8169a

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 8169a
• Author: Brookshire, D. S., M. McKee and G. Watts.
• Title: Draft Economic Analysis of Proposed Critical Habitat Designation in the Colorado River Basin for the Razorback Sucker, Humpback Chub, Colorado Squawfish, and Bonytail.
• USFW Year: 1993.
• USFW - Doc Type: \
• Copyright Material: NO

of the with fish scenazio. The without fish scenario is constructed on the basis that the river
system will be managed without regard to the needs of the endangered fishes. This economic
scenazio consists of a set of projections of the current and future economic activities, without
regazds to the needs of the endangered fishes. The with fish scenazio is constructed on the
basis that the river is to be managed to foster recovery of the endangered fishes through
species listing and designation of proposed critical habitat. -The economic activities that
might be altered to enhance the recovery of the endangered fishes must be identified. Thus,
the with fish scenario consists of a set of economic projections that reflect the activity
changes that may be required to recover these fishes. The economic projection of the without
fish scenario takes into account the levels of economic activity that would occur in the region
if no listing and/or critical habitat actions were undertaken. This projection covers the period
1995 through the year. 2020 and forms the benchmark for comparing the net economic
impacts associated with the species listing and proposed designation of critical habitat. This
period was chosen because the biological projections concerning the endangered fishes
indicated that recovery may take yeazs.
D. Economic Setting
1. Economic Output
Economic output measures the values of all goods and services produced and/or consumed in
a regional economy. The region consisting of seven States, generates approximately. $1.3
trillion in economic output annually. This output is dominated by the combined
manufacturing and the finance, insurance, and real estate sectors, which produce 18.4 percent
and 14.9 percent of total output, respectively. The petroleum and gas production sector
generates 2.4 percent of the total output, while the recreation services sector produces 7.7
percent of the total output. The electric -power production sector comprises about 1.5 percent
of the total output. The combined agricultural sectors are responsible for 3.0 percent of the
total output, of which the livestock feed sector produces 0.33 percent of total regional output
and the other crops sector produces 0.95 percent of the output.
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