{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.gardner.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/gardner-hatch-bennet-heinrich-and-udall-introduce-legislation-to-protect-endangered-species-in-upper-colorado-river", "Gardner, Hatch, Bennet, Heinrich, and Udall Introduce Legislation to Protect Endangered Species in Upper Colorado River", "2017-11-29", "2017", "2017-11", "Republican", "House", "CO", "Cory Gardner", "G000562", "www.gardner.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington D.C. \u2013\u00a0Senator Cory Gardner (R-CO), along with Senators Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Martin Heinrich (D-NM) and Tom Udall (D-NM), introduced the Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Extension Act of 2017. The legislation will continue to fund the Upper Colorado and San Juan fish recovery programs through FY2023, and aims to protect four primary endangered species in the Upper Colorado River Basin.\r\n\u00a0\r\n\u201cProtecting endangered species living in Colorado\u2019s natural habitat can be done in a responsible manner, and I\u2019m proud to introduce this bipartisan legislation,\u201d\u00a0said Gardner.\u00a0\u201cUpper Colorado River Endangered Fish Recovery Program is a great example of a partnership between federal, state, and local agencies to promote conservation. It\u2019s important we provide adequate resources to this project to ensure our partners on the ground have the necessary tools to protect these endangered species.\u201d\r\n\u00a0\r\n\u201cI\u2019m happy to join my Western colleagues\u2014including Utah\u2019s newly elected Representative John Curtis\u2014in introducing this commonsense legislation. Our bipartisan bill builds on the successful conservation efforts on the Upper Colorado River, encouraging the federal government to work in cooperation with Western states,\u201d\u00a0said Hatch. \u201cThis proposal will help guide the sustainable usage of our water resources in a way that fosters both species recovery and responsible development.\u201d\r\n\u00a0\r\n\u201cThe Endangered Fish Recovery Programs are exemplary of the successful, collaborative conservation championed in the West by states, tribes, federal agencies, and other stakeholders,\u201dsaid Bennet. \u201cThis bipartisan bill provides the resources to continue recovery efforts in the Upper Colorado River and to ensure that these endangered fish species are protected for years to come.\u201d\r\n\u00a0\r\n\u201cThe San Juan and Upper Colorado River Fish Recovery Programs are vital to rebuilding our native fish populations that are an important part of our state\u2019s heritage,\u201d\u00a0said Heinrich.\u00a0\u201cWe cannot allow these important conservation programs to lapse and threaten the progress we\u2019ve made up to this point. This bipartisan legislation will ensure federal, state and local agencies have the resources they need to continue protecting endangered species in the Upper Colorado River Basin.\u201d\r\n\u00a0\r\n\u201cThe San Juan River Basin is an important region in New Mexico\u2019s ecology, and I am pleased to introduce this bipartisan legislation to continue the collaborative efforts to help protect the area's endangered species,\u201d\u00a0said Udall. \u201cThe most successful way we can balance the needs of water security with species conservation is to work collaboratively with local, state, Tribal, federal and non-governmental partners to find solutions. This initiative has been an excellent example of how we can conserve natural habitats by working together.\u201d\r\n\u00a0\r\nRepresentative John Curtis (UT-3) introduced the House companion legislation.\r\n\u00a0\r\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.gardner.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/gardner-hatch-bennet-heinrich-and-udall-introduce-legislation-to-protect-endangered-species-in-upper-colorado-river"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 4.216611851006746, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}