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<br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />TO: Colorado Water Conservation Board Members <br /> <br />FROM: Randy Seaholm <br />Chief, Water Supply Protection <br /> <br />DATE: May 12,2002 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Agenda Item 22h, May 20-21, 2002, Board Meeting - <br />Colorado River Basin Issues - <br />Upper Colorado River Recovery Pro~ram - Pro~ram Extension <br /> <br />Background <br /> <br />The Upper Colorado River Endangered Fish Recovery Program (CRRIP) and San <br />Juan River Basin Recovery Implementation Program (SJRIP) are seeking to extend the <br />authorization period of PL 106-392 for the Secretary of Interior, acting through <br />Reclamation, to implement capital construction projects for the two recovery programs <br />tluough 2008. No new dollars are requested, only the time frames to implement the <br />projects. Attached are the briefing documents that have been prepared to explain the <br />request and a copy ofH.R. 2348 showing the proposed changes to PL 106-392. <br /> <br />Recommendation <br /> <br />Staff recommends the Board support the proposed legislation and instructs the <br />Director to send a letter of support to Colorado's Congressional Delegation and <br />appropriate Committee Chairs. <br /> <br />Attachments: <br />DRS <br /> <br />c:\mydocs\agenda22hCRRIP52002.bdm.doc <br />