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<br />002316 <br /> <br />as camping, picnicking, riding, hiking;. si.ghts~eing,-natur.e study.photogl:'aphy, <br /> <br />boating,. hunting, and fishing. Many of the public lands are, and will remain, <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />in.their.naturalstate because of factors such as tppography, climate, and re- <br /> <br />m()te location. The Bureau considers public recreation values in making deci.,. <br /> <br />sionsaffecting use of the public lands.' It cooperates with Fe.deral, . State, and <br /> <br />local recreation agencies in providing la,nds and facilities to improve the pub- <br /> <br />lic recreation opportunities and is presently inventorying all public lands <br /> <br />having significant values for P\'l~~ic recreation. For example, practicaJlyall <br /> <br />of the State, Federal, and local parks have been served out of the public lands <br /> <br />'. a,nd the Arizona ,State Highway Department maintains over 400 rest stops lo- <br /> <br />cated largely on public lands. State and local recreatiqn agencies plans in- <br /> <br />clude many thousands of acres of public domain for future recreational <br /> <br />... developments. In certain areas, such as Lincoln County, Nevada, where a <br /> <br />6-u'nit campground hilS been installed, recreation sites on public lands are <br /> <br />b~ing developed by the Bureau under the Accelerated Public Works Program.... <br /> <br />many other metallic and nonmetallic minerals such as lime, gypsum, etc., <br /> <br />are produced on the public lands. The Bureau administers these resOurces <br /> <br />under the provisions of the general mining laws, the mineral leasing acts, <br /> <br />and the mineral matE\rials act, The public lands provide the greatest <br /> <br />source of road building material in the area. Decorative and building stone <br /> <br />16 <br /> <br />