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6. Subsequent to the recommendation by the Board, the State of Colorado and the Bureau of Outdoor Recreation completed their study of recreation needs in the Denver area and the potential for an expanded development for recreation use to include the Soda Lakes and Mount Glennon upstream from the proposed Mount Carbon reservoir. The reporting officers in cooperation with the regional offices of the Bureau of Outdoor Recreation and the Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife have given further con- sideration to the enlarged recreation development. .' 7. After additional study the reporting officers recommend a plan for optimum recreation development that has been recommended by the Bureau of Outdoor Recreation of the Department of the Interior. This plan to enhance the recreation potential of the area would involve the acquisition of 758 acres of ,land for recreation purposes or 633 acres more than contemplated in the original recommendation by the reporting officers and approved by the Board. The general loca- tion of the proposed Mount Carbon Reservoir and the additional lands for the expanded recreation development is indicated in the supple- mental report. The first costs for the lands, facilities, and water purchases required in addition to those initially recommended by the reporting officers are estimated to be about $2,817,000 and the annual charges are estimated to be about $230,000. The additional annual recreation and fish and wildlife enhancement benefits are estimated to be about $642,000. The benefit-ccst ratio for this additional increment is 2.8. .' 8. The first cost of the modified plan consisting of a multiple- purpose dam on Bear Creek and the enlarged recreation development is estimated to be $32,617,000. The annual charges on the basis of the current 3-1/4 percent interest rate are estimated to be about $1,423,000 including $235,000 for operation, maintenance, and major replacements. The annual benefits are estimated to be about $3,227,000, including $2,412,000 for flood control and $815,000 for recreation and fish and wildlife enhancement. The benefit-cost ratio is 2.3. .' . 9. I believe that the intent of the Federal Water Project Recrea- tion Act (PL 89-72) is that all separable costs allocated to recreation, including costs for water, be considered in the report analysis and ultimately in the sharing of project costs between the Federal Govern- ment and non-Federal public bodies. Therefore, the cost for acquiring water for the proposed Bear Creek project has been included as a 3 96_1260-68-3