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<br />contains a disctlssion of tllf'se provisions of the 'Yild and S~'('nic !~iyers
<br />Act as w('II :IS the prm-isioll." which woul!} npply to thl:' rI\"CI"S If, fol-
<br />lowing' ('olllp)ptioJl of tlu' stHdj(.~. tlH'Y a 1'(' dl':-:i:rrwtl'd oy Congress as
<br /><:ompolll'nts of the lIatiullal wild 11IU1 ::it.:t.'uic rin')'S s,ystt-'III.
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<br />SL:IlSECThlX (I.) (I): nn:-Yl::.\I: :;lTIlY l'EIUOD
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<br />4\S Ilot('d alltln'. tlll' .\dllliTlist I"al ion is flOW ('omph'ling: the 27 riyer
<br />studies whit'lJ it. was 1'('l{lIiJ'{'d 10 j'OIHlnd hy ~t'('tioll tl(af of thl' ""ild
<br />and :--:l'\'llic l~i\'l'rs .\c't. Tilt, ('0111 III ill t'i'. ill J't'\'ipwiflg- this ('-''1Wl'iPllIi',
<br />:lttl'ihufl'd tIll' ('XII'II:;joll Ill'yolld tlw ;'-."1':11' pJ'lIll'dioll l'l'riod Jll:ld(~
<br />Jll.t'('~:-'al'." II." till' COIllpll'tioll ~dtt'dllh. for tlu' orig-illal:!7 stlldif'..;: to tIlt'
<br />slO\\' slal'l 011 the stlldit's during' till' "st.al't-up.' p(~l'jod in whi{'h P('l"-
<br />SOillll'1 to {'lJwl1l1'l tilf' stlldi,'s \\"\'rn Iwill,!! as..-;ig-IIl'd, fllulls <l PI"'IlIlI.i:lt!.:1.
<br />:tlld tIlt, sIlIdy 'lldhndolo~y dcsigued, ~\s 110 sl:tl'l-llp flt'l'ind would Ill'
<br />n.qllin'd for tlw :.!:: III W :-~tlldil'." whidl ~. :~n:.!:.!. :IS :tlllt'lltl,'d. would
<br />lIlll/ubll'. t!w ('ollllllilll'l' dl'll'l'lllilll',1 Ih:1f a litth~ 0\'1'1';1 \'pal'S would h{'-
<br />fo;llllici.'IlI. filiI(' to (,olllJdell' Ihllsl' f.:tlldip:-,. TIll' .\dfllil;istration l'....ti-
<br />llIatl'S tltal HO\\" Ihat fnud:,; aI'" lI\'ailahlt' and pt'l"solllwl :lIt' ill pl:ll'c th('
<br />an'I':l,!!l> ,i'I\(' Ilt'\'I'SS:lI'Y to "onl}lld'~ a rin'l' study is IS Illonths. TIlt'
<br />('Ollllllitlt,l' j,J'li('\.l's fll:l! tht' possibility of :-fagg('riug- nil' (lflP :wd h:llf
<br />Yt'al' sludit's thrllll.!..dlOlIt till' ;~l-plllS .wal's will flll"tIJt~r c1illlilli..dl :lilY
<br />pn's":lII'p whi,'h .~, :~():.!:!. as :lHIf'II' !l'd~ lIliullt 1':\l'l't nn ('XiSl iUg" fllllllllll
<br />alld li!l:lIwiall'l':-'lllln'('s in thl' Hun'au of UuttluoJ' HelTI'atioll :lIld the
<br />Fnn',4 :--:1']Til'I',
<br />FII]' tltl':-it' I't':l:-illll~. slIh:-:f'I,tinll (11)(1) sets Odolli'l. 2, W7:l~ as the
<br />,!t':llllilH' f'll' alll!\lt 01H' nf fll(' 2:; st tulip:-.
<br />Thl' OIH' ~'"dy 10 wili,'lJ this .h':ullilll' tl()f'~ Hnt apply i~ flu' nolol'ps
<br />Hin'J' in ('0]01":1<10. Tllt' illll'ort:lIlI't' of Ihis rin'r :IS a potf'fltial wild
<br />and s(,(,llie l'in'l' is dPS.Tihl'd below in ~J"'lioll II of this n'port, Ilo\\"-
<br />en~l'. the rin'r and it:'> watl'l' arc :\]:-'0 J'ritil'al 10 tllt' ('('(llInm\' of Ihe
<br />:-,ollthwl'slt'rJI fpgion of Colorado. .\ good 1I111nl)('1' of priva'jf' land-
<br />O\nH'I'~. 1110:-:1 of lill'lll (,lIg:l.~l'd ill ranching. llan' prop"r!y :dol1l.! its
<br />l,aJlk~. Fllrl ht'l"Il1on'. a JIllljllt' '\'ah'" n'~HlI'('I' pl"ojl'~.t--t hI' I )010n's
<br />Proj('ct-is planncd fo,. portions of thr rin:-!", Its lIlo:,:,t impol'tant. fa-
<br />t:iJily-tht' ;\lePhl'c I)alll-i::; well info the pl:inniJlg f'tag"f'. :llld. al.
<br />rholluh tlll' stJ'l'kh of rin'r nn ",llidl it would h(' 10,'all'l/ is not to lip
<br />studll'd. tile qUf';;;tion of ('ClIllpatibility of the dalrl and Ih(' pl'OpO~t'd
<br />willI :J11l1 s('I'nil' ri\""r :-'1',rlllt'lll,": 11t,1,)\\. it i:-: Wit altlWI'l!H". (',-]"_
<br />tain, .\11 parly f'lllllplt'!inll '~f tilt, :,tlldy will in:-:l1l"t' that till' :\lr'Phf'f'
<br />Dam is 110t dt'lfI\"l'd II\" thi... 1lI1f't'l"taillf'", FIlI'i1If'nllon'. IlIO:-)t nh:.;c!"\"ors
<br />}wlicH' thl' :,t1]((\" will dt'l1lOllstmj(. Ih.at Iht. I'oll:,tnll'linll :111I1 OII('I":l-
<br />lion of tlit' (lam :lIld dt'si,1!I1:ltioll of Sl',:!IIlt'ut:-: oi tlU' })olon~:, a:-: l'ompo-
<br />HI'llls of the 1I:lliOIl;d wild ::JlcI sCL'nic ri\"cr~ :,y:-)tclll :ll'(' ('ollJp:ltible~
<br />thai the 11:llll Jlt'(lpOlIl'nt:-: ('all .:!lI:ll'antf't' a minimum lIo\\" sutlil'if'nt tn
<br />/'t':1 ,,:0: II n' rin'l' J'1l1llH'r~ and tltllt'1' n'f"I"t':ll inni:-:ts that tIll' J)olot'l's will
<br />I'l'o\"idl' a t nli' wil,1 alld :-:<"f'ni,' ri\"I'1' 1':\:]>,'ril'llj'P.
<br />To illSIIf"{' tIll' (h'sil"t'd qui('k ,'olllpll't ion of t!J(' nnlol'('~ :-:tlld~'. f'1I11-
<br />:-,("" ion (") (1) pro\"idl':'; a 1-l'ltls YI'al' de.ltllillt_"-Udob"l. :!. 1!17,~.-fol.
<br />l'Olllplt't ion of I If(' 1)010]'(':-' :,llIdy.
<br />:-:"diflll (iI) (1) :.;d:, !lotll tilt. ;.,-pIIlS ypar- :Iud I-pIll... Yl'al. dl':ldlilU'~
<br />by ;1IJl('nding ~llh:-o('dioll .J (a) of tht. ".ild aud Scenic I:in'l's _\('1 to
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