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<br />TADLt; .t.-CQstsjor the propoSl'd JIishak l\"ationallVildhfe Refl!ge
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<br />Land acqui$ition: 7,000 u('re~, Pllrchai!(' in fe(' ~impl{> titlc_~___
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<br />c~,
<br />$3.'iO. 000
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<br />DcyC'lopment;
<br />Fencing, shepp-proof, 22 Illile='n~ ~__ ______
<br />Po:<tin~_n__________ ___________ _
<br />Acces~ roud to heudquartf'r:'l_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
<br />Roads within refuge, gran-hod, 6 mill...... _ _ _ __
<br />Dikes, 14-foot top width, 48 mile:-,\____ _ ___ ___n__
<br />Structures for drainage and water control__________
<br />Pitcht's, 21 rnil('s________ _____ ___ ___
<br />H('fug(' hl'adquart('rlL____ ___________~___
<br />Engineering, SUlwfvisiotl, lldministratioll____
<br />Contingencie!:L___________ _________. n_
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<br />~3,OOO
<br />a, 000
<br />~O, 000
<br />-lO,OOO
<br />a27,OOO
<br />200, 000
<br />75,000
<br />100, 000
<br />1.'iO,000
<br />400, 000
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<br />~uhtotaL___ _ _ __ _ __ _ _ __
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<br />1, 358, 000
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<br />Total_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ~ _ ~ _ ~ _ _ _ __
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<br />1,70S,OOO
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<br />Annual operation and maintpnance:
<br />Habitat manag('nlPtlL____________
<br />Wildjjfp populations managt'lIll'tlLu___ ______
<br />Public lIlle m:map;cmenL______~ ~~~~____~________ _
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<br />-10,000
<br />11,000
<br />ii,OOO
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<br />TotaL_u______________ ___ ___________ ___ _______u__ 62,000
<br />In addition to rt>phH'ing the llIlI1Unl losses of wntt>rfowl production
<br />of 12,000 ducks, 2,(;00 mnn-dllYs of uplund-g-nrnl' hunting, 1,200 mnn-
<br />days of wnterfowl huntinr(1, lUHI ,500 man-days of wildlife-ol'ientrd
<br />recff'ation, management 0 the proposed refug'f' l:ould IJl' directed to
<br />prO\"idc incidental bClwfits to the mitiglltion or till' wildlife los:-;es.
<br />Additionally, llbont a,200 mun-days of waterfowl hunting would pro-
<br />vide bem'fits of $14,400 Hnd 600 mlm-dnys or IIplund-gllInC hunting
<br />would im'1'('nse bPlwfits bv $1,200 veHdv. 'Vildlire-orientl>d rccrelltion
<br />such us bird wH.tching, 'phot.ogrnIJhy,' and nuturp :o;tl!(ly would be
<br />4,000 lIlan-days with II hen('fit or $2,000 nnnually. Thus. although
<br />the propospd refuge is nN'ded to replHce wut('rfowl production losses,
<br />hunting nnd recreution bt~nefits run be reali;wd inrid{'ntnl to tit(' hasie
<br />purpose.
<br />Becnusl' or the importl\tlcp of the Snn Lui:-; Yalley to watl'rrowl, the
<br />Bureau or Sport Fisheries unl! 'VildJirl' hns l'stnblishf'd the Alumosa
<br />:\utional 'Yildlife l{pfug(' sonthea,:.;t of Alurnosll. For it, llhout 14,000
<br />llCre-reet or wutpf, or whidl 5,:~OO lHTt'-r(>et would hI' in Ildditioll to
<br />the current water 1Il'('(b~ will be ft'quin.t1 to opl'rntp about a:w :lcrps
<br />of pOIHl:-" 3.700 unt's of ll11tr:.:h. /lnd :~,oon lllTt'S or irrigated 11llY
<br />meadows. The ri~hts rOf tlw suppl('nwlltlll WllU'I' supplv should 1)('
<br />acquired rrom wHll'r to Ill> snh~llg(>d by tilt' prnjt'd. '
<br />'I'll(' 100n>rmosL ft'ach or the lllltin conn',plIln' ehalllll'l will pass
<br />through thl' Almllosll 1\ ationul "~i1dlif{' Hf'ruge. Location and dl'sign
<br />of tlw dlltnnel should Ill' plannt'd cOopt'r:ltin'ly by till' Blln~nll of Sport
<br />Fishl'ries nllll "'ildlire und the Burel\u of l{t'CItUlllltioll to ll\"oid itll-
<br />puirment or rt.rug(' OIH'rlltiolls Hnd if possiblf' to impmn' tlH' op('rn-
<br />tion of the refuge.
<br />In dew or the fon>going, it i:-; ft'COlllnH'IHh'd that;
<br />I. COllst'rvntioll ltlld th.n'loPllwnt of fi:-;h /lnd wildlift' bl' ill-
<br />dudt>d among tIw pllrpo~ws for which tlw projt.('t i~ llllthorizl'd.
<br />2. To irnpro\"(' tbhiIlg' llt San Luis Lllkt', tilt' project pIttn pro-
<br />\"idl' :l bO:1t-Illllnehing ramp, UIl ac{'l'~s road, parking arl'll, IUlll
<br />snnitliry facilities at H cost of $30~OOO.
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