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<br />..I <br /> <br />., <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />ELK WILD AND SCENIC RIVER STUDY <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />'. . <br />I, .,~ <br /> <br />i' <br /> <br />, <br />i <br />\ <br />L <br /> <br /> <br />I <br />, <br />, <br />~ <br /> <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />~ }. <br /> <br /> <br />~. <br />F' <br /> <br /> <br />.~. <br />.. <br />'(0'" <br />f<.':" <br /> <br /> <br />2 <br />. ~~~~k~~~~fjJs:;;.,;;-~~,8.~~~~;v.:'~~~~;.:~..d~.t~;~.;:~;~t~::~~.::~+~~:;.;<~~~~, <br /> <br />I. LOCA lION <br /> <br />The designated river is the "Elk, Colorado: The segments from it's <br />source to C"ark". This has been interpreted to include the river's <br /> <br />three forks. The total study area is within Routt County, Colorado. <br /> <br />I I. BACKGROUND <br /> <br />Public Law 93-621, dated January 3,1975, directed study of the river <br /> <br />for potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System <br /> <br />(Sec. 5(a)). The U.S. Department of Agriculture has responsibility for. <br /> <br />the Elk River Study. The Secretary of Agriculture agreed to a State <br /> <br />r'equest that the study be on a joint Federal - State basis, therefore, <br />the State represented by the Water Conservation Board, was established <br />as fu1l study partner in the river study. The Secretary shall submit to <br />the President a report on the river's suitability for addition to the <br /> <br />National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. The President shall report to <br /> <br /> <br />Congress his recommendation and proposals with respect to the designation <br /> <br />of the river under the Act. The study must be completed and the report <br /> <br />submitted to Congress by not later than October 2, 1979. <br /> <br />1537 <br /> <br />The land management planning effort for the Elk - Yampa Planning Unit, <br /> <br />in which the Elk River is located, was scheduled to start at approximately <br /> <br />the same time as the Elk River study. The Routt National Forest decided <br /> <br />both study and p1annin9 efforts should be carried on simultaneously. <br /> <br />The river and its adjacent area will be designated as an Analysis Unit <br />