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<br />R�' pp�ublican coheaggeS are vowing
<br />toCi11 the effort this fall.
<br />:The strong opposition from law -
<br />akers such as Schaffer and Rep.
<br />elen Chenoweth, R- Idaho, ap-
<br />pears to have surprised the White
<br />House, which depicted the effort as
<br />1 a feel -good way ' to. promote local
<br />pj, de and environmental steward-
<br />sNp
<br />t Andeed,: early response. to the '
<br />heritage rivers idea was favorable.
<br />In;the.West, several Indian tribes
<br />.4Qminated, the Snake River in Ida-
<br />ho"- and the Columbia ' River -in
<br />*ashington state: Citizengroups,in
<br />Nebraska considered a campaign
<br />' for the Platte.
<br />Denver Mayor Wellington Webb,
<br />an: enthusiastic plan supporter,
<br />plugged the revitalization of the
<br />South Platte River several times
<br />and raised the prospect that Den-
<br />Argr's.urban waterfront could be a
<br />candidate for more federal sup-
<br />- port. Communities will extend for -
<br />mal nominations this month, with
<br />the 10. finalists to be. announced in
<br />January:
<br />The Clinton administration plans
<br />to-;use $5 million of already autho-
<br />rized funds, in the first year to
<br />communities on where to build
<br />local parkg and. flood control p1:0
<br />ects and set priorities for cleaning
<br />up riverbanks.,
<br />.,F-.But as details of the rivers' ini-
<br />dative emerge, some are question-
<br />}qg_ how much of a_ say communi-
<br />ties- really will have.
<br />Western conservatives, in partic
<br />ular, question plan's to designate a
<br />"navigator for each river.. The
<br />navigators are supposed to be ca-
<br />-reer bureaucrats from Washington
<br />whp would be. paid about $100,000
<br />to serve as facilitators between lo-
<br />cal,communities and more than a
<br />dgzen federal agencies that will be
<br />involved, from the U.S. Army
<br />Corps of Engineers to the U.S. Fish
<br />and; Wildlife Service.
<br />:Each navigator, appointed by
<br />the president; will have final deci-
<br />sion- making authority Aver the_riv-
<br />er's entire watershed a move
<br />opponents say will stifle local deci-
<br />sion-making.
<br />"Let's say at local community
<br />fQg{s to the navigator to ask for
<br />ederal money, to build a band
<br />. ill, said Davie} Almast, spokes-
<br />k , n for the Washington -based De-
<br />g f;Property 'Rights. "The
<br />Volved, and the Ar-
<br />THE DEN
<br />I
<br />conservatives
<br />,I
<br />Tivewr-
<br />eral statues, like the Clean Water
<br />or Endangered' Species acts. Kath
<br />Each `navigator,' ap- jeen McGinty, head of the White
<br />House ;Council on Environmental'
<br />pointed by the presi- Quality, added that the initiative
<br />won't require any additional: mon-
<br />dent, will have final ey because funds would come fiom
<br />existipg agency budgets.
<br />decision- making aU- . Boosters like Denver's Mayor
<br />Webb say the program will be a
<br />thorlty over the rivers boon to urban areas with tight bud-
<br />entire watershed. gets that have been slow to clean
<br />up polluted w'aterivays.
<br />And the; administration appears
<br />you can't put it here, here or here eager not to give the impression. it's making an end run around Con-
<br />because it's an overflight zone for, gress. McGinty,. and others recently
<br />Canadian geese." said any -community can opt out of;
<br />Part of the uneasy feelings. are the program by notifying %the ad-
<br />linked to the White House's elec- ,ministration through its congrea -,
<br />tion -year decision to designate the- sional representatives:
<br />Grand Staircase- Escalante Natibu- The White House also extended a
<br />al Monument in Utah, over the op- public comment period after House
<br />position of that state's congressifon Republicans complained opponents
<br />al delegation in 1996. Republicans., didn't haveenough time to register
<br />branded the effort an abuse of complaints, said Elizabeth Moss,
<br />power because the White House spokeswoman for a historic preser-
<br />never consulted with the House or ' vation advisory caluncil involved in
<br />Senate. the effort.
<br />The White House' is fighting Schaffer has asked that the Grim-
<br />back, saying the rivers' program ment. period be extended again.
<br />,won't bestow any ' powers that through Oct. 20, so more opponents
<br />aren't already exercised under fed -. can weigh, in.
<br />says I
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