SUBCOMMITTEE ON WATER AND POWER
  1324 Longworth House Office Building
Wednesday, March 8, 2006
10:00 a.m.

LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON:

• H.R. 4545 (Sanchez), To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the Los Angeles County Water Supply Augmentation Demonstration project, and for other purposes.
• S. 1338 (Murkowski), A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation and the United States Geologic Survey, to conduct a study on groundwater resources in the State of Alaska, and for other purposes. "Alaska Water Resources Act of 2005"

WITNESSES & TESTIMONY:

Panel I

The Honorable Lisa Murkowski
U.S. Senator
State of Alaska (S. 1338)

Panel II

Ms. Rebecca Drayse
T.R.E.E.S Project Manager, TreePeople
Beverly Hills, California
(H.R. 4545)

Panel III

Dr. Robert Hirsch
Associate Director for Water
U.S. Geological Survey
Department of the Interior
Washington, D.C. (S. 1338)

Mr. Larry Todd
Deputy Commissioner
Policy, Administration and Budget
Bureau of Reclamation, Department of the Interior
Washington, D.C. (H.R. 4545)