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Hanford Reach National Monument, Nature Conservancy Laura Smith speaking at Ceremony handing over Hanford Reach buffer lands from Dept Energy to US Fish and Wildlife, main step in creating the Monument. 1999, DOE Secretary Bill Richardson (right)
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