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• s -5- the designated segments of the Wild and Scenic River, as is discussed further in the following paragraphs. The cities of Greeley and Fort Collins have owned property and water rights for many Years in connection with the Rockwell site, in anticipation of the possible construction of a reservoir on that site. Any project proposed in the future for the Rockwell site will be subject to the provisions of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, including 16 U.S.C. sections 1278 and 1281, and all pertinent regulations. The basic compromise which led to the introduction of legislation proposing the Cache la Poudre River as a Wild and Scenic River is reflected in Section 1 of this legislation, which amends Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, 16 U.S.C. 1274, by designating seventy -five miles of the river in various wild and recreational segments. Section 2 of this legislation is a savings provision which discusses the protections for the Wild and Scenic river values and water supply interests in this designation. Section 2 contains three broad concepts: (1) to recognize and protect the existing water supply management regime for the River; (2) to assure that the Wild and Scenic designation will not be used to prohibit the permitting of a project utilizing the Grey Mountain site entirely downstream from all designated segments, but also provide the basis for requiring reasonable measures, through the permitting process, to minimize impacts on the Wild and Scenic river segments; and (3) to clarify and