1995 Washington, D.C. Briefing Recovery Implementation Program for Endangered Fish Species in the Upper Colorado River Basin

• Description: 1995 Washington, D.C. Briefing Recovery Implementation Program for Endangered Fish Species in the Upper Colorado River Basin
• State: CO
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Date: 5/16/1995
• Title: 1995 Washington, D.C. Briefing Recovery Implementation Program for Endangered Fish Species in the Upper Colorado River Basin
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

Requested FY 1996 Congressional action items
(Summarized version)
Recovery Program participants would like to make the following requests from Congress (details
on each item are provided on following pages):
Fish and Wildlife Service budget
1. Support Fish and Wildlife Service funding for the Recovery Program.
($623,000 requested in "Recovery" funds)
2. Earmark Fish and Wildlife Service Section 6 funds.
($200,000 requested for "Grants to States ")
3. Support Fish and Wildlife Service funds for operation and maintenance of the Ouray
Endangered Fish Facility.
($284,000 requested in "Fisheries Stewardship ")
Bureau of Reclamation budget
4. Support Bureau of Reclamation funds for the Recovery Program.
($6,373,000 requested in "Construction Program" funds)
In the early 1900s, Colorado River Basin residents commonly caught
and ate native Colorado River fish such as the squawrish pictured here.