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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />UIHllJ~U <br /> <br />Page 3 of 5 <br /> <br />COLORADO WATER CONSERVATION BOARD AND ITS DIRECTOR, IN <br />COOPERATION AND CONSULTATION WITH THE COLORADO WILDLIFE <br />COMMISSION AND THE DIRECTOR OF THE DIVISION OF WILDLIFE, <br />SHALL ANNUALLY PREP ARE A SPECIES CONSERVATION LIST <br />DESCRIBING PROGRAMS AND ASSOCIATED COSTS THAT ARE ELIGIBLE <br />TO RECEIVE FUNDING PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION. THE ELIGIBILITY <br />LIST SHALL BE SUBJECT TO MODIFICATION AND ADOPTION THROUGH <br />PASSAGE OF A JOINT RESOLUTION THAT IS APPROVED BY A MAJORITY <br />VOTE OF BOTH HOUSES OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. AT THE SAME <br />TIME AS THE SPECIES CONSERVATION LIST IS SUBMITTED, THE <br />COLORADO WATER CONSERVATION BOARD AND ITS DIRECTOR, IN <br />COOPERATION AND CONSULTATION WITH THE WILDLIFE COMMISSION <br />AND THE DIRECTOR OF THE DIVISION OF WILDLIFE, SHALL ALSO <br />PROVIDE A DETAILED REPORT TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ON THE <br />PROGRESS AND STATUS OF ACTIVITIES TO DATE AND THEIR <br />EFFECTIVENESS IN THE RECOVERY OF THE SPECIES AND IDENTIFY <br />PROPOSED FUTURE ACTIVITIES. <br />(b) FUNDING SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF <br />THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES FOR PURPOSES <br />ENUMERATED BELOW IN THE FOLLOWING ORDER OF PRIORITY: <br />(I) THE 1988 COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT TO IMPLEMENT THE <br />RECOVERY IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAM FOR THE ENDANGERED FISH <br />SPECIES IN THE UPPER COLORADO RIVER DATED SEPTEMBER 29, 1987; <br />THE 1992 COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT TO IMPLEMENT THE SAN JUAN <br />RIVER RECOVERY IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAM DATED OCTOBER 21, <br />1992; THE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT FOR PLATTE RIVER RESEARCH <br />AND OTHER EFFORTS RELATING TO ENDANGERED SPECIES HABITATS <br />ALONG THE CENTRAL PLATTE RIVER, NEBRASKA; AND ANY OTHER <br />PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO MEET STATE OBLIGATIONS PURSUANT TO <br />THE FEDERAL "ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT OF 1973",16 U.S.c. 1531, ET <br />SEQ.; <br />(II) PROGRAMS ESTABLISHED OR APPROVED BY THE DIVISION OF <br />WILDLIFE REGARDING: <br />(A) SPECIES PLACED ON THE STATE ENDANGERED OR THREATENED <br />LIST IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 33-2-105, C.R.S.; OR <br />(B) CANDIDATE SPECIES OR SPECIES LIKELY TO BECOME CANDIDATE <br />SPECIES, SPECIES AT RISK, AND SPECIES OF SPECIAL CONCERN IN <br />ORDER TO ASSIST IN REMOVING THE NEED TO PLACE THE SPECIES ON <br />EITHER THE STATE OR FEDERAL ENDANGERED OR THREATENED <br />SPECIES LISTS. EV ALUA TION OF SPECIES PURSUANT TO THIS <br />SUB-SUBPARAGRAPH (B) SHALL INCLUDE AN ASSESSMENT OF <br />ECOLOGICALL Y EQUIVALENT SPECIES IN THE SAME ECOSYSTEM. <br /> <br />http://www.state.co.us/gov_dir/leg_dir/sessI998/hbills98/hb]006.htm <br /> <br />]/21/98 <br />