Subcommittee on Water and Power

166 Congressmen and Senators Send Bipartisan Letter to Secretary Chu Expressing Concern Over PMA Rate Increases
Press Release
Jun 11, 2012 - Spearheaded by Natural Resources Committee Member Rep. Paul Gosar (AZ-01), as well as Rep. Jim Matheson (UT-02) and Sens. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Tim Johnson (D-SD), 166 Congressmen and Senators recently sent a bipartisan, bicameral letter to Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu expressing concerns over his memoran... More

House Votes to Prohibit Federal Government from Mailing Out Cash for Surveys
Press Release
Jun 6, 2012 - The House of Representatives today passed, in a bipartisan vote of 355 to 51, an amendment by Congressman Scott Tipton (CO-03) to the FY 2013 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act to prohibit the federal agencies under the bill from mailing out cash as an incentive to complete government ... More

Witnesses: Obama Administration Actions and Regulations Threaten Jobs, Drive Up Costs of Water and Power, Burden Local Economies
Press Release
Jun 4, 2012 - Today, the House Subcommittee on Water and Power held an oversight field hearing in Phoenix, Arizona entitled, “Evaporating Prosperity: How Federal Actions Are Driving Up Water and Power Costs, Threatening Jobs and Leaving Arizonans High and Dry.” At the hearing, Subcommittee Chairman Tom McClintock (CA-04) and Arizona... More

Committee Report on H.R. 460, the "Bonneville Unit Clean Hydropower Facilitation Act"
Committee Reports
May 30, 2012 - H. Rept. 112-503, Part 1 More

Field Hearing Stresses Need for Active Forest Management to Suppress Bark Beetle Epidemic, Protect Water and Power Supplies
Press Release
May 14, 2012 - Today, the House Subcommittees on Water and Power and National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands held a joint oversight field hearing in Montrose, Colorado entitled, “Logs in the Road: Eliminating Federal Red Tape and Excessive Litigation to Create Healthy Forests, Jobs and Abundant Water and Power Supplies.” At the hea... More

Committee Hears How Secretary Chu's Washington, D.C. Directives Could Raise Electricity Rates and Override Regional Energy Successes
Press Release
Apr 26, 2012 - Today, the House Natural Resources Committee heard at an oversight hearing that Energy Secretary Steven Chu’s Memorandum to the Power Marketing Administrations (PMAs) could increase energy costs dramatically. This hearing follows up on a bipartisan Pacific Northwest Congressional delegation letter that raised serious q... More

Hastings Statement on Judge Redden's Admitted Bias to Destroy Snake River Dams
Press Release
Apr 26, 2012 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement on Judge Redden’s admitted bias to destroy Snake River Dams: “This interview candidly reveals the activist bias of Judge Redden that I and many in the Pacific Northwest have suspected for years. Due to his personal views, t... More

Committee Report on H.R. 2915, the "American Taxpayer and Western Area Power Administration Customer Protection Act of 2011"
Committee Reports
Apr 16, 2012 - H. Rept. 112-431 More

Committee Report on H.R. 2060, the "Central Oregon Jobs and Water Security Act"
Committee Reports
Apr 16, 2012 - H. Rept. 112-438 More

Committee Report on H.R. 3263, the "Lake Thunderbird Efficient Use Act of 2011"
Committee Reports
Apr 16, 2012 - H. Rept. 112-442 More

19 Members of Pacific Northwest Delegation Bipartisan Letter to Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu Regarding His Recent Power Marketing Administrations Memorandum
Letters
Apr 11, 2012 - Dear Secretary Chu: We write with deep concern regarding your March 16, 2012 Memorandum to the Power Market Administrators. While many of the Memorandum's goals may have merit, these directives - and the manner in which your Department has relayed them - have created considerable consternation and confusion in the Paci... More

Hastings Invites Secretary Chu to Testify on PMA Memorandum that Could Increase Energy Rates for Millions of American Families
Press Release
Apr 5, 2012 - Today, House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) sent a letter to Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Steven Chu inviting him to testify at a Full Committee oversight hearing on Thursday, April 26th regarding concerns raised by Secretary Chu’s recent Memorandum to the Power Marketing Administrati... More

Chairman Hastings Invitation Letter to Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu to Testify on His Recent Power Marketing Administrations Memorandum
Letters
Apr 5, 2012 - Dear Secretary Chu: I cordially invite you to testify before the House Natural Resources Committee on Thursday, April 26, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. to explain and answer questions regarding your March 16, 2012 Memorandum to the Power Marketing Administrations. Since there are substantial questions about the Memorandum, I res ... More

Chairmen Question Obama Administration on Mailing Out $$$$$$$
Tax Dollar Tracker
Mar 22, 2012 - Earlier this week, House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) and Water & Power Subcommittee Chairman Tom McClintock (CA-04) sent letters to the Bureau of Reclamation and the Office of Management and Budget requesting information on the use of American tax dollars to pay for a controversial Departm... More

Subcommittee Questions Obama Administration's BOR and PMA Budgets that Could Increase Electricity Rates and Decrease Water Deliveries
Press Release
Mar 20, 2012 - Today, the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power held an oversight hearing to examine the negative impacts to water supplies and hydropower rates that will result from the Obama Administration’s Fiscal Year 2013 budget and priorities for the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR), the Four Power Marketing Admini... More

Chairmen Hastings and McClintock Letter to Victoria Haynes on RTI International's Communications with the Bureau of Reclamation
Letters
Mar 20, 2012 - Dear Ms. Haynes: We write to request information related to the Department of the Interior's ("DOI") Klamath Non-use Valuation Survey ("Survey"). According to press reports on the issue, DOI contracted with RTI International to provide information gathering services related to this issue. The Office of Management and B... More

Chairmen Hastings and McClintock Letter to Commissioner Connor on the Klamath Non-use Valuation Survey
Letters
Mar 20, 2012 - Dear Commissioner Connor: We write to request information related to the Department of the Interior's ("DOI") Klamath Non-use Valuation Survey ("Survey"). The Office of Management and Budget ("OMB") control number for the Survey is 1090-0010. Through this letter, we request information regarding communication on this i... More

Chairman Hastings: Department of Energy Directive to BPA and Other PMAs Could Increase Energy Rates for Millions of American Families
Press Release
Mar 16, 2012 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) today released the following statement in response to a memorandum from Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu to the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) and all other Power Marketing Administrations (PMAs) that includes directives that could increase... More

House Approves Bipartisan Plan to Create Jobs, Expand Renewable Hydropower Production
Press Release
Mar 7, 2012 - Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 2842, the Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act of 2012, with a bipartisan vote of 265-154. Sponsored by Rep. Scott Tipton (CO-03), H.R. 2842 is an action plan to create new American jobs and eliminate bureaucratic hurdles to small ... More

Chairman Hastings' Floor Statement on Bipartisan Plan to Expand Renewable Hydropower Production
Floor Statements
Mar 6, 2012 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings delivered the following statement on the House floor today in support of H.R. 2842, the Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act of 2011 – a plan to create new American jobs and expand production of clean, renewable hydropower ... More

House to Consider Plan Next Week to Boost Renewable Hydropower Production, Create Jobs
Press Release
Mar 2, 2012 - Next week, the House of Representatives will consider H.R. 2842, The Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act of 2011, sponsored by Rep. Scott Tipton (CO-03). This legislation will create American jobs and expand production of clean, renewable American energy by eliminating duplicat... More

House Approves Bipartisan Plan to Protect Jobs, Restore Water Deliveries, Prevent Man-Made Droughts in California
Press Release
Feb 29, 2012 - Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1837, the Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Water Reliability Act, with a bipartisan vote of 246-175. This comprehensive bill would restore water deliveries that have been cut-off due to federal regulations and environmental lawsuits, protect tens of thousands of jobs, ensure... More

Chairman Hastings' Floor Statement on Legislation to End Man-Made Droughts in California
Floor Statements
Feb 29, 2012 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings delivered the following statement on the House floor today in support of H.R. 1837, the Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Water Reliability Act. The bill would restore water supplies, provide job certainty to farmers and communities in California’s San Joaquin Valley ... More

Wall Street Journal Editorial: Protecting Endangered Farmers
In Case You Missed It
Feb 29, 2012 - Protecting Endangered Farmers The Wall Street Journal Editorial February 29, 2012 Rick Santorum may have had a point the other day when he said that some environmentalists care more about animals than people. Take the water restrictions the federal government has imposed on California farmers to protect the three-inch... More

National and Local Organizations Support Republican Plan to Stop Man-Made California Drought
Resourceful Information
Feb 28, 2012 - Organizations from across the country are calling for passage of H.R. 1837, the Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Water Reliability Act, legislation to prevent future California man-made droughts. This comprehensive solution will bring water supply certainty to the Sacramento and San Joaquin Valleys, protect 30,000 jobs, g... More

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