SUBCOMMITTEE ON WATER AND POWER
1334 Longworth House Office Building
November 9, 2005
2:00 p.m.

LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON:

• H.R. 3626 (Bishop), To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to study the feasibility of enlarging the Arthur V. Watkins Dam Weber Basin Project, Utah, to provide additional water for the Weber Basin Project to fulfill the purpose for which that project was authorized. "Arthur V. Watkins Dam Enlargement Act of 2005"
• H.R. 3967 (Herseth), To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to reallocate costs of the Pactola Dam and Reservoir, South Dakota, to reflect increased demands for municipal, industrial, and fish and wildlife purposes. "Pactola Reservoir Reallocation Authorization Act of 2006"
• H.R. 4195 (Walden), To authorize early repayment of obligations to the Bureau of Reclamation within Rogue River Valley Irrigation District or within Medford Irrigation District. "Southern Oregon Bureau of Reclamation Repayment Act of 2005"

WITNESSES & TESTIMONY:

Panel I

The Honorable Jim Shaw
Mayor
Rapid City, South Dakota (H.R. 3967)

Mr. Robert Bluth
Senior Vice President and Corporate Council
Harry & David Holdings, Inc.
Medford, Oregon (H.R. 4195)

Panel II

Mr. Jack Garner (H.R. 3626, H.R. 3967, H.R. 4195)
Acting Deputy Commissioner
Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Department of the Interior
Washington, D.C.