[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 96 (Thursday, May 21, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Page S2584]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO PETER M. HAYES

 Ms. SINEMA. Mr. President, I rise today to honor the esteemed 
career and public service of Mr. Peter M. Hayes, who is retiring as 
associate general manager and chief public affairs executive of the 
Salt River Project, or SRP.
  The Salt River Project is the Nation's third largest public power 
utility. It manages an extensive system of dams, reservoirs, wells, 
canals, and irrigation laterals, providing water and electricity to 
more than 2 million people in metropolitan Phoenix. As associate 
general manager and chief public affairs executive, Mr. Hayes has not 
only been integral in providing utilities to Arizonans' homes; he has 
also supported many issues that have advanced Arizona's economy, 
including the expansion of public education, the development of 
transportation systems, and the construction of infrastructure 
necessary to support Arizona's sports and tourism industries.
  Mr. Hayes has also served as chairman of the board of the Sandra Day 
O'Connor Institute, the chairman of the Greater Phoenix Chamber of 
Commerce, a board member of the Arizona Chamber of Commerce, a trustee 
of the Arizona Science Center, a member of the Dean's Advisory Board of 
the Arizona State University Barrett Honors College, and a member of 
the Arizona Commission on the Arts. He served as an aide to the former 
Minority Leader and Arizona Congressman John J. Rhodes, as Deputy 
Director of Congressional Liaison for two Secretaries of the Interior, 
and as chief of staff to former Arizona Governor Fife Symington. In 
both the public and private sectors, Mr. Hayes has been a leader in 
public policy. He has wielded his expertise and vision to manage a wide 
array of energy and water issues to benefit the State of Arizona.
  I thank Mr. Hayes for his years of dedicated work and public service 
on behalf of Arizona.

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