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.► <br />The Honorable David L. Hobson, Chairman <br />The Honorable Peter J. Visclosky, Ranking Minority Member <br />February 24, 2006 <br />Page 2 <br />water on the Yampa River. The requested funding for the San Juan River Recover`- Program <br />wil.l be used for construction of a fish screen and fish passage in critical habitat on the San <br />Juan River. <br />These activities are funded pursuant to Public Law 106 -392, as amended, which <br />authorizes the Federal government to provide cost sharing for these two ongoing recovery <br />programs' remaining capital construction projects. Raising and stocking of the endangered <br />fish produced at program hatchery facilities, restoring floodplain habitat and fish passage, <br />regulating and supplying instream habitat flows, installing fish screens in canal systems and <br />controlling nonnative fish populations are key components of the programs ongoing capital <br />construction projects. Substantial non - federal cost - sharing funding exceeding 50° o for <br />capital construction activities demonstrates the strong commitment and effective partnerships <br />embodied in both of these successful programs. <br />The requested federal appropriations are critically important to continuation of these <br />efforts. The past support and assistance of your Subcommittee has greatly facilitated the <br />success of these multi- state; multi- agency programs. W4 voming thanks you for that support <br />and requests the Subcommittee's assistance for fiscal year 2007 funding to ensure the Bureau <br />of Reclamation's continuing financial participation in these vitally important programs. <br />Best regards,/ <br />Dave Freudenthal. <br />Governor <br />cc: Representative Barbara Cubin <br />Governors 1-luntsman, Owens and Richardson <br />