BOARD00507

• Board Meeting Date: 1/26/2000
• Description: WSP Section - Colorado River Basin Issues - San Juan Recovery Program - Section 7 Agreement
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

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Agenda item 23 i
January 26-27, 2000 Board Meeting
Page 13 of13

All biological opinions issued will contain language requesting the applicable Federal
agency to retain sufficient authority to reinitiate consultation should reinitiation become
necessary .

10.0 Modification of Principles

These principles have been adopted by the Coordination Committee, San Juan River
Basin Recovery Implementation Program. The principles have been reviewed by the
Service and found to be consistent with the Endangered Species Act and regulations
implementing the Act. Experience may dictate a need to modify these principles in the
future.

A review of these principles may be initiated by any voting memher of the Coordination
Committee. These principles may be modified or amended by vote of the Program
participants, pursuant to normal voting procedures. However, modifications to the
principles will be subject to review by the Service to assure continued compliance with
the Endangered Species Act and applicable regulations in conducting Section 7
consultations on water development and management activities in the San Juan River
Basin. Should the Service find that proposed modifications or modifications to these
principles are inconsistent with the Endangered Species Act or regulations implementing
the Act, the Service will notify the Coordination Committee in writing, with
recommendations for bringing the principles into compliance with the Act.