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<br />Instead, . two kinds of easements on private lands in the river
<br />corridor will be acquired by negotiation with the landowners -
<br />or by condemnation if absolutely necessary. Neither type of
<br />easement will significantly change present land uses.
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<br />SCENIC EASEMENTS are written to prevent any degrading of the
<br />view from along the river by, for example, billboards, trash
<br />piles, excessive timbering, high density building construction
<br />and commercial sand and gravel operations. These agreements gen-
<br />erally bind present and future landowners to existing uses and
<br />prevent developments that detract from' the scenic and natural
<br />character of the land. They' do not: 1) give the general public
<br />access, or 2) restrict or change any present land uses - unless
<br />the owner agrees to do so. If any of the Dolores is included
<br />in the national system, scenic easements will normally extend
<br />to .the canyon rims where there are canyons, and for up to a
<br />half mile on either side of the river elsewhere (save in rare
<br />circumstances where they may extend for up to one mile),
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<br />PUBLIC USE EASEMENTS serve twd basic purposes: 1) they secure
<br />access to k~y boat launch and take-out points along a river,
<br />and 2) they create a continuous corridor along the shore for.
<br />boat landing, fishing, and hiking, If any part of the Dolores
<br />is included in the national system, the width of this corridor
<br />generally will fall somewhere between 100 and 200 feet on either
<br />side of the river centerline,
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<br />In practice, and in most cases, only one easement agreement will
<br />be worked out with each landowner - containing scenic stipulations,
<br />and, where apt, public use ones as well, All easements will be
<br />negotiated individually with landowners; if the Dolores is
<br />designated by Congress, this will probably take place within
<br />a year following designation, during the time when the final
<br />Wild and Scenic Rivers Management Plan is being worked out.
<br />Land values will be determined on a case-by-case basis; these
<br />will depend on prevailing land prices at the time and an appraisal
<br />of the opportunities and values the individual landowner is
<br />giving up.
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<br />Easements should be viewed as kinds of long-range .insurance that
<br />the Dolores River and adjoining la~d, will he kept in their present,
<br />natural, or near-natural states for future generations. Except
<br />for occasional fencing adjustments along and across the river,
<br />and tighter restrictions on prospecting and mining, present activities
<br />will change hardly at all. Ranch lands will remain in ranching,
<br />croplands in crops, and so forth., However, landowners who look
<br />forward to selling out for another, more intensive. use will probably
<br />lose that choice, For example, owners of ranch lands along any
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