SUBCOMMITTEE ON WATER AND POWER
1324 Longworth House Office Building
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
2:00 p.m.
LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON:
- H.R. 3254 (Lujan), To approve the Taos Pueblo Indian Water Rights Settlement Agreement, and for other purposes. "Taos Pueblo Indian Water Rights Settlement Act of 2009"
- H.R. 3342 (Lujan), To authorize the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation, to develop water infrastructure in the Rio Grande Basin, and to approve the settlement of the water rights claims of the Pueblos of Nambe, Pojoaque, San Ildefonso, and Tesuque. "Aamodt Litigation Settlement Act of 2009"
WITNESSES & TESTIMONY:
Panel I
Mike Connor (H.R. 3254 and H.R. 3342)
Commissioner of Bureau of Reclamation
Department of the Interior
Washington, D.C.
Nelson J. Cordova (H.R. 3254)
Councilman and Water Rights Coordinator
Pueblo of Taos
Taos, New Mexico
The Honorable Charles J. Dorame (H.R. 3342)
Chairman
Northern Pueblos Tributary Water Rights Association
Albuquerque, New Mexico
DL Sanders (H.R. 3254 and H.R. 3342)
Chief Counsel
Office of the State Engineer
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Palemon A. Martinez (H.R. 3254)
President
Taos Valley Acequia Association (TVAA)
Taos, New Mexico
Harry B. Montoya (H.R. 3342)
Commissioner of District 1
Santa Fe County Commission
Santa Fe, New Mexico
