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r <br />Bill Richardson <br />Govertear <br />State of New Mexico <br />C7 f ice of the Gcrve?wor <br />February 27, 2006 <br />The Honorable Conrad Burns, Chairman. <br />The Honorable Byron ?organ, Ranking Member <br />Subcommitiee on interior and Related Agencies <br />Committee: on Appropria!tions <br />United States Senate <br />132 Dirks.en Senate Office Building. <br />Washington, D.C. 20510 <br />Dear Chairman Burns acid Ranking Member Dorgan: <br />I am writing this letter to request your support and assistance in insuring continued funding <br />for the Upper Colorado River Endangered Fish Recovery Program and the San Juan River Basin <br />Recovery Implementation Program. These ongoing cooperative partnership programs involve the <br />States of New Mexico,- Colorado, Utah and Wyoming, Indian tribes, federal agencies and water, <br />power and environmental interests; and have as their dual objectives recovery .of the four <br />Colorado River endangered fish. species while water use .continues and water development <br />proceeds in compliance with the Endangered Species Act, state. -law, and interstate compacts, 1 <br />respectfully request your support and action by the Subconmittee to provide for the following:. <br />1. Allocation of $211,000 in:'feccvey funds (1<coiogis al Services Activity; Endangered <br />Species Subactivity; Recovery Element; $211,000 within the $:5,631,000 item entitled "General <br />Program Activities ")for the San Juan River Basin Recovery Implementation Program to the FWS <br />for fiscal year 2.007 to meet U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) Region 2 expenses for <br />managing and implernentin.g the. San Juan Program's diverse recovery activities.. <br />2. Appropriation of $897.,000 in "recovery" funds (Ecological Services Activity; <br />Endangered Species Subactivity; Recovery Element; 5697,000 within the $5,63'1,D00 item entitled <br />"General Program Activities ") to the FWS for fiscal year 2007 to allow FWS Region 6 to continue <br />its necessary participation in the Upper. Colorado River Endangered Fish Recovery Program. This <br />is the same level of finding appropriated to the FWS in fiscal years'2004, 2005 and 2006. <br />3. Appropriation of $437,000 in operation and maintenance funds (Resource <br />Management Appropriation; Fisheries. Activity; Hatchery Operations & Maintenance Subactivity, <br />Hatchery Operations Project) to support the ongoing operation of the FWS Ouray National Fish <br />- Hatchery in Utah during fiscal year 2007. <br />State Capieol • Roovn 400 • Santa Fe, New i'dXico 8rSUt • .05-476 -22oo " vvaw.governors.tate nn-Lus <br />