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Witnesses Stress Importance of Hydropower Development for Job Creation & Economic Growth

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Today, the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power held a legislative hearing on H.R.  1963, The Bureau of Reclamation Conduit Hydropower Development Equity and Jobs Act.  Sponsored by Rep. Steve Daines (MT-At Large), this bill would create new American jobs and expand production of clean, renewable hydropower by removing outdated federal statutory barriers and…

Witnesses Highlight the Importance of Water Rights For Job Creation & Economic Growth and Local Control

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Today, the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power held an oversight hearing entitled “Federal Impediments to Water Rights, Job Creation and Recreation: A Local Perspective."  The hearing examined growing federal intrusion that costs American jobs and threatens to divert water supplies away from agricultural, recreational, and municipal water use. The hearing focused…

Water and Power Subcommittee Examines Obama Administration Policies that Could Increase Electricity Rates & Decrease Water Supply

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Today, the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power held an oversight hearing examining the spending priorities outlined in the President’s FY2014 budget requests for the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), the four Power Marketing Administrations (PMAs), and the U.S. Geological Survey’s Water Program. At the hearing, Members discussed the importance of restoring abundance…

House Approves Plan to Create Jobs & Expand Clean, Renewable Hydropower Production

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Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 678, the Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act, with a bipartisan vote of 416-7. This legislation, sponsored by Rep. Scott Tipton (CO-03), would create new American jobs and expand production of clean, renewable hydropower by eliminating bureaucratic and regulatory hurdles. Specifically, the bill…

Chairman Hastings: Time to Cut Red Tape to Expand the Development of Small Conduit Hydropower

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House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings delivered the following statement on the House floor today in support of H.R. 678, the Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act. The bill is a bipartisan legislation designed to create new American jobs and expand production of clean, renewable hydropower. “Mr. Chairman, I rise today in strong…

Organizations Support Bipartisan Plan to Create New American Jobs and Expand Production of Clean, Renewable Hydropower

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Organizations representing various sectors are calling for passage of H.R. 678, the Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act, a common sense bipartisan plan that authorizes clean, renewable hydropower development, streamlines the regulatory process, and reduces administrative costs for small canal and pipeline hydropower development projects. The House…

VIDEO: Rep. Scott Tipton's Hydropower Bill Heads to House Floor

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H.R. 678, the “Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act,” passed through the House Committee on Natural Resources last week. Sponsored by Rep. Scott Tipton (CO-03), the legislation creates new American jobs and expands production of clean, renewable hydropower by cutting duplicative, bureaucratic red tape. Watch the video below to find out more.