Hearings and Business Meetings
Mar 22 2018
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Full Committee Hearing to Examine the 2018 Western Water Supply Outlook and Bills Related to Water Infrastructure and Drought Resiliency
366 Dirksen Senate Office Building 10:00 AM
The hearing will be held on Thursday, March 22, 2018, at 10:00 a.m. EDT in Room 366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC.
The purpose of the hearing is to examine the 2018 Western Water Supply Outlook and the following Water Infrastructure and Drought Resilience Bills:
- S. 2539, a bill to amend the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, to reauthorize certain projects to increase Colorado River System water;
- S. 2560, the Reclamation Title Transfer Act of 2018; and
- S.2563, the Water Supply Infrastructure and Drought Resilience Act of 2018.
The hearing will be webcast live on the committee’s website, and an archived video will be available shortly after the hearing concludes. Witness testimony will be available on the website at the start of the hearing.
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Opening Remarks
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ChairmanSenate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
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Sen. Maria CantwellRanking MemberSenate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
Witness Panel 1
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Assistant Secretary for Water and ScienceU.S. Department of the InteriorPetty Testimony 3-22-18 SENR Cmte Hrg.pdf (116.8 KBs)
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DirectorWashington State Department of AgricultureSandison Testimony 3-20-18 SENR Cmte Hrg.pdf (141.8 KBs)
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PresidentFamily Farm AllianceO'Toole Testimony 3-22-18 SENR Cmte Hrg.pdf (91.6 KBs)
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Senior Counsel and Water Policy AdvisorTrout UnlimitedZiemer Testimony 3-22-18 SENR Cmte Hrg.pdf (610.5 KBs)
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DirectorCity of Phoenix (Arizona) Water Services DepartmentSorensen Testimony 3-22-18 SENR Cmte Hrg.pdf (56.0 KBs)
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Senior Vice President and Chief Sustainability OfficerMGM Resorts InternationalOrtega Testimony 3-22-18 SENR Cmte Hrg.pdf (207.1 KBs)