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1► <br />The Honorable David L. Hobson <br />The Honorable Peter J, Visalvs�y <br />Februarys 27, 2006 <br />Page 2 <br />The requested funding for the San Juan River Recovery Program will be used for <br />construction of a fish screen and fish passage in critical habitat on the San Juan River, <br />These activfties are funded pursuant to Public Lava 106 -392, as amended, which authorized <br />the Federal government -to provide cost sharing for these two ongoing recovery programs' <br />remaining capital construction projects. Raising and stocking of the endangered fish produced at <br />program hatchery facilities, restoring floodplain habitat and fish passage, regulating and <br />supplying instrearn habitat flows, installing fish screens in canal systems and controlling <br />nonnative fish populations are key components of the programs' ongoing capital construction <br />projects. Substantial non- federal cost - sharing funding exceeding 50% for capital construction <br />activities demonstrates the strong commitment and effective partnerships embodied in both of <br />these successful programs. <br />The requested federal appropriations are critically important to these efforts moving <br />forward_ The past support and assistance of your Subcommittee has greatly facilitated the <br />success of these multi- state„ multi- agency programs. On behalf of the citizens of New Mexico, l <br />thank you for that support and request the Subcommittee's assistance for fiscal year .2007 <br />funding to ensure the Bureau of Reclamation's continuing financial participation in these vitally <br />important programs. <br />Sincerely, <br />Bill Richardson <br />Governor <br />copy: Representative Torn Udall <br />Representative Heather Wilson <br />Representative Steve Pearce <br />Governors Richardson, Huntsman, Owens and Freudenthal <br />JG:jb <br />