Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management ADMINISTRATIVE HISTORY - Revision history

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 (c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.−Nothing in this title alters the purposes for which the Grand Canyon National Park or the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area were established or affects the authority and responsibility of the Secretary with respect to the management and administration of the Grand Canyon National Park and Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, including natural and cultural resources and visitor use, under laws applicable to those areas, including, but not limited to, the Act of August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535) as amended and supplemented.
-The Secretary of the Interior was also directed to establish and implement long-term monitoring programs and activities to ensure that Glen Canyon Dam is operated in a manner consistent with the Grand Canyon Protection Act. These programs include necessary research and studies to determine the effect of management of the dam on the natural, recreational, and cultural downstream resources. These actions will also be undertaken in consultation with other federal agencies, the Governors of the Basin States, Indian Tribes, and the general public, including representatives of academic and scientific communities, environmental organizations, the recreation industry, and contractors for the purchase of federal power produced at Glen Canyon Dam. To accomplish these requirements, the Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Program was established. http://www.riversimulator.org/Resources/GCDAMP/GCDAMPchronicle/StrategicPlanGCDamp2001.pdf
+The Secretary of the Interior was also directed to establish and implement long-term monitoring programs and activities to ensure that Glen Canyon Dam is operated in a manner consistent with the Grand Canyon Protection Act. These programs include necessary research and studies to determine the effect of management of the dam on the natural, recreational, and cultural downstream resources. These actions will also be undertaken in consultation with other federal agencies, the Governors of the Basin States, Indian Tribes, and the general public, including representatives of academic and scientific communities, environmental organizations, the recreation industry, and contractors for the purchase of federal power produced at Glen Canyon Dam. To accomplish these requirements, the Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Program was established. [http://www.riversimulator.org/Resources/GCDAMP/GCDAMPchronicle/StrategicPlanGCDamp2001.pdf]
 ==Glen Canyon Dam Environmental Impact Statement==

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 ==Glen Canyon Environmental Studies==
 While the National Park Service, Native Americans, river runners, and scientists had noticed that some beaches were disappearing and that plant and animal life along the Colorado River were
-While the National Park Service, Native Americans, river runners, and scientists had noticed that
+changing since Glen Canyon Dam was completed in 1963, the Glen Canyon Environmental Studies program of the Bureau of Reclamation was the first systematic effort to investigate the effects of dam operations on downstream resources. The program began in 1982 and lasted through 1996. The Glen Canyon Environmental Studies did identify a mix of positive and negative consequences of dam operations on the downstream environment. In response to
-some beaches were disappearing and that plant and animal life along the Colorado River were
+substantial public concern over the findings of the Glen Canyon Environmental Studies, in 1989 the Secretary of the Interior announced that an environmental impact statement would be completed to evaluate the operation of Glen Canyon Dam. With this announcement, the Glen Canyon Environmental Studies focused on providing specific data for use in the Glen Canyon Dam Environmental Impact Statement (Reclamation 1995). [http://www.riversimulator.org/Resources/GCDAMP/GCDAMPchronicle/StrategicPlanGCDamp2001.pdf]
 changing since Glen Canyon Dam was completed in 1963, the Glen Canyon Environmental
 Studies program of the Bureau of Reclamation was the first systematic effort to investigate the
 effects of dam operations on downstream resources. The program began in 1982 and lasted
 through 1996. The Glen Canyon Environmental Studies did identify a mix of positive and
 negative consequences of dam operations on the downstream environment. In response to
 substantial public concern over the findings of the Glen Canyon Environmental Studies, in 1989
 the Secretary of the Interior announced that an environmental impact statement would be
 completed to evaluate the operation of Glen Canyon Dam. With this announcement, the Glen
 Canyon Environmental Studies focused on providing specific data for use in the Glen Canyon
 Dam Environmental Impact Statement (Reclamation 1995).
 ==Grand Canyon Protection Act==
 The Grand Canyon Protection Act (Appendix A) was enacted on October 30, 1992. Section
 states:
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 (c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.−Nothing in this title alters the purposes for which the Grand Canyon National Park or the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area were established or affects the authority and responsibility of the Secretary with respect to the management and administration of the Grand Canyon National Park and Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, including natural and cultural resources and visitor use, under laws applicable to those areas, including, but not limited to, the Act of August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535) as amended and supplemented.
-The Secretary of the Interior was also directed to establish and implement long-term monitoring
+The Secretary of the Interior was also directed to establish and implement long-term monitoring programs and activities to ensure that Glen Canyon Dam is operated in a manner consistent with the Grand Canyon Protection Act. These programs include necessary research and studies to determine the effect of management of the dam on the natural, recreational, and cultural downstream resources. These actions will also be undertaken in consultation with other federal agencies, the Governors of the Basin States, Indian Tribes, and the general public, including representatives of academic and scientific communities, environmental organizations, the recreation industry, and contractors for the purchase of federal power produced at Glen Canyon Dam. To accomplish these requirements, the Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Program was established. http://www.riversimulator.org/Resources/GCDAMP/GCDAMPchronicle/StrategicPlanGCDamp2001.pdf
 programs and activities to ensure that Glen Canyon Dam is operated in a manner consistent with
 the Grand Canyon Protection Act. These programs include necessary research and studies to
 determine the effect of management of the dam on the natural, recreational, and cultural
 downstream resources. These actions will also be undertaken in consultation with other federal
 agencies, the Governors of the Basin States, Indian Tribes, and the general public, including
 representatives of academic and scientific communities, environmental organizations, the
 recreation industry, and contractors for the purchase of federal power produced at Glen Canyon
 Dam. To accomplish these requirements, the Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Program
 was established.
 ==Glen Canyon Dam Environmental Impact Statement==
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 resources and producing hydropower, and to protect affected Native American interests. The
 preferred alternative was the Modified Low Fluctuating Flow Alternative.
 Record of Decision on the Operation of Glen Canyon Dam
 On October 9, 1996, the Secretary of the Interior signed the Record of Decision that presented
-the rationale for choosing the Modified Low Fluctuating Flow Alternative. As noted in the
+the rationale for choosing the Modified Low Fluctuating Flow Alternative. As noted in the Record of Decision:
 The goal of selecting a preferred alternative was not to maximize benefits for the most
 resources, but rather to find an alternative dam operating plan that would permit recovery

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