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<br />AND FUNDING WAS APPROVED BY E.P.A. THUS, THE COLORADO WEST COUNCIL <br />OF GOVERNMENTS AND REGION 11 WAS APPROVED AS AN ENERGY IMPACTED <br />AREA, THE NORTHWEST COLORADO COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS AND REGION 12 <br />WAS APPROVED AS A RECREATIONAL IMPACTED AREA, AND THE LARIMER-WELD <br />REGIONAL COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS AND REGION 3 WAS APPROVED AS AN <br />URBAN-INDUSTRIAL-AGRICULTURE IMPACTED AREA, ALL OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS <br />WERE FUNCTIONAL AND HAD EMPLOYED PLANNING STAFFS AND WERE CONSIDERED <br />CAPABLE OF DEVELOPING SUITABLE AREAWIDE WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT <br />PLANS, WE NOW HAVE SIX AREAS AND AGENCIES DESIGNATED AND IN THE <br />PROCESS OF DEVELOPING 208 PLANS. THIS REPRESENTS APPROXIMATELY <br />ONE-HALF THE LAND AREA AND APPROXIMATELY 80 TO 85 PERCENT OF THE <br />POPULATION IN COLORADO. <br /> <br />mT MIGHT BE APPROPRIATE AT THIS POINT TO DISCUSS THE PROVISIONS <br />OF FUNDING 208 PLANNING AGENCIES. SECTION 208 CARRIED AN APPROPRIATION <br />OF $50 ~lILLION FOR FY-73.. $100 MILLION FOR FY-74 AND $150 MILLION FOR <br />FY-75. THESE FUNDS ARE TO GO DIRECTLY TO THE DESIGNATED PLANNING <br />AGENCY AND THERE IS NO PROVISION FOR FUNDING DIRECTLY TO THE STATES. <br />THE LAW ALSO PROVIDES 100% FEDERAL FUNDING FOR THE FIRST TWO YEARS <br />OF THE PLANNING EFFORT WITH 75% FUNDING THEREAFTER FOR THE AREAWIDE <br />.-:> <br />~ONTINUING PLANNING PROCESS. As IT NOW STANDS, ANY PLANNING AGENCY <br />~SIGNATED AFTER JULY I. 1975, WOULD BE FUNDED ONLY AT THE 75 PERCENT <br />LEVEL. THERE IS AN EFFORT UNDERWAY AT THE PRESENT TIME TO HAVE <br />CONGRESS AMEND P.l. 92-500 TO REMOVE THE FY-75 DEADLINE. IF THIS <br />AMENDBBNT IS PASSED BY CONGRESS. FUTURE DESIGNATED AREAS AND PLANNING <br />ORGANIZATIONS WOULD BE 100% FEDERALLY FUNDED FOR THE FIRST TWO YEARS <br />AFTER THE PLANNING PROCESS HAS STARTED AND 75% FUNDING THEREAFTER. <br />THIS COULD LEAD TO OTHER AREAS AND AGENCIES BEING DESIGNATED IN <br /> <br />- II - <br />