SUBCOMMITTEE ON WATER AND POWER
1324 Longworth House Office Building
Wednesday, July 12, 2006
10:00 a.m.
LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON:
- H.R. 3558 (Herseth), To amend the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Equitable Compensation Act to provide compensation to members of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe for damage resulting from the Oahe Dam and Reservoir Project, and for other purposes. "Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Equitable Compensation Amendments Act of 2005"
- H.R. 5282 (Lewis), To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the Southern California Desert Region Integrated Water and Economic Sustainability Plan. "Southern California Desert Region Integrated Water and Economic Sustainability Plan Act"
- H.R. 5299 (Hayworth), To revise a provision relating to a repayment obligation of the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation under the Fort McDowell Indian Community Water Rights Settlement Act of 1990, and for other purposes. "Fort McDowell Indian Community Water Rights Settlement Revision Act of 2006"
- H.R. 5715 (Bilbray), To make amendments to the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992.
WITNESSES & TESTIMONY:
Panel I
Mr. Kirby Brill
General Manager
Mojave Water Agency
Mr. Harold Frazier
Chairman
Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe
Mr. David C. McCollom
General Manager
Olivenhain Municipal Water District
Panel II
Mr. William E. Rinne (H.R. 5282, H.R. 5299, and H.R. 5715)
Acting Commissioner
Bureau of Reclamation
