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<br />Hivm (all,1 Itll~ faIl\OIl~ rlllrruwguUI:" r,,;lro<.l1l1 frUIII bbtiut ~ mill'S
<br />"oull! ur ~ilVl'rl"'l It, tile Tdt Spur, jlJ.'lt dOYIIllljlr~lIru f10m Ilw
<br />1I10\llh of Cr..1.Y WtllllUIl (:'Ilch This i.. t>oJllle of Hal mO!:iol "I~ldcu.
<br />lul' 1H(>llllll,ill"U~ ~o'lI,try ill C(,)ul"udo. HOIue of Iht'~(' Janda were
<br />1'II~t1H.II)' lHullh:,1 (rill" Nuliu1tlll t"nrc..tll ..lalull Irmllllilli!l~ puMic
<br />IUII.h III;ll'I'I'ctl lIy lIu, "Urt'llU uf Ld,.d MUllilgcrllcnt dnd 118 I'rcd~.
<br />. N~llr ;lccn:i,:sll,,,,,"U!;t.' hf po~ihlt: wilu:rtll illt;llificlIlICt:. and, pur-
<br />!Ilia lit 10 acdiulI I",U;1 ..I lhe ~'tlderltl 1.1.IIlJ I'olicy u.nd Mllntlgcm~ll(
<br />I\rl 01 1'J1ti ("l"L1'MA"I. It..~ Ncc.II.. Creek, W~l>l NecJlol.lI ('..ollli~l.l-
<br />,'1I>!. Whilcllt,,,<1 nulch. lUlll WClIlillUc.he C.lIIti,:uoIll> IIr"u.'1 Wtlfe
<br />hknliho:d Illj wi'.I'_'lnll~~ 1>11I<ly /.lrc-as tulojt'clloJ inlerillllnunllgCnlent
<br />I"',\dill~ Il O'Il~rt'I-.IIiOIlIlI dt;ICi"ioll &~ to their pu~sibl11 incluaioll ill
<br />Ihe N.llinll!ll Wildcfllt'lIH l"tl~t'rvuliulI SYllwm. In lNeclllllior, 19RI,
<br />t1wll.&crctluy of 1I", i"lcdur .lllIIIC!i G. Wlllt difccl~.! lIUlI IhoHc
<br />IHl'''~ Ill! IhlllWf 1ft, .!lU"j...~t to "lIl:h inlllrim mallur;enullll, hllt by 1.:11-
<br />a(tll";lIt of H('diOl\ 1~ "r th(' I'unlie IAlll,Lt (md Nittiullall'u,k Act ur
<br />l!l8:J II' I.. ~8+IUI. I'arlier u'ph,hllll,y Ule COlllrlliUee U~ lilt 1213
<br />i1lfJlI$\l Itt')"HI 98-Hi). Con~relill IH.lded !.Oint' of lhe~ IlInd!ltu t1~e
<br />NII(iolUll IOft'",1 SvtilcnI. diredilll{ Ihey be IIUlrJliKcd M psn. of the
<br />\Vl'lSt Nt-edIt':.!! Wil.lenlClltl Study Arw. ~nd dirllctcd llml lhe reo
<br />!ll;,illlh:, e'Jlltinllt. I.. lIc Illllnn~l,...J l,unlUdnt tt) lIoctiofl fi03 of
<br />FLI'MA, TJ,~ f~poru.J lIil1 ~dd.!l to thullllialill!l: wildt'rfIellO thlllllllne
<br />I.lrl,b llll wlluld be StlllIIta-"llll8ed "ill, ond adds to lho Nntiullol
<br />For.~t S}~ltllll thu.~e .!ltill ",lnllillillll IIlltler lnun.q!tlfllcnt of the
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<br />Wlud.', "'1'(1 (millitio/l II> 1.(1 C;"nl., U'ildrrm!Jj)
<br />Tt.;!! ur.'lI ill truly ~vecil.ll lInd offt'TIl viH;tOnf IiOllle .pcctuculor
<br />viuwtl or 1I I'o(hllr IIm'I'Jt! part or Coluratlo. lIit::h ill the lu O..rita
<br />MoulIluins l'lu,t or CH,,'dl', till' fllllCaktl Hlckli 6f1d Ililllll.lclell of tho
<br />III t'll hllvt' 1""1/: L1"~1l rCCllgnil.el ItfI un unu..ual rt$)urce, and were
<br />~i~,'u ~he u,llIlllli./,;lr.alivf! dCliil{lUllion uf, "K.",lul,[ic. slta" Ilrior to
<br />l'l~lllto: lUclu,h.d wllblll till.! Illlldi for which U t>1Il'Clal "tud}. stuluti
<br />Willi tIiolut.liH"..,1 lIy 1'.1.. !j(i.5r,o ill 19HU, 'fhe COlTIrnilWe hM illclud-
<br />nl H,e 1110<1 I'rtlvlou:;ly ,h~illnlJl4....1 lilt th~ Wht'elor GtIOlOKic Arcu
<br />(111111 uf thl' !I,m f\..tuir~ll.(J be IIludi~d II)" III.l(,;hun 105(1.1 u( r.J~. 9&-
<br />f,r.1)) ...ithin ....illl"fllCll8, ....hich ulllillin~ from wil.lcTllcss the rOlld
<br />l..m"in.: 10 Ihl' IW..lu,;ic (He;l illlclf, T\'(;OglliliIlK I hill We vil'wpolnt ul
<br />lIll' cu,) uf tIll' "1>"1 ill II popular r~'crCtlliun !lill! for IUIlHJicup,led
<br />1".rlol>'l.. lllld ulher liKen! of nwlorilt'd vchide!>. 'I'hl! dl,.'S4;:nulioll of
<br />wiM,'f1ulliII ill thill 1l't'H willllul .',ecluue f"Oll't:ll .survioo inl<l~lIotiml
<br /><If toilets. picnic fllcililic~, and IIlmill10l "fl\~lIlltrlldur~.. outllldu nu~
<br />wiIUt'nll'l'flb...ullllurictl,
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<br />Thi" w,ldl'flU'b.'l <H[',I indudcH 11 vurit'ty oJ' hil:IHlllilud<.l lerrllln
<br />on Lulll tti,h:1o uJ' lhu l:u/ltillenl<11 Divi.le IItrtlkbillg frOln Wooo:/I:I
<br />MUlllll..ill 111111 Jlell11lln I.ake, IInrlt. ulld llllHt uf the ('ilIiltlrn porttll
<br />"f (he Ei~cnll()Wn rllteutllw lIill'11WUY tUflllel, weill (0 Plarmi!l:ctll
<br />1'1IhH, !l1I<1 lIwlI IHlI11"Vl'.!ll n('srl)' 10 Uk I't'ltk III thll Wi1Jluhll:l
<br />J\1'lUlllaillli, ,
<br />SuIJllt.clillll 1.lh) I'rt>vi,h-s fur IITtlilUnllion IIn..1 appro/uiutu. fihng of
<br />1lI1lpJl UtlJ ICJ:lIl dl,.'HClil,lionll of tilt' IlreLIH llltl bill ....IlII d d~ll::lIdto (l.!l
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<br />8.:c';ml :J InchfdC3 II numLer of udministmtivt" 1'rtlVi8iolll'i p~n\'i,l.
<br />in~ for spprollri..ltl.' mlln(l~mt:llt (If the areM dt'~lgnakd a:l wtlt!l.lr-
<br />JlOIlll (indl-ldinlf tlw rnanugt!luellt of livelltOtk gfill.iull'l, 111I1l..ill~ d~.lr
<br />.hlll the bill will not. ulTed the jUrlti<hctjoll or feJlpon.,"bilities of the
<br />Stule of eolon..l.. relating tu wildlife tltld ti"h lIE1d will 11\11 cr....ltc
<br />1I11Y buffer zoneD lIround wildllrnellll, and chang-iuK the l\tIme of 11111
<br />nil( mue Wi1JCfllt"1l11 aud tne Grund MClla, UIlUillllpl!.hgrt', tlUd Glln
<br />ni80fl Nlltlollull"ort.'813.
<br />Under 8ubSlIclinn &0, the Big llIlle Wildernc~. .-11 desigllal......1 by
<br />I'.l~ 96-560 and WI it. would be ellpalldt:tl by additiolls lIlade by Ihi:t
<br />bill, wuuLl be n~lUllnl'd IlIlhe "lJncomyuhgre Wil.leflll;'t;ll," all ori~i.
<br />lIully provided in Ih~ Slmale \'omon 0 t1ll1t10KO legiomlion alld ill
<br />r...cognilioll thllt much of tht'tfe Islltl" were JW.rl of thl' UfU.~orn.
<br />IlIlhgre Prilnitive Arca prior 10 enuctmeflt of PI., 9fi~r,ti(j.
<br />Also under sll~tio" 8\0, the Grand MC:5lI, GUl"lni~ol\, tllld Un.
<br />compnhgre Nctt.io/"ld.1 Fore:lts, slre8dy mlllUlg:ed II>, lhe .'OJt''clt SCIV-
<br />ice RlI s sillgll;l unil, would be gi\'en Ihe new, unltaT) IIIWltl of llle
<br />Naliolllll Fore-st, in recOGnition of the fud tlml the 18nd.. in\'uln.1
<br />were puTt of Ihe homeland, ""1\1 then lhll rc:servntioJl, of tho UteI'
<br />before Ihe dmOllVer)' of YlIIUl\I,le rnintlrol.. und tile 11179 ltillillJ.( uf
<br />Indian Agent Nathlln Mooker produceJ lhll (ltllihenl pre.:lllUf('8 To.!-
<br />8ultiltg in tho (\JrM removlIl of lhe Ute! w tilnl\lIt'r H~rvllllnllll
<br />In ddo{,ting the Jlut~itute tllllt indudtltil Ihi, challJl(l ill lIonltlflclll.
<br />ture, t U.l COnJmillee llilll not~d that thl' IIlI1IlCJI "f GrlllKl Mesa (it1:I 11
<br />geo/:uphkal fCllture), GUflnWlIl (/III II ri..er 1II1l1 county) nu,1 Un
<br />cumpaht;re hili II rinr. 1I}lt!ull, II. plalt'llll, luul a wild"'llu'tI.'t IUO,..ll
<br />will remllin on tI.e mups (l Colorado.
<br />UJlde'r lIl.ltJf;ccliofl 3c"glllll DI.Mmlllllll:cU lall.11I d"sigllvl.!d /.L.. WII,
<br />dornellS by the bill, eJICt:l", for a purtion or lIw Pnw,lt'rht)rll .11 C.,,
<br />wuuld be lidded to the NuliolUtl to'orCbl S:-'b....ff\ 61111 1Il1ln",:tld II}' the
<br />FoteslSeoic.e,
<br />8t''I.'li.1/I 4 \Voul,1 rCl,esl t.he provi~i<lllll ur 1'.1. 96-560 Jt'.llill~ will.
<br />lueW! doaH with illlhill bill.
<br />St'dirJn 5 wuuld dl,.'IIigllate 43,900 acrt:lI or Nll.iollul (-'un'lIt lu...l:;
<br />as tbo "io'tlll~il Ifidge Hecre.lliolt l\huUlge.mcnl Area." Thb IliI.Irc uf
<br />the Fomil Hidl!:1l Wil{l~mu~1 Stll.!Y Arell del>irllutcd in HIBO l,/ 1'1..
<br />9[)-fiGO ill the ""l11e Ilral! th"t \MouM bc dUJl1l!:fluted liS th.~ "lo'flf;SiI
<br />Hidge Nation..) ContKlrvlllion Arca" undcr lIuctiulI G of S. to:.!:.! u...
<br />p.i~Dd IIY the St'n;ttc, Blld lie dellcrihcd in St"flflte Rc......rt 1(l2.1~1
<br />The CommiU..."iJ prefer" lltHt the IUIlI "Natiollal CUlI.itJllllllwlI
<br />ArIlU" cOlllillUU to be uticd only fllr C'.JI\grlffi.-'lioltaIlY-II,~i~llIllcd
<br />..reulI fIIonugcd by the Bun-au uf Laud MUndl:lllllcnt, UIII.! I.U:I.
<br />lhereftlre, udJ}~'I~d (l dillerent Jwmendalure for thili orctl; ntt.t:r-
<br />.....ipe. Ih., pro\'I:!Iio'ld of thiB soction lire the S<UI1I.l as in tllll Ctlrr~
<br />"ptmdin!l: (Jart of the Senale.posHc.-1 bill. ThuH, the >lrell woul.l lie 4.'Ii.
<br />tob\ished lu con!lC(\'c, prolllcl., lIllll enhonce it.!! Ht:ellicj .....iMlifc. U'I,.'-
<br />rl!ldlollrll. lInd oUler nnll.uul rCIlOUl--C1l volu.otlj would lU wilhJru.....ll
<br />(lIl1bjecl to v~lid f>ltisling righh) from minN") ('ntry tlnd frtlt<l lIIin.
<br />eral tlnd geuUlcrmll1 Iwoong; would bl;l c1o~d 10 Iilllher har"'~-:slill~
<br />t'lu:ept fllr 811Y mi.nilnulI\ t1nmulIl neeellJlllry for Ilrotcctitlll uj{llill"l
<br />inscclto and disewe or for public aafllty; would be dwcd to CUlI,,1 rtm
<br />hOIl uf dcyellJl'~lI cOIllI'~mund:l llntlllllw lOadd IIr trailli; und \~OIlI,1
<br />lie c10llCd W llIotoriwd tru\'c1 clCelJt on 111..'l4ignut.cd trait" ur rU.I,b
<br />exisling on July 1, \991 [)t'tii.:uution uf the drllll wuuld nol Illllhibil
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