On Wednesday, September 19, the Water and Power Subcommittee will receive testimony on S. 3265, a bill to collect land use fees; H.R. 2842, the Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act of 2012; S. 3464, the Mni Wiconi Project Act Amendments of 2012 in South Dakota; and S. 3483, the Crooked River Collaborative Water Security Act in Oregon.  Witnesses include Grayford Payne, deputy commissioner for policy, administration and budget, Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Department of the Interior; and John Katz, deputy associate general counsel for energy projects, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.  (Dirksen 366 at 9:30 a.m.)

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