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Preservation Act of 1966. This act was amended, and broadened the responsibilities of the government as the Endangered Species Conservation Act of 1969. The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) also became Taw that same year, and regulations to implement it were pUbli?hed by the Council on Environmental Quality. NEPA required that environmental impacts be described, alternative actions be considered, and public input be sought for all federal development projects. The most significant federal legislation providing protection for endangered fauna and flora, however, was the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA). Section 7 of this act was particularly significant because it stated that all federal agencies shall: insure that actions authorized, funded, or carried out by them do not jeopardize the continued existence of such endangered species and threatened species or result in the destruction or modification of habitat of such species Section 4 provided for the listing and recovery of threatened or endangered species and directed the Secretary, Department of the Interior, to develop and implement recovery plans. Section 6 encouraged cooperation of the federal government with the states in conservation of threatened or endangered species and provided funds to states to conduct studies on such species. The 1973 act, and latet amendments of 1978 and 1982, provided the foundation for recovery efforts now under way for endangered Colorado River fishes. This act, in concert with NEPA and the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, provides the major legal mandate for recovery efforts in the upper basin.