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082398 ,. recreational use on these lands could also impact riparian vegetation due to increased streambank impacts and altered irrigation water use. This would be evaluated in any future land e.xchange or acquisition environmental documents. Management Prescription #2 (Identifying Land Use Priorities): The proposed action would identify the majority of the SRMA as a recreation priority. The proposed action would additionally establish or retain a water. soil, wildlife, protected, or no priority for some lands within the SRMA. The Colorado River, as well as other major tributaries within the proposed SRMA boundary would be identified with a water priority. The management prescription for the recreation priority indicates that soils, watershed. and water quality are compatible with recreation and that these resources would be "protected through limits or restrictions placed on location of recreation developments, certain types of recreation activities (e.g., OHVs), and other compatible uses. ". The proposed land use priorities, therefore. would not directly impact wetland/floodplain values or the ability to meet standard #2. Specific land use actions or promoting the area for increased recreational use could result in the negative impacts described under Prescription #1 and would require mitigative measures. Recreational uses include many nonpennitted actions, so impacts from recreation can be harder to control than permitted activities (e.g., livestock or oil & gas). There is no benefit to wetlands/fJoodplains, etc. in the portions of the proposed SRMA identified as a recreation priority, and there could be some negati ve effects if recreation uses increase. Management Prescription #3 (NSO for oil and gas leasing): Although oil and gas development is not expected to be a major land use within the proposed SRMA, management prescription #3, would automatically provide protection for wetlands and floodplains from direct or indirect impacts associated with that activity. Existing riparian conditions could be maintained and the ability to meet standards would not be impacted. Management Prescription #4 (LandlMineral Withdrawal): By closing the SRMA to mining, existing riparian conditions could be maintained and the ability to meet standards would not be impacted. NATIVE AMERICAN RELIGIOUS CONCERNS Affected Environment: There are no known Native American religious, traditional use or burial locations within the proposed SRMA boundary. Cultural resource inventories have been completed for various projects within this area. Environmental Consequences of Proposed Action: Management Prescription #1,2,3. and 4 (Boundary Adjustment, Identifying Land Use Priorities, NSO for oil and gas leasing. LandlMineral Withdrawal): Consultation on the proposed action was completed August 23, 1999. It was detennined the proposed action would not affect Native American religious. traditional use or burial locations. 13