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r I I I ~', ,I Ii '. I J' .' COMMENTS OF THE BUREAU OF THE BUDGET EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT BUREAU OF THE BUDGET WASHINGTON. D.C. 20503 June 18, 1968 Honorable Stanley R. Resor Secretary of the Army Washington, D. C. 20310 Dear Mr. Secretary: Mr. Robert E. Jordan's letter of May 1, 1968, submitted the favorable report of the Chi~f of Engineers on Bear Creek Basin, South Platte River and Tributaries, Colorado, Wyoming and Nebraska, requested by a resolution of the Committee on Public Works, United States Senate, adopted June 14, 1956. We are very pleased with the comprehensive planning effort that has been made in connection with the potential recreational development that might be undertaken in the project area. We believe the recreation analysis represents the most comprehensive recreation planning effort undertaken in connection with a pro- posed Federal water resource project that we have seen to date. We note, however, that the scope of the proposed recreation development recommended to be authorized in connection with the Bear creek Basin project exceeds considerably that heretofore proposed in connection with a Federal water resources reservoir project. The Federal Water Project Recreation Act states that "...in investigating and planning any Federal navigation, flood control, reclamation, hydroelectric, or multiple-purpose water resource project, full consideration shall be given to the oppor- tunities, if any, which the pro;ect affords for outdoor recreation and for fish and wildlife enhancement..." (Underscoring added). We believe the scope of the recreation plan proposed for authori- zation as an intregal component of the proposed Mount Carbon reservoir project goes beyond that intended in the Federal Water Project Recreation Act. In this connection, we note that the proposed recreation development involving the existing Soda Lakes and Mount Glennon upstream from the proposed Mount Carbon reservoir could be undertaken in the absence of construction of Mount Carbon reservoir. In view of the above, we recommend against authorization of recre- ation development beyond that normally related to a proposed Federal dam and reservoir. While we believe that Federal parti- cipation in the development for recreation use of Soda Lakes and ix