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DRAFT-05/10/85 <br />"(f> The Secretary fof the Interior) develops <br />and implements plans (hereinafter in this sub- <br />section referred to as "recovery plans") for the <br />conservation and survival of endangered species <br />and threatened species..., unless he finds that <br />such a plan will not promote the conservation of <br />the species. The Secretary, in developing and <br />implementing recovery plans (I) shall, to the <br />maximum extent practicable, give priority to <br />those endangered species or threatened species <br />most likely to benefit from such plans, <br />particularly those species that are, or may be, <br />in conflict with construction or other developmental <br />projects or other forms of economic activity, <br />and (2) may procure the services of appropriate <br />public and private agencies and institutions, <br />and other qualified persons. Recovery teams <br />appointed pursuant to this sub-section shall <br />not be subject to the Federal Advisory Committee <br />Act." <br />The term "conservation" is defined in Section 3 of the <br />Endangered Species Act as follows: <br />"(3) The terms "conserve", "conserving", and <br />"conservation" mean to use and the use of all <br />methods and procedures which are necessary to <br />bring any endangered species or threatened <br />species to the point at which the measures <br />provided pursuant to this Act are no longer <br />necessary." (Emphasis added). <br />The responsibility for developing and implementing recovery <br />plans clearly lies with the Secretary of the Interior and <br />his authorized agents, specifically the United States Fish <br />and Wildlife Service. A recovery plan should define "all <br />methods and procedures" necessary to ultimately delist <br />endangered species in the Upper Colorado River Basin, and <br />thus "conserve" those species as defined in Section 3 of the <br />Act. <br />14 <br />