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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />EXTENSION OF THE <br />COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT <br />for the <br />RECOVERY IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAM FOR <br />ENDANGERED SPECIES IN THE UPPER COLORADO RIVER BASIN <br /> <br />Puroose: <br /> <br />The parties hereto agree to extend the Cooperative Agreement signed January 21, <br />1988, which provided for the parties to participate in and implement the recovery <br />program as provided for in the document "Recovery Implementation Program for <br />Endangered Fish Species in the Upper Colorado River Basin" (Program), dated <br />September 29, 1987, as heretofore amended. This extension of the Cooperative <br />Agreement shall remain in effect for a period of 10 years from the date of its <br />execution and has been determined by the participating parties to be necessary in <br />order to complete the objective of delisting the four species of native fish under <br />the Federal Endangered Species Act. <br /> <br />Consistencv with Applicable Law: <br /> <br />This Extension ofthe Cooperative Agreement is subject to and is intended to be <br />consistent with all applicable Federal and State laws and interstate compacts. In <br />addition, the parties recognize that the provisions of Public Law 106--, which <br />authorizes the Bureau of Reclamation to provide cost sharing for the endangered <br />fish recovery implementation programs for the Upper Colorado and San Juan <br />River Basins, govern specific aspects of the Program's conduct and funding since <br />its enactment at the request of the Program's participants. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Bruce Babbitt <br />Secretary of the Interior <br /> <br />Date <br /> <br />Bill Owens <br />Governor of Colorado <br /> <br />Date <br /> <br />Michael Leavitt <br />Governor of Utah <br /> <br />Date <br /> <br />Jim Geringer <br />Governor of Wyoming <br /> <br />Date <br /> <br />Michael S. Hacskaylo Date <br />Administrator, Western Area Power Administration, Department of Energy <br /> <br />. <br />