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<br />'f L:I:J <br /> <br />COLORADO WATER CONSERVATION BOARD <br />Denver, Colorado <br /> <br />June 13, 1957 <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />Hon. William S. Hill, M. <br />House Office Building, <br />Washington 25, D. C. <br /> <br />My dear Congressman Hill: <br /> <br />.... <br />'->. . <br /> <br />There are before the House two Bills, H. R. 361 <br />and H. R. 500, which would create a National Wilderness <br />Preservation Council. A Bill before the Senate which <br />treats of the same subject is S. 1176. <br /> <br />We find that once an area has been, by order of <br />the Secretary of the Interior, classed as a primitive area, <br />then it is very difficult to raise the level of reservoirs <br />in that area or build a reservoir in that area. <br /> <br />Paragraphs 2(f) of H. R. 361 and H. R. 500 will, <br />in our opinion, make it more difficult to carryon work <br />in these areas than it is at the present time under the <br />Departments of the Interior and Agriculture. Also it ap- <br />pears to me at least, that this is just another layer of <br />administration placed on top of two organizations effec- <br />tively working in this field. . <br /> <br />Hoping that I have not spoken out of turn, I am <br /> <br />Sincerely yours, <br /> <br />sl Ivan C. Crawford <br />Director <br /> <br />ICCIlk <br /> <br />I have since received favorab~e <br />replies in answer to this letter." <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />MR. MOSES: <br /> <br />"I have obtained copies of those <br />bills. I am very much concerned about <br />them. We hqve enough difficulty keep- <br />ing control of the water that arises <br />in these areffi and I would be reluctant <br />