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DENVER—Another attempt to block the proposed expansion of an Army training site in southeast Colorado is on its way to Gov. Bill Ritter.
The Colorado Senate voted 25-9 to back House Bill 1317 on Wednesday. The House approved it earlier.
It would bar the state from selling or leasing state land board property to the Army. Backers say an estimated 20 percent of the land the Army wants to expand the Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site is owned by the land board.
The Army says it needs more room to accommodate new weapons, new tactics and additional soldiers.
Many ranchers near Pinon Canyon oppose the move. In 2007, lawmakers passed a bill barring the Army from using eminent domain to expand the site. That was signed by the governor.
