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mineral and energy resources, and. authority to develop integrated plans to accomplish these goals and to negotiate with the federal government in all resource and conservation matters. The State of Colorado, through the Colorado Division of Wildlife, has broad trustee and law enforcement responsibilities for the protection, management, and enhancement of the State's fish and wildlife resources and their habitats on federal, state, and private lands. In addition the Colorado Division of Wildlife's Long-Range Plan, adopted in 1994, states that the "Division's foremost aim in the future will be to protect and enhance the viability of all Colorado's wildlife species. " The Division intends to meet this goal by using "management programs that are coordinated with those of other managers using the best available data to consider their effects over large areas and long timeframes, and that are biologically sustainable, socially desirable,and economically feasible." The State of Colorado, through the Colorado Water Conservation Board, has sole authority to acquire and protect instream flow water rights to preserve the natural environment to a reasonable degree within the framework of the State's water rights system. The State of Colorado, through the Colorado Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation's Natural Areas program, has the authority to recognize certain areas that contain significant biological resources, including plants, as designated Natural Areas. B. The Department of Interior has authorities under the Act to list species as threatened or endangered, recover listed species, maintain a list of candidate species which may require future federal listing, and consult on federal actions which may adversely affect listed species. The Department has responsibility for migratory birds under- the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. The Department has responsibilities for commenting on fish and wildlife matters relating to federal activities such as permits, licenses, superfund sites, oil pollution responses, land management. decisions, and water projects. It also has authority and responsibility for management of fish and wildlife habitats on lands managed by the Department. The Department's authority for entering into this agreement include the Endangered Species Act of 1973, the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, Bald Eagle Act, and Refuge Administration Act. C. Cooperative initiatives between the Department and the State are specifically authorized by section 6 of the Endangered Species Act whereby the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to cooperate with States to the maximum extent practicable and "may enter into agreements with any state for the administration and management of any area established for the conservation of endangered species or threatened species." 2of9