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Statement of Commissioner Camille Calimlim Touton, Bureau of Reclamation on S. 2927 , to amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to increase Tribal access to water conservation and efficiency grants, and for other purposes (Lujan) on S. 4016 , to amend the Boulder Canyon Project Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to expend amounts in the Colorado River Dam fund, and for other purposes (Sinema) on S. 4242 , to extend the authorization of the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991, and for other purposes (Hickenlooper/Lummis) on S. 4245 , to amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to reauthorize certain United States Geological Survey water data enhancement programs, and for other purposes (Lummis/Hickenlooper) on S. 4347 , to provide for the conveyance of certain Federal land at Swanson Reservoir and Hugh Butler Reservoir in the State of Nebraska, and for other purposes (Fisher/Ricketts) on S. 4458 , to reauthorize the Reclamation Rural Water Supply Act of 2006, and for other purposes (Rounds/Klobuchar) on S. 4576 , to amend the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, to reauthorize the Colorado River System conservation pilot program (Hickenlooper/Barrasso) on S. , to establish a new Reclamation program to support collaborative positions at eligible partner organizations to help develop, fund, and implement water projects with benefits for water management and the environment (Hickenlooper) on S. , to amend the Aquifer Recharge Flexibility Act to clarify a provision relating to conveyances for aquifer recharge purposes (Risch) on S. , to authorize additional funding for the San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement Program (Padilla) on S. , to establish an interest-bearing account for the non-Federal contributions to the Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program (Padilla) on S. , to establish the Integrated Water Management Federal Leadership Committee and to provide for improved drought resilience and dam safety (Padilla) on S. , to amend Public Law 89–108 to modify the authorization of appropriations for State and Tribal, municipal, rural, and industrial water supplies (Hoeven) on S. , to make certain modifications to the repayment period and payment of interest for the Fryingpan-Arkansas project in the State of Colorado (Bennet) on S. , to prohibit the use of amounts from the Upper Colorado River Basin Fund to implement a certain record of decision (Lee).

Statement of Deputy Commissioner for Operations David Palumbo, Bureau of Reclamation on H.R. 7938 , the Klamath Basin Water Agreement Support Act of 2024 on H.R. 7872 , the Colorado River Salinity Control Fix Act of 2024 on H.R. 7776 , the Help Hoover Dam Act on H.R. 8263 , the Rural Jobs and Hydropower Expansion Act

Statement of Commissioner Camille Calimlim Touton, Bureau of Reclamation on President’s Fiscal Year 2025 Budget

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

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

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

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

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

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

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