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<br />benofit 01.' tho public school:'). The statos Vlore pormL:;t00. to solect ot~:1cr
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<br />public lends ir.. lieu of those dosignn.tcd po-reels Tr'~ticr~ 08.28 vrithin 1"08(31"'-
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<br />vntions [Lid private holdint;s. Thus the sto,tos ncq1'ir1cc1 lo,r[o block:, of
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<br />lc.nd in various loco.litios. Those holdings havo beon C'.u~ont()d t:~rC1..1[)1
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<br />foreclosures, so.los, and ca.,1colla.tions of pUrC~1o.sc cortificc.to8J ~'.:ic1 b:','
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<br />othor grants in no vro.y conrcootod Yiit~,: the saLaols" s.lthl)~q~:h all theso
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<br />sto.tc lards Circ comraonly rGfCrrCcl to 11S school la.nd. Tho sto.:tos rCSG::'"vo
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<br />tho minoral rights on nIl l:1ud sold, o.nu revenues from rc..ntn.ls c.nd royc..ltios
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<br />aro usod for the bonofit of tho into1'"ost for wl;ich the grc.nt was :-,Lc,do.
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<br />Tho totnl of state l~nds within the basin is abOlt 1j400 squaro miles.
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<br />26, Municipally m~nod land, Several Colorndo cities havo purchL20d
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<br />tracts of lo.!ld in the mountain area. for tho purpose of maki:l[; the mO',lnt:.,iEG
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<br />availablG to tho public. Highv",-ys sorvinG tLeso c,roas ",Ed impro'ror.lo"ts
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<br />in the arens hnvo boon built by the mllnicip"litios. Tho tcttll arca. of
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<br />such land within tho be,sin is Clbout 35 so.uaro milos,
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<br />27.. Tabla 5 proserrt s 0. SUJnr.H:.ry of tl:.o land OYJT10:::'ships \'{ithin tho
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<br />basin 0.1'0['. o.nd tho pcrconto.gl; of the bnsin in o~'.ch classification.
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<br />TABLL 5. Lund ovrnorsl:ip in ;jOU-ti1 Pla~to River basin.
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<br />I Area i Parcen t
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<br />foderal Gover~~ent: 3,031 13 I
<br />i National forests and parks I I
<br /> ;,!ilitccry reservations 181 I 1 I
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<br /> Publie domain 320 I 1 I
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<br /> Sub-total 3,535 I 15
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<br /> state lands 1,377 6
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<br /> unioipo.l mountdn j?8.rh:s 35
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<br />jPri vato 17,423 73 I
<br />IU'lCIC\Ssified (water urea and miscellaneous 1,660 6 I
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<br />I Total 124,030 100
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