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� <br />� <br />� <br />7.4 OTHER PROJECT BENEFITS <br />7.4.1 Economic Impact of Increased Tourism <br />The increased visitation estimated to result from implementation of <br />Alternative No. 5, Phase I is estimated to be 62,000 visitor days annually. <br />The economic impact to the region resulting from this increased tourism was <br />estimated using data available from various studies of tourist and visitor <br />spending patterns. Based on the breakdown of expected visitation by the type <br />of recreation component, the total estimated incremental visitor days was <br />estimated to consist of 54 percent campers and 46 percent commercial lodgers. <br />The estimate of economic benefit was prepared on the basis of direct <br />expenditures and induced benefits. Direct expenditures represent spending by <br />the additional visitors on all goods and services purchased in the area <br />including: food, beverages, retail shopping, supplies, lodging and other <br />rentals, restaurant meals, gasoline and other transportation expenses that <br />would accrue to the region. Induced benefits are represented by transactions <br />among local businesses and spending resulting from local resident consumption, <br />local government spending and other forms of local spending that will result <br />from the increased visitation. The results of this analysis are summarized as <br />follows: <br />Direct Expenditures <br />Induced Benefits <br />Total Economic Output <br />Direct Employment Generated <br />Total Employment Generated <br />7.4.2 Environmental Indirect Benefits <br />52,610,000 <br />51.840.000 <br />54,450,000 <br />64 <br />94 <br />Implementation of the preferred alternative will result in other indirect <br />benefits to the environment, fish and wildlife, and to the general public <br />7-3 <br />