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<br />O~1475 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />and operate public park and recreation facilities at water resource <br /> <br />projects under the control of the Department of the Army. Additionally, <br />authority is provided for certain outleasing practices and conditions <br /> <br />for public use and access. <br /> <br />C. Land AcQuisition. Approximately 3,658 acres of land will <br />have been acquired for project purposes, of which 3,392 have been <br />acquired in fee title and 265.5 by flowage easement. This acquisition <br />involves 155 acres of city, residential, and commercial properties, <br /> <br />305 acres of irrigated croplands, and 2,932 acres of pasture and <br /> <br />rangeland. Six small villages (Piedmont, Sopris, St. Thomas, <br />Jerryville, Sopris Plaza, and Viola) with a combined population of <br />about 1,500 (1960 census) have been acquired and structures removed. <br />All persons displaced from their homes or businesses received the <br />benefits available under the new law (Public Law 91-646) or the old <br />law ("Resettlement" Act; Title 10, U.S.C., Section 2680). Resettle- <br />ment costs were paid to each individual affected. These costs in- <br /> <br />cluded moving expenses, travel, title evidence for new homes, and <br /> <br />other miscellaneous costs. The Federal government did not relocate <br /> <br />townsites or assist in finding new homes. Mineral rights made in- <br />operative by project construction and water storage have been <br /> <br />purchased or condemned. <br /> <br />D. Relocations. The project includes several relocations (note <br /> <br />Project Map). These involve about 6 miles of State Highway 12, 6 <br />miles of county road, 9 miles of the Colorado and Wyoming Railroad, <br /> <br />4.5 miles of telephone lines, 6.2 miles of powerlines, 9.5 miles of <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />1-3 <br />