WASHINGTON D.C. — Legislation to benefit northern Cochise County, introduced by U.S. Rep. Juan Ciscomani, R-Ariz., in the House, and Democratic U.S. Senators Mark Kelley and Ruben Gallego in the Senate is on its way to the president.
The Chiricahua National Park Act seeks to change the designation of the Chiricahuas from a national monument to a national park. The bill passed the House in March and the Senate passed the bill on Sept. 30.
In a video posted to X (formerly Twitter), Ciscomani said the change would increase the number of vistors to the region.
“That’s going to attract even more tourism,” Ciscomani said. “I met with the Mayor of Willcox this morning and all the plans that we have around that, to keep attracting more people here, from all over the world.”
If the president signs the bill into law, the Chiricahuas would become Arizona’s fourth national park, joining the Grand Canyon, Petrified Forest and Saguarro.
