SUBCOMMITTEE ON WATER AND POWER
1334 Longworth House Office Building
Tuesday, May 24, 2005
10:00 a.m.

LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON:

• H.R. 1071 (Davis), To direct the Secretary of Energy to make incentive payments to the owners or operators of qualified desalination facilities to partially offset the cost of electrical energy required to operate such facilities, and for other purposes. "Desalination Water Supply Shortage Prevention Act of 2005"

WITNESSES & TESTIMONY:

Panel I

Mr. David Garman
Assistant Secretary
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Department of Energy

Ms. Maryanne Bach
Director
Research and Development
Bureau of Reclamation

Dr. Douglas Holtz-Eakin
Director
Congessional Budget Office

Panel II

Mr. Bernie Rhinerson
Board Member
U.S. Desalination Coalition

Mr. Colin Sabol
Chief Marketing Officer
General Electric

Mr. Kevin Wattier
General Manager
Long Beach Water Department

Mr. Pat McCourt
City Manager
Alamogordo, New Mexico

Dr. Michael Max
Chief Executive Officer
Marine Desalination Systems