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HISTORY <br />INTRODUCTION <br />LOCATION <br />The Redlands Fish Passageway is located on the Gunnison River approximately 2 miles <br />upstream of the confluence with the Colorado River, in Mesa County, Colorado. <br />AUTHORIZATION <br />The Redlands Fish Passageway was authorized for construction by the Colorado River <br />Storage Act (CRSPA) (70 Stat. 105); the Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1531, et seq.); and <br />the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (16 U.S.C. 1331, et seq.) on an easement belonging to <br />and under the jurisdiction of the United States. <br />PURPOSE OF THE RECOVERY PROGRAM <br />The Recovery Implementation Program for Endangered Fish Species in the Upper <br />Colorado River Basin (Recovery Program) is a cooperative effort to recover the Colorado <br />squawfish, humpback chub, bonytail and razorback sucker in the Upper Basin while providing <br />for water development to proceed, and in a manner compatible with applicable State and Federal <br />laws. Participants in the Recovery Program include the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service <br />(Service); U. S. Bureau of Reclamation; the Western Area Power Administration; the States of <br />Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming; Upper Basin water users; and conservation organizations. The <br />Colorado River Energy Distributors Association is a nonvoting member of the Recovery <br />Program. <br />BACKGROUND <br />Since 1978, the Service has issued numerous biological opinions on water project <br />Mst-1