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<br />lJJ d,j':l <br /> <br />-263- <br /> <br /> <br />Irreversible and Irretrievable Commitments of Resources <br />Which Would be Involved in the Proposed Action <br />Should it be Implemented <br /> <br />These commitments generally concern changes set in motion by <br />the proposed action which at some future time could not in the <br />practical sense be altered so as to restore the present <br />situation. In the regional plan these commitments include: <br />(1) cultural resources such as capital, labor, energy, and <br />various construction materials and equipment! (2) large amounts <br />of surface water from the Missouri River and several tributary <br />streams for municipal uses and irrigation! (3) lands for water <br />impoundments and irrigation systems! (4) two extensive river <br />reaches and numerous other areas along the Missouri River for <br />natural, historic or recreational purposes! and (5) fragile, <br />esthetic, historic, and other lands preserved or used as <br />wilderness areas, fish and wildlife areas, natural areas, or <br />parks. <br /> <br />FUTURE ENVIRONMENTAL RBSPONSmILITIES <br /> <br />Implementation of the proposed actions is the responsibility <br />of various Federal and State agencies acting in cooperation with <br />local officials. Federal agencies are Obligated to comply with <br />the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as well as earlier <br />and subsequent environmental legislation and regulations. These <br />include the Endangered Species Act of 1973 as amended, the Clean <br />Water Act, the Fish and Wildlife COordination Act of 1958, and <br />the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966. Also included <br />are executive initiatives such as Executive Orders 11593 <br />(historic preservation), 11998 (flood plains), and 11990 <br />(wetlands). State and local agencies are obligated to comply <br />with various State environmental statutes and regulations which <br />may include environmental policy acts, flood plain management, <br />water use, major facility siting, zoning, endangered species <br />protection, stream preservation, and prime agricultural land <br />preservation. <br /> <br />Complying with all of the above environmental legislation <br />requires considerable State and Federal manpower devoted to <br />monitoring, coordination, and planning activities as projects are <br />implemented. Therefore, it is particularly important that these <br />agencies receive adequate funding for these missions. <br /> <br />Implementation-related issues which may need further <br />resolution at the project level for the proposed actions include <br />quantification and mitigation of adverse effects on environmental <br />and fish and wildlife values, avoidance of flood plains and <br />wetlands where there are other practicable siting alternatives, <br />