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<br />Rep. Brown introduces new Poudre_::.Iegislation
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<br />Urown Introduced the legislation [.a.rh- Simpson, manager of the Water
<br />Thunday night to designate 7~ Illllu of Conservancy District, said water usen
<br />the Poudre Itlver as Colorado's first wild had to agree not to t1evelop "the best
<br />and scenic river. He was In Greeley dam sites on the riVer,"
<br />Thunday night and was expected to be l:ilmpson said the Ji'ederal Government
<br />In Loveland tvelay, but had to relurn La and the Waler Conservancy District had
<br />Waahlngton to vole on a bill on the (ed. already spent nearly $200,000 sludyLng
<br />tral debt ceiling. Iwo river sites, Idlewild, near Spencer
<br />"Today'a quite a day tor us, lInd we're Hl'lghls, Rnd Indian Meadows.
<br />\'ery happy with Ihe resolution," said r:nvlronmenllll groups also had to'
<br />Chuck Wanner, presldent or Preserve make concessIons so Ihe compromise
<br />our poudre, could be reached. "They are recognb.lng
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<br />i ~nd of the year so the bill can be sent
<br />;, from the House to the Senate. lie said
<br />.1~ U.S. Sen. Gary Hart and Sen. BIll Arm.
<br />t .trong have both agreed to sponsor the
<br />".' bill In the Senate.
<br />';,' The compromise came aUer several
<br />, year9 of negotlallona between environ.
<br />.: mentalists and water users. Brown had
<br />': Introduced what he had hoped to he a
<br />" l~ IInal compromise a year ago but It fell
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<br />, "We simply dill not have the support 01
<br />the naUonal Hmvirnnrnenlall groups."
<br />Simpson saId n;llIonal envlronmenlal
<br />groups have verhally approved Ihe new
<br />~ compromise. und he Is waitIng for a
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<br />By TRACEY EAlON
<br />The CoIuradodn
<br />I.OVfo:LANO _ Hep_ flank Brown. It-
<br />Greeley, said today his new I'oudre
<br />Hlver compromise Is "clearly a victor)'
<br />lor bolh shIes"
<br />"Bolh sides In thls have won by work.
<br />Ing together. This was a wln.wln sltua-
<br />!Ion," Brown said from Washington via
<br />If'Jf'phone at a pr('ss conference held at
<br />the Norlllern ColOrado Water Conser.
<br />vancy District In Loveland.
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<br />Iyn lIotcllklss Is chairman 01 the com.
<br />mlttee IlIal hammered out the compro.
<br />mise. Hotchkiss said lhut Initial
<br />negollallons were tense.
<br />"When we started out J couldn't even
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<br />togelher," Hotchkiss said. But the new
<br />compromise "Is a wln'wln deal. They
<br />bolh won, we all won"
<br />Starting at the river's source at Pou.
<br />dre Lake In Hocky Mountain Nallonal
<br />Park Brown's bill would preSt'rve Ihe
<br />rlver'throul;h the lown 01 Poudre Park.
<br />Thlrty.one miles or the river would be
<br />desliotllalE'd as "wild" and H miles llS
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<br />the strong prObability that a project will
<br />be built below l'oUlJre Park," Simpson
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<br />Two posslblt': dam proJects are Cin'y
<br />,i Mountain, dlJwlIstream from I'oullre
<br />(Park, anti Glade Heservolr, norlh 01
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<br />Drown salt! h~arlllI:s on the bill, called
<br />HH'3:::ii7, will be Iu'hl Oet. 31. He hopl>s
<br />action on the bill wlJllJe takt'1l lIefon' the
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