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VI, Public Involvement Information and Education Goal: To promote public understanding, appreciation, and support for efforts to recover the endangered fish, Status: . . . . The Program's Information and Education Coordinator resigned in November 1998, The Program Director's office is in the process of hiring a new coordinator (the job announcement closed on March 8) and hopes to have someone on board by May 1999, The Information and Education Committee recently prepared a "white paper" identifying: I) issues and concerns related to the Program's public involvement efforts; 2) recommendations for discussion and consideration by the Management Committee; and 3) an action plan for activities the Committee will implement as a result of their assessment and planning process, Key recommendations in the white paper include: integrating public involvement planning into the Program's decision- making process, improving our capacity for effective public involvement, and improving internal communication, all of which call for a more active role for the Information and Education Coordinator. The Management Committee was pleased to hear these recommendations at their recent meeting, and agreed to discuss them in more detail at their next meeting (May 12), The Recovery Program Web site (web address http://www,r6Jws,gov/coloradoriver) continues to serve the Program well and is updated on an as-needed basis, The site contains excellent place for the general public to find descriptions of the Program's purpose and activities, and it has more than 60 photos of endangered fish, research activities, hatchery facilities and scenic river shots, The most recent issue of the Program's newsletter was distributed in November 1998, This issue featured articles on bonytail stocking, coordinated reservoir operations, Grand Valley Irrigation Company fish. passage, floodplain restoration, and the Ouray National Fish Hatchery, VIIProgram Management Goal: To ensure effective implementation and coordination of the Recovery Program Status: . The funding authorization legislation for Colorado River and San Juan Recovery Programs is anticipated to be introduced in th.e House by Representative Hansen and in the Senate by Senator Allard (R-Colorado), Several Program participants went to Washington D,C. in late March and visited the Congressional delegation and representatives of the Service, Reclamation, and the Secretary of the Interior. Hemy Maddux and Dan McAuliffe will hriefthe Committee on the status ufthe long-termfimding legislatioll. The Commillee will discuss how to proceed with passage during the current sessiun of Congress. 6