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, u ) 0 ,J 0 _~ _ u 9 a lawsuit fil",d lw the ~\ttorncY (telll'ral of ~IillIlPg)ta tn forc:{~ the tlen.'loper to re('nll~hl~r his plans. In tIlt, LH'(' of th(' 1a wsuit the den'l'Jp(>r SigllPll all agrpl'lllt'Ht la~t ;-'l'ph'lll. Iwr :.!....th, !'('sulting in the modification of his plans to {'Oll- form to !.iwl'\vav ~lIidelilH's. ,\ \though rhi; proj('d wa:; f:toppf'd in tim('. thrl'e is lwnr- tlH'h.ss IlO :lS:':;Ul':lllce today that llnotlwl' dp\'l'lnpl'l' (-unld IlO[ at tr'llIpt to prl'ss for a similar projl'd and win ('Yl'1l in the ('()lIlt:,. 'I'I\(' Im~i\' I'I':tSOI1 for till' :4:lll'llwnl made ill till> Ja"t ~('lItplJ('(> of tho ,!lIoti'd pas..'m.!!t' is llh~ di....l'on.l"y Ihat funding :luthol'izatinIl in suh- f't'dion 1:(n) of tht' ,\et 10 prO\-id(~ for lht' prott".tioll of the ~'j-lI1ile ;i1'Ullll'llf of till' I'in'r to hI' :Hlmini:;j(>I"t'd by the F{.dl'nll OOH'rnllll'ut W;l~ only ~Ii~h"y lllnf'f' th;1I1 oHI..third tll(; :lelllal frilldin!.! TH'CI'~~arY. T}Il~ iilit i:ll ('stilll:llp of t!lf' l'Ilst of tll{' pl'oj{'d which was illellllh:tl illlhe pn'lilllin:JI'Y tilldillg:-\ of thE' ~tlldy t('alll. the I)VP:ll'llIwnt's final },l'I'OI't. :tIld lilt' ,,\('t. it~..lf. was dcn'loflPd hy tIll' Hun'an of Outdoor H"('I~'atioJl, It was h:l~t'd UpOIl tIlt' :n'('rag(' pCI' :I(,l'e 11I'il'c of bnd in tIll' ;--;..illt ('mix Yalll'\'. X"ltlwr tll,' ('oll,!!n'~~ 1101" tl\l' :-:tat<.'s had an\' J'(':l:-;on tll '1!H'slioll thi~ f'slilllat{' of ::;'i.:!j';') million fOI' aClllli~itioll allel dcn>loplJlI'lIt ill tlw f{'lh'ral zOlle. and this Ji~un' w:\~ ilH.hHh.d :I:; the 1l1rthorizatioTl (.p.iling ill till' 1..0\\"('1" ~aint Croix Hivf'1' ,\d. Only lalcl'. llft(.J' IJlOn~ tldailcd allJH":\isals. was it dis('l)\'Pf'pd that tlll~ adu:l1 ('()st~ haspd on the pJ'i('(~ of bnd IH'I' foot. along tit" l'in:'J'. would he much hi;.dH'r. Thi' disl'o\'pl'.\" of tlli:-:: ('f)__t di~l'n'palw~' I'I'olllprf.d (;0\'('1'1101''' "'Pll- 11('111:' ~\lldPrSOIl of .\IilllU'sota and Patrick l..lll'l'\' of \\'i:;;('llllSiu to \\Titl', 1)11 <<)"(01)(.1' :.!~. IH'i:~. a !dll'!' to till' :-;('IT,'lai.\. of tlu' IlIlI'riol'. J:O.~l'I'S C. B. )[orlon. TIlt' INh'r {'ontainpd the folhiwing' statelllents: .\5 )-"(111 kno\\", the ~t;ll,~ ft!()\'('rnnwlltR of ),Iilllwsota amI '\'i~wol1sin art' fl:ll"ti{'ipatill;! with YUill' Dt.partllwnt through tilt> Xationall'ark ;--;('n-i.,f' in the forllluhtifln of thC' F{'deral- :-'tatC' COlllpr('lll'llSin .\lash>r Plan for the proh'C'lioll of the Lower :)aint Croix Bin>r under P,L, n:.!'~;-ll;O. ".(' Hn'. how('n'r. dist I't'sst>d that t II{' fllndin.!! prm'idl.(l by 1a:-:-t. y('ar\ LO\H'r ~aint Croix Bin'r .\('1 for at'quisitioll and d{"'l'lnJlIlH'I11 of lands ill till' :.!7-milp fl'dpl'ally adlllinis- ti'rf'd rin'l' ZOIlf' :lpll(':lI~ to 11l~ illadp(!lmtl', X('ady l"w()----Ihirtls of that S('~.!lll('nt will lla\,(' to Iw ('ontl'olh'd throllt!h a fra/!- mt'llted s,'stf'lJl of I(wal zOllill~ ('ot!ps. mtlll'r th:lllthl'Ol1!!h flll1 Of' partia'! puhlic inh'rl'st in 1:'IIHls by your dC'partnwllt. \Ye- are cOllepI'lll'd as to how thifo: H~riolls ~ap oc('llITPll since theI'e ~'PIllPd 10 bt~ no qm.:';tioll at the ~t:ltt' 01' Ft'd{'I"l.tllen'ls during n(>~ntiation:'i nil tllp hill that tlU' ~';",~j5.000 ~ou!!ht for the fl'I'It.rally lHllllini~tt'I'l'd !'('g'Tllf>nt wO;lhll}l' sutfi('ieJit to protf'ct th(' full :.!j' milt,s of till' I'in>r ynlll'Y through fee or ease- II)('Ilt pllrdlll~e 011 rin>1' fnmt. lands. C"xcept. within four small mnnieip"litit'B and :-;tatc-owIH'd an'l1s. The GOYf'rnors 1'el}llf':,ted Secretary ),[orton's as::::i::::tl1I1l"(' in s('ekintl' :Hlditional fuuds from the ('ong1'(,5.<;: But in its reply, dated D('cel1{: s. r:"II1. n-l:!O;-~