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109th Congress Hearing Archives

Subcommittee on Water and Power Legislative Hearing on H.R. 4000, H.R. 2334, H.R. 2978, H.R. 862, and S. 101

Wednesday, December 7, 2005 | 10:00 AM

SUBCOMMITTEE ON WATER AND POWER
1324 Longworth House Office Building
Wednesday, December 7, 2005
10:00 a.m.

HEARING ON:

  • H.R. 4000 (Moran), To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to revise certain repayment contracts with the Bostwick Irrigation District in Nebraska, the Kansas Bostwick Irrigation District No. 2, the Frenchman-Cambridge Irrigation District, and the Webster Irrigation District No. 4, all a part of the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, and for other purposes.
  • H.R. 2334 (Capps), 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 permanent facilities for the GREAT project to reclaim, reuse, and treat impaired waters water in the area of Oxnard, California. "City of Oxnard Water Recycling and Desalination Act of 2006"
  • H.R. 2978 (Rehberg), To allow the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation to enter into a lease or other temporary conveyance of water rights recognized under the Fort Peck-Montana Compact for the purpose of meeting the water needs of the Dry Prairie Rural Water Association, Incorporated, and for other purposes.
  • H.R. 862 (Reyes), To redesignate the Rio Grande American Canal in El Paso, Texas, as the "Travis C. Johnson Canal"
  • S. 101 (Enzi), A bill to convey to the town of Frannie, Wyoming, certain land withdrawn by the Commissioner of Reclamation.

WITNESSES & TESTIMONY:

Panel I

The Honorable Jerry Moran (KS-1) (H.R. 4000)

Panel II

The Honorable Andres Herrera (H.R. 2334)
Mayor Pro Tem
City of Oxnard, California (H.R. 2334)

Mr. John Morles (H.R. 2978)
Chairman, Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation
Poplar, Montana

Mr. Phil Bowen (H.R. 862)
Attorney at Law
El Paso, Texas

Panel III

Mr. William Rinne (H.R. 2334, H.R. 2978, H.R. 4000, S. 101)
Deputy Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation
Department of the Interior, Washington, DC

Mr. Carlos Marin (H.R. 862)
Acting U.S. Commissioner
International Boundary and Water Commission
El Paso, Texas