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<br />. <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />ISSUES <br />FOR THE ADVISORY GROUP TO <br />INVESTIGATE and OFFER RECOMMENDATIONS/COMMENTS <br /> <br />PUBLIC COMMENTS: Through a series of advertised public meetings, <br />inform the public about the details of the proposal and invite <br />public comments. Report on those comments and the perceived <br />degree of public support for the proposal. <br /> <br />GUNNISON GORGE LANDS - Proposed Gunnison Gorge National <br />Recreation Area: Discuss and determine which federal agency, BUM <br />or the National Park Service, is most appropriate to manage the <br />proposed Gunnison Gorge NRA. <br /> <br />~ & SCENIC RIVER: Discuss among the water right holders <br />represented on the advisory group [City of Delta; Colorado Ute <br />Electric Association, and the Pittsburg and Midway Coal Mining <br />Company], the status of their projects and future plans as <br />presently known. Discuss any options that may be available to <br />remove any conflicts with the proposed Wild & Scenic designation. <br />Determine if the conflicts can be removed and the timeline for <br />doing so. Determine if there are any other water rights present <br />on this part of the river that may pose a conflict. <br /> <br />If the water right conflicts are not able to be <br />resolved in the near future, discuss possible options for other <br />forms of riverway protection/management/partial designation that <br />would receive consensus support from the advisory group. <br /> <br />Make a consensus recommendation for appropriate <br />designation or no designation for all or part of the proposed 25 <br />mile segment of the Lower Gunnison River. <br /> <br />CONCEPT MANAGEMENT: Although the intent of this proposal is not <br />to tamper with the existing management plans that have been <br />developed for each of the existing units, discuss and comment on <br />any management concerns. <br /> <br />OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS - COMMENTS: Report on any other concerns <br />developed in the course of the advisory group public meetings or <br />group discussions. <br /> <br />THE PROPOSAL: Make a consensus recommendation, based on the <br />advisory group discussions and public comments, as to whether the <br />proposal as presented or in a modified form, should be presented <br />to the 99th Congress in the form of legislation. <br /> <br />~ <br /># <br />