COMMITTEE ON RESOURCES DON YOUNG, Alaska, Chairman W.J. (BILLY) TAUZIN, Louisiana JOHN T. DOOLITTLE, California PETER G. TORKILDSEN, Massachusetts J.D. HAYWORTH, Arizona HELEN CHENOWETH, Idaho GEORGE P. RADANOVICH, California GEORGE MILLER, California PAT WILLIAMS, Montana SAM GEJDENSON, Connecticut BILL RICHARDSON, New Mexico ENI F.H. FALEOMAVAEGA, American TIM JOHNSON, South Dakota NEIL ABERCROMBIE, Hawaii GERRY E. STUDDS, Massachusetts SOLOMON P. ORTIZ, Texas OWEN B. PICKETT, Virginia FRANK PALLONE, JR., New Jersey CALVIN M. DOOLEY, California CARLOS A. ROMERO-BARCELO, Puerto Rico MAURICE D. HINCHEY, New York ROBERT A. UNDERWOOD, Guam SAM FARR, California PATRICK J. KENNEDY, Rhode Island ROBERT FABER, Staff Director/Counsel ncitosliu) zinem VALERIE WEST, Professional Staff VOCO GoticoqSC CHRISTOPHER STEARNS, Democratic Counsel potisoqad (II) CONTENTS WATER RIGHTS IN OREGON Doolittle, Hon. John T., a U.S. Representative from California, and Chair- Breese, Douglas, Oregon Farm Bureau Board of Directors Cooper, Scott, Executive Director, Prineville-Crook County Chamber of Page Hoeffel, Robert E., consultant, Oregon Water Coalition (prepared state- 141 Myrum, Thomas G., Coordinator, Umatilla Basin Irrigation Districts Norris, C.R. "Chuck", a State Representative in Oregon (prepared state- Reuter, Robert M., Chairman, Westland Irrigation District......... Rew, Lawrence B., Chair, Umatilla Basin Watershed Council (prepared Proclamation before the State Governors of Oregon and Washington .......... Proclamation to the National Marine Fisheries Service, The Northwest Power Planning Council, Governor John Kitzhaber, Oregon State ........... Page Communications submitted-Continued Loftin, William B. (West Extension Irrigation Dis.): Letter with attachments dated October 2, 1995, to Representative John Doolittle....... Martin, Steve (Aerial Forest Management Foundation): Letter of November 17, 1995, to Committee on Resources 145 162 Merlich, Max (Helicopter Loggers Assn.): Letter of October 2, 1995, to 164 Neal, Gary (Port of Morrow): Letter of October 17, 1995, to Congressman 143 Sanders, Stephen E.A.: Letter of November 8, 1995, with attachment to Committee on Re sources 169 Memorandum of October 4, 1995, to Subcommittee on Water and 171 Youngman, Glenn (Umatilla County): Letter of October 11, 1995, to Subcommittee on Water and Power Resources 160 WATER RIGHTS IN IDAHO Hearing held October 5, 1995, Boise, ID Statement of Members: Chenoweth, Hon. Helen, a U.S. Representative from Idaho Prepared statement 175 176 234 Craig, Hon. Larry E., a U.S. Senator from Idaho 178 Crapo, Hon. Michael D., a U.S. Representative from Idaho 330 Doolittle, Hon. John T., a U.S. Representative from California, and Chair Boyer, Lionel Q., Fisheries Policy Representative, Shoshone-Bannock Dreher, Karl, Director, Idaho Department of Water Resources ...... 181 Geary, Tom, President, Idaho Farm Bureau Federation (prepared statement) 324 Grant, Fred Kelly, Owyhee County Land Use Planning Committee 189 Prepared statement .... 270 Keys, John, III, Regional Director, Bureau of Reclamation, Department of the Interior ... Martin, Susan, Snake River Basin Office, Fish and Wildlife Service Wilson, Wendy L., Executive Director, Idaho Rivers United 210 Prepared statement 297 Additional material supplied: Army Corps of Engineers: Excerpt from "Columbia River and Tributaries Woodworth, John R. (Fish Passage, Inc.): List of Exhibits submitted 326 323 |