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<br />000681
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<br />Management and
<br />boundary
<br />considerations
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<br />Who <;hould manage the ~Ri\:-
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<br />I>liJer~nt sct:narios 'Of ~RA managt:ment
<br />havt' hecn c<lnsld(,'Tcd llw'i" rllkntlal
<br />manag.:ml'nl S<.:t'narios would nol atfccr rnl.'
<br />houndary altcmalJ"es, This mcludes manOlge-
<br />menl of various 'ol'ct!ons defined hy the thwc
<br />rt:SCTVUlTS,hyvaritJusagcnclt's,mcludtnj;.
<br />IIL\-t. BOR, NPS, USFS, and Colorado StJlt."
<br />"arb. BU\,l and USFS ha\'c stalt'd thallht'Y
<br />arc nul inlcrcslt.d in dirt:ctl)" managmg Ih....
<br />NRA. nOR operal\.~ Ihe reSeTHIl! [0 med
<br />Colorado Ri\'(.'r Sturage PrulCTt rurpOSl'S and
<br />prefers to contr;]c! management of Ihe !\.'RA
<br />to anl1ther agency ;-';1'$, opeuungundcr an
<br />agrt'cmcnt with BOR, already manage>. thl:
<br />n.llUral,cuJrural,andrc(rcationalfl'soUrct~
<br />01 the t-;RA. Cu!or:h.io Stale rark~ is t-urrt'nrl~-
<br />as<;esslng the fea~lhllit)'of managmg tilt' fllut'
<br />....le~a portion of (he NR:\, 'nlC :-.JP~ i~ inler-
<br />~~ted in contmUlng to manag~' thecnlire ~R:\_
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<br />Where should the houndary hc~
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<br />Four prchminar)' boundary alternallw~ were
<br />d~'\'e1(Jpcd after d,lta cllllectilln and anal~"!<l~
<br />of lhe data anJ n.',OUHT mars; mt'efm~' wlfh
<br />a~l'ndes, ol!lclal~,landtlwners and the put->lK;
<br />and con~lderatlon of ~I'S rnana!,:cmcnl p"h-
<br />d~~ rc.'rtalllmg f<l h"unJary ad,u'tm~nts, .-\11
<br />a..:rt'''J::cs rdcrenccJ arc approXimate, Pleasc
<br />n,ler In the maps rnsCrll'J inlo this ncw~leller
<br />f'lra~aphicrcprc~enlat1tl"ofe3,halrerna'
<br />tlve
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<br />Altcrnal1\'eJ Isthc So A":li<l1l alrern;lrl\-C,
<br />l\llcmari\Ts 2,l,and 4 are simIlar In that
<br />Ih~y ~a(h add Ihe same :lgr~'cd UP"" f,',kr:lJ
<br />and S[:lte lands hI lhe NRA. and they each
<br />exduJc some lands to he tran,krred f<,l IIL\\
<br />and USFS_ They ah." mclude J Conwr\'atlOn
<br />Opponunl~ Arra lCt)"). Ilo.....c\cr, unJer
<br />:\ll<'rnall\'C J.. rhe COA would be omslI:lt" th~'
<br />k~lslateJ hnunJ:lf\', Loder Ahernal1\"l' l. lhe
<br />most Importanl!:mds 10 rrot~'ll .....nhm the
<br />CO:\ woulJ t'oc mclud~'J In Ihe t->nundary and
<br />lhe remamJerolthe <:t).'\ w,luld he "UISldt. 01
<br />lhe h'lundary'_ finally. und~'r .-\llern,1rl\'c 4. the
<br />Iq~l,lall'J b..lUnJ,U\' \\','uIJ incluJ,'lh~ ~.r.tlr~'
<br />en:\
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<br />6 Newsletter J, Clllecanti Resollrce Protection Study
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<br />Preliminary Boundary Alternatives
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<br />Alternative 1
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<br />AitelOati\t€ 1. lnown as the No ActOn a:tt'matNe, represe-nts thE> ContinuatiOll of eriSting condttior1$
<br />The t'~isling administratIVe arrangement berween eOR and NPS would contJflUe under the 1965
<br />Memoi'andum 01 Agreement The area administ('fed would include 41,900 acres. Tnt' boundary
<br />could rt'fl"laln an admlOi$tratJ'>'e boundary' (minor adjustments among i1ge1lClC'S might occur In the
<br />future WIth appropriate i1gfeeml.'f1tS) Of il could bea::rne- a leQlSlaled boundaly
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<br />Alternative 2
<br />This alternative would include 52, 175 acres Imide a le9is1ated bOllndilry and 15.300 acres outside
<br />the bOllndary in a CQA
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<br />The tegi~ated boundary would consist of the f'~isting NRA admlflistrati-re boundary with the ad.
<br />di1ion of certain mutually agtfed upon ff'deral and Slate agency larlds that .....-ould Include 7.000
<br />acres 01 8LM land, 3,400 acres of USfS land, and 125 acres 01 COOW land Certain l,mds would be
<br />excluded from tile NRA, Including 230 aces 01 land to be administered by BLM (tht' Gatt'Vle<N parcel
<br />...ihereraftlfl9andotht>ruPSlreamusessu9ge!>lma~tefjiciencylntransfefringthisunit
<br />to BLM) and 20 acres. of land to be adminl'ilered by USf5. Addilionally. 125 acres of fedelallilnd
<br />would be ider1tllied lor use in exchange IOf the CDOW land to be acquired_
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<br />II, at some tJme in the lutule, NPS were to acquire an intere:it in lands within the CQA, NPS would
<br />be authorized to amend the boundary to include those properties thaI are acquired_ Emphasis
<br />\l'lOUld first be pl.Ked on partnt'ling or seel:.ing COfJSefVation soIulions with landowners ot those
<br />CQA lands spec,jled as tht> most important lands For protectiOf'l, The~ lands. thaI comprise ap-
<br />pr(>>;lnlale.Jy 7,550 acres, are ovUlI'Ied on pages 7-9, A Land Protection P1an'M:luld be developed to
<br />identify additional pfioritles in the CQA
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<br />Alternative 3
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<br />ThIS alll'rnative would include 59,725 acres inside a Iegislatf'd boundary_ A CQA would be desig-
<br />natl'd that would Indudl' 7.550 aCfeswi!hin ,hI' lE>gislatl'd bounwry and 7,750 acrt'Soulsidl' thl'
<br />NRA boundary (total COA of 15.300 a(5),
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<br />The legislated OOunwry 'NOuld consist 01 the lOJ(isting NRA adminiStTatlYe boundary, With the addi-
<br />tion 01 till' same mutually aglt'!'d upon federal and ,tate agency lands identllit'd in Alternalive 2 It
<br />WOlilcl also include the 7,550 aoes of the CQA that arl' considered the most important to plotect
<br />(As notl'd in AJternatlvl' 2, these lands ale identiflE'd on pages 7-g,) NPS \I'I""ld be aulhollzed to
<br />amend thE> boundary to Include proprrties w.thin thE' CQA lhat art' outstdt' of the initlal !egl;1ated
<br />boundary, thilt might be acqiJirl"d fTom ....,llling fandoviners in the future.
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<br />The 7.550 acreswlth'n the CQA idefltlfil'd a, the ~ Important lands for pfotectlOO aregeflE'fally
<br />the lands wnert' NPS would place priorIty on $e€-killlJ conservatioo !oOIutioos VIIIth jalldownNs. A
<br />Land Prole<:tlOl1 Plan lNOuld Ix> developed to tdentJfy speolic priorities and approacheS.
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<br />Alternative 4
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<br />This AJlematwe would include 67,475 acres imiOt' a le-gislatt'd boundary. including the entlle CQA
<br />of 15.300acrE'S,
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<br />The legislated boundary .....ouId COf\Sl51 of the eXlSttng NRA adn-inistrat.ve boundary arn:l the mutually
<br />agreed upon federal and sta;:e aqency lan.d~ descl'lbed <0 Altemall'>'es 2 and 3, as ...~l ;)s the additiOfl
<br />of thee-ntile CQA. The 7,550 acres .....Ithin the 15"JOO--aof' CQA Ider'l!lfll'd as the most Important
<br />lands fa protectIOn are the Idods wt\efe NPS would place pr~Ol!ty on S{'l'1:.1f19 conSt'fvation solutlOllS
<br />.....,th landowner~ These lands are dt'mlbed OIl me pages 7 -9. A Land Prote<tion Plan would be
<br />dt>veiopE'dtoidef1"iyspecificpriorLtJesaflddPPlOaches_
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