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GLEN CANYON NATIONAL RECREATION AREA

HEARINGS

BEFORE THE

SUBCOMMITTEE ON

NATIONAL PARKS AND RECREATION

OF THE

COMMITTEE ON

INTERIOR AND INSULAR AFFAIRS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NINETY-SECOND CONGRESS

SECOND SESSION

ON

H.R. 15073 and Related Bills

TO ESTABLISH THE GLEN CANYON NATIONAL RECREATION
AREA IN THE STATES OF UTAH AND ARIZONA AND THE
CANYON COUNTRY NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA OF THE
STATE OF UTAH

82-455

HEARINGS HELD IN

KANAB, UTAH, MAY 27, 1972
WASHINGTON, D.C., JUNE 8, 1972

Serial No. 92-47

LAW LIBRARY

Printed for the use of the U. S. GOVT. DOCS. DEP.

Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs

OCT 2 6 1972

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA

BERKELEY

U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

WASHINGTON: 1972

COMMITTEE ON INTERIOR AND INSULAR AFFAIRS

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

WAYNE N. ASPINALL, Colorado, Chairman

JAMES A. HALEY, Florida
ED EDMONDSON, Oklahoma
WALTER S. BARING, Nevada
ROY A. TAYLOR, North Carolina
HAROLD T. JOHNSON, California
MORRIS K. UDALL, Arizona
PHILLIP BURTON, California
THOMAS S. FOLEY, Washington

ROBERT W. KASTENMEIER, Wisconsin
JAMES G. O'HARA, Michigan
WILLIAM F. RYAN, New York
PATSY T. MINK, Hawaii
JAMES KEE, West Virginia
LLOYD MEEDS, Washington
ABRAHAM KAZEN, JR., Texas
BILL D. BURLISON, Missouri
ROBERT G. STEPHENS, JR., Georgia
JOSEPH P. VIGORITO, Pennsylvania
JOHN MELCHER, Montana
TENO RONCALIO, Wyoming

NICK BEGICH, Alaska

JAMES ABOUREZK, South Dakota

JOHN P. SAYLOR, Pennsylvania
Ranking Minority Member
CRAIG HOSMER, California
JOE SKUBITZ, Kansas
JOHN KYL, Iowa

SAM STEIGER, Arizona
JAMES A. MCCLURE, Idaho
DON H. CLAUSEN, California
PHILIP E. RUPPE, Michigan
JOHN N. HAPPY CAMP, Oklahoma
MANUEL LUJAN, JR., New Mexico
SHERMAN P. LLOYD, Utah
JOHN DELLENBACK, Oregon

KEITH G. SEBELIUS, Kansas
JAMES D. McKEVITT, Colorado
JOHN H. TERRY, New York
JORGE L. CÓRDOVA, Puerto Rico
(Resident Commissioner)

SIDNEY L. MCFARLAND, Staff Director and Chief Clerk

LEWIS A. SIGLER, Counsel

CHARLES LEPPERT, Jr., Minority Counsel

SUBCOMMITTEE ON NATIONAL PARKS AND RECREATION

ROY A. TAYLOR, North Carolina, Chairman

HAROLD T. JOHNSON, California

MORRIS K. UDALL, Arizona

ROBERT W. KASTENMEIER, Wisconsin
JAMES G. O'HARA, Michigan
WILLIAM F. RYAN, New York

PATSY T. MINK, Hawaii

LLOYD MEEDS, Washington
ABRAHAM KAZEN, JR., Texas

BILL D. BURLISON, Missouri

ROBERT G. STEPHENS, JR., Georgia
JOHN MELCHER, Montana

TENO RONCALIO, Wyoming
NICK BEGICH, Alaska

JAMES ABOUREZK, South Dakota

NOTE.

JOE SKUBITZ, Kansas
JOHN KYL, Iowa

JAMES A. MCCLURE, Idaho

DON H. CLAUSEN, California PHILIP E. RUPPE, Michigan SHERMAN P. LLOYD, Utah KEITH G. SEBELIUS, Kansas JAMES D. McKEVITT, Colorado JOHN H. TERRY, New York

JORGE L. CÓRDOVA, Puerto Rico (Resident Commissioner)

LEE MCELVAIN, Consultant on National Parks and Recreation

The chairman, Hon. Wayne N. Aspinall, and the ranking minority member, Hon. John P. Saylor, are ex officio members of this subcommittee.

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Campbell, Don, for the Santa Fe Wilderness Study Committee_

Carpenter, Hon. Kent, mayor, Kanab, Utah, as presented by Tom
Lawson_

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Frykman, Joel L., president, Wyoming-Utah-Nevada Chapter,
Outdoors Ltd___

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Statements-Continued

Gordon, Robert, attorney and corporate officer of Utah Power &
Light Co...

Gregory, Stevan D., director, WestSlope Environmental Coordinating
Center, Gunnison, Colo__.

Gregory, Steve, representing Tony Tafel-
Greisz, Glen, Topanga, Calif.

Griffin, Delane, of Escalante..

Griffin, Judy, president of Kelley Construction Co., Escalante_-
Hammel, Leslie, Los Alamos, N. Mex.......

Harmston, Gordon, director, Department of Natural Resources, State
of Utah.

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Hassell, Robert H., Escalante Wilderness Committee.
Hatch, George C., president, KUTV, Salt Lake City.

Hatch, Mrs. George C., president, Ógden Standard-Examiner._
Heller, Tony..

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Hewitt, William, director, Utah Geological and Mineralogical Survey-
Hoover, Ryan E..

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Jett., Stephen C., Ph. D., assistant professor of geography, University of California..

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Juvelin, Mrs. Loraine, League of Women Voters..

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Keller, Charles, Wasatch Mountain Club.--

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Kelner, Alexis, conservation spokesman for the Salt Lake Grotto of the National Speleological Society

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Kolbig, Lothar..

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Lawson, Tom, presenting statement of Hon. Kent Carpenter, mayor,
Kanab, Utah___

Leming, Guy, vice president, Escalante Chamber of Commerce.
Lewis, H. Burrell, chairman, Kane County commissioners.
Lindsay, Bert W., representing the New Mexico Democratic Council..
Linton, Joseph

Little, John Kenyon, on behalf of the Kane County cattlemen.
Lloyd, Hon. Sherman P., a Representative in Congress from the State
of Utah...

Lyngholm, Donavon H., Four Corners Wilderness Workshop--
Mackrel, Joseph, Arizona Audubon Council...

Mallett, Jerry, for the Colorado Whitewater Association and the
Wilderness Workshop of the Colorado Open Space Council.
Mark, Dr. Robert, Department of Planetary and Space Science,
University of California..

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Massumi, Brian, representing the Maricopa Audubon Society and the
Saguaro Ecology Club, Scottsdale, Ariz...

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McComb, John A., Southwest representative of the Sierra Club..--- 99, 277
McKay, Hon. Gunn, a Representative in Congress from the State of
Utah...

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McLellan, Jack, Sierra Club chairman, Southwest Regional Conservation Committee.

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McMillin, Ronald E., representing Travel Utah, Inc.-

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Mounsey, William, Evergreen, Colo....

Mitchell, Mrs. Karen.

Morris, Jonas, National Parks and Conservation Association.

Moss, Hon. Frank E., a U.S. Senator from the State of Utah, as

presented by Kem C. Gardner__

Nagle, D. J., of Los Alamos, N. Mex..

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Naumann, Mrs. Jean, of Vail, Colo----
Neal, Bill E., Jackson Hole, Wyo---.
Peterson, Eric, of Los Alamos, N. Mex..
Prather, Billye J., of Los Alamos, N. Mex-

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Raskin, David, of Salt Lake City, Utah..

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Raskin, Mrs. Marga__

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Reed, Hon. Nathaniel P., Assistant Secretary of the Interior.
Rodriguez, Marcel.__

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Salisbury, Paul, chairman, Uinta Chapter, Sierra Club

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Statements-Continued

San Juan County Commissioners, submitted by Calvin Black, com- Page missioner

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Smith, Scott B., Piute County Commissioner, Circleville, Utah..
Sorenson, Bob, member, Town Board of Escalante_..

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Spaw, Mrs. Peggy, Phoenix, Ariz.-

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Spencer, Margie Lee, teacher, Escalante High School..

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Stensaas, Mrs. Suzanne S., Salt Lake City.

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Stern, Nina, representing the Central Clearing House of Santa Fe..

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Wasatch Mountain Club, Inc., submitted by Charles Keller.

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Weinzapfel, Joan, of Vail, Colo.__

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Widman, Jean, staff assistant, the Wilderness Society.

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Abbey, Edward, Tucson, Ariz., to Hon. Roy A. Taylor, dated June 1,1972.

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Antonick Patricia, chairman, Sierra Club, Upper Missouri Group,
Helena, Mont., to Hon. Roy A. Taylor. -

Barnett, Elizabeth B., Los Alamos, N. Mex., to Hon. Roy A. Taylor.
Barnum, John W., general counsel, Department of Transportation,
to Hon. Wayne N. Aspinall, dated November 19, 1971 (report) _
Bennett, Edward L., chairman, executive committee, San Francisco
Bay Chapter Sierra Club, Berkeley, Calif., to Hon. Roy Taylor,
dated June 3, 1972_

Black, Cal, commissioner, San Juan County Commission, Monticello,
Utah, to Gov. Calvin L. Rampton, dated June 2, 1972_.
Booth, Howard, vice president, Nonurban Environment, Nevada
Open Space Council, Inc., Las Vegas, to Hon. Roy A. Taylor, dated
May 26, 1972__.

Bostwick, J. Robert, president, Page, Lake Powell Boating Club,
Inc., Page, Ariz., to Hon. Wayne Aspinall, dated June 12, 1972
Brickell, Mr. and Mrs. Robert V., Salt Lake City, Utah, to Escalante
Wilderness Committee, dated May 18, 1972.

Calkins, Hugh G., regional conservator, Soil Conservation Service,
Department of Agriculture to Mr. Robert Sterling Yard, dated
December 4, 1939

Church, Clem, chairman, Utah State Road Commission, to Congress-
man Roy A. Taylor, dated June 7, 1972____

Conrod, William F., Salt Lake City, Utah, to Hon. Roy Taylor,
dated June 7, 1972.

Coshland, Helen J., Arizona Audubon Council, and Robert L.
Coshland, Arizona representative, National Parks & Conservation
Association, to Hon. Roy A. Taylor, dated June 2, 1972____
Dane, Walter and Virginia, Escalante, Utah, to whom it may concern,
dated May 25, 1972.

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Elam, Bill, president, Lake Powell Chamber of Commerce, to Hon.
Roy A. Taylor, dated May 27, 1972.

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Evans, Brock, northwest conservation_representative, Conservation
Center, Seattle, Wash., to Hon. Roy Taylor, dated May 19, 1972__
Fritzler, Dean, chairman, Tulsa Group of the Sierra Club, and Mrs. A.
T. Dalton, Jr., conservation chairman, Tulsa, Okla., to Hon. Roy
Taylor, dated May 16, 1972.

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Gibbon, Donald L., Shaker Heights, Ohio, to Hon. Roy Taylor, dated
May 16, 1972_.

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Harbuck, John W., Napa, Calif., to Hon. Roy A. Taylor, dated June
5, 1972

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