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Water and Power Subcommittee Hearing
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Thursday, September 21, 2006
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02:30 PM
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Energy Committee Hearing Room - D-628
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The purpose of the hearing is to receive testimony on S. 1106, to authorize the construction of the Arkansas Valley Conduit in the State of Colorado, and for other purposes; S. 1811, 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 purposes for which that project was authorized; S. 2070, to provide certain requirements for hydroelectric projects on the Mohawk River in the State of New York; S. 3522, to amend the Bonneville Power Administration portions of the Fisheries Restoration and Irrigation Mitigation Act of 2000 to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2006 through 2012, and for other purposes; S. 3832, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish criteria to transfer title to reclamation facilities, and for other purposes; S. 3851, to provide for the extension of preliminary permit periods by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for certain hydroelectric projects in the State of Alaska; S. 3798, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to exclude and defer from the pooled reimbursable costs of the Central Valley Project the reimbursable capital costs of the unused capacity of the Folsom South Canal, Auburn-Folsom South Unit, Central Valley Project, and for other purposes; H.R. 2563, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct feasibility studies to address certain water shortages within the Snake, Boise, and Payette River systems in Idaho, and for other purposes; and H.R. 3897, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation to enter into a cooperative agreement with the Madera Irrigation District for purposes of supporting the Madera Water Supply Enhancement Project.
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Minority Statements
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Witnesses
Panel 1
The Honorable Charles Schumer - United States Senator
The Honorable George Radanovich - Member , U.S. House of Representatives
Panel 2
Mr. William Rinne - Acting Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation
Mr. Mark Robinson - Director of the Office of Energy Projects, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Panel 3
Mr. Bill Long - President, Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District
Mr. Thomas Donnelly - Executive Vice President, National Water Resources Association
Mr. Marc Thalacker - Manager, Three Sisters Irrigation District, Board Member, Oregon Water Resources Congress
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