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. 4349 (Napolitano): To further allocate and expand the availability of hydroelectric power generated at Hoover Dam, and for other purposes. "Hoover Power Allocation Act of 2009"
  
  
• H.R. 4579 (Filner): To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in phase one of the South San Diego County Water Reclamation Project, and for other purposes. "South San Diego County Water Reclamation Project of 2009"
  

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Subject:
House Subcommittee on Water and Power
Legislative Hearing on H.R. 4349 and H.R. 4579

When:
Thursday, March 18, 2010, at 10:00 a.m.

Where:
Room 1324 Longworth House Office Building

Witnesses:

Panel 1: (H.R.4349)

Representative Ken Calvert (CA-44)

Panel 2:

Mr. Timothy Meeks
Administrator
Western Area Power Authority
Lakewood, CO. (H.R.4349)

Mr. Karl Wirkus
Deputy Commissioner for Operations
Bureau of Reclamation
Department of the Interior
Washington, D.C. (H.R. 4579)

Mr. William Pocklington
Chairman
Governing Board of Sweetwater Authority
Chula Vista, CA. (H.R. 4579)

Panel 3: (H.R. 4349)

Mr. Louis Manuel
Chairman
Ak-Chin Indian Community
on behalf of the Inter Tribal Council of Arizona
Maricopa, AZ.

Mr. George Caan
Executive Director
Colorado River Commission of Nevada
Las Vegas, NV.

Ms. Phyllis Currie
General Manager
Pasadena Water and Power
Pasadena, CA.

Mr. Richard Walden
Commission Chairman
Arizona Power Authority
Phoenix, AZ.

Mr. Bradley Baker
President and Chairman of the Board of Directors
Navopache Electric Cooperative of Arizona
Lakeside, AZ.

Mr. Stuart Hemphill
Senior Vice President
Power Procurement
Southern California Edison
Rosemead, CA.

Opening Statement:
Chairwoman Grace Napolitano