Upper Colorado Endangered Fish Recovery Program and San Juan River Basin Recovery Implementation Program 2005-2006

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LION M. HUNTSMAN, JR. GOVERNOR O /F Pti ;;'T= t�'rs- + +aF; + +1 � ,a STATE OF UTAH OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 84114-2220 February 17, 2006 The Honorable Conrad Burns, Chair The Honorable Byron Dorgan, Ranking Member Subcommittee on Interior and Related Agencies Committee on Appropriations U. S. Senate 132 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 Dear Chairman Burns and Ranking Member Dorgan: GARY R. HERBERT LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR I am writing to request your support and assistance to ensure continued funding for the Upper Colorado River Endangered Fish Recovery Program and the San Juan River Basin Recovery Implementation Program. These ongoing cooperative partnership programs involve the states of Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming, Indian tribes, federal agencies and water, power and environmental interests; and have as their dual objectives recovery of the four Colorado River endangered fish species while water use continues and water development proceeds in compliance with the Endangered Species Act, state law and interstate compacts. Utah respectfully requests support and action by the subcommittee that will provide the following: 1. Appropriation of $697,000 in "recovery" funds (Ecological Services Activity; Endangered Species Subactivity; Recovery Element; $697,000 within the $5,631,000 item entitled "General Program Activities ") to the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) for FY 2007 to allow FWS to continue its necessary participation in the Upper Colorado River Endangered Fish Recovery Program. This is the same level of funding appropriated to the FWS in fiscal years 2004, 2005 and 2006. 2. Appropriation of $437,000 in operation and maintenance funds (Resource Management Appropriation; Fisheries Activity; Hatchery Operations & Maintenance Subactivity, Hatchery Operations Project) to support the ongoing operation of the FWS' Ouray National Fish Hatchery in Utah during FY 2007. 3. Allocation of $211,000 in "recovery" funds for the San Juan River Basin Recovery Implementation Program to the FWS for FY 2007 to meet FWS's Region 2 expenses managing and implementing the San Juan Program's diverse recovery actions.