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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />r- ., - '. <br />..,)........M. ~> <br /> <br />and approved by representatives of both eastern and western slope illl~reS[_S <br />and were adopted by the State Legislature representing all factiC1ns "f tlli <br />State. <br /> <br />Goal: Related social concerns <br /> <br />(1) Provide for new programs which will offset adverse social <br />consequences of land use policies - The Fryingpan-Arkansas Project will <br />commit a total of 37,756 acres of land to Project purposes. This com- <br />mitment of land will provide new jobs and new income to an area of the <br />High Plains Region which is now considered an economically depressed <br />area and generally is decreasing in population. The Project reservoirs <br />will provide water-oriented recreational opportunities during the summer <br />months which will contribute towards balancing out the peak winter <br />recreation industry in the Mountain Region and provide new recreation <br />opportunities in the Front Range Region, an area in which the demand <br />for recreational opportunities far exceeds the recreational opportuni- <br />ties available. The Project will increase fishing opportunities in the <br />Front Range and Mountain Regions. <br /> <br />(2) Ensure opportunity for preservation of cultural heritage where <br />threatened by public or major private land use decisions - The Fryingpan- <br />Arkansas Project has, with the assistance of the National Park Service <br />and State Historical Society, inventoried Project lands with respect to <br />cultural and historical resources. Archeological studies have been <br />completed in all Project areas where construction is imminent. (See <br />Chapter Ill, Description of the Environment.) We are required to comply <br />with numerous directives and laws concerning protection of our cultural <br />resources, including the National Historic Preservation Act, Historic <br />Sites Act, Reservoir Salvage Act, and Executive Order 11593 (Protection <br />and Enhancement of our Cultural Environment). <br /> <br />6. Issue: Not only has there not been any attempt to determine or at <br />least disclose what those local plans and policies are, there has also <br />been no attempt to reconcile the impact or even evaluate the impact of <br />this development on the Fryingpan River currently deemed to be premature <br />for development. <br /> <br />Raised by: <br /> <br />Representing <br /> <br />Dwight Shellman, Jr. <br />Murray Pope <br /> <br />Pitkin County Commissioners <br />Himself (letter of June 4, 1974) <br /> <br />Response: <br /> <br />The response to Issue No. 5 above discusses this issue. <br /> <br />XI-474 <br />