The House Natural Resources Committee, Subcommittee on Water and Power, led by Chairwoman Grace Napolitano (D-CA), will hold a legislative hearing on the following bills:

• H.R. 1970 (Udall, D-NM): The Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Projects Act
• H.R. 2515 (Heller, R-NV): The Lower Colorado Multi-Species Conservation Program Act

Subject:
House Subcommittee on Water and Power
Legislative Hearing on H.R. 1970 and H.R. 2515

When:
Tuesday, July 24, 2007, at 10:00 a.m.

Where:
Room 1334 Longworth House Office Building

Witnesses:
Panel 1 (H.R. 2515)
Mr. Robert Johnson, Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation, Washington, D.C.
Ms. Susan Bitter-Smith, President, Central Arizona Project Board, Phoenix, AZ
Mr. George Caan, Chairman, Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program, Las Vegas, NV
Ms. Kara Gillon, Senior Staff Attorney, Defenders of Wildlife, Albuquerque, NM
Mr. Gerald R. Zimmerman, Executive Director, Colorado River Board of California, Glendale, CA

Panel 2 (H.R.1970)
Mr. Robert Johnson, Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation, Washington, D.C.; * Mr. Johnson will also be accompanied by W. Patrick Ragsdale, Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Washington, D.C.
Mr. Joe Shirley, Jr., President, Navajo Nation, Window Rock, AZ
Mr. Jim Dunlap, Chairman, Interstate Stream Commission of the State of New Mexico, Santa Fe, NM
Ms. Patricia Lundstrom, President, Northwestern New Mexico Council of Governments, Gallup, NM
Mr. Gregg Houtz, Deputy Council, Arizona Department of Water Resources, Phoenix, AZ
Mr. Gerald R. Zimmerman, Executive Director, Colorado River Board of California, Glendale, CA

Opening Statement
Chairwoman Grace Napolitano