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<br />, <br /> <br />provides more than $ 8 million for this initiative. <br /> <br />I look forward to working with the basin states, tribes, cities, irrigators, conservation groups, and <br />other stakeholders to address these emerging challenges across the West. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Conclusion: Respecting Our Past & Securiug Our Future <br /> <br />In closing, let me say again it is a pleasure to be here with you. The Department's role managing <br />the Colorado River B particularly in the Lower Basin B is truly unique. <br /> <br />In the past three years we have shown that it is important to address conflicts directly. Our <br />management of the Colorado is critical to the wen being of the multi-state and international <br />region it serves. It's a role that demands fairness in resolving conflicts, and creativity in finding <br />ways to meet the basin's changing needs. <br /> <br />It also requires adherence to, and respect for, the ALaw ofthe River,@the legal framework that <br />governs the use and management of the Colorado River. <br /> <br />The Department ofthe Interior win continue to respect the rights and obligations imposed by this <br />body oflaw. <br /> <br />The future of the Colorado River will be shaped by the emerging factors ofdrought and <br />population growth B as wen as by our commitments to tribes and our environmental <br />responsibilities. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />We need to continue our history of partnership in addressing Colorado River issues. The <br />leadership, cooperation and compromise embodied in this partnership, will be key if we are to <br />achieve consensus solutions without crisis. <br /> <br />I remain committed to this task, and I look forward to continuing the cooperative efforts Band <br />important successes - the Department, the states and the Colorado River stakeholders have <br />enjoyed in the past. <br /> <br />Thank you. <br /> <br />." <br />, <br /> <br />7 <br />