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<br />RECEIVED <br />JUN 1 G 2001 <br /> <br />00101' <br /> <br />Colorado Water Conservation Board <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />\\ \ Water Consult' <br />\ \ Engineering and Planning Consultants <br /> <br /> <br />June 11,2001 <br /> <br />MEMO TO: Gunnison Programmatic Biological Opinion Discussion Group <br /> <br />FROM: Tom Pitts <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Recent Article Re: The Endangered Species Act and the Upper Colorado River <br />Basin and San Juan River Basin Endangered Fish Recovery Programs by Rep. <br />James V. Hansen, (R-Utah), Chairman, Resources Committee, U.S. House of <br />Representatives <br /> <br />Enclosed for your information is an article by Rep. Hansen on the Colorado River Basin and San <br />Juan River Basin recovery implementation programs, and the recently passed federal legislation <br />regarding those programs. The article appeared in the Forum for Apolied Research and Public <br />Policy. Spring 2001. The Forum is published by the University of Tennessee and the Tennessee <br />Valley Authority. The title of the article, "Endangered Economies", was selected by the <br />publisher. <br /> <br />Mr. Hansen discusses the Endangered Species Act and its implementation. He concludes the <br />article as follows: <br /> <br />"The Upper Basin and San Juan recovery programs are not without flaws, but they are <br />achieving the goals ofthe Endangered Species Act while avoiding conflicts with other <br />federal and state laws. This is a truly remarkable achievement. Indeed, Congress and <br />the federal agencies could benefit by considering these programs as examples of how <br />the Endangered Species Act should be implemented." <br /> <br />I provided assistance to Mr. Hansen in writing the article, as indicated in the notes at the end of <br />the article. <br /> <br />(1801-15-05) <br /> <br />535 North Garfield Avenue <br />Loveland, Colorado 80537-5548 <br /> <br />Phone: 970-667-8690 <br />FAX: 970-667-8692 <br /> <br />E- Mail: <br />h2orus@waterconsult.com <br />