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<br />'..~, ,,'" <br />I', ' <br />\, I <br />, <br /> <br />~~@- <br />:r' JI.)N 691~7e <br /> <br /> <br />, )) <br />/' <br /> <br />/, ~ I" <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />PORTSMAN'S COUNCIL OF C~RADO <br />lpden Ave" Suite 308 Denver, Col.o 80224 <br /> <br />W~~~W~TIll <br />il~~Y ~2 1978JW <br /> <br />GOVlORNORS G,-'FleE <br />Contact: James 1>f<!'''Smith--m.....mn....._- <br />(303) 759-9905 <br /> <br />. -..-' <br />OFFICERS l...;. " L:OCO. WATIOR <br /> <br />Doogl.' E, ~;"e' rONSERVAT10N BOARD <br />Chairmlll1 of the Boar'" <br /> <br />Jllmes T. Smith <br />Pr~sident <br /> <br />G. Christian Crosby <br />Vice President <br /> <br />John M. Schooley <br />Vice President <br /> <br />Darryl D. Prieco <br />Treasurer <br /> <br />DIRECTORS <br /> <br />Terms expire 1978: <br />McDonald H. Brl!lnd <br />Douglas E. Miller <br />G. ChristiAn Crosby <br /> <br />Terms p.xpire 1979: <br />John M. SchoOll!lY <br />Cliff Malmquist <br />James T. Smith <br /> <br />Terms e.xpire 1980: <br />Thomas V. Jacobson <br />Joe P. Jonas, Jr. <br />John B. Norwood. Jr. <br /> <br />N!E~JS ~Elt~SE <br /> <br />For Immediate Release <br /> <br />James T. Smith, the President of the United Sportsman's Council of <br /> <br />Colorado, announced the Organization"s strong support for the inclusion <br /> <br />of additional segments of the Dolores to be added <br /> <br />in the Wild and <br /> <br />Scenic River .1egislation pending in the Senate at this time. <br /> <br />Initial House and Senate Subcommittees on Public Lands have considered <br /> <br />bills that would have protected some 105 miles of this outstanding <br /> <br />Colorado river as either Wild, Scenic or Recreational. Smith said <br /> <br />the Study Team, which consisted of state BLM, Forest Service and Bureau <br /> <br />of Outdoor Recreation representatives, downgraded several important <br /> <br />sections and omitted entirely the stretch from the confluence of the <br /> <br />San Miguel and Dolores down to the Colorado River. <br /> <br />Smith said his organization is requesting the Colorado delegation and <br /> <br />Governor Lamm to stand firm for a minimum of 220 miles of this out- <br /> <br />standing resource to be classified under the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act. <br /> <br />The Dolores is the first of twelve rivers to be reviewed 'for protective <br /> <br />classification in Colorado. At present, none of Colorado's rivers or <br /> <br />segments are in the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Smith said <br /> <br />this was unfortunate and a gross oversight in that none of the rivers <br /> <br />were yet protected. Under Colorado water laws, water is not considered <br /> <br />a beneficial use in the natural stream or for fisheries. It must be <br /> <br />diverted for energy, industry or urban use. House ~ction was re~~~~ <br /> <br />stalled because of initial language that would have ~~~'~~the a ".~\ <br />McPhee Dam. Smith commented that the dam language is\ inc~t~lllJ\U~ <br />O ,""\!)f <br />. 'lJ!}, ,~~S <br /> <br />i. .. <br />