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RECREATION DUring Fiscal Year 1973, major Improve- ments and additions were made to rec- reatJon facilitIes In the Glen Canyon- Lake Powell area. at Blue Mesa Reser- voir of the Curecanti Unit. and at the Heron Reservoir of the San Juan-Cha- ma ProJect. At the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area modifications included sewer connections at Bullfrog Basin, constructIon of floating boat pumpou! stations al Hite and Halls Crossing. two modular Quarters for employees at Halls Crossing. additional vehicle and boat trailer parking, and the drilling and cas- mg of a third waler well at Wahweap, In the Curecanti Recreation Area picnic area roads, parking, comfort stations. and a fish-cleaning station are under construclion. The boat ramp parking area at Elk Creek will be enlarged. A temporary information station is in op- eration at Cimarron. At Heron Reservoir a water well was completed and con- tract awarded to construct two utility systems and access roads. Plans are being developed to provide recreation facilities at Tyzack Reservoir of the Jensen Unit of the Central Utah Project. For the tailwater below Navajo Dam, which has developed Into a "blue ribbon" trout stream. plans were pre- pared for recreation facilities. and a contract was awarded In June to pro- vide fisherman access and parking AI. though Starvation Reservoir on the Bonneville Unit has a boat ramp, park- ing area. and access road, plans were made lor expanding the facilllres due to the heavy use experienced since com- pletion of construction. Facilities are complete at the following reservoirs: Huntington North. Lemon. Paonia. Rifle Gap, Crawford. and Steinaker. Facilities have yet to be constructed at Meeks Cabin Reservoir of the Lyman Project and Silver Jack Reservoir of the Bost- wick Park ProJect. In September 1972lhe Secretary of the Intenor transferred to the Bureau of Reclamation full responsibility for fund- ing and expenditures of recreation and fish and wildlife developments at all project features of the Colorado River Storage ProJect. From 1956 to 1972. these actlvifies had been handled by the National Park Service and the Bureau of Sporl Fisheries and Wildlife. This transfer of responsibility should permit better coordination of the con- struction and operation of prOject faciti. ties, including those relating to recrea- tion and fish and Wildlife, Funding for these public use faCilities should be somewhat easier to obtain under a fully coordinated program The Glen Canyon National Recreation Area was established by P.L. 92-593 on October 27, 1972. This legislation allows greater latitude to the National Park Service for planning and adminiS- tration of the area. but does inSure that the dam and reservoir will continue to be operated in aCcordance with pur- poses 01 the Colorado River Storage Project Act Another recreation precedent was es- tablished at Fontenelle ReservOir late in Fiscal Year 1973, Here. for the first time in the history of the Upper Colo- rado Region. the Bureau of Reclama- tion assumed responsibilities for the administratIOn 01 the recreation re- source at a CASP prOject Agreements transferring administrative responsi- bilities trom the National Park Service to Reclamation were signed on June 8.1973, In addition to handling routine operation and maintenance. Reclama- tion plans to expand eXisting recreation and public information facilities. Dunng 1974 a Youth Conservation Corps camp will be established at FontenelJe 10 assist in this effort. 21