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<br />The Honorable Pete V. Domenici, Chainnan <br />The Honorable Harry Reid, Ranking Member <br />February 25, 2005 <br />Page 2 <br /> <br />The enactment of Public Law 106-392, as amended by P.L. 107-375, authorized the Federal <br />Government to provide up to $46 Million of cost sharing for these two ongoing recovery programs' <br />remaining capital construction projects. Raising and stocking of the endangered fish produced at <br />program hatchery facilities, restoring floodplain habitat and fish passage, regulating and supplying <br />instream habitat flows, installing diversion canal screens and controlling nonnative fish populations <br />are key components of the programs' ongoing capital construction projects. Subsection 3(c) of P.L. <br />106-392 authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to accept up to$17 Million of contributed funds <br />from Colorado, Wyoming, Utah and New Mexico, to expend such contributed fund$ as if <br />appropriated for these projects; and provides for an additional $17 Million to becontribut~ from <br />revenues derived from the sale of Colorado River Storage Project (CRSP) hydroelectric power. This <br />substantial non-federal cost-sharing funding demonstrates the strong commitment and effective <br />partnerships embodied in both of these successful programs. The requested federal appropriations <br />are critically important to these efforts moving forward. <br /> <br />The past support and assistance of your Subcommittee has greatly facilitated the success of <br />these multi-state, multi-agency programs. On behalf of the citizens of Wyoming, I thank you for <br />that support and request the Subcommittee's assistance for fiscal year 2006 funding to ensure the <br />Bureau of Reclamation's continuing financialpartidpatkm in these vitally important programs. <br /> <br />Bc'l Reg;.9l' /} _ " <br />" ~/ ~/::-,/ ?"T--" <br />/' %5~- 1 ,/ ",", <br />. ,/' /,.., <br />/'" "', '"'' ,.~/ . ,." ,,) <br />At/~ I' ~"'I~-"--'~"~ <br /> <br />Dave Freudenthal <br />Governor <br /> <br />DF:ptt:jws <br /> <br />cc: Senator Craig Thomas <br />Senator Mike Enzi <br />Governor Jon Huntsman, Jr. <br />Governor Bill Owens <br />Governor Bill Richardson <br />