The Fryingpan-Arkansas Project at 45: Sustainable Water for the 21st Century
The House Natural Resources Committee, Subcommittee on Water and Power, led by Rep. Grace F. Napolitano (D-CA), will hold an oversight field hearing on “The Fryingpan-Arkansas Project at 45: Sustainable Water for the 21st Century.”
Witnesses:
Panel I- Bill Long, President, Southeastern Colorado Conservancy District, Pueblo, CO
- Mike Ryan, Regional Director, Great Plains Region, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Billings, MT
- The Honorable Lionel Rivera, Mayor, Colorado Springs, CO
- Terry Scanga, General Manager, Upper Arkansas Water Conservancy District, Salida, CO
- Bill Thiebaut, District Attorney, Pueblo County, CO
- Jay Winner, General Manager, Lower Arkansas Water Conservancy District, Rocky Ford, CO
- Sandy White, Water Lawyer, La Veta, CO
- The Honorable Edward J. Tauer, Mayor, Aurora, CO
- Drew Peternell, Director, Colorado Water Project, Trout Unlimited, Boulder, CO
- Chris Treese, Manager, External Affairs, Colorado River Water Conservation District, Glenwood Springs, CO
- Wally Stealey, Arkansas Valley Rancher, Pueblo, CO
Issues relative to residents of Louisiana affected by Hurricane Katrina or Rita, focusing on the goals, costs, management and impediments facing Louisiana's Road Home Program
Subcommittee hearing.
Witnesses:- Donald E. Powell, Federal Coordinator for Gulf Coast Rebuilding, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
- Andrew D. Kopplin, Executive Director, Louisiana Recovery Authority
- Walter Thomas, Resident, Lower 9th Ward, New Orleans, Louisiana
- Connie Uddo, Director, St. Paul’s Homecoming Center/Beacon of Hope Resource Center, New Orleans, Louisiana
- Debbie Gordon, President, Chimney Wood Homeowners’ Association, New Orleans, Louisiana
- Frank A. Silvestri, Co-Chairman, Citizens’ Road Home Action Team (CHAT), New Orleans, Louisiana
- Frank A. Trapani, President, New Orleans Metropolitan Association of Realtors, New Orleans, Louisiana
- Nelson R. Bregon, Assistant Deputy Secretary for Disaster Policy and Response, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
- David I. Maurstad, Assistant Administrator, Mitigation Directorate, Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
- Susan Elkins, Executive Director, Office of Community Development, State of Louisiana
- Isabel Reiff, Senior Vice President, ICF International, Inc., and Chief Program Executive, Louisiana Road Home Program
The NASA Administrator's Speech to Office of Inspector General Staff, the Subsequent Destruction of Video Records, and Associated Matters
Since early 2006, Robert Cobb, the inspector general of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), has been under investigation for allegations of misconduct. After a review of 79 allegations, in early 2007, the Integrity Committee of the President’s Council on Integrity and Efficiency (PCIE), an organization of agency inspectors general, issued a report finding that Mr. Cobb had abused his authority and demonstrated the appearance of a lack of independence from the agency’s top officials, particularly Sean O’Keefe, NASA’s former administrator. Most of the allegations came from current and former employees of NASA’s Office of Inspector General (OIG).
Witnesses
Panel 1- Ms. Evelyn R. Klemstine
- Mr. Kevin Winters
- Mr. Paul Morrell
- Mr. Michael Wholley
H.R. 31 and H.R. 1526
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. 31 (Issa, R-CA): The Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District Wastewater and Recycled Water Facilities Act of 2007 H.R. 1526 (Miller, D-CA): The Bay Area Regional Water Recycling Program Authorization Act of 2007
Witnesses: Robert Quint, Acting Deputy Commissioner for Operations, Bureau of Reclamation, Washington, D.C. Ronald Young (H.R. 31), General Manager, Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District, Lake Elsinore, CA Gary Darling (H.R. 1526), General Manager, Delta Diablo Sanitation District, Antioch, CA Nancy Parent (H.R. 1526), Councilmember, City of Pittsburg, CA Larry Wilson (H.R. 1526), Board of Directors, Santa Clara Valley Water District, San Jose, CA
The hearing will be webcast live on the Committee’s web site at http://resourcescommittee.house.gov.
The United States petroleum industry, focusing on potentially harmful conditions for consumers
The Bush Administration has allowed an increase in oil refinery mergers to go unchecked, even as reduced refining supply seems to be pushing up gas prices. The rise in gasoline prices is helping refiners generate the highest margins from refining since at least 1990, allowing them to report record profits. Meanwhile, consumers are facing harmful price spikes and lack of cheaper alternatives, such as E85, at the pumps.
The JEC will examine the impacts of consolidation in the oil and gas industry on competition, gasoline prices, and consumers’ energy choices. Specifically, the Committee will investigate whether oil industry mergers and increased market concentration have enabled firms to raise their prices above competitive levels and strategically withhold capacity to keep prices high; and investigate whether firms are preventing the entry of cheaper fuel alternatives for consumers at the pump.
Witnesses:
Panel I:- Dr. Thomas McCool, Director, Center for Economics, Government Accountability Office
- Dr. Michael Salinger, Director of the Bureau of Economics, Federal Trade Commission
- Dr. Diana Moss, American Antitrust Institute, Vice President and Senior Research Fellow
- Dennis DeCota, Calif. Service Station and Automotive Repair Assn., Executive Director
- Samantha Slater, Director, Congressional and Regulatory Affairs, Renewable Fuels Association, Washington, DC
- Red Cavaney, President and CEO, American Petroleum Institute
- Dr. James Smith, Southern Methodist University, Chair of Oil and Gas Management
Energy Policy Reform and Revitalization Act of 2007
The House Natural Resources Committee, led by Chairman Nick J. Rahall (D-WV), will hold a legislative hearing on H.R. 2337, the “Energy Policy Reform and Revitalization Act of 2007.” Witnesses: Panel 1 Walter Cruickshank, Deputy Director, Mineral Management Service, Department of the Interior Henri Bisson, Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior Melissa M. Simpson, Deputy Undersecretary, Natural Resources and Environment, U.S. Forest Service, Department of Agriculture Vickie VanZandt, Senior Vice President, Transmission Business Line, Bonneville Power Administration, Department of Energy Timothy R. E. Keeney, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Panel 2 The Honorable John Engler (Former Governor of Michigan), President and CEO, National Association of Manufacturers Jim Martin, President, 60 Plus Association
The hearing will be webcast live on the Committee’s web site at http://resourcescommittee.house.gov.