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<br />I~'r 6tll, the JJt'partllwnt I"r>j{'('tf'd this plea" IIJ~t(,:ld. the ~:llioJlaI
<br />Park :-'f'J"\.j{'(> cil"clllatpt! fOI" disl'Il.-;~i(j1J 11 dl'llft 11101:-:1(',. plan wllich ~('IS
<br />forth tlH' I'l'oh'etioll I'J!'Ol"t~ p{j~si"Jt. within the (,ollstraint, of tIlt'
<br />87.:!i;Ulllll allthoriz.ntion f"l'ilill!!" TIH' plan provides for llr.tjuif'iliolJ of
<br />land :lIId I'Jll"l'IIlf'llts illlhe til'st 10 mih.s of till' Fedeml zone, HoWt'n-r.
<br />('x('t'pt fOJ" the 1"'OPOSl'd purchast' of a few aen's for a \'isjturs~ ('1'111('1'
<br />abm'e StiJlwah'r, the pl:lll IH"O\'idl':'; fof' no :h"(Jltisitioll of l:ulll or f'aSl'-
<br />lIIt.lIt.... nlllll~ thp ~hof"(' of thp rt'mainin:,: 17 .milt, st.rch-h, whidl ('omprisl's
<br />ahllo:-,t two-lllinl:.) of till' F"c!I'l"alllol'tillll of 11ll' l'i\t'1"way. III I'lkl'l.
<br />tllC pJ:lU would "('quire Ih€' :;tatp-ti of ~\linllt':--ota :lnd "'if'('Oll~in ;lItd
<br />Iheil. ~1I"di\'i~ioIlS to :lS.-;UIlH.' responsibility for IH'(Jh'din~ tlH' addi-
<br />tional Ii-milt' segmt'llt of the J"in'l" whidl tIll' lo\w'}" Saint Croix HiveI'
<br />~\d of l!rj~ iliadI' II\(' 1't~~poll~iIJjlity llf the Ft'dl'r'al (;on'I'IIIII("IIt.
<br />This dr'aft ma~tl'l" pLln alHltlll~ 1'l':'POIl:"iI' flf till:' Dppartllll'1l1 10 Ihe
<br />(iOVI'I"IlIJI"S lNtel' pl'lJllIptl~d HI('IIII)I.'rs of the .\linnl'sota and "'is"(l1l~in
<br />('fJllgTl's~iollal I )('J(':!at iOIl~ 011 D,.,'Nllllt'I' ~O, In7:~ to rt'IIUl'st n lIle,,1 in.!.!
<br />with BOllald II. "":Ilkl'l", J)irl-'dol" of tIll' \"alilllmll'ark :--;(,I'\"i("(," TJIt,
<br />Il](.('ting WllS hpld ill illt' Capitol Oil Fdll'u:\ry li, IHj-J., ;\s~i:-,t:lllt ;--:1'('1'1'-
<br />larT ,Joll1l Kvl, Dr, I:j('hal"d ('1I1T\", Hobl'l't Chandlel", Hichan! '\'llitt-
<br />pl."i alld nthpl'~ 1"1'1H"t'~t'llt('d tJ](' P~p:lrtlllt'nt of the Inlpl'iOJ"" (i-OVf'I"IlOI'
<br />""t'IHII'Il H" _\udel"SolJ. {'Olllll1i.c.",iollf'l' l~ohHt, I Jel'b:':1 :llld .\~sis':1Ilt.
<br />COlllllli:<:-:ioJlPI' .\I"('hi,' ('hl'lst'lh llf Ilu' ~IillJH'sota })t'pal'tllwllt of Xat-
<br />ur:d UI'SlJllJ'I'I'~ atlt'udi'd (Ill behalf of ,\Iilllll-'~ola, Farnulll .\1:--1011 :lp-
<br />pi'arl'd for (;o\,('n:or Llll'!'.\' and ,r:lllJl'..; fhrri:-:lJlJ :llld ,!;lllll'fo: .lnll1!~l'lI
<br />for lIlt' ~Iil1lH'~ola-"'isl'Oll...;ill l~ollntlan" .\I'pa COIllmission. Finall\',
<br />~t'U:llors X('bon, fllllllplll"",\' and .'Jolld~t1I' alld l~t'IH'I':'I'atati\l'~ I;l:t't-
<br />Hik" FI"ast'l'. I\nrrh. (~lIil' :llld Tl1olll."on took pal'l in tlw di"('lI:o=sinn,
<br />:-0: ub:-:l'C}Ht'l1t to liJi~ IIlI'Ptill:!, 1111 -'by 17. 1!l71. ,h:.;i~tallt :-O:j"~r(,';ll"Y
<br />.John 1\:,\'1 \Hull' to (':ll'h of th(' ('OIl!!TI,ssional partif'ipant!', Tli~ ldlt'l"
<br />jllt/il'att't! tll~lt SIS.;i;~I.llnO would fN' 1"f'lIllirpd 10 l'any out th.' Ill'O!!'t':lrll
<br />of full proll'dioll fOI' the ('uti!"l' ~j mill' Ff'dl'T'al ~('.!!Ill('nt of the rin~1"
<br />~1I.21!1'Stf'd in t1H> pJ"('lilllin:ll') l'i-'(lOl"t of tIH' !'twly tt':lJlI :llld cll'Fl'ly
<br />(,1I\"jsiollf'd hy CongJ'c~s ill CIHldillf! the I..owf'r Saint Croix nin'l' ,\I't
<br />of 1!l7~"
<br />TIIP If'ttl'l" :;tates:
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<br />In n'~l'on~1' to YOlll' ~lll!!!I''''fjnn Ihat lilt, t1r:1ft 111.1:41'1' plan
<br />lit, lTu)llilit.d. weill'I' fH"pparillU- :III nlllpntlnwnt to tIll' IJl:lstPI"
<br />plan whit'h would provide for thi.. :dtHllllti,'c I"{'g'ardill!! Ih('
<br />f)rntndillll !If tht' lowl'l" I; nlih'~ of tIll' F(,flt'ml pOl'lioll of th"
<br />J'i"€'I'W:IY. Tht' :lllll'llllllH'llt would 1)1' :lppJi{':IIJlo if Hdditioll"!
<br />flludin!,!' i:-: i'('('l1l'('d. I Towl'\'!'1'. I hal"(' lllldl'l" :Hh"i~('nH'1l1 thi'
<br />folJo't':ing' 1"l'<'Ommt'llllatioJls of tllf' I..:mfl PlanniJl~ nl'fllll':
<br />I. Tllf' \"atiollal Park ~('nir\' Ilf' ill~tl"lll'tt'd to dirt'('1 1111'
<br />field I'!ftIIllPJ"S to I'f'f',-alll:lti' Ilw al't':I~ fll"OJlo:"Nl for :trqllisitinn
<br />:HHI to idelitify Iho:"!' :11'(':1:-: in tlw Fplh'ral :,=pdnr of thl' I..oWl""
<br />:-O:"int C')'nix tliat :H(' under im:Jlf>diah' thl'put and would lIP lo~t
<br />if :ICCllli~ition is not luad(' imnwdiat('h'"
<br />:2, Till' ::\:11;011:11 Park ~('ni('f' Iu'uirj illlllH'lliatl' acquisition
<br />wilh Ih(' fllOllt'Y :llltho!"iz.i'd hy Pllllli(, Law !I~ :-flifl (~7,:?7,~.
<br />Illillioll) nnd to'llI-quirt> 011 a fil::';! priority ":If;j~ tho"!' 1~ arp:l:-:
<br />idl'ntifl..d 11\' till' ~tatl'~ th:ll art' IInd"1" imTlll'dhll' thrt'at and
<br />would tle"tj.oy III' 1'l':"llIIITi'S of [ht' rivt,!,"
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