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U.S. House OKs protections near Chaco Culture National Historical Park in New Mexico

(Jeff Geissler | AP file photo) In this Aug. 10, 2005 photo, tourist Chris Farthing from Suffolks County, England, takes a picture of Anasazi ruins in Chaco Culture National Historical Park in New Mexico. The checkerboard of federal land surrounding Chaco Culture National Historical Park would be off limits to oil and gas development under legislation pending before Congress. The U.S. House is set to vote on the measure Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019.