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<br />000445 <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />;1 <br />:i <br />I <br />.1 <br /> <br />:i <br />, <br />I <br />;! <br /> <br />increased popularity as well as a lack of <br />facilities along the Snake has resulted in <br />littering, disruptiop. oE wildlife, excep- <br />tionally high speculative land values, and <br />development of projects along the river <br />frontage, which detract from the river's wild <br />and scenic values. (See pp. 11 to 13.) <br /> <br />COSTLY P~OTECTION <br /> <br />The strategy adopted by most Federal agencies <br />to preserve wild, scenic, and recreational <br />rivers is to either buy riverway land or buy <br />the right to control the use of the land. This <br />is unnecessarily costly and was not intended by <br />the Consress. (See p. 23.) <br /> <br />For example, Federal agencies estimated that <br />it will cost $93 million to acquire control <br />over 15 federally administered Livers, which is <br />2 1/2 times the cost of the original estimate. <br />There are less costly alternatives. The one <br />most promibing and called for in the Wild and <br />Scenic Rivers Act is that of working with State <br />and local governments to provide the necessary <br />land Use controls over development. By coordi- <br />nating Federal management with State and local <br />zoning ordinances, not only are costs potentially <br />reduced, but private owners can continue to enjoy <br />the use of their lands. (See pp. 23 and 24.) <br /> <br />This strategy Is being used by agencies in both <br />Agriculture and Interior in programs to protect <br />national ~ecreational and other areas from ad- <br />verse development. (See p. 28.) <br /> <br />RECQ~MENQ!I'I''!Q~';;_1'Q2S;ENC.!ES <br /> <br />The Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior <br />should improve the timeliness of future river <br />studies by <br /> <br />--sta~ting river studies sooner, <br /> <br />--developing guidelines on how river studies <br />should be conducted, <br /> <br />--keeping track of how the studies are pro- <br />gressing and h~lding study t2am5 to ti~e <br />framE:s, <br /> <br />D'~1!.~I:::.:'i!t <br /> <br />iii <br />