[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 25 (Thursday, February 14, 2008)]
[Senate]
[Page S1081]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           NOTICE OF HEARING


                    subcommittee on water and power

  Mr. BINGAMAN. Mr. President, I would like to announce for the 
information of the Senate and the public that a hearing has been 
scheduled before the Subcommittee on Water and Power of the Committee 
on Energy and Natural Resources. The hearing will be held on February 
28, 2008, at 2:00 p.m. in room 366 of the Dirksen Senate Office 
Building in Washington, DC.
  The purpose of the hearing is to receive testimony on the following 
bills: S. 177/H.R. 2085, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
convey to the McGee Creek Authority certain facilities of the McGee 
Creek Project, Oklahoma, and for other purposes; S. 1473/H.R. 1855, to 
authorize the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of 
Reclamation, to enter into a cooperative agreement with the Madera 
Irrigation District for purposes of supporting the Madera Water Supply 
Enhancement Project; S. 1474/H.R. 1139, to authorize the Secretary of 
the Interior to plan, design and construct facilities to provide water 
for irrigation, municipal, domestic, and other uses from the Bunker 
Hill Groundwater Basin, Santa Ana River, California, and for other 
purposes; S. 1929, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, acting 
through the Commissioner of Reclamation, to conduct a feasibility study 
of water augmentation alternatives in the Sierra Vista Subwatershed; S. 
2370, to clear title to certain real property in New Mexico associated 
with the Middle Rio Grande Project, and for other purposes; H.R. 2381, 
to promote Department of the Interior efforts to provide a scientific 
basis for the management of sediment and nutrient loss in the Upper 
Mississippi River Basin, and for other purposes.
  Because of the limited time available for the hearing, witnesses may 
testify by invitation only. However, those wishing to submit written 
testimony for the hearing record should send it to the Committee on 
Energy and Natural Resources, United States Senate, Washington, DC 
20510-6150, or by email to Gina_W[email protected].
  For further information, please contact Michael Connor at (202) 224-
5479 or Gina Weinstock at (202) 224-5684.

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