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Attachment 3 



August 18, 1986 



Mr. William P. Horn 

 United States Fish and 



Wildlife Service 

 Department of the Interior 

 18th and C Streets, N.W. 

 Washington, D.C, 20240 



Dear Mr. Horn: 



Proposed Withdrav/al of Public Lands 

 Clark and Lincoln Counties, Nevada 



This is to state the concerns of the Los Angeles 

 Department of Water and Power (LADWP) , acting on behalf of the 

 White Pine Power Project (WPPP) and the Intermountain Power 

 Project (IPP) , regarding the proposed 45,298-acre withdrawal and 

 reservation of public lands in Clark and Lincoln Counties, Nevada. 

 These concerns relate to electric transmission corridors through 

 these lands proposed for withdrawal. 



The WPPP and the IPP have completed the federal 

 environmental licensing phase with IPP having just completed 

 construction of one of two of the project's transmission lines. 

 Both projects have approved transmission corridors through the 

 proposed withdrawal area. 



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the Desert Wildlife Refuge, and several wilderness study areas. 

 We respectfully request consideration of these two projects' 

 transmission facilities and would like to meet with you to discuss 

 our concerns prior to introduction of legislation authorizing the 

 exchange. 



