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Resources Commission. During the past two years MORRC took a 

 good detailed look at current State, Federal, and local resources pro- 

 grams and recommended a complete package of planning, coordina- 

 tion, grants-in-aid, and land acquisition. 



Minnesota has come to a number of conclusions regarding develop- 

 ment of the natural beauty of the State all of them directly involved 

 with Federal-State-local relationships. 



1. Planning for the preservation and development of the natural 

 beauty of the State is not a matter for partisan exploitation. It must 

 be made abundantly clear to all that it is poor politics to play politics 

 with our natural resources. 



2. A program of resources preservation and development must 

 look at the complete picture. We must recognize that the conserva- 

 tion groups alone are not the only portions of the society interested 

 in and responsible for protecting our heritage. We need more 

 parks, and forests, and wetlands, and public access, etc. But clean 

 water, scenic highways, proper zoning, history, archeology, paleon- 

 tology, natural areas, billboard control, etc., are all part of the total 

 picture. In many cases in our rush for land acquisition programs, 

 we sometimes forget to correlate these needs or give them proper 

 priorities in our spending programs. 



3. It is impossible to intelligently plan for development of our 

 resources without proper research and planning. Therefore, all 

 levels of government must recognize the need for acceleration of our 

 topographic mapping, soil surveys, hydrologic studies, river basin 

 studies, and comprehensive planning. 



4. You can't do recreation planning in a vacuum. Recreation 

 planning must be within the framework of a comprehensive plan- 

 ning approach. 



5. Comprehensive planning on every level of government, from 

 the Federal down through State planning, regional planning, county 

 and local planning, is an essential first step in recognizing the respon- 

 sibility of each unit of government involved in protection and de- 

 velopment of our natural beauty. 



6. Logically, it follows that acquisition and development pro- 

 grams must be accompanied by adequate controls and zoning on 

 the State and local level. 



7. It also follows that any and all grant-in-aid programs and loan 

 programs must be identified as part of the comprehensive planning 

 programs of the various units of government. 



