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<br />suhmitted by tIle stllfly tt'llln. This map. pntit!f'd "COJl('(>ptll111 dt'n'lop-
<br />JlWllt plan for tIlt' Lower ~t. Croix Hinr" ('ont:lilll.d tllf~ r('rofllll1f'lHla~
<br />fillllS of the' F('(ler-al.:-:tate st,wl,' t('am liS to the I~'f't lllanagl'lllcllt for
<br />tlH~ rin~J'. r(>('(lrnlllt'lld<lti(t1I~ \vlli;'h \Wrt-'l'llll(,lIlTetl in by the 'ri~'onsill
<br />Hnd .\Iinne~ota l'fJllgl't.~iollal Ileh'gutioIlS. TJw d('n.lopl~lwnt ,dan (':Illl"I
<br />fOI" till' Fl'tll'nd (ion'nlllwllf to 11l"llllirl' lille' alld ~('(lnk ('U..f'JJlplli;.; for
<br />;,II of 1111' land froll1 tilt' dalll at TadOl' FalJ:i t.o till' "'ashiu!.!loll ('011111"
<br />Liltt'. FrOlJl tlli' '\"a:-,laill.!...'1oll ('OU'lIt\- lilli' to ~lillwalpr. .:\Iinlll':"-ota. ~1
<br />disllllll'P of <l1'J1l"OXilllal(:ly 17I1lill'~"IIlt' dt.yt.loPflH'Ul plan ('It.ady (-'(;11-
<br />f(>1llpJati'd thai tllp F('(]('I":I] (~-on'nlllJ('lIt \\"ould aClJuire lilllitNI fpe
<br />titlp aIld larg:(' amount" of Sf'pllil' 1':l:'-(,lIlt~llt~. TIll' l'ClIlaililll'1' of IIIl'
<br />rinl', 1'1'0111 ~tilhnltl'r to it~ {"OTlflIlW)('f' wi:h tlu' .'lis-<;is~jppi wonld be
<br />mana!!f.d jnilltl.," hy tllf> ~i:llt'~ nf \ri':r-oll:,in and :\!illllP~(Jta"
<br />Tlil' Ilt"plilllill,lrY filldill'>"s irwJlIch'd :I ~i.:!itl.flIJO C'O~! ('stimatl'_ for
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<br />rJJ(' implplll('lJt::lioll of till' F('dt'l"al pOI,tioH of Un' dt'yt'lopllH'llt plan.
<br />On Cktol,,'1' :!,;, 1!li2. ('ongn':-::.<;; ('naf'tl'd Ihp I,owpr ~':"lint ('roix l:i\'pl'
<br />.\ct of 1~lj:!. ,,""ieh. hn:-:l'" IlpOll Ihat df'velnl'lIll'nl plnrl and eo~t r-.-;ti-
<br />Inatf'. addt'd till' ,'in'!' to thl' n:t1"iollal o;\"i111 :llId !'I'l'lIic' rl\'l'rc-: s\"~tl'Jtl.
<br />'I'fl(' prf'lilllin:Jry filldinf!s of Ill<' f'trHly !palll Wl're rl'afli,"nwd in
<br />thf' J)('parlllwnl of lllt('rio!'\; lin:d n'ro!'t Oil Ill(' ri'-l'r' f'ntitlpd ":-'('('uic
<br />l:i\'['1" :--;tudy oftlil' LO\nl'~t. Cmi"\:"l'uhli~,dll'd ill Ft'hl'u:1ry !~Ii:~. four
<br />'1JIIIlth~ affl'l' t'l1adll]('nt IIf !!li::? .\d_ Tlii:-- r'I'I'Il!'t ~('l~ forth tll(, COll-
<br />('('ptllal g"ui,lf'lilH':-> fill' thp d:l~siti('alioll. (!<','eJoIllllflnt. and 1l1anagc-
<br />Jllf'nf of till' riYl'r a~ a cornpolli'nt of tl'l~ llatiom:l wild and sel'Tlie
<br />riu'l':'l ~y~j('lIl. Pagp !t:~ of tl.is I"'port iJi'ars t1lf' !'tntf'lIwllt that. in the
<br />~i lltill' ft.dt'r:d i'"nioll, ;",,"lo(l acTI.':-' of land would he :!f'l/uin.t! in [('1\
<br />or e:lSpl!l('Ilt. "'ithin the !'PI'l'paliollal ~1'"!!IllI'nf whi,'h will 1)(. pnJIl'dl'd
<br />\1\' tlH' ~tat('s of ""iSt'ollsin and .\IilllH'~ot:1 nil f'stimfilf'cl :!,;,fll) :l(,!,l'H
<br />of land W:1S to 1)(' proted('d iJwludillg tllf' ac,!uisitio!l of :!..l70 acrl's
<br />of i':lSl'nwnts and ;W 1l1'l"<'S ill tillt., Thf' final repol't ('!-il illJa!t'S 11lf' ('ost of
<br />the i'lIfil'(, ;;2 mile' projt'd at $SJi:-;O.OOO; $l,-10:i,OOO, to be spent by
<br />tlw Stlltp.":. 'I'lli' repo!'t p.":tilll:llf'S thut $i.2i;,.OOO shoulll he spent 011
<br />the ('ntire ~7 mill' Ft.tleral Si'cfOl' llnd $1.40;",,000 spent on tl1e lower
<br />~;", milp:-;.
<br />Tho 1'1'('01'(1 time in which the Lower Saint Croix RiW'r.Act of W72
<br />w:t~ pa~"l'd-:i days f!'Om the initial mark~up uy the Senate Interior
<br />COllllllittt'(' thl"tIUgh COllllllittf'I' and f1110r adrnll ill th{' IIou.-;('--att('i.:;t:-;
<br />to the IIl"gl'fL('y COIl~.!Tt'S." attadll'd to fll'ot,.(.ting tllt' rin'r ill "ii'w of
<br />thl' illlllH'diaey of tIlt, Ilm'at to it Jlo~l'd lIy polt'lltial dt'\T.loPIIll'Ilt.
<br />~\~ 1I0tl'II hy St'natol' :\Iondall> in fpstimollY at the .Tune 20, 1974
<br />hearilw or thl' ::::t1I)t'oIllJllitt('(~ on Puhlic Lands on S. a0:22:
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<br />Thi~ ~l'n!'f' of urgi'ncy wa~ fllll~' jll~tilit~d, I f flu' ('Olll..!TI'.":S
<br />had not.,lIlond ns Cjuickly as it did to pas.... tlw Lower ~aint
<br />Cl'Oix Hin'r ~\f't. clift' dw('lIin!!' lownhollSl:'s Hnd a midrisi'.
<br />aparfllll'nt building might toda~' ~('ar the hluffs of the ri\'er.
<br />For pwn as Fl'lh'ral-:--:'tate plallll('r~ first Ilwl to th"'l'lop tlH~
<br />Sl~(.('ilic dc.tails of th(' prot('(,tion program. one d,',"clopn was
<br />pr<we'l'diflg with his OWll plans fol' tlw l'ollstnwtion of n Ilons-
<br />illg proj('d which inclnded townhouses and an apartment
<br />Lllilcling to to\\"er owr 1.h(' ,'all('y.
<br />Enn- with th(' .-\ct. it took massive pressure from the
<br />Gon~rnors of the two Stah's, members of the Congress, and
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