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<br />ilJJ~l)60 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />I\TTACHMEr-oT 2 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />!X!CUIIV! CHAMB!RS <br /> <br /> <br />I Hi Sl.oIl~ (Jlp.lol <br />OC'nvcf. COIOfJldo 8010J Il'l} <br />PhoO(" nO]1 8&&.}411 <br /> <br />May 15. 1997 <br /> <br />'oy Jlom<. <br />c-n... <br /> <br />Bruce Babbin <br />Secretary <br />US Depanmem of the Inlenor <br />Room 6224 <br />1849C SL. N.W, <br />WashiDgton. DC 20240 <br /> <br />Dear Bruce: <br /> <br />In 1994, we agreed to negoti:!te a basin-wide program to restore and protect'hab~in <br />cattraI tf~of sevc:alwil~e'spcci~listed ,as """~~,~ the E!!~'".:j.<.j~ <br />S '-es if.f:1.yrr::"A)_ The .-' ~~2ISO ~WouldserVe '.as;tlie"m~"le :and"nidCilt <br />peel, _ .c.~" ..lo....... " " l"'-!P'.. '..- . . . - ..., ,< ...".. ~,. "; ..' <br />alteniatiVe:':imdei"' Section '7 of'.iheESA for an eri~';aDd'ro6v-w.itei- ~,rn,;" <br />deve1opm~~es in tl1e;~j.,s.-lp.ce that time, ,pur.~<iiii;~s> ~t~'~P;ge4itn. <br />complex:.:3Dd SometiIDes difliCrilrtiegOtiatiODs towaid the:Q~ent or~~~.,~., <br /> <br />I fully support the steps we have taken. Cooperativeapp~es-to <lif&CtiIt',:i:'~!~;,al <br />resource uses are the mo~ effective ways to achieve results. and"avoid. tbe:CQDtci.ttio)is, <br />expensive and time-<:onSlIming delays that too often characterize the federal1'<-''iuitliug <br />Drocesses <br /> <br />I am pleased to inform you that I agree, in principle. with the Cooperative ~ <br />and Proposed Program negotiated by our repr"""""llrives. Through the negotiation <br />process, Colorado water 0= have been engaged with the Colorado Department of <br />Natural Resources an9 ~e Q=J. kept advised of our progress. I am infonned that <br />many of the major water providers in the South Platte basin in Colorado also support, in <br />principle, the agreements that have been reached. <br /> <br />However, because our representatives only recently agreed to many of the significant <br />elements of the agreement, the full costs and benefits of the agreement and the Proposed <br />Program have not been fully discussed in Colorado. Therefore, before I sign the <br />agreement, I am asking the Department of Natural Resources to conduct public <br />meetings, as are necessary, to receive additional input on the proposed agreement. If <br />significant issues are raised, we may need to revisit certain elements of the agreement. <br />Nevertheless. I am prepared to exeaJte the Cooperative Agreement once any remaining <br />issues are resolved, <br />