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<br />" <br />. <br /> <br />for the Elk River~This pamphlet "H'iXPl~: how~e study will be <br />~ - " <br />.5 <br />conducted and . -answer somerof the Questions you may have about <br />, ' <br /> <br />the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act and the Elk River study. <br /> <br />"'-,: <br /> <br />. <br />. <br /> <br />SETTING UP A STUDY <br /> <br />Congress amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to authorize <br /> <br />study of a new river (This was done for the Elk on January <br /> <br />,~ <br /> <br />3, 1975). <br />. , <br /> <br />A study team is organized (The Forest Service and Colorado <br /> <br />Department of Natural Resources are co-leaders for the Elk). <br /> <br />, <br />, <br /> <br />GOALS DF THE ELK RIVER STUDY <br /> <br />To find out if the river qualifies under the Wild and <br /> <br /> <br />Scenic Rivers Act. and if so. at what level of classification. <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />To report to the President. Congress. and to youjthe <br /> <br />conclusions and recommendations of the USDA and the State <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />of Colorado, and the facts on which they are b~sed. <br /> <br />STAGES IN THE STUDY <br /> <br />:~9anized' ~e <br /> <br />I. The study and the format for the report are <br /> <br />study is announced to the PUbliCI and your input requested. <br /> <br /> <br />II. Data on the river are gathered. The data are used to <br /> <br /> <br />determine if the river qualifies for the National System. To <br /> <br />1505 <br /> <br /> <br />-2- <br /> <br />~':'~, <br /> <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />j"-, <br />~.., <br />.'.ti~;' <br />1" <br /> <br />f,' <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br /> <br />''''~ <br /> <br /> <br />'J"" <br /> <br /> <br />~ <br />"'~;-"r <br />~<' I <br />.J- .., <br />, t. <br />.~'. <br />~~'I <br />.~~, <br />i~I'~" 1 <br />., <br />....... <br />....,;,.... <br /> <br />~, <br /> <br />. <br />. <br /> <br />~. <br /> <br />, <br /> <br /> <br />.~..~, <br />. <br /> <br />...... -I <br />