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;;;;;;;;# ~ Michael H. Peterson, Chairman Recreation Technical Subcommittee PSIAC 001496 New Mexico State Planning Department, arranged a trip to the Cochiti Reservoir and dam site which is under construction near the confluence of the Rio Grande and Santa Fe Rivers. The Cochiti project is being developed by the u.s. Army Corps of Engineers under an agreement with the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Pueblo of Cochiti. Proposed and planned recreation facilities were of special interest to the subcomm~ttee members. The committee concluded that) liAs a recreation resource, the reservoir and recreational facilities are expected to be used heavily by residents of the cities of Albuquerque, Santa Fe and Los Alamos". On returning from the Cochiti site, members of the subcommittee visited the Sandia Ski Area north of Albuquerque. The business meeting included a report from Mr. J. Stanley Elmer that in-puts provided by the Recreation Technical Subcommittee, in relation to the Jordan River Study which was presented at the 72-3 meeting, were used in the proposed legislation to create a Jordan River Parkway Authority in Salt Lake City. Mr. Clarence M. Maesner, Portland Office of the USDA-SCS, agreed to serve as Chairman of the Recreation Technical Subcommittee for the 1973-74 term. The 73-2 meeting was held June 19-21, 1973 in San Francisco, California. A field trip was conducted by the Bureau of Outdoor Recreation, Corps of Engineers and the Bureau of Reclamation at Lake Berryessa. This Bureau of Reclamation Reservoir is located within a two hour drive of the San Francisco metropolitan area. A controversial water-based recreation area, limited public recreation facilities and intensive private use of the adjoining lands have been factors which influenced the conflicts surround- ing Lake Berryessa. The Recreation Technical Subcommittee considered the State of California's efforts in reorganizing the PSIAC and does not support any reorganization that would change the status of existing subcommitties that are productive1Y,fulfi1ling their roles within PSIAC. Mr. Clarence Maesner was installed as the Chairman of the Recreation Technical Sub- committee for the 1973-74 fiscal year. 23