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As a result of a 1991 Biological Opinion on the Animas-La Plata Project. the Secretary of the Interior signed a MOU with the States of Colorado, Utah and New Mexico and affected Native American Tribes for the development of a Recovery Implementation Program for the San Juan River. The goal of the San Juan River Recovery Implementation Program is to protect and recover the endangered fish in the San Juan River while providing a consul- tation process for water development consistent with State and Federal laws. Reclamation and BIA committed to fund research starting in fiscal year 1 993 on the San Juan River as a condition of the reasonable and prudent alternative for the Animas-La Plata Project opinion and for Blocks 7-8 of the Navajo Indian Irrigation Project. As part of the research being conducted on the San Juan River, Reclamation will conduct a test of low winter flows from Navajo Dam in January 1996. Information will be collected to determine the impacts to downstream resources in preparation for a four-month low flow test to be conducted during the winter of 1996-1997. Reclamation and the Service are currently undergoing consultation on the Animas-la Plata Project due to new information and the designation of critical habitat for endangered fishes in the Colorado River system, including the San Juan River. A new Biological Opinion is scheduled to be completed in February 1996. J. APPROPRIATIONS OF FUNDS BY THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS The funds appropriated for fiscal year 1995 for construction of the CRSP, participating projects and recreational and fish and wildlife activities totaled $30,4 78,000, including $261,000 for drainage and minor construction. Recreation and fish and wildlife activities received a total of $7,206,000, with $3,835,OOOfor recreation and the balance for fish and wildlife. In addition, under the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Program, $7,270,OOOwere appropriated for the Grand Valley Unit, $3,050,OOOfor the Paradox Valley Unit and $698,000 for Stage 1 of the Lower Gunnison Unit. Table 5, page 67, illustrates a general recapitulation of action by the 104th Congress pertaining to appropriations of funds for the construction program of the CRSP and participating projects. Table 6, page 68, shows the total funds approved by the United States Congress for the CRSP and participating projects and chargeable against the limitations of various authorizing Acts (P.L. 485, 84th Congress, Colorado River Storage Project Act, as amended in 1972 by P.L. 32-370 and in 1988 by P.L. 100-563; P.L. 87-485, San Juan-Chama and Navajo Indian Irrigation Projects Act; P.L. 88-568, Savery-Pot Hook, Bostwick Park, and Fruitland Mesa Projects Act; and P.L. 90-537, Colorado River Basin Project Act). 67