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<br />(). Coordination and Cooperation in Protecting- Aquatic Species limier
<br />the Endangered Species Act
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<br />d_Il;lu.l!il:i
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<br />Ct)nlllcts h;I\"(' ;1T;"l.'n sincc the en"C1ment of the
<br />ElId'IIl~('f('d Specj('S .\n (Acl) in ]97J h:twt"t"n tI"'H']
<br />opm...nt amI m:maj..,'Cmt'm of ~Iale W;l!l."f sy~I('ms for
<br />tf..diuon;!1 purposl.'s and pnJtt-cli,," uf entlan!o:crnl
<br />,lljU,tnC Spccil'S Ih.lI ;lre dependent on riv...rs, ~In';lms
<br />.mt! wClbnds. From the TdricD D,m1 sn:ul (LltIn I,)
<br />Ih(' RI" (,rande sikcry minnow, b,lIancin!o: W,ller
<br />rdat(,(1 o:{;on"mic and enqronm,'nu] f]f;nls has h:en
<br />('h;lllt'nj..,1n~. In 11)1[!, ft't."gni,in/.: Ihe Ilt't'd for greater
<br />coordin,IlIOJl1, the Cungress Il1clJrpm;lle,1 a polic~ St;He'
<br />nwnr III th(~ An Jire('tin~ f"tln,1I aj..,'Cnflcs to
<br />hO"'PCr;\IC wuh SUt(. :lIld l"c;1i :Ij..,'t.'II[J('S to rcsohc
<br />Watt"r n'sourcc issues III CutK,'n wilh nlllst'I'.,uion of
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<br />('n.hn~erl:(] Spt-Clt.S." (F__<;A s.,.'nj'JIl 2((')(2)), "urther,
<br />ESA ",-ction 6(a) rl'1.jultcS that h., . dlC StTr"Llry sh:11I
<br />('<"'p..-r,ne rn the nt'l\intum ,'\It'm pr,K:llcablt. wllh Ih('
<br />SLllcS , ,.. ran.1 cunsultJ v..ith the St.un nllKcrnnl
<br />h(:I"rc ;1((llllrl11~ ,my bnd "r W;llt.r. ,'r intcrest tht'rc,
<br />Ill....
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<br />I),:srltt. tht'st, (:'lIl...:Tt"ssi,mal pn'n('UllCeITlt'l1ls.
<br />n mllKts haH: t"' ,minunl ", (JI:CUI h..:tWtTIl m,II\;1,L:t.,
<br />Illt'nI and Ust' of w.ller and thl.' n('t,,1s of t'n(!anj..,'t.'rt'd
<br />.m.! thlt'al(.nn] Sp(.'Clt'~ mlhe \\'C~I, (;I1::\t('f cIK'pt:rJ
<br />li"n ;JIld cfJl,rdin;lIilln 11ol:1wt'{'n It,kral and st.lIt' wafcr
<br />an.1 tish ,md wildhtt. a",:,'f1("it"s IS nnes~ary I" Ilnprmt'
<br />lhe pro~pt:ClS (Of ;!'1uauc s['('(.'ies con~t'f\;lllon and
<br />U.(f'Vt'IY ,inti t" .'~~Utc Ibe ["ol1lmut.d,'f'onomic ntaht\,
<br />(,I Iht. \\'t'st. C'>ll~ft'" (lid n"1 ad,lrt'~s rhi~ re,lIlt: m Its
<br />la'l S1...:nlliculI ;tmt:ndlll('m~ 10 Iht, 1.:ntl.mj..,'lOtcd Srl<_'n("
<br />.\C1 (I'JAA).
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<br />.'h SLlIe(1 in a ]997 St:natt' rl'{'ort accomp;lIl}in~
<br />propos('(llq;i,l.iliorl (S. I !flU); "th... re~p''("'j\t. rd"
<br />li(,nship ot rhc SIJtes and th<' 1'(,I,T.u (;'J\ernnll'nt
<br />"'t'f Ihe use (,r aII<IC;ttl.,n (,f W,lff:r h:n Il('\-er I'I(-cn pre
<br />(i,dy fhc(!. Cons('(jucnrly, the IXllIn(bries Ix:tw...cn
<br />SUtc ;lnd h.dt'r;).1 rt'spon~ihliIlY h;l\c bet'n Ih(' sllhjn.t
<br />of much c!iscus'l<lI1 ;Ill.! deb.lIt' for m,m~ (kcadt's JI1 ;I
<br />\.arit'ry "(("llllC\l~"" hwa'ullllll.llc1y dt'lt"rlllJllt:t1
<br />that ;t .Idme<llillll (,f thc hl,undanes bctWn'n Ihe St;ltt.S
<br />'<Ild Ihe l=e(lera] (,'>venll!1(.'nt {l\'Cr Ill... lIse .,r all, ocanom
<br />(,Iwatt.r was n',1 p',,,ihlc Ill.., tht"ln,nt\':\,t I.tl n:;lU-
<br />Ih"rL/:\uon ..flht, ,\n, .\ poslll"IlI.fl1<'uu:llil} un thj,
<br />issue IS rdlt-C!('tlmthis hill." S, 11Ilo(li.] n"t p,l~'.
<br />i'one of tht. hIlls pending 1_.t"Tt, Ih<' nlfft'n\ r.OIl...:n:~S
<br />ntme away (rom this 1'I(lSiti'm of 11l'lIlr;lIlt~ III ,h,1l th('~
<br />do not ,Ie:d wilh Ill... aho\t:dest'rilx'(1 hOllndJri('s he
<br />"n'cn stalt's al1(llht, ledeLl1 J.!:O\ernnll:nt lI\t'r W:lI('t
<br />"lIo(:ati"n an,1 lI't'.
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<br />,\Jministrali\"c 'leI'S ha\'(.: hn'n wh'n IlItht, P,lSt to
<br />af(.', ,mm, II];IIC "Jl1lt' IJllth.wnn ;lnd statc rcs'.un.c
<br />:l.J.!:cnC) OllKern,. \I<>ft' ll<'ctl~ to he (l"nt' at b"lh tilt"
<br />1(,(I('r:1I alltl ~t:l.le Inc!lfl ('\I'.ll1d tilt' use "f ,ltllllilll'lf"
<br />(1\-1..' ;md man'I.l.:enll:lltll1,...hanism" P"IIl'}' Ilin-CliH'~
<br />arc llt'c(]nlt" IInpkmem the r.tongft.'~"Jllal pro
<br />""Ullt'cmf.lllof I;.s,\ Secti"n 2(c)(2) rhat Fn]na] :l.j..,'t.'n
<br />ci,'s "c(~'I'....r;llC wjth S\;lll' and IO('l!] 'l,.,'Cnci(', '0 n:soh...
<br />w;llerresourcc is'llt.slll conn.n\\1thnm't.n.',llJon of
<br />end.IIl,.,'(:n"d spt-cies," Funht:r, ,.,1\Cn Ilwlr rrlm;lf~ f' ,I...
<br />in watn ;lIhocatio" 'lilt! protection, ,ute... ,11Ourtlt'll-
<br />h;lI1cl.' Ih(.'lr ..bllity III ,1\ old c(JnlllCI~ umkr stOlte W;llt.r
<br />law.
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<br />"Greater cooperation and coordination between federal and state
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<br />water and !ish and wildlife agencies is necessary to improve the
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<br />prospects lor aquatic speeics eonservalion and recovery and to
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<br />assure the continucd economic vitality ofthc \Vest."
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