Hearings and Business Meetings

WATER AND POWER SUBCOMMITTEE HEARING: To consider pending legislation

February 27, 2014
02:30 PM
SD-366 Senate Dirksen Building

The purpose of this hearing will be to hear testimony on the following measures:

  • S. 1419, the Marine and Hydrokinetic Renewable Energy Act of 2013
  • S. 1771, the Crooked River Collaborative Water Security Act of 2013
  • S. 1800, the Bureau of Reclamation Transparency Act
  • S. 1946, a bill to amend the Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 1978 to modify the authorization of appropriations
  • S. 1965, a bill to amend the East Bench Irrigation District Water Contract Extension Act to permit the Secretary of the Interior to extend the contract for certain water services
  • S. 2010 and H.R. 1963, the Bureau of Reclamation Conduit Hydropower Development Equity and Jobs Act
  • S. 2019, SECURE Water Amendments Act of 2014
  • S. 2034, the Reclamation Title Transfer Act of 2014
The hearing will be webcast live on the committee's website, and an archived video will be available shortly after the hearing is complete. Witness testimony will be available on the website at the start of the hearing.

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Opening Remarks

  • The Honorable Jeff Merkley

    U.S. Senator

Witness Panel 1

Witness Panel 2

  • Mr. Charles Stern

    Specialist in Natural Resources Policy
    Congressional Research Service
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  • Dr. Belinda Batten

    Director, Northwest National Marine Renewable Energy Center
    Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
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  • Mr. Andy Duyck

    Chair, Washington County Commission
    Hillsboro, OR
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