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"'", ?,'~,\ \'l;.~'.'J . provide information on settlement patterns, population densit.ies, and similar problems, minimal data recovery would be obtained through ~it~ vi~it. at 1,000 .ites and through th~ u~~ of various remote sensing techniques. The Antiquities Act of 1906 requires storage and curation at a public facility for artifacts and information recovered from public land to ensure future scientific and public use of the material. The avail- ability of carefully curated collections significantly decreases the need to excavate additional sites and thus plays an important role in con- tinued preservation. The Bureau proposes to construct such a facility and to seek cooperative agreements with other agencies for its operation. In addition, the Bureau is evaluating the possibility of constructing a visitor center near Ridges Basin Reservoir to display and interpret the Anasazi Tradition. The center would be designed to comple- ment facilities currently available in Mesa Verde National Park to the west of the project area. The location proposed would result in year- round accessibility, whereas Mesa Verde is virtually closed by weather during the winter. The Bureau is authorized to expend nonreimbursable project funds of up to 1 percent of the authorized project cost to mitigate impacta on cultural resources, under the Archaeological and Historic Preservation Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-291). Because of the large number of sites in the area, however, it is estimated that an adequate program would exceed this authorization, and the Bureau would conse- quently seek Congressional approval for the additional expenditures required (about 4 percent of the project cost). The proposed measures discussed in this section are based upon such additional funding. i. Fisheries Program The fisheries program would consist of a stocking plan both to eatablish and to maintain fisheries at Ridges Basin and Southern Ute Reservoirs. Initially, both reservoirs would be stocked with fry- fingerling size trout. If the plants prove successful, this program would be perpetuated. Eventually, public fishing demand might increase to the point that catchable-size rainbow trout might be stocked in both reservoira to supplement the game fish populations, Fish screens would be provided at the Durango and Ridges Basin Pumping Plants to prevent fish larger than two inches from entering the pumps. Also, a fish screen installed at the Southern Ute Diversion Dam would prevent the migration of larger-sized rough-fish species into Southern Ute Reservoir. j, Wildlife Program The wildlife program would include several measures to compen- sate for habitat losses, To compensate for about 2,500 acres of wildlife habitat that would be lost because of Ridges Basin Reservoir and other project features (excluding Southern Ute Reservoir), two tracts of land A- 30