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. subdivision. However, water values are increasing. With the passing of time, ' 'as more and more people settle in the area, greater conflicts for water are developing. The capability of developing water resources of the river will be foreclosed. MANAGEMENT PLAN The Wild and Scenic Rivers Act allows a period of about one year after wild and . scenic rivers designation for the administrative agency to prepare a management plan, including boundary identification, administration, development, and management in accordance with its classifications. Wild river classification complements the wilderness management allocations. Since the management requirements of the Land and Resource Management Plan are far more restrictive than those for wild river areas, it appears provisions for management under the Wilderness Act will generally apply and guide further planning. The following existing management and river corridor situations decrease the need for further specific river planning. It appears that the Congress could. upon designation, waive the planning requirements of Section 1(b) of the Act except for the establishment of detailed boundaries. 1. Forest planning under the authority of the National Forest Management Act of 1976 includes management direction and requirements for wilderness and wild and scenic rivers. 2. There are no private lands that would require easements or purchase. 3. Designation of the river will not result in any additional user development costs because of wilderness restrictions. • 4. The river is generally not a boatable river and will not require any special or additional white-water management costs. 5. Existing and future wilderness constraints negate the opportunity for signing, river visitor information programs. and other user developments. There appears to be no increase in the cost of administration of the river corridor because of wild and scenic rivers designation. • A