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00253~ . management, habitat management including obtaining instream flows, habitat development, hatchery rearing and stocking, non- native fish control and sport fishing control, and research, monitoring and data management. The total estimated cost of the program is $2.4 million per year. Funding sources must be reliable if the program is to be implemented. Sources of funding include the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ($600,000 per year), U.S. Bureau of Reclamation ($1,500,000 per year from the Colorado River and Storage Project 0 & M Fund), and States of Colorado, Wyoming, and Utah ($300,000 per year total). In addition, water project proponents will provide additional funding for the rec'i'very program from the $10 per .~ acre-foot contribution to the program. Donations from other sources, including environmental organizations, could also be part of the funding picture. In addition to the annual operating fund, it is proposed that two capital funds be established by Congress. A $10 million fund would be used for purchase of water rights to establish instream flows for endangered species pursuant to State law. Establishment of this fund is critical because it provides a guarantee that the resources will be available to implement instream flows. The second capital fund which Congress will be asked to establish will be for $5 million to initiate other recovery construction elements, such as capital investments for hatcheries, fish passages, and possibly changing the location of diversion structures for water rights, where feasible, and other structures or habitat modification activities. The $15 million in capital funding from Congress essentially constitutes a match of funds provided by States and water users to the recovery of endangered species. Obtaining these funds from Congress will require a committment by the States, water 10