Jun 20 2013

FULL COMMITTEE HEARING: Water Resource Issues in the Klamath River Basin

SH-216Senate Hart Building09:30 AM

The purpose of this hearing is to receive testimony on water resource issues in the Klamath River Basin.

The hearing will be webcast live on the committee's website, and an archived video will be available shortly after the hearing is complete. Witness testimony will be available on the website at the start of the hearing.

The committee is inviting the public to submit comments on water resource issues in the Klamath River Basin prior to the hearing. Please direct comments to: Klamath@energy.senate.gov.

Witness Panel 1

The Honorable Mike Connor

Commissioner

Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Department of the Interior

Mr. Richard Whitman

Gov. Kitzhaber’s Natural Resources Advisor

State of Oregon, Portland, OR

The Honorable John Laird

Secretary for Natural Resources

California Natural Resources Agency, Sacramento, CA

The Honorable Don Gentry

Chairman

Klamath Tribe, Chiloquin, Oregon

Mr. Leaf G. Hillman

Director of Karuk Department of Natural Resources

Karuk Tribe, Happy Camp, CA

The Honorable Leonard Masten, Jr.

Chairman

Hoopa Valley Tribal Council, Hoopa, CA

Mr. Troy Fletcher

Executive Director

Yurok Tribe, Klamath, CA

Mr. Tom Mallams

Commissioner

Klamath County, Klamath Falls, OR

Mr. Michael N. Kobseff

Supervisor, District 3

Siskiyou County Board of Supervisors, Yreka, CA

Mr. Mark Lovelace

3rd District Supervisor

Humboldt County Board of Supervisors, Eureka, CA

Mr. Dean S. Brockback

Vice President and General Counsel

PacifiCorp Energy, Portland, OR

Mr. Roger Nicholson

President

Resource Conservancy and Fort Klamath Critical Habitat Landowners, Ft. Klamath, OR

Ms. Becky Hyde

Board Member

Upper Klamath Water Users Association, Chiloquin, OR

Mr. Greg Addington

Executive Director

Klamath Water Users, Klamath Falls, OR

Mr. Jim McCarthy

Communications Director

WaterWatch of Oregon, Portland, Oregon

Mr. Richard Roos-Collins

American Rivers, Berkeley, CA

Mr. Tim Johnson

Assistant General Counsel for Power

Bonneville Power Administration, Portland, OR

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