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<br />ADDITIONAL V1EWS OF MR. IIEFLEY ANI) MR. AI.LAJID
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<br />The creatian of lIew wildernell8 llIeW! for Colorado h3ll b..cn 11
<br />topic of discWlllion for RlmOHt 8. decade, Senolortt Arm9troog im"
<br />Hart.. Armslrong and Wirth. and Wirth and Brown all e~nlllnlly
<br />8eu.loo on the Il18ue of bollndaries for the M'W wilderne!ll areRft hut
<br />pilusi'd before the age-old j!l8ue of welltern wI1Ier.
<br />S. 1029, Wl pUfI!led by the llouse Interior Committee, il:l eilent 011
<br />the lubjl!d of wnwr righl.s. Vet. in 113 viewl, Ule majority SL11('9 its
<br />intention tlull the "entire 1l0U8tl of RepreAcntutivcs ihe dfordl'lll
<br />an opportunity to decirlp what proviHiollll ehould be indud..d reo
<br />ganhng the waler rMOlltet's of the IIrel\:l dMignated by the bill,"
<br />We would w('<!come this challt"llge end agree that the fUUll Yj~tl'.i(ln
<br />of g, lU211 should I\ot be sill'nl on the U,6UC of waler rij{hts beCIlU!lC
<br />no issue ill so important t.o the slandard of Ufe in the WCRt.
<br />Coloredo is home to lh6 source of sill; major rivers-the Colorl..lu.
<br />lhe Arkansaa. the North Pllltle, the Wllitcl, the Ynmpo and the Rio
<br />Grande. Much of the nows from lh06e riv~r8 I\re Illedgod t.o othl~r
<br />W6Btern stalto8 under a \'ariety of intemtllt.: compuC'l.s and ont<
<br />intl"mnlional treaty With Me.lco. Colomdo, the hS8dwutel"l'l stalt'.
<br />muet pro\'i.le for ita own n(.(...de through water storage and careful
<br />planning.
<br />OoIOrlldo'lI water planning Bnd the lawe which go.-em tllat 1)lan.
<br />ning are Bmong Uw oldellt in the Wl.\!It.. SOfTIe wsWr rigl1tJ1 trace
<br />Olelr origins back to the 16008. whtln the I\Ir81l W>>6 lllltlrnat.ely
<br />1mder the rule of .'rIlACe Md Spain. The law lI\lll hall eyolved o""r
<br />the pal't S(}I} ~arfl rened8 t.hiP' ntleds of a h~h dtl&lrt, arell of moder.
<br />BOO population that reOl,':ivee ley Hum l\ foot of procipil.l,tion ench
<br />year in DUtny plaOO8.
<br />lmpffiition Olf a fec.'~rol rl'j;6rVt'd waler right for wild......neG" nn'Us
<br /><:ould wrm this <:illVfully nurtured framework uf law. Whi]1! iL..
<br />impoeition could hove litUe prll<:tical impo<:t in II hcadwll.h:n1 wil.
<br />dernes.'1 Irell, euch rigbbl in dowllltrenm ureas, "where man ill U
<br />vieitor and d~ nol !tlay" could erf~c(ivf'ly dictllte the \l6e of
<br />areas up;ltream of the new wi.ldernell8 url'lI. Su('h II po6Ribilily is
<br />unacceptable.
<br />The Senate ver!lion of S. 1029 ,;ought tu prt.1Clude this pCSHibility
<br />through on ingenious cornpromitre t11dt forbndff any future wnler
<br />development i.n the neadwater !lnmlI, 8 proviflion more lllrinRent
<br />tJw.n mi6ting wilderness law; tlnd ordered the F(lt'('fll Service (0
<br />proted the bill'" lone dowootreum area. the P~dro, through Colo.
<br />rl\do'a uiating in81ream lIow law. While no action hM bN-n Ink en
<br />o.n the ~o~l Senice'llI preliminary eubmiU.ul, the propo!W11 dft'c.
<br />lively ":IUJUC8 nature and ll()mc !egal fiCholan fet-'l thelle provisionM
<br />oould gllle new 8tature to the llUltr1!llm flow law Bnd R1I\1Y sel fI
<br />precedent for the trt'Jltment of dowrurtrepm u.rea..'1 in future wilder-
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<br />t.eclt'tl under com:icrvat.ioll plans that are \css restridive tha.n wil-
<br />dern'~'1 d~Gi~nllti{lnll.
<br />l\il.'>l!.l on information frmn the ,,'ore!!\. Service und the 8ureuu of
<br />Land Monagement. CUU c!>tinlfttt!:! that costs for creut.ing and exe-
<br />cutill~ wilcl('nll'~'1 ttrt'.II management pillne would wlu\ tl.bout
<br />$:tOO,(}OO annually. Survl~ying Bnd buundary work would COllt frllm
<br />~fiO.UOO tll !2fiO,OOO I~r yetlr for up t.o ltln years.
<br />'The National Wild'~mt~s," Pr~rvution System Act 8tipulatcA that
<br />1111 timbt.r locatP>d in uni~ of tht' National Wil,IernCfl8 Preservliliun
<br />S}.st.Pm ilc no IUl1glJr .Il\'uilaLle for timber harvt~illg. Df>c/lu!l(> !nOlit
<br />of thl' lond ~1)l"cint.-'(1 in thil:l bill Ul not currenlly (IV'8i1l1blt.' for
<br />timber hlJ.r\lf'~t. IIl\d much of the limoor thnl iN aVlliltdJle would
<br />1ik"ly hI' rf'plan:ll by tilllbrr ill olher areas, w(-' wou",1 not ellled
<br />thf'l"C to 1m n lI~nificant reducti.", iu timber recelplll over lhf' Il{"lIt
<br />live yeanl.
<br />LHllclli .h'BigTlalt.d i1S wi\ricrllt~ are uloo JIO lon!fer availahle for
<br />tilt' N,plorutiofl and devdllllment uf mincralll. No 8igniflcant 10.'1" of
<br />min"ral rllooipts is l'xpl'dcd to Humlt from this bill, bowevt'f, bl!!'
<br />(IIU5(' S 102fl prO\idf!1I UUlt millurlll r",",OlJrOOIl oould ~ rf'mO\'l~J
<br />lInd..r vMH,1 elliJitill1C ri,:hle. The bill would bar new daimll, but any
<br />~rroct i~ elll)~ltld to bo u'Iillor becau5C tlwre have bt'fln few new
<br />millitl~ clnimli ill till' IlfTect.t'll (1(\',\8 over the f1l1lll 8!Veral YPIUIl.
<br />Enndmtlnt of thi8 bill wUllhI lIot imrlMll AiJ,Tfliflcao.t COlIts on st.ole
<br />untllrx:al j.;tlveflmwnUi.
<br />If "Ul! wish rurthcr Jt,tllilm on lhiH t'Atimate, we will be (lh'a~f'd to
<br />provide them 1'h.. CHO sluff COJ'ltltct illl'heresa Gutlo, who CliO. be
<br />rf'<t{"ln...1III 2'lf.--2R60.
<br />Sincerely,
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<br />Thll upplic.,hle Cl~t t~tirntlte tlf this ad fur "II pUr}'Ot;(", Ilf SIl"C-
<br />lilln~ Zfi\! and zr~ llf the Hl1lRocetl Budgt'lood F:mtlrgtlnty Defidt
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