SUBCOMMITTEE ON WATER AND POWER
1324 Longworth House Office Building
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
2:00 p.m.
LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON:
- H.R. 3563 (Rehberg), To authorize the Crow Tribe of Indians water rights settlement, and for other purposes. "Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2009"
- H.R. 2288 (Salazar), To amend Public Law 106-392 to maintain annual base funding for the Upper Colorado and San Juan fish recovery programs through fiscal year 2023. "Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Improvement Act of 2009"
- H.R. 2316 (Baca), To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of water resources in the State of California, and for other purposes. "Inland Empire Perchlorate Ground Water Plume Assessment Act of 2009"
WITNESSES & TESTIMONY:
Panel I (H.R. 3563)
The Honorable Michael Connor
Commissioner of Bureau of Reclamation
Department of the Interior
Washington, D.C.
The Honorable Cedric Black Eagle
Chairman of Crow Tribe
Crow Agency, Montana
The Honorable Chris Tweeten
Chairman
Montana Reserved Water Rights Compact Commission
Helena, Montana
The Honorable Patrick T. Tyrrell
Wyoming State Engineer
Office of the State Engineer
Cheyenne, Wyoming
Craig Cooper
Water Right Holder and Retired Water Division 3 Superintendent
Riverton, Wyoming
Panel II (H.R. 2288 and H.R. 2316)
The Honorable Michael Connor (H.R. 2288)
Commissioner of Bureau of Reclamation
Department of the Interior
Washington, D.C.
The Honorable Patrick T. Tyrrell (H.R. 2288)
Wyoming State Engineer
Office of the State Engineer
Cheyenne, Wyoming
Leslie James (H.R. 2288)
Executive Director
Colorado River Energy Distributors Association
Tempe, Arizona
Terry Sullivan (H.R. 2288)
Senior Policy Advisor
The Nature Conservancy
Arlington, Virginia
The Honorable Ed Scott (H.R. 2316)
City of Rialto Council Member
Rialto, California
