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SJM104.........................................by RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT
FRANK CHURCH RIVER OF NO RETURN WILDERNESS - Opposing the revised draft
management plan proposed by the United States Forest Service for the Frank
Church River of No Return Wilderness.
02/16 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/17 Rpt prt - to Res/Env
SJM104|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO |||| Fifty-fourth Legislature Second Regular Session - 1998IN THE SENATE SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL NO. 104 BY RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE 1 A JOINT MEMORIAL 2 TO THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED STATES IN CONGRESS 3 ASSEMBLED, TO THE CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION REPRESENTING THE STATE OF IDAHO 4 IN THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES, AND THE DIRECTOR OF THE UNITED 5 STATES FOREST SERVICE. 6 We, your Memorialists, the Senate and the House of Representatives of the 7 State of Idaho assembled in the Second Regular Session of the Fifty-fourth 8 Idaho Legislature, do hereby respectfully represent that: 9 WHEREAS, the Salmon-Challis National Forests has released a new draft man- 10 agement plan for the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness; and 11 WHEREAS, the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness is at the very 12 heart of the state of Idaho, and as the Middle Fork of the Salmon River pulses 13 through the wilderness, so too does the essence of the Idaho lifestyle pulse 14 through her citizens; and 15 WHEREAS, the revised plan now proposes drastic reductions in the number of 16 float trips which will be approved for the river, and substantial reductions 17 in the number of people who will experience the thrills of a trip along the 18 river; and 19 WHEREAS, the proposed reductions not only impact those who will be 20 excluded from the river experience, but also the outfitters and guides whose 21 economic well-being is inexorably linked to the river; and 22 WHEREAS, the beauty of the river and the aesthetic values of the wilder- 23 ness must always be balanced against the increasing demands for their use, the 24 needs of the residents, and the preservation of the wilderness for future gen- 25 erations; and 26 WHEREAS, residents of the state of Idaho and specifically residents of the 27 small rural Idaho communities which are directly impacted by the management of 28 the wilderness should be considered and their voice should be heard in these 29 decisions. 30 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the members of the Second Regular Ses- 31 sion of the Fifty-fourth Idaho Legislature, the Senate and the House of Repre- 32 sentatives concurring therein, that on behalf of the many residents of Idaho 33 who would be adversely impacted by the proposal now under consideration, we 34 oppose the revised draft management plan proposed by the Forest Service which 35 further limits the number of permits and number of people who are permitted on 36 the river, and instead support Alternative 1. 37 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate be, and she is 38 hereby authorized and directed to forward a copy of this Memorial to the Pres- 39 ident of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives of Con- 40 gress, the congressional delegation representing the State of Idaho in the 41 Congress of the United States, and to the Director of the United States Forest 42 Service.