Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 23.09.2002

Transportation Plan, Environmental Impact Statement, Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado

Under the provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the National Park Service is preparing an environmental impact statement for the transportation plan for Mesa Verde National Park. This effort will result in a comprehensive transportation plan that considers various means to get visitors and employees into the park, and effectively manage use within the park in order to enhance visitor experience, protect resources and otherwise carry out the mission of the park. The plan will be developed in consultation with local communities, other federal and state agencies, the 24 tribes affiliated with the park, including the neighboring Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, and all other interested and affected organizations and individuals. Alternatives to be considered include no-action, the environmentally preferred alternative, the agency-preferred alternative, and transportation options such as improving roadway, parking and trail facilities, using various ground and aerial guideway systems, applying various visitor management strategies, and other ideas that come out of the public process. Major issues include protecting natural resources, systems and processes; protecting cultu