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<br />29 <br /> <br />1 <br /> <br />the Wild Scenic Rivers Act designated eight rivers to be set <br /> <br />2 <br /> <br />aside for special purposes. <br /> <br />The Yampa was not one of them, but <br /> <br />~ <br />("') <br />c.o <br /> <br />3 <br /> <br />now there are 502 rivers as candidates for the system. <br /> <br />4 <br /> <br />The district is shocked by some of the proposals made <br /> <br />5 <br /> <br />for the mitigation measures for wildlife and feel that this is <br /> <br />6 <br /> <br />a rip-off of the economics of the project. <br /> <br />7 <br /> <br />Our district represents the people who have produced <br /> <br />8 their livelihood in this area for almost 100 years. We feel we <br /> <br />9 <br /> <br />have earned the right to speak with the most authority on this <br /> <br />10 <br /> <br />statement. <br /> <br />11 <br /> <br />The District Supervisors have reviewed this statement <br /> <br />12 prepared by the Bureau of Reclamation. The environmental impact <br /> <br />)- <br /> <br />13 of the proposed action has been presented in detail and the <br /> <br /> <br />14 environment adequately protected. It is our decision that it can <br /> <br />15 withstand any outside criticism, and the project should proceed <br /> <br />16 on schedule. <br /> <br />17 This is the supervisors of the Little Snake River Con- <br /> <br />18 servation District. <br /> <br />19 <br /> <br />MODERATOR: Mr. Adams. thank you for being here and <br /> <br />20 presenting your testimony this morning. <br /> <br />21 Our next witness is Mrs. Alice Robinson, of the Craig, <br /> <br />22 Colorado Chamber of Commerce. <br /> <br />23 <br /> <br />MRS. ROBINSON: Mr. Robison, Mr. Crandall, ladies and <br /> <br />24 gentlemen, in the Draft Environmental Statement that we have <br /> <br />25 here there are many things that need to be brought up to date. <br />