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

• H.R. 3061 (Salazar): To require the Secretary of the Interior to assess the irrigation infrastructure of the Pine River Indian Irrigation Project in the State of Colorado and provide grants to, and enter into cooperative agreements with, the Southern Ute Indian Tribe to assess, repair, rehabilitate, or reconstruct existing infrastructure, and for other purposes. "Pine River Indian Irrigation Project Act of 2009"
  
  
• H.R. 5039 (Loretta Sanchez): To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the design, planning, and construction of the Groundwater Replenishment System Expansion to reclaim and reuse municipal wastewater in the Orange County, California region, and for other purposes.
  
  
• H.R. 5413 (Baca): To authorize the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians Water Rights Settlement, and for other purposes. "Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians Water Rights Settlement Act of 2010"
  
  
• H.R. 6107 (Doc Hastings): To amend Section 301(d) of the Hoover Power Plant Act of 1984 to provide for notice regarding certification of certain projects, and for other purposes.

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Subject:
House Subcommittee on Water and Power
Legislative Hearing on H.R. 3061, H.R. 5039, H.R. 5413 and H.R. 6107

When:
Thursday, September 16, 2010, at 10:00 a.m.

Where:
Room 1310 Longworth House Office Building
House Administration Hearing Room

Witnesses:

Mr. George Skibine (H.R. 3061, H.R. 5039, H.R. 5413)
Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs
U.S. Department of the Interior
Washington, D.C.

Accompanied by
Mr. Robert Quint
Acting Deputy Commissioner, Operations
Bureau of Reclamation
U.S. Department of the Interior
Washington, D.C.

Mr. Matthew J. Box (H.R. 3061)
Chairman
Southern Ute Indian Tribe
Ignacio, CO

Mr. Philip L. Anthony (H.R. 5039)
First Vice President
Orange County Water District
Fountain Valley, CA

Accompanied by
Michael R. Markus, P.E.
General Manager
Orange County Water District
Fountain Valley, CA

Mr. Mark Macarro (H.R. 5413)
Chairman
Pechanga Band of Luiseno Indians
Temecula, CA

Mr. Matthew G. Stone (H.R. 5413)
General Manager
Rancho California Water District
Temecula, CA

Mr. George M. Caan, P.E. (H.R. 6107)
Executive Director
Colorado River Commission of Nevada
Las Vegas, NV

Ms. Roxane J. Perruso (H.R. 6107)
Vice President and General Counsel
Transwest Express LLC
Denver, CO

Opening Statement
Chairwoman Grace F. Napolitano