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NORA Proposal - Senate Bill 59 2 



SUMMARY OF CONCLUSIONS AND PROPOSED ACTIONS 



AREA I 



Our support for the inclusion of AREA I in the Bill is 

 predicated on the following: 



1) that the Bill designate as suitable, and therefor include 

 in the National Wilderness Preservation System, the following 

 three BLM Wilderness Study Areas described as in the "Proposed 

 Action Alternative" in the BLM document "Final Environmental 

 Impact Statement Wilderness Recommendations for Clark County, 

 Nevada, 1987": 



Mount Sterling (NV-050-401) 

 LaMadre Mountains (NV-050-412) 

 Pine Creek (NV-050-414) ; 



2) that Congress defer judgement on the wilderness 

 suitability of that portion of the BLM LaMadre WSA west of Lovell 

 Canyon until it can be considered together with, and as a part 

 of, the proposed wilderness area in the Mount Charleston NF Unit. 



3) that Congress designate the following areas as 

 Congressional ACEC ' s with boundaries as set forth in our Proposed 

 Amendments and Addenda to Map"B", and with management emphasis as 

 follows: 



Red Rock Canyon Recreation Area to be managed as a 

 natural, scenic, and archeological area, and for public 

 recreation; 



Spring Mountains Coordinated Management Area to be 

 managed as a natural and scenic area and for public 

 recreation; 



Wheeler Wash Joshua Tree Forest to be managed as a 

 natural and scenic area and for public recreation with 

 emphasis on the preservation and enhancement of the 

 Joshua tree forest; 



Brownstone Canyon Archeological Area to be managed to 

 preserve its archeological resources; 



Desert View Natural Area to be managed as a natural and 

 scenic area; 



