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<br />OOJ3r.l <br /> <br />14 <br /> <br />cie~igntttion nll,1 in some C:l~S beeilllSe mnJlllgenwnt for other re~ollrce <br />yalnes, which would not be compatible with wilderness designation, <br />WflS judged to be of greater import.ance. <br />The clf't(lil~ of our rerommendn.tions were suhmitted to the Con~ress <br />b~' the Pre~idl:'nt on ).Infch 2\1, 1 gGS, {or the propo~{>d Flat Tops <br />"Tildcmc:-ls !lIlt! on Februafv S, 1972, for the propos('d Englf's Nest <br />\Yilderupss, and proposed \Vcminuche \Vilderness. \Ve te~tificd on <br />le.ci~lation denlill~ \\;th the proposed Flat Tops \Yildf>rness on ~ltlY 5, <br />1972. In Ollr proposRl~ suhmit.ted to tho Cong'Tt_'s...q we evaluate and <br />describe both those area..~ recommended (or designation a..~ \Vilderness <br />and udjac{>nl areas not recormnf'nded for inclusion in l.he \Vilderness. <br />Thi~ c\'nlllntion indllded considerution of the proposed addit.ions in~ <br />eluded in the Subcommitt.ee rpport_ In addition, wo discu,,, major <br />concerns regarding tbe proposed additions to ench of the wilderness <br />Rrf>RS in the attached supplemental statement.. <br />Thl' f1dditiOlll1l ~lrt'11~ included in tll(> r('porINi hills contnin signifi("unt <br />Cyitl(lIH'(lSO{ mun's udh-ity, inr:Iurling pn\!lt('lnnch.; with improve-nH'Ilts, <br />primith-c and develolwd rOlld~, wntPf supply sy!'tPfns, uno Ilren~ of <br />CllfrC'nt nnd }Just timhi'r hun.l.:-::t lwtivity_ Thp indn<.:ion of these :tr('flS <br />would n'prpspnt Ii !ow('ring of the cl'lltlity of tIlt' wilch'rn('~s and would <br />CfPHt(' major lldministrlltive problems in rnanu~('nH'nt of the three <br />wildprnl'''~ tlreRs. <br />Tlll'sP lldditiol1al UTI'IIS 1I1so ('ont.nin major for('~t. minPTnl. water, <br />f('('f('ation, wild lift,. und forugt. Tf'~OtllT(, \-:dues in lltldition to wiId{'r~ <br />IH'~~ wllieh would ],(> partially or C'ornpl('t{'ly for(>(:lo~t-'d if the lln~n8 nre <br />dl'~ig'nat('d ItS wilderJH'~~. <br />\Y(. strongly Ufg'(> lhut the Commitll'(' lIot fl'(.OIllIllf>lltl for wilcif'rn~~s <br />cll'~ign:ttion 1i~J'gP llr(,ll~ wher(' the p\'id(,[\l'.l's of flinn's aetivities llre <br />dl~:lrl.v llppnrl'nt. <br />\Ye aJ:-;o urge the TI~('ou~iderlltioll of tht, reSOUfl'l' trad('...offs bcf,,,.."een <br />wild('fW\:-;S ;Ind otlwr reSOllr('t~ v:lhw~ llncl list':; in tIlt' udtlitionul uT(ms <br />n'port.ed by tl\(' SulH'ommiu{.t,. \Vf' b(,li('vf' Ilw fl.c:onl :-;trongly supports <br />a C:l....w t hnt t he public ne('d~ cun b<" better lll('t. through rlev('}opnlf'nt <br />:U1d widpr use of ,11(':-p fin'lIS rtltlu'r thnn }I\" IllUlHlg'f'lIll'nt il~ wilfll'rnl':-;s. <br />\Ve would wcl(;om~ th(' opportunit.y to di'~cuss ","hh you the.. detnils of <br />ollr ('otH'f-'rns in (,lIch arpa. <br />TIll' Offiet' of !l.Iarw{!f'[lll'nt nnd llllflg-f't. IIcki:-:ps t}lllt thPTe is no <br />obj('('lion to th(> prc-.;entlllion of this r('port from tIll' stllwlpoint. of the <br />Administration1s prognull. <br />Sin('{'n.J.y, <br /> <br />Enclosure. <br /> <br />.J. PHIL (JA'-'PRELL1 UT<<ler Srcretary. <br /> <br />\YElu~ucnE "-II.DERXEs..,;; PaOPOrlAL <br /> <br />The llrefi rt'ported by the Subcommittee in S. 186:1 for dt'fliguntion <br />H~ the \Yl'milluche '\'ilrlt'rness c:olltains npproxinwtely 4:?2,OOO :.lcre5. <br />The Admin.i::;trnt.iun1s propo::illl ('ontains 34G,S:l:3 ucres. <br />The llre:l reported by the Subcolllmittee fur dl':,i![Bntioll !\S tho <br />\Yrll1inllc!te \rildf'rn(':-:~ ('ontllins p:lt-l'llted mining ('lllim~ lint! otlH'r <br />c\;<lencl's of Illlln'S acti\ily. Of Illujor l'ouC'prn i~ the propo:-:.ed Chic IIg'O <br />Bn.sin nddition (Areas .J-ll.md 7) which ('outnins :lpproxilllut('ly 29.000 <br />acft'~. \Yithin this ure:t llJ'e npproximl1tely 3,811 Il<'fPS of pri\.ntl~ land <br />con~i~tin~ of numerous :-,>cplll'llte mining clnims nuJ. a lUJ'gl' rC~l'TYoil' <br />