Governor Randall Vicente attended some Legislative Sessions for:
HB 48 – Wording in this bill would take away authority from the Cultural Properties Review Committee and give the authority to the State Historic Preservation Officer thus, eliminating the opportunities of the Pueblos and Indian Nations to comment on actions that should come before the Cultural Properties Review Committee. The State Historic Preservation Officer is accountable to the Governor and can be directed not to do such things as bring forward the Cultural Property Nomination of Sacred Sites such as Mount Taylor.
HB 81 – Wording in this bill would allow Land Grants to maintain their status as political subdivisions, but not be subjected to the same responsibilities that every other political subdivision has to comply with … when it considers a proposed action. Land Grants could pick and choose which laws apply to them which include laws that protect and preserve prehistoric and historic sites. Mount Taylor was declared a Traditional Cultural Property (TCP) under State Law in 2009, which includes parts of the Cebolleta Land Grant. It seems the Land Grants are trying to reap the benefits of being a political subdivision so they can be eligible for State Appropriations, and not have to comply with the responsibilities of being political subdivisions of the State.