[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 99 (Wednesday, May 27, 2020)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E493]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         IN HONOR OF THE UPCOMING RETIREMENT OF PETER M. HAYES

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                            HON. FRED UPTON

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 27, 2020

  Mr. UPTON. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the extraordinary 
career and outstanding public service of my dear friend, Peter M. 
Hayes. I would like to congratulate Peter on his upcoming retirement 
which is well-deserved.
  During the Reagan Administration, I got to know Peter when he served 
as the Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary for Water and 
Science at the U.S. Depaitment of Interior, and was the Deputy Director 
of Congressional Liaison for two Secretaries of the Interior. During 
that time, I was working at OMB with David Stockman and we shared some 
great personal and professional experiences as we began our careers in 
Washington, D.C. This bond of friendship formed in those years has only 
strengthened and grown.
  In 1985, Peter joined the Salt River Project (SRP), the nation's 
third-largest public power utility and the largest supplier of water to 
the greater Phoenix metropolitan area. SRP provides water and 
electricity to more than 2 million people in metropolitan Phoenix and 
is one of the largest raw water suppliers in Arizona, managing an 
extensive system of dams, reservoirs, wells, canals, and irrigation 
laterals.
  In a career that spanned four decades in the private and public 
sector, Peter was a leader in public policy and brought vision to a 
wide array of energy and water issues that helped Arizona. He played a 
critical role in the negotiations on Capitol Hill and with the 
President George H.W. Bush administration during the Clean Air Act 
amendments of 1990, which led to scrubbers being installed on the 
Navajo Generation Station. During his tenure as Associate General 
Manager, Peter worked to support many issues in futherance of Arizona's 
economy, including the expansion of public education, the development 
of the Valley's transportation systems, and the infrastructure to 
support Arizona's sports and tourism industry.
  Peter's business and community leadership included terms as 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 ASU Barrett Honors College, 
and a member of the Arizona Commission on the Arts. His commitment to 
education and the principles of American democracy led him to lead the 
Sandra Day O'Connor Institute as Chairman of the Board and worked to 
establish the Institute as the nation's premier civics education 
organization.
  In addition to his many contributions to public service, Peter is a 
devoted husband, father and grandfather. He and his wife Lynn live in 
Phoenix, though look forward to spending more time in Pinetop. With 
humor, charm, goodwill and vision, Peter has been a great friend, and 
he has been a leader to those who seek to make Arizona and the United 
States a better place.
  Madam Speaker, I am honored to recognize the leadership of Peter M. 
Hayes and commend him for his service to the Salt River Project, 
Arizona and the United States.

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