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<br />data so that future generations of Americans will have the means by which to <br />• enrich their understanding of their forebears both by the perpetual preserva- <br />tion of such cultural properties and by the holding in [rust of sites that <br />can provide cultural data at a future date when both methodological and <br />theoretical advances will demand quite different kinds of information. <br />The long-term problem of cultural resource management with regard <br />to Federally administered lands rest primarily in: <br />• Refining our criteria for deciding what is "signifi- <br />cant" and how then a sample of that cultural resource <br />is to be preserved <br />• Resolving conflicts between the needs of cultural re- <br />source preservation and the ever-increasing need to <br />use Federal lands for energy development, water <br />storage, and other such development. <br />B. STATE LEGISLATION <br />The State Register of Historic Places (SRHP) Act of 1975 (CRS 1973 <br />• 24-80.1-101 through 108) recognizes the fact that the preservation of sites <br />and structures possessing historic significances is in the interest of the <br />citizens of the state; and that the planning and activities of state agencies <br />should include the preservation of such resources. This act, administered by <br />the Colorado Historical Society, also outlines the procedures for nomination <br />to the SRHP. <br />At present, state agencies are obliged to consider project effects <br />upon properties on or nominated to the SRHP, but are under no obligation to <br />identify or evaluate other cultural resources. <br />L J <br />B_4 sci•nca services division <br />