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<br />03/27/0.0 17:19 FAX <br /> <br />O:\TOM\TOMOO.168 DISCUSSION DRAFT S.L.C. <br />3 <br />1 (4) other public and private land adjacent to <br />2 the Great Sand Dunes National Monument- <br />3 (A) offers additional unique geological, <br />4 hydrological, paleontological, scenic, scientific, <br />5 educational, wildlife, and recreational resources; <br />6 and <br />7 (B) contributes to the protection of- <br />8 (i) the sand sheet associated with the <br />9 dune mass; <br />10 (ii) the ground water system on which <br />11 the features of the dunes and the adjacent <br />12 wetland rely; and <br />13 (iii) the wildlife, viewshed, and scenic <br />14 qualities of the Great Sand Dunes Na- <br />15 tional Monument; <br />16 (5) some of the private land described in para- <br />17 graph (4) contams important portions Gf the sand <br />18 dune mass, the associated sand sheet, and unique al- <br />19 pine environments, which would be threatened by fu- <br />20 ture development pressures; <br />21 (6) the designation of a Great Sand Dunes Na- <br />22 tional Park, which would encompass the Great Sand <br />23 Dunes National Monument and additional land, <br />24 would provide- <br /> <br />March 27,2000 <br /> <br />~ 004/022 <br />