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Bills To Expand Rocky Mountain National Park Await Presidential Approval

(CBS4) -- Two bills that will expand Rocky Mountain National Park are now on their way to the president's desk for signature.

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The bills include land NASA astronaut Vance Brand is donating to the park -- 40 acres on the eastern boundary.

Brand is a Longmont native who spent many summers hiking the park.

He says the donation is a way he can share his enjoyment of the park with others.

 

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