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<br />POWER-SITE WITHDRAWALS <br /> <br />Most of the lands along the Green and Yampa Rivers have been <br />withdrawn for reclamation and power-site purposes. The first <br />withdrawal was for the Brown's Park Reservoir Site, dated October 17, <br />1904. There are 13 withdrawals in effect, including the Split Mountain <br />and Echo Park Units of the Colorado River Storage Project. The Bureau <br />of Reclamation has recently applied to the Bureau of Land <br />Management to request the revocation of all reclamation withdrawals <br />within the monument. Also, the National Park Service has recently <br />petitioned the Bureau of Land Management to revoke all withdrawals <br />(power-site reserves, power,site classification, Federal Power <br />Commission projects. and reclamation withdrawals) still in effect within <br />the monument. <br /> <br /> <br />PRIVATE AND STATE LANDS <br /> <br />Approximately 7,590 acres of land within the monument are owned by <br />various individuals and the State of Utah. <br /> <br />MINING CLAIMS <br /> <br />There are numerous mining claims within the monument. Validity <br />examinations will have to await additional appropriation of funds. <br /> <br />RIVER USE <br /> <br />River-running on the Green and Yampa has been increasing in <br />popularity. The trips are slow, leisurely floats through the canyons, <br />using the river currents for propulsion with occasional assists by <br />boatmen using oars. <br /> <br />ROADS <br /> <br />Within Dinosaur National Monument are many roads developed for <br />public use that lead to mining and ranching properties. The main road <br />system is being retained and somewhat expanded for public interpretive <br />use. Many sections of road within the monument are rights-of-way to <br />private lands, and grazing allotments that are to be retained while <br />private rights exist. Unneeded management roads are to be closed. <br /> <br />6 <br />