The House Natural Resources Committee, Subcommittee on Water and Power, led by Rep. Grace F. Napolitano (D-CA), will hold an oversight hearing on the "Fiscal Year 2009 Budget Requests for the Bureau of Reclamation, the Federal Power Marketing Administrations, and the Water Resources Division of the United States Geological Survey."

Subject:
House Subcommittee on Water and Power
Oversight Hearing on the "Fiscal Year 2009 Budget Requests for the Bureau of Reclamation, the Federal Power Marketing Administrations, and the Water Resources Division of the United States Geological Survey"

When:
Tuesday, February 26, 2008, at 2:00 p.m.

Where:
Room 1324 Longworth House Office Building

Witnesses:
Panel 1
Robert Johnson, Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation, Washington, D.C.
Robert Hirsch, Associate Director for Water, Water Resources Division of the United States Geological Survey, Reston, VA
Stephen J. Wright, Administrator, Bonneville Power Administration, Portland, OR
Timothy J. Meeks, Chief Operating Officer, Western Area Power Administration, Lakewood, CO
Leon Jourolmon, Acting Administrator, Southeastern Power Administration, Elberton, GA
Jon Worthington, Administrator, Southwestern Power Administration, Tulsa, OK
* Michael G. Ensch, Chief of Operations, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Washington, D.C., will be available to answer questions involving infrastructure that supports PMA activities.

Opening Statement
Chairwoman Grace F. Napolitano