SUBCOMMITTEE ON WATER AND POWER
AND
SUBCOMMITTEE ON INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE AFFAIRS
1324 Longworth House Office Building
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
2:00 p.m.

• Official hearing transcript
• Press Release - EPA Mandates Threaten Tribal Jobs and Energy Production, Affordable Water and Power Rates and Local Communities in Arizona (5/24/2011)

JOINT SUBCOMMITTEE OVERSIGHT HEARING ON:

• "Protecting Long-Term Tribal Energy Jobs and Keeping Arizona Water and Power Costs Affordable: The Current and Future Role of the Navajo Generating Station"

OPENING STATEMENTS:

The Honorable Tom McClintock
Subcommittee on Water and Power Chairman

The Honorable Don Young
Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs Chairman

The Honorable Paul Gosar
Committee Member

WITNESSES AND TESTIMONY:

Panel I

The Honorable Ben Shelly
President
The Navajo Nation
Window Rock, Arizona

The Honorable Leroy Shingoitewa
Chairman
Hopi Tribal Council
Kykotsmovi, Arizona

The Honorable Joseph Manuel
Lt. Governor
Gila River Indian Community
Sacaton, Arizona

Panel II

William Justice
Former Mayor and Member Pro Tem
Page Planning and Zoning Commission
Page, Arizona

Richard H. Silverman
General Manager
Salt River Project
Phoenix, Arizona
(Truth in Testimony Form)

Vernon Masayesva
Executive Director
Black Mesa Trust
Flagstaff, Arizona
(Truth in Testimony Form)

Marshall Johnson
Navajo Individual
Kykotsmovi, Arizona

David Modeer
General Manager
Central Arizona Project
Phoenix, Arizona
(Truth in Testimony Form)

Dan Thelander
Partner
Tempe Farming Company
Maricopa, Arizona
(Truth in Testimony Form)