Water and Power

Subcommittee on Water and Power

Phone: (202) 224-4971
Fax: (202) 224-6163

Jurisdiction of the Subcommittee includes oversight and legislative responsibilities for: irrigation; reclamation projects, including related flood control purposes; power marketing administrations (e.g., Bonneville Power, Southwestern Power, Western Area Power, Southeastern Power); energy development impacts on water resources; groundwater resources and management; hydroelectric power; low head hydro; and energy related aspects of deepwater ports.

Democratic Subcommittee Members

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, Chair
Sen. Bernard Sanders I-Vermont
Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada
Sen. John W. Hickenlooper, D-Colorado
Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California

Republican Subcommittee Members

Sen. James E. Risch, R-Idaho, Ranking Member
Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah
Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota
Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana

Ex Officio Subcommittee Members

Sen. Joe Manchin III, D-West Virginia
Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming

Hearings

Related Legislation

May 2003

May 5 12:00 AM
S. 993: Small Reclamation Water Resources Project Act of 2003
To amend the Small Reclamation Projects Act of 1956, and for other purposes.

April 2003

Apr 30 12:00 AM
S. 960: Hawaii Water Resources Act of 2003
To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize certain projects in the State of Hawaii and to amend the Hawaii Water Resources Act of 2000 to modify the water resources study.
Apr 29 12:00 AM
S. 943: Kendrick Project, Wyoming
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into one or more contracts with the city of Cheyenne, Wyoming, for the storage of water in the Kendrick Project, Wyoming.
Apr 11 12:00 AM
S. 900: Lower Yellowstone Reclamation Projects Conveyance Act
To convey the Lower Yellowstone Irrigation Project, the Savage Unit of the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, and the Intake Irrigation Project to the pertinent irrigation districts.
Apr 10 12:00 AM
H.R. 1732: Williamson County Water Recycling Act of 2003
To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the Williamson County, Texas, Water Recycling and Reuse Project, and for other purposes.
Apr 7 12:00 AM
H.R. 1648: Carpinteria and Montecito Water Distribution Systems Conveyance Act of 2003
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain water distribution systems of the Cachuma Project, California, to the Carpinteria Valley Water District and the Montecito Water District.
Apr 3 12:00 AM
H.R. 1598: Irvine Basin Surface and Groundwater Improvement Act of 2003
To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in projects within the San Diego Creek Watershed, California, and for other purposes.

March 2003

Mar 18 12:00 AM
S. 649: Irvine Basin Surface and Groundwater Improvement Act of 2003
To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in projects within the San Diego Creek Watershed, California, and for other purposes.
Mar 13 12:00 AM
S. 625: Tualatin River Basin Water Supply Enhancement Act of 2003
To authorize the Bureau of Reclamation to conduct certain feasibility studies in the Tualatin River Basin in Oregon, and for other purposes.
Mar 13 12:00 AM
H.R. 1284: San Gabriel Basin Demonstration Project
To amend the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 to increase the Federal share of the costs of the San Gabriel Basin demonstration project.