Subcommittee Legislative Hearing on H.R. 1719 and H.R. 2915

WHAT: Subcommittee on Water and Power Legislative Hearing on H.R. 1719 and H.R. 2915

• H.R. 1719 (McMorris Rodgers), To better inform consumers regarding costs associated with compliance for protecting endangered and threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. "Endangered Species Compliance and Transparency Act of 2011"
• H.R. 2915 (McClintock), To repeal the Western Area Power Administration borrowing authority, and for other purposes. "American Taxpayer and Western Area Power Administration Customer Protection Act of 2011"

WHERE: 1324 Longworth House Office Building

WHEN: 2PM Thursday, September 22 2011

WITNESSES:

Panel I

Leslie James (H.R. 1719)
Executive Director
Colorado River Energy Distributors Association
Phoenix, Arizona

Fred Rettenmund (H.R. 1719)
Power Resources and Communications Manager
Inland Power and Light Company
Spokane, Washington

Sara Patton (H.R. 1719)
Executive Director
NW Energy Coalition
Seattle, Washington

Scott Corwin (H.R. 1719)
Executive Director
Public Power Council
Portland, Oregon

Panel II

Lauren Azar (H.R. 2915 and H.R. 1719)
Senior Advisor to Secretary of Energy Steven Chu
Department of Energy
Washington, D.C.

Robert J. Michaels (H.R. 2915)
Professor of Economics
California State University, Fullerton
Fullerton, California

Jimmy Glotfelty (H.R. 2915)
Executive Vice President
Clean Line Energy Partners LLC
Houston, Texas

William Yeatman (H.R. 2915)
Assistant Director, Center for Energy and Environment
Competitive Enterprise Institute
Washington, D.C.