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to the United States Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources On S 1694 Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project Phase III Act of 2015 July 7 2015 Respectfully Submitted By Michael Garrity Director...and share American Rivers support for the bill before the Committee S 1694 The Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project Phase III Act of 2015 American Rivers is the nation s leading voice for healthy...American Rivers my office is in Tacoma Washington I have worked personally on the longstanding issues of water supply reliability and fishery restoration for the Yakima River for more than ten years American Rivers...
amend Public Law 103 434 to authorize Phase III of the Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project for the purposes of improving water management in the Yakima River basin and for other purposes IN THE SENATE...amend Public Law 103 434 to authorize Phase III of the Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project for the purposes of improving water management in the Yakima River basin and for other purposes Be it enacted...in Congress assembled 2 SECTION 1 SHORT TITLE 3 This Act may be cited as the Yakima River Basin 4 Water Enhancement Project Phase III Act of 2015 5 SEC 2 MODIFICATION OF TERMS PURPOSES AND DEFINI 6 TIONS...
Maria Cantwell D Wash Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Hearing on S 1694 Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project Phase III Act of 2015 July 7 2015 Thank you Madam Chairman for scheduling this...River Basin Water Enhancement Project Phase III Act of 2015 is critical legislation for the state of Washington for new water management for the state and I believe it is a model for water management across...important sockeye salmon runs in the United States S 1694 authorizes the initial phase of a long term water resources plan for the basin and recognizes the responsibility and the imperative to act now This...
to State and Local Governments The Department of the Interior manages the public lands and federal waters that provide resources critical to the Nation s energy security is responsible for collecting and...American Indian accounts and special use accounts such as the Land and Water Conservation Fund Special purpose funds including the Land and Water Conservation Fund LWCF the National 3 Historic Preservation Fund...revenues to a variety of local needs ranging from school funding to infrastructure improvements and water conservation projects States have used Federal mineral revenues to build new schools senior citizen...
collect and analyze important research and monitoring data on natural resources in the lands and waters of the Tongass National Forest Outputs of this project produce publishable scientific research materials...residents For the next project they will use the 51K in available Title II money to repair and reseal Water Canyon Road This is so important they even negotiated an MOU with New Mexico Tech to pay for some...environmental issues and safety challenges Monies have been used to protect endangered species protect water quality hard surface roads and provide safe access to public recreational areas Support from the public...
legislation such as Making Public Lands Public and the HUNT Act would dedicate 1 5 of the Land and Water Conservation Fund an important program in itself to provide public access to currently landlocked...
the Historic Preservation Fund 24 2 billion to the Reclamation Fund 27 9 billion to the Land and Water Conservation Fund and 156 7 billion to the General Fund of the U S Treasury The general fund is used...million in annual mandatory funding for the Departments of the Interior and Agriculture Land and Water Conservation Fund programs beginning in fiscal year 2016 B What specifically would the administration...Florida in Apalachicola Bay off the Gulf of Mexico Boat access to the refuge was through a leased deep water mooring and launch site The lease was ending and would not be renewed as the owners were looking to...
approximately 2 8 billion dollars alone came from the sale of new oil and gas leases in the federal waters off Louisiana s coast in the Gulf of Mexico These areas remain the nation s primary offshore source...gas among the 50 states Port Fourchon our Lafourche Parish s port services 90 percent of the deep water drilling structures located in the Gulf region In fact the port is now in the final phase of an expansion...tankers in the world LOOP handles 13 percent of the foreign oil and connects the nation s only deep water port to more than 50 percent of the nation s refining capacity Blessed with abundant natural resources...
particular are limited due to the fact that approximately 85 percent of acreage in federal offshore waters is inaccessible to offshore oil and natural gas development either through a lack of federal lease...inaccessible for new activity Increasing the oil and natural gas industry s access to US federal waters would likely increase domestic energy production contribute to greater employment and provide increased...
accompanied by Federal investments in a range of infrastructures highways rural electrification providing water to open up the West Some of the QER s recommendations will require similar investments in our energy...
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