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001165 DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY SOUTH PACIFIC DIVISION. CORPS OF ENGINEERS 630 Sansome St,eet, Room 1216 San Francisco, California 94111 AEPL V TO ATTENTION 0': SPDPD-S 28 June 1972 Chairman Pacific Southwest Inter-Agency Committee 630 Sans orne Street San Francisco, California 94111 Dear Sir: In accordance with guidelines for Framework Studies, the following are field level review comments of the Corps of Engineers on the Pacific Southwest Analytical Summary Report on Water and Land Resources. The report is concise, readable, and readily relates to the regional reports and appendices of the comprehensive Framework studies prepared for the component four regions which comprise the Pacific Southwest area, We find the report is also generally responsive to the data and findings of the Corps' functional areas of responsibility. With regard to the findings on Recreation, it is noted that the recreation development plan has been limited by application of present funding policies and limitations to future funding projections, Although with regard to other functions, the matter of economic constraints has been avoided. This may appear discriminatory as to recreation. Under the Framework study policy the benefit-cost type of economic constraint is not to be considered in formulating a Framework plan. Accordingly, it would not appear to be appropriate to apply some variant form of economic constraint with regard to the recreation development plan, only. The section on Conclusions and Recommendations includes a list of seventeen additional studies on areas that require evaluation of alternatives which might impact highly upon future requirements for water and land resources. These studies should not be considered as being all inclusive of the Framework study findings of the four EXHIBIT B