Subcommittee on Water and Power

Committee Report on H.R. 1837, the "Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Water Reliability Act"
Committee Reports
Feb 27, 2012 - H. Rept. 112-403 More

San Joaquin Valley Farmers Initially Slated to Get Fraction of Yearly Water Allocations
Press Release
Feb 22, 2012 - The Obama Administration’s Bureau of Reclamation today announced that farmers in California’s San Joaquin Valley would initially receive an estimated 30 percent of their allocated water supplies for 2012. Despite experiencing near record precipitation last year, farmers and communities once again face the threat of ano... More

Sacramento-San Joaquin Water Reliability Act (H.R. 1837)
Committee Votes
Feb 16, 2012 - Reporting H.R. 1837 Out of Committee (Passed 27-17. View Roll Call Vote) This bill prevents future California man-made droughts by implementing a comprehensive solution that will bring jobs and water supply certainty to the Sacramento and San Joaquin Valleys in California and decrease reliance on foreign food sources. ... More

Committee Takes Bipartisan Vote to Pass Plan to End Man-Made California Drought, Create Jobs and Ensure Food Security
Press Release
Feb 16, 2012 - The House Natural Resources Committee today passed H.R. 1837, legislation to prevent future California man-made droughts with a bipartisan vote of 27 to 17. This comprehensive solution will bring jobs and water supply certainty to the Sacramento and San Joaquin Valleys in California and decrease reliance on foreign foo... More

Committee to Act on Plan to End California's Man-Made Drought and Restore Water Supplies and Jobs
Press Release
Feb 14, 2012 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (R-WA) and California Representatives Devin Nunes, Kevin McCarthy, Tom McClintock and Jeff Denham today announced that comprehensive legislation, H.R. 1837, will be considered and amended in Committee to end future man-made droughts, bring job and water supply cer... More

Water Storage Vital to Rural Communities, Job Creation, Economic Growth
Press Release
Feb 7, 2012 - The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power held an oversight hearing today on “Water for Our Future and Job Creation: Examining Regulatory and Bureaucratic Barriers to New Surface Storage Infrastructure.” The hearing highlighted the regulatory burdens that hinder vital water storage improvement project... More

Bipartisan Group of Northwest Congressional Members Send Letter to Energy Secretary Chu Raising Concern Over FERC's Bonneville Environmental Redispatch Order
Press Release
Jan 24, 2012 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) and a group of 18 bipartisan Members of Congress and Senators from Washington, Idaho, and Oregon sent the following letter to Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Steven Chu raising concerns with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) December 7... More

19 Members of Pacific Northwest Delegation Bipartisan Letter to Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu Concerning FERC's Bonneville Environmental Redispatch Order
Letters
Jan 24, 2012 - Dear Secretary Chu, We write today regarding the December 7, 2011 order issued by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in the matter of the Bonneville Power Administration's environmental redispatch policy. As you know, the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) is a Power Marketing Administration (PMA), one ... More

VIDEO RELEASE: Natural Resources Republicans Fight for More American Jobs, More American Energy
Press Release
Jan 23, 2012 - Republicans on the House Natural Resources Committee released a new web video today highlighting the Committee’s work during the first session of the 112th Congress to create jobs and expand access to our own energy and natural resources. Through 115 hearings, Republicans on the Committee conducted rigorous oversight o... More

Committee Report on H.R. 200, the "Inland Empire Perchlorate Ground Water Plume Assessment Act of 2011"
Committee Reports
Jan 18, 2012 - H. Rept. 112-367 More

Committee Report on the Legislative and Oversight Activities of the Committee on Natural Resources One Hundred Twelfth Congress (Second Quarter)
Committee Reports
Dec 23, 2011 - H. Rept. 112-346 More

Committee Report on H.R. 2842, the "Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act of 2011"
Committee Reports
Dec 1, 2011 - H. Rept. 112-301 More

Politico Pro: Hastings, McClintock: Stop WAPA loans
Blog
Nov 10, 2011 - Hastings, McClintock: Stop WAPA loans By Alex Guillen Politico Pro 11/9/11 4:05 PM EST House Republicans are worried about yet another Energy Department loan program. Reps. Doc Hastings (R-Wash.) and Tom McClintock (R-Calif.) want the DOE to stop giving out loans through the Western Area Power Administration, one of t... More

Chairmen Seek to Halt Risky WAPA Loans by Energy Department, Give Notice on Further Oversight and Document Requests
Press Release
Nov 9, 2011 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) and Subcommittee on Water and Power Chairman Tom McClintock (CA-04) sent the following letter to Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Steven Chu following the alarming November 7th DOE Inspector General “Management Alert” report on the Western Area Power A... More

Chairmen Hastings and McClintock Letter to Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu on Risky WAPA Loans by Energy Department
Letters
Nov 9, 2011 - Dear Secretary Chu: We write to request an immediate and indefinite halt to any allocation of taxpayer dollars through the Western Area Power Administration (WAPA) borrowing authority enacted in the 2009 stimulus spending law, officially known as the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. As the respective Chairmen of... More

Video Blog: Natural Resources Committee Jobs Watch - Rep. Tipton
Blog
Oct 24, 2011 - House Natural Resources Committee Republicans are committed to putting Americans back to work by enacting policies that embrace America’s abundant natural resources to help create jobs and grow our economy. The Committee continues its Job Watch series this week with Freshman Committee Member Rep. Scott Tipton (CO-03). ... More

Expanded Santa Ana Sucker Critical Habitat Designation Threatens Regional Economic Growth, Water Supply
Press Release
Oct 18, 2011 - Today, the House Subcommittee on Water and Power held a field oversight hearing in Highland, California on, “Questionable Fish Science and Environmental Lawsuits: Jobs and Water Supplies at Risk in the Inland Empire.” Chairman Tom McClintock (CA-4), and Reps. Jerry Lewis (CA-41) and Ken Calvert (CA-44) heard from local... More

Committee Report on H.R. 818, To direct the Secretary of the Interior to allow for prepayment of repayment contracts between the United States and the Uintah Water Conservancy District
Committee Reports
Oct 14, 2011 - H. Rept. 112-247 More

Video Blog: Natural Resources Committee Jobs Watch - Rep. Denham
Blog
Oct 11, 2011 - House Natural Resources Committee Republicans are committed to putting Americans back to work by enacting policies that embrace America’s abundant natural resources to help create jobs and grow our economy. The Committee continues its Job Watch series this week with Freshman Committee Member Rep. Jeff Denham (CA-19). H... More

American Taxpayer and Western Area Power Administration Customer Protection Act of 2011 (H.R. 2915)
Committee Votes
Oct 5, 2011 - Reporting H.R. 2915 Out of Committee (Passed 26-17. View Roll Call Vote) This bill repeals the 2009 Stimulus Act’s questionable $3.25 billion Western Area Power Administration (WAPA) loan authority, including the taxpayer bailout provision for failed renewable energy transmission projects. This will save the taxpayer f... More

Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act of 2011 (H.R. 2842)
Committee Votes
Oct 5, 2011 - Reporting H.R. 2842 Out of Committee (Passed 30-12. View Roll Call Vote) This bill streamlines burdensome red tape and reduces administrative costs for the installation of increased small canal and pipeline hydropower development projects. Markey Amendment #001 – Duplicative Regulation (Failed 10-28. View Roll Call Vot... More

Committee Passes Three Bills to Create Jobs and Increase American Energy Production
Press Release
Oct 5, 2011 - The Full Natural Resources Committee today passed three bills—H.R. 2842, H.R. 2360 and H.R. 2752—to create jobs, produce more American made energy and advance House Republicans' all-of-the-above American Energy Initiative. “Republicans are committed to increasing the use of America’s abundant energy resources to create... More

Committee Report on H.R. 461, the "South Utah Valley Electric Conveyance Act"
Committee Reports
Sep 23, 2011 - H. Rept. 112-217 More

Committee Report on H.R. 795, the "Small-Scale Hydropower Enhancement Act of 2011"
Committee Reports
Sep 23, 2011 - H. Rept. 112-219, Part 1 More

Subcommittee Considers Legislation to Relieve Taxpayers from Burden of Risky Government Loan Program
Press Release
Sep 22, 2011 - The Subcommittee on Water and Power today held a legislative hearing on H.R. 2915, the “American Taxpayer and Western Area Power Administration Customer Protection Act of 2011.” The legislation repeals the $3.25 billion borrowing authority given to the Western Area Power Administration (WAPA) for transmission projects ... More

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