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Sep 28, 2023

Statement of the Record, Bureau of Reclamation on H.R. 3415 , Pilot Butte Power Plant Conveyance Act on H.R. 4385 , Drought Preparedness Act

The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) has constructed numerous dams, canals, and hydropower plants that provide water and power across the 17 western states. For most of these project facilities, Reclamation has transferred all or part of the responsibility for operation, maintenance, and replacem ... (Read More →)
Sep 20, 2023

Statement of Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Water and Science Michael Brain, U.S. Department of the Interior on examine drought impacts on drinking water access and water availability

Access to reliable and clean drinking water is an essential human need that is critical to the public health, well-being, educational attainment, and economic development of all communities in the United States. Over the last decade the West has experienced successive and compounding years of dry hy ... (Read More →)
Jul 19, 2023

Statement of Commissioner Camille Calimlim Touton, Bureau of Reclamation on S. 461 , To make certain irrigation districts eligible for Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program pumping power, and for other purposes on S. 482 , Klamath Power and Facilities Agreement Support Act on S. 739 , To clarify jurisdiction with respect to certain Bureau of Reclamation pumped storage development, and for other purposes on S. 1215 , Protect Our Waters and Expand Renewables on Our Reservoirs Act or the “POWER Our Reservoirs Act” on S. 1662 , Pilot Butte Power Plant Conveyance Act on S. 2102 , Water for Conservation and Farming Act on S. 2160 , Urban Canal Modernization Act on S. 2161 , Canal Conveyance Capacity Restoration Act on S. 2162 , Support To Rehydrate the Environment, Agriculture, and Municipalities Act, or the “STREAM Act” on S. 2166 , Voluntary Agricultural Land Repurposing Act of 2023 on S. 2169 , Watershed Results Act on S. 2202 , Restore Aging Infrastructure Now Act or the “RAIN Act” on and S. 2247 , Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Reauthorization Act of 2023

Chair Wyden, Ranking Member Risch, and members of the Subcommittee, I am Camille Calimlim Touton, Commissioner for the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) within the Department of the Interior (Interior). Thank you for the opportunity to provide the Subcommittee an update on Reclamation’s activities ... (Read More →)
Jun 14, 2023

Statement of Deputy Commissioner Michael Brain, Bureau of Reclamation on H.R. 1607 , To clarify jurisdiction with respect to certain Bureau of Reclamation pumped storage development; on H.R. 3027 , Reclamation Climate Change and Water Program Reauthorization Act of 2023; on and H.R. 3675 , Western Water Accelerated Revenue Repayment Act

Chairman Bentz, Ranking Member Huffman, and members of the Subcommittee, I am Michael Brain, Deputy Commissioner for the Bureau of Reclamation within the Department of the Interior (Interior). Thank you for the opportunity to provide Interior’s views on these bills. ... (Read More →)
May 23, 2023

Statement of Commissioner Camille Calimlim Touton, Bureau of Reclamation on President’s Fiscal Year 2024 Budget

Thank you, Chairman Bentz, Ranking Member Huffman, and members of the Subcommittee for the opportunity to discuss with you the President’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Budget for the Bureau of Reclamation. ... (Read More →)
Apr 26, 2023

Statement of Commissioner Camille Calimlim Touton, Bureau of Reclamation on President's Fiscal Year 2024 Budget

The issues we face today are unprecedented as we experience the worst drought in the 120-year history of this organization. This challenges Reclamation’s ability to deliver water and produce hydropower in the way we have in the past. Climate change has made it likely that we will continue to experie ... (Read More →)
Mar 29, 2023

Statement of Commissioner Camille Calimlim Touton, Bureau of Reclamation on the President’s Fiscal Year 2024 Budget

Thank you, Chair Fleischmann, Ranking Member Kaptur, and members of the Subcommittee for the opportunity to discuss with you the President’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Budget for the Bureau of Reclamation. I am Camille Calimlim Touton, Commissioner for the Bureau of Reclamation. ... (Read More →)

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