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FEDERATION OF WESTERN OUTDOOR CLUBS







No. 36
NO MOTORIZED RAFTS IN GRAND CANYON

                
Senator Orin Hatch's amendment to the Interior Appropriation bill would prohibit the National Parks Service from spending any money to implement that part of the Grand Canyon Management plan calling for a reduction in usage by motorized craft.


The National Park Service's "oars-only" plan to phase out motorized rafting over a five-year period was, in effect, vetoed by the Hatch amendment, and by Secretary Watt's announcement that he wants to leave the motors on the river.  Since appropriations are voted each year, funding for the "oars only" bill could again be made available, unless a similar prohibiting measure is passed.


An "oars only" plan to phase out motorized rafting in the canyon is the ecological and aesthetic way to enjoy the river, its aeon-old cliff carvings, its wildlife, and its quietude.


The Federation of Western Outdoor Clubs opposes the use of motorized rafts in the Grand Canyon, and future attempts at crippling amendments to the Interior Appropriations bill.


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