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<br />000809 <br /> <br />11.e... <br /> <br />\ \ Wat~~~~~,~~,~","g c"",",,,"" <br /> <br />RECEIVED <br />JUN 0 7 2001 <br /> <br /> <br />Colorado Wal~r ConseTValion Boaro <br /> <br />June 5, 2001 <br /> <br />MEMO TO: Recovery Implementation Committee <br />Ralph Morgenweck Rick Gold <br />Kathleen Clarke Leslie James <br />Dan Luecke Dave Saba <br />Patrick Tyrrell Karen Wade <br />Greg Walcher <br />cc: Management Conunittee <br />Biology Committee <br />Water Acquisition Committee <br />I&E Committee <br /> <br />FROM: Tom Pitts <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Recent Article Re: The Endangered Species Act and the Upper Colorado River <br />Basin and San Juan River Basin Endangered Fish Recovery Programs by Rep, <br />James V, Hansen, (R-Utah), Chairman, Resources Committee, U,S, House of <br />Representatives <br /> <br />Enclosed for your information is an article by Rep, Hansen on the Colorado River Basin and San <br />Juan River Basin recovery implementation programs, and the recently passed federal legislation <br />regarding those programs, The article appeared in the Forum for Aoolied Research and Public <br />Policv. Spring 2001, The Forum is published by the University of Tennessee and the Tennessee <br />Valley Authority, The title of the article, "Endangered Economies", was selected by the <br />publisher, [Note: The Forum is not copyrighted. so tile article can be distributed,] <br /> <br />Mr, Hansen discusses the Endangered Species Act and its implementation. He concludes the <br />article as follows: <br /> <br />"The Upper Basin and San Juan recovery programs are not without tlaws, but they are <br />achieving the goals ofthe Endangered Species Act while avoiding conflicts with other <br />federal and state laws, This is a truly remarkable achievement. Indeed, Congress and <br />the federal agencies could benefit by considering these programs as examples of how <br />the Endangered Species Act should be implemented," <br /> <br />I provided assistance to Mr, Hansen in writing the article, as indicated in the notes at the end of <br />the article, <br /> <br />(1801.1S-<lS) <br />535 Nonh Garfield Avenue <br />Loveland, Colorado 80537-5548 <br /> <br />Phone: 970.667-8690 <br />FAX: 970.667.8692 <br /> <br />E-Mail: <br />h2 orus@waterconsulLearn <br />