Assistant Leader Neguse Applauds Seven-Year Extension of Upper Colorado and San Juan River Endangered Fish Recovery Programs

Washington, D.C. — House Assistant Minority Leader Joe Neguse released the following statement after President Joe Biden signed his bill to extend authorization for the Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins Endangered Fish Recovery Programs into law: 

“We have been focused in our efforts to secure a seven-year extension for the highly successful Upper Colorado and San Juan River Endangered Fish Recovery Programs. And I am incredibly grateful to the bipartisan coalition of lawmakers who helped us achieve this goal, including my friend, colleague, and fellow Coloradan, Senator John Hickenlooper.

“In 2021, thanks to these recovery programs, the humpback chub was downlisted from ‘endangered’ to ‘threatened.’ This achievement is a true testament to what’s possible when we advance models of collaboration—protecting and recovering endangered species while allowing water projects to continue. 

“As we celebrate this bill being signed into law, I am excited for the successes still to come.”

More information about the Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Reauthorization Act can be found here.

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