Chiricahua National Monument is one presidential signature away from becoming Arizona’s fourth national park after Congress gave final approval to bipartisan legislation redesignating the site, according to azfamily.com.
The Senate passed the Chiricahua National Park Act on Wednesday (Sept. 30) night, clearing the measure introduced by Arizona Rep. Juan Ciscomani, and sending it to the president’s desk.
If signed into law, the 102-year-old monument in Cochise County will become Chiricahua National Park, spanning roughly 12,000 acres of dramatic rock pinnacles and balancing rock formations in southeastern Arizona.
It would mark the nation’s 64th national park and Arizona’s first new national park since Saguaro was redesignated in 1994.
