Capito,  (full story...)

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