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the required 60-day review period, which has been extended to April 17th. Public hearings were held on February 15, 16, and 17 in Durango, Farmington and Denver respectively. A Record of Decision on the SEIS is expected in June, 2000. Navajo Dam Re-operation EIS: The re-operation of Navajo Dam to meet the San Juan Recovery Program flow recommendations is critical to both the recovery program and our ability to move forward with the Animas-La Plata Project. The final flow recommendations are contained in a May, 1999 report. The EIS will evaluate the impacts ofre-operating Navajo Dam to meet those flow recommendations. Staff wrote to Reclamation in Decemberl999 identifying issues that need to be addressed in the EIS. Yampa and White River Basin Yampa Water Management Planning: The planning group held a video conference on Feb. 11 to discuss the status of Wyoming's efforts to develop information about its future Green and Bear river depletions. This information is expected to be available in July. The group also discussed non-native fish control concerns, water availability issues and the signing of an MOU implementing the plan between the USFWS and the states upon which a Programmatic Biological Opinion would be based. As a result ofthe discussions a water contingency and an MOU drafting subcommittee were formed. The water subcommittee met on Mar. 9 and will meet again on April 4. The full group is planning to meet again on May 2 in Steamboat Springs. The group plans to schedule a larger public meeting early this summer. . Agency Budget . FY 2000-2001 Figure Setting: The CWCB's Fiscal Year 00-02 budget request was set by the Joint Budget Committee on February 20, 2000. The approved budget includes a 2.7% increase, or $74,585 over the FY 99-00 base appropriation of$2.7 million and 32.0 FTE. This requested increase included the $5,350 amended increase for Interstate Compact Dues and $69,245 in other increases. Notable activities in this year's figure setting exercise included a 1 % reduction from the FY 99-00 base, a $10,690 PERA reduction and a reduction of $2369 for in- state and out-of-state travel reduced from the Operating base. The CRDSS line list $906 in the travel reduction initiative, and the Water Conservation Program lost $671. Initially, there was also an action to remove the 1.0 FTE and $61,535 from the Platte River Basin Cooperative Agreement. Fortunately, we were able to submit adequate justification for the need for these funds in a comeback action, and Senator Lacy offered an amendment to restore the funding in committee on Friday, March 10th. The agency has filed another comeback to request the replacement of any funds deleted from FY 99 travel, but have riot received a decision as of this writing. ### 14 .