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16 <br /> 1 Upon completion of the assessment , the U. S . <br /> 2 Army Corps of Engineers was of the opinion that • <br /> 3 approval of the amendments to the Trinidad Lake <br /> 4 Operating Principles would have a negligible effect <br /> 5 on the existing conditions of water storage at the <br /> 6 reservoir and operations of the dam . Furthermore , <br /> 7 the Colorado State Historical Preservation Office <br /> 8 (SHPO) concurred with the U . S . Army Corps of <br /> 9 Engineers ` determination that approval of the <br /> 10 amendments would result. in no adverse effect to <br /> 11 historic properties and that the proposed amendments <br /> 12 are in compliance with the National Historic <br /> 13 Preservation Act of 1966 , as amended . Therefore , • <br /> 14 the proposed action is considered a categorical <br /> 15 exclusion from the National Environmental Policy Act <br /> 16 of 1969 , as amended . <br /> 17 In 2012 , Telluride Energy, a limited liability <br /> 18 corporation, approached the US Federal Energy <br /> 19 Regulatory Commission with an interest in studying <br /> 20 the feasibility of developing hydroelectric power <br /> 21 projects at both Trinidad and John Martin Dams . <br /> 22 Telluride Energy applied for, and was issued, <br /> 23 preliminary permits to study the feasibility of such ! <br /> 24 projects for both dam sites pursuant to the Federal <br /> 25 Power Act . Over the three-year permit period, the 111 <br />