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<br />being provided in accordance with <br />state law and interstate compacts. <br />Equitable and mutually agree- <br />able funding, arrangements were <br />negotiated by the programs' par- <br />ticipants. All the participants have <br />made long-term commitments to <br />the recovery programs and have <br />supported legislation to provide <br />continued funding. A broad range <br />of activities is being carried out to <br />recover the endangered fish, and <br />the endangered fish are beginning <br />to respond to those actions. Colo- <br />rado pikeminnow populations are <br />increasing The razorback sucker <br />was near extinction. Stocked razor- <br />back sucker are now appearing at <br />spawnipg locations. Humpback <br />chub populations are stable. <br />BonytaiJ are being reintroduced. <br />The long-term prognosis is that the <br />endangered fish will be recovered <br />in the foreseeable future. One <br /> <br />001021 <br /> <br />major benefit of the programs is <br />that delisting is a realistic goal. <br />The Upper Basin and San Juan <br />recovery programs are not without <br />flaws, but they are achieving the <br />goals of the Endangered Species <br />Act while avoiding conflicts with <br />other federal and state laws. This <br />is a truly remarkable achievement. <br />Indeed, Congress and the federal <br />agencies could benefit by consid- <br />ering these programs as examples <br />of how the Endangered Species Act <br />should be implemented.. <br /> <br />The Honorable James V. Hansen <br />is a member of the United States <br />Congress. He is the representative of <br />Utah's First District.? <br /> <br /> <br />NOTES <br /> <br />1. Enacted as P.L. 106-392. <br />2. S. 2239, introduced by Senator Allard <br /> <br />(R-CO), is the corresponding Senate bill. <br />3. See Secretary of the Interior v. Sweet <br />Home Chapter of Communities for a Great <br />Oregon. 515 U.S. 687 (1995). <br />4. Federal and State Species Expenditures. <br />Fiscal Year 1997; Bruce Babbitt. Secretary of <br />the Interior. August 30. 1999. <br />5. Personal communication. Mark Walker. <br />Director of Public Affairs. Northwest Power <br />Planning Council. <br />6. There is no condemnation of water rights <br />under the program. <br />7. The author wishes to recognize the <br />contributions of Tom Pitts and Allen Freemyer <br />to the development of this article. Tom Pitts. <br />principal of Water Consult. Engineering and <br />Planning Consultants, Loveland. Colorado. <br />represents Utah. New Mexico. Colorado. and <br />Wyoming water users on the Upper Basin and <br />San Juan recovery implementation programs. <br />Allen Freemyer is Majority Staff Director, <br />National Parks and Public Lands Subcommit- <br />tee. House Resources Committee. U.S. House <br />of Representatives. <br /> <br />Spring 2001 . 51 <br /> <br />_._---.._--~ <br />