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I " OOlOti4 e . Discussion Draft (j) Preservation of public values that would be lost if the land passed from Federal ownership, Public values, which may require preservation through retention and management of the land are found in a variety of situa- tions, including but not limited to the following. Lands may be retained and managed if they: i \ (1) Are best suited for multiple use and require a mixture of uses to best benefit the community, which could not be achieved under private owner. ship, or (2) Do not themselv~s contain any of the values listed under (a) through (i) above, but are necessary to support and enhance a management program on lands having one or more of those values. Such lands might provide access, provide a more contiguous and easily managed land pattern, provide key water access points, etc., or . (3) , Are required, for scientific, research, or edu- cational purposes which would be impossible if the lands were not in public ownership, or , (4)', May have relatively unstable soil and cover which require more intensive conservation, expensive management and capital investment than can be justified on the basis of marketable resources produced, or (5) Produce a resource, such as timber, which, to be properly managed and conserved, requires a long period of investment and management before a return is realized, and private ownership in the area under consideration would not be able or willing to wait this long for a return, or (6) Have esthetic values, such as scenery or primitive conditions, which have a value to the general public, and which require preservation and enhancement, or ,(7) Have uncertain potential for agricultural use, which would result in their being cultivated under mo&t favorable economic and climatic circumstances and abandonment under normal or adverse circumstances, resulting in ,accelerated soil erosion and disruption of the local economy. 12 "