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<br />Iwither ~('('n.tary SlllllJ llcfJui,'{> [pc title to any lands hy ('011-
<br />df'lIlnation nnd!'!' f1l1thnritv of this ~\('t. Xothint!' f'ontairwd in
<br />rhi~ ~('tioll. hOWl'H'I". shan prpdude the 11~ 'of {'(Hldf'lIlna-
<br />fion wlwn J1Ct'(,:-~:lI'.\' to clellr title or to actJuire !'(~eJlic ('3se-
<br />1111'llt:, 01" such 'Ith{>J' f':t:o:.('Il1f'lltS as are rell~OIlalJl\' Jlel'('s,.o:arv
<br />to .!!i\"f' till' puhlif' :h'C'I'~~ 10 thp riv!'!" ami to JWl'lriit it~ IIl(>lri-
<br />1!l'r~ to tm\"l'r:-:p till' Il'lIgllt of tlH' :11'(':1 0" of ~.lt'l'll'd St':!-
<br />IIwnt:, tlH'n'of.
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<br />(']I'arly. JumJowllf'r.'- :t101lg' allY rivPI" ~(,:!J1wnt, d('~ig-naf<'d for study
<br />the a("l'<! of which if> It,:,s tliall ;..O~; fpd('I':dly-owlH'd arc plaCt.tl ill :l
<br />partie'lllad.'" diJlielllt. sitll:ltiofl during' the study period. They do not
<br />kilo\\' WIH.t.hpl' thp l'in'l" will lIP t1t.t('rJnil\l'd to 11I('t't wild :lnt! Sl.'pnic
<br />l'in" erih'ria :llll! thus nlllkp contlf'lI1natioJl of their property :l dis-
<br />tillet po...:sibility, 'f1U'y do not know whether the Jll'Opo~f'd uoundarirs
<br />of tlil' "inl' ,,,-ill he J'pdrawn tn t'xcItlde tllpir- property or to t~:':tahJish
<br />1I1l :11"1':1 whieh will irwlllllp tllt'ir' pl'of','rty hilt whit'h Plljoys 1Il01-C
<br />tllllll r,O''".;., Fetlpral OWJlPt~hip. If tll(' latt(,I' altprn:lti\"es df'n>lop, tl]('II.
<br />of l'otlt'~l'_ t1w tltrt'at of C'onclt'lllll:ltioll of fpl' titll' i~ t'lilllinatpd. "'hilt,
<br />1111' 1111',,:!t h:IIlg'S on'r till' lalHlnwnpl's tlwy will ol,,-ioll.-:ly he relll(,.
<br />tallt to impron' tlwir IIllSiJl('s~t',;;; 01' I'psirl('Jl('('s and thpy 1I1:IY y('r.v \\"('11
<br />f>.\IH'ri('J]('(' dil1i('ulty in obtaining any loans using' tlwit' property as
<br />c(lllateral. Thi!'l anu'lldu\('nt to :-:ub:,:('dioll .1(a) wnull} ill~lIl'e that. the
<br />pt'l'iods of 11Il<'('I,tl1inty for pri,-atf' lalldowlH'r'~ alfl'dpd by S. a022.
<br />:lS :IIllPlldpt!. and oth('f' 1(',!!i~lation dl'.-:ignatinl,! rin'I' ~('g'nH'nts for
<br />SI Ildy will IiP:l~ hrid a:" pn~sihlt'.
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<br />:-'Ilh~rl,tion (I') ampnd~ ~l't,tion l~ of t.hr 1.0\\'1'" ~:lillt Croix Rh'pr
<br />.\1'1 of 1!'7~ (~r. ~tat _ 117.1) il\' in('J'pasing f!"Om :;':7.:!7;..OOO to BIfJ,OnO_-
<br />oon till' :lnthol'izatinn fol' till' ;lcquisition nnt! dt'n'lnpuH'lIt of bud and
<br />illt\'J"{.q.. tltt'n'in :doll!! tlll':.!7 lIIill, ~t'!!IlH'nt of tIll' 1.0\\'1'1' ~nint {'mix
<br />T:in'r 1(1111' adlllilli~h'r\'d 1,,- tht. :-:;;p('n..t:lI'V of tht' Tnft'I'i()J'" Tlli,. al1thnr~
<br />ization iJwI'P:l~(, will IWI'I1l~t tIll' .'\atioli;~1 Park ~(,l'\'i('p to ;lc'jllin' tlu'
<br />lH'l't'~"'ary !:tnd lint! illr('n.~t:" ill I:lllcl to I"'m'it]" t hI' tlt'.!!11'(' of protl'd it.n
<br />to tIll' Ft'lh'ml ~t'gnH'nt of tht' wilt! and s(,f'ni(' rin'l' whi('h was intf'nded
<br />ill Ill(' \\"ild :wel ='f'E'ni(' Hi\'t'l-:;: .\t't and till' 1..0\\'1'1' ~aillt Croix Hi"pr
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<br />Tilt' I.nwf'r ~aint ('mix l:in'l' is nne of t1u' 1110,.1 intf'nSt'h" studiNI
<br />l'in'l~ in tIH' :\ation. COIl!.!TPs..<.:. it:::t>I(. Ii:l.; df','oft'd :l gn'at d..al of at-
<br />It'lllillll 10 thl' ..inl'. I~ill-"" to 1II'ott'l't tilt' l"in'l' WPl'(' intmdlll'pf1 hy
<br />St'll:trO!' St'I:;:on in !!)(itl" nll;l. alld 1!l71. ~pdion ;i(a) (~I) nf the "'ild
<br />alld ~(.t'Jlie Hin'n:; .\ct ~lJf'('itk:llly 11Illlldatpd th", Fpderal.<jO\"f'rHlllf>nt
<br />10 :"Ilaly ilw ri,'er and t!('h'rmint' its sllitability :1:;; a compolwnt of tht:"
<br />n:1I iorml wild :lIld :'-('t'llie ri\"t'rs ~,.~tf'lll. In .fannar\' 1!l7n, a joint.
<br />Fpdl'ral-Swtp tf'am initi:lfpt! tlIP !"illldy" TIH' pl'f.limirlar.\" filldin;!s of
<br />till' :..:rwh- tpam l'onlnillPd tilt' t'OIlI'lll:-:,inn th:lt tlH' I.o\\,pr :;:;'t. Croix
<br />IIH'T rIa' '(,,'jtt,t'ia fOl' illl'lll:..:ion ill tlu> uation:l] ~\":"t('m a~ ~f'1 forth in
<br />:,l'I'1 ion ;!( a) (i) of rllp ".ilcl :rnd ='I'pni(' ni\'!'r:" .\('t.
<br />Pm-inH thp Ifl7:2 Sllh('olllrnittpf' on Pllhli(' T.flnds IlParin!!s on If'!!is-
<br />i:Jrion t.~ irnplf'fllf'llt thp l'C'comrnPTHlatinn:o: of the stll(l\" 1 (':lIn':,\ prt'-
<br />limiflan' fillrlin~rs and dt-si::mate th{' Lowf'r Saint CI"oix Hi\'f'r :lS a
<br />Cf\llq'(}ll't'nt of rllt' natiun:d wild and s(,f'nil' ri\"l'r~ sy:..:tf'lIl. a map W:lS
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