Hearings and Business Meetings
09:30 AM
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee will hold a legislative hearing on the following bills:
- H.R. 2898 (Valadao), the Western Water and American Food Security Act of 2015.
- S. 1894 (Feinstein), the California Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2015.
- S. 1936 (Udall), the New Mexico Drought Preparedness Act of 2015.
- S. 1583 (Murkowski), to authorize the expansion of an existing hydroelectric project at Terror Lake on Kodiak Island, Alaska.
- S. 2046 (Murkowski), a bill to authorize the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to issue an order continuing a stay of a hydroelectric license for the Mahoney Lake hydroelectric project in the State of Alaska, and for other purposes.
- S. 2083 (Burr), a bill to extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project
Opening Remarks
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ChairmanSenate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
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Ranking MemberSenate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
Witness Panel 1
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Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.)
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Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.)
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Rep. David Valadao (R-Calif.)
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Deputy SecretaryU.S. Department of the Interior10 8 15 Connor Testimony.pdf (179.4 KBs)
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General ManagerMetropolitan Water District of Southern California10 8 15 Kightlinger Testimony.pdf (2.2 MBs)
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President, Water WisePartner, Clark Brothers Farming10 8 15 Woolf Testimony.pdf (27.4 KBs)
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Executive DirectorFamily Farm Alliance10 8 15 Keppen Testimony Attachment.pdf (1.4 MBs)
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Director, California Environmental Law and Policy CenterSchool of Law, University of California, Davis10 8 15 FrankTestimony.pdf (275.9 KBs)
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Executive Director, Utton Transboundary Resources Center, University of New MexicoVice-Chair, Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District10 8 15 Oglesby Testimony.pdf (1.7 MBs)