Full Committee Hearing

WATER & POWER SUBCOMMITTEE HEARING: to receive testimony on S. 2891; S. 2779/H.R.3671; S. 3387; S.3404; H.R. 4252 (Hearing Room SD- 366).

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Location:  Energy Committee Hearing Room
SD-366

The purpose of the hearing is to receive testimony on S. 2891, a bill to further allocate and expand the availability of hydroelectric power generated at Hoover Dam, and for other purposes; S. 2779/H.R.3671, a bill to promote Department of the Interior efforts to provide a scientific basis for the management of sediment and nutrient loss in the Upper Mississippi River Basin, and for other purposes; S. 3387, a bill to provide for the release of water from the marketable yield pool of water stored in the Ruedi Reservoir for the benefit of endangered fish habitat in the Colorado River, and for other purposes; S.3404, a bill to amend the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 to require the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, to take actions to improve environmental conditions in the vicinity of the Leadville Mine Drainage Tunnel in Lake County, Colorado, and for other purposes; and H.R. 4252 to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of water resources in the Rialto-Colton Basin in the State of California, and for other purposes (Hearing Room SD- 366).

Witness Panel 3

  1. Mr. Ken Olsen

    Lake County Commissioner
  2. Mr. Andy Mueller

    President
    Colorado River District Board of Directors
  3. Mr. Doug Peterson

    President
    Minnesota Farmers Union
  4. The Honorable Michael Connor

    Commissioner
    Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Department of the Interior

Witness Panel 2

  1. Mr. Richard S. Walden

    Chairman
    Arizona Power Authority
  2. Mr. Timothy J. Meeks

    Administrator, Western Area Power Administration
    U.S. Department of Energy
  3. Mr. George Caan

    Executive Director
    Colorado River Commission of Nevada
  4. Ms. Phyllis Currie

    General Manager
    Pasadena Water and Power Department

Witness Panel 1

  1. The Honorable Joe Baca

    U.S. Congressman
  2. The Honorable John Ensign

    U.S. Senator
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