SUBCOMMITTEE ON WATER AND POWER
1310 Longworth House Office Building
House Administration Hearing Room
Thursday, September 16, 2010
10:00 a.m.
LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON:
- H.R. 3061 (Salazar), To require the Secretary of the Interior to assess the irrigation infrastructure of the Pine River Indian Irrigation Project in the State of Colorado and provide grants to, and enter into cooperative agreements with, the Southern Ute Indian Tribe to assess, repair, rehabilitate, or reconstruct existing infrastructure, and for other purposes. "Pine River Indian Irrigation Project Act of 2009"
- H.R. 5039 (L. Sanchez), To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the design, planning, and construction of the Groundwater Replenishment System Expansion to reclaim and reuse municipal wastewater in the Orange County, California region, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 5413 (Baca), To authorize the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians Water Rights Settlement, and for other purposes. "Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians Water Rights Settlement Act of 2010"
- H.R. 6107 (Hastings), To amend Section 301(d) of the Hoover Power Plant Act of 1984 to provide for notice regarding certification of certain projects, and for other purposes.
WITNESSES & TESTIMONY:
Panel I
George Skibine
Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs
U.S. Department of the Interior
Washington, D.C.
Accompanied by:
Robert Quint
Acting Deputy Commissioner
Operations, Bureau of Reclamation
U.S. Department of the Interior
Washington, D.C.
Matthew J. Box
Chairman
Southern Ute Indian Tribe
Ignacio, CO
Philip L. Anthony
First Vice President
Orange County Water District
Fountain Valley, CA
Accompanied by:
Michael R. Markus, P.E.
General Manager
Orange County Water District
Fountain Valley, CA
Mark Macarro
Chairman
Pechanga Band of Luiseno Indians
Temecula, CA
Matthew G. Stone
General Manager
Rancho California Water District
Temecula, CA
George M. Caan, P.E.
Executive Director
Colorado River Commission of Nevada
Las Vegas, NV
Roxane J. Perruso
Vice President and General Counsel
Transwest Express LLC
Denver, CO
