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o o (-, ..;::.. (.,) o . . biological opmlOn. Non-depletion impacts of existing projects subject to ESA compliance are addressed in these principles. Add Section on NIIP BO. 4.0 Long Range Implementation Plan. The Program's initial long range plan was necessarily focused on the seven-year research period as defined in the first Animas-La Plata Biological Opinion (October 25, 1991). It defined the principal Recovery Program activities ana scheduled for completion ffi through 1997. Because the.r.esearch efforts during the 7 year research period did not include implementation of specific, on-the-ground projects that would directly benefit the endangered fish or habitat and thus serve as components of reasonable and prudent alternatives to avoid jeopardy, the Service has identified other reasonable and prudent alternatives for implementation by project sponsors to complete consultation. Now that the seven-year research period has concluded, the Biology Committee is in the process of identifing and prioritizing all foreseeable actions scientifically determined to be necessary to achieve recovery of the endangered fish and their habitat in the San Juan Basin, including projects requiring capital construction funds, and develop an updated Long Range Plan. The Coordination Committee will review the recommendations of the Biology Committee and adopt a modified an updated Long Range Plan, incorporating capital and monitioring and research projects as appropriate. .J'he Long Range Plan, as amended and updated annuaIly, will be the basis for (ormulating annual budgets and making funding requests for the Reco':ery Program, and formulating annual budgets. The re':ised Long Range Plan wilLbe modified reviewed annually by the Coordination Committee and moc#jted as needed to reflect new information and any additional actions needed ~o achieve recovery. Additionally, amendments to the Long Range Plan will be,made. to reflect available funding and changes in priorities for implementation. 5,0 SECTION 7 CONSULTATIONS The Recovery Program is intended to identify and implement actions that provide compliance with the Endangered Species Actfor water development and management activities in the San Juan Basin, The manner in which that is accomplished is described below, It is recognized that project sponsors may wish to carry out actions that provide ESA compliance for their projects independently of the Program, and not rely on the Program to provide actions for ESA compliance, In addition, project sponsors may modifY their projects so as to eliminate jeopardy, adverse modification of critical habitat, or to minimize take, and by so doing, eliminate the needfor actions by the Program to provide ESA compliance, ,'"t,