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<br />STATE OF COLORADO <br />Roy Romer, Governor <br />DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES <br />DIVISION OF WILDLIFE <br />AN EOUAI OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER <br />Perry D. Olson, Director <br />6060 Broadway <br />Denver, Cdorado 60216 <br />Telephone: (303) 297.1192 <br />OCT 1 ~ 1994 <br />r' <br />October 11, 19~It.~: <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Mike Long, Director <br />Division of Minerals and Geology <br />FROM: Perry D. Olson, DirectoC~i~ <br />REFER TO <br />For Wildlife - <br />For People <br />I want to follow up on the Denver Post article of October 6, 1994, specifically as it relates to <br />state versus federal involvement in mined land reclamation in Colorado. My position as <br />Director of the Division of Wildlife is clear. Reclamation efforts are the states' -- not the <br />federal government's responsibility. In much the same way, our agency must address the <br />threatened and endangered species issues prior to federal government "listing" and the <br />myriad of complications that come with federal involvement, I firmly believe your agency is <br />the appropriate one to have the lead on reclamation efforts. Your agency has the technical <br />expertise, the familiarity with Colorado issues and the working relationships with other <br />agencies (including ours) to be successful with this effort. We are still committed to and feel <br />it is important to work on the reclamation process for the benefit of Colorado and the <br />agencies involved. <br />If our agencies differ in how the reclamation is carried out, as they might, let's focus our <br />energy on resolving [hose differences, not abdicating our responsibilities to the federal <br />government. Perhaps the Wildlife Commission needs to meet with your Board to discuss <br />these issues? I would be happy to coordinate such a meeting. <br />Again, I have full confidence in your agency and with the process here in Colorado with <br />regard to reclamation efforts. I look forward to meeting with your board in the near future <br />to further address this issue. <br />cc: Jim Lochhead <br />Mined Land Reclamation Board <br />DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, James S. Lochhead, Execufive Director <br />WILDLIFE COMMISSION, Thomas M. Eve, Chairman • Louis F. Switt, Vice-Chairman • Arnold Salazar, Secretary <br />Jesse Langston Boyd, Jr., Member • Eldon W. Cooper, Member • Rebecca L. Frank, Member <br />William R. Hegberg, Member • Mark LeValley, Member <br />