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Udall says no Vermillion plan

RBC I U.S. Sen. Mark Udall, chairman of the U.S. Senate National Parks Subcommittee, confirmed Friday that the Obama administration is not considering an Antiquities Act designation for the Vermillion Basin in Moffatt County.
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell confirmed this fact during a meeting with Udall.
“Secretary Jewell confirmed for me … that the Vermillion Basin is not in line for a national monument designation through the Antiquities Act,” Udall said.
“When…