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" . Joint Water Quality Memo and Draft Agenda Basin Meeting at a Glance Special Water Committee Bill .- Wildlife Interim Committee Bill ~ Long-term Funding Bill Sand Creek Massacre Bill Colorado Canyons NCA Bill NCWCD Conveyance Bill Great Sand Dunes National Park Bill Salinity Control Ceiling Authorization Increase Bill (All the referenced federal legislation can also be found on the Internet at www.LOC.thomas.gov) Agency (page 15) . . . Personnel . Comprehensive Financial Audit . . Attachments (Page 17) . . . Summary of Resolved Cases . De minimus Cases . Loan Repayment Delinquency and Financial Activity Report . Design & Construction Status Report . Contract Processing Report . Grant and Non-reimbursable Project Status Report . Draft Gagging Program Memo . . . . Federal and Interstate Issues Endangered Fish Funding Legislation: HR 2348, the bill authorizing the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) to share the costs of capital construction projects under the Upper Colorado and San Juan River endangered fish recovery programs was signed by the President on Oct. 30. It is now Public Law 106-392. The estimated capital cost for the two programs is $100 million, $82 million for the Upper Colorado River Program and $18 million for the San Juan River Program. Upper Basin states will contribute a total of $17 million. Colorado's share is $9_1 million. Colorado is also preparing to loan $17 million to the two recovery programs to be repaid by power revenues collected from Salt Lake City Area Integrated Projects Firm Power Contractors. This will allow these contractors to participate in funding the capital projects and meet project repayment obligations within the 50-year time frame established by the Colorado River Storage Project Act. Babbitt Pulls Down Slab of Dam In California: On Oct. 12 Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt led a e demonstration to remove the 200-foot Matilija Dam on the Ventura River in southern California. The dam is the largest ever proposed for removal. "The Matilija Dam is symbolic not only because it could become the largest dam to be taken down anywhere in the world, but also because it is a prime example of dams that are environmentally harmful as well as useless. This ceremony marks a new era in America," said Babbitt. Todd Named Director of Operations: On Nov. 6 Reclamation Commissioner Martinez announced the appointment of Larry Todd as Reclamation's Director of Operations. He will be responsible for planning, formulating, and executing all operational program functions. Todd's experience spans 26 years of government service in various land management, reservoir design and construction, and policy and management analysis positions held in Washington, D.C., Montana, Texas, and Colorado. He was the Deputy Regional Director in the Great Plains Region, Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Water and Science, and Oklahoma-Texas Area Manager. He has served in his new position in an "acting" capacity since February 2000. Gabaldon Named Deputy Director of Operations: On Nov. 6 Reclamation Commissioner Martinez announced the appointment of Michael R. Gabaldon as Reclamation's Deputy Director of Operations. His responsibilities will include program coordination among regional and area offices. As Albuquerque Area Office Manager since 1998, Gabaldon is responsible for Reclamation program activities in the Rio Grande, Pecos River, and Canadian River basin in southeastern Colorado, New Mexico, and west Texas. From 1996- 1998, he served as the Reclamation's Pacific Northwesl Regional Liaison Officer in Washington, D.C. Prior to that, he served in various supervisory and field engineering positions in Oregon and Colorado. Colorado Butterfly Plant Listed: On Oct. 18 the USFWS announced the Colorado butterfly plant, a .- rare short-lived perennial herb, will be listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. The only know_ populations of the Colorado butterfly plant are mostly on private land within a small area in southeastern .- 2