ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT

APPROPRIATIONS FOR 2009

HEARINGS
BEFORE A

SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE

COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
ONE HUNDRED TENTH CONGRESS
SECOND SESSION
SUBCOMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT
PETER J. VISCLOSKY, Indiana, Chairman
CHET EDWARDS, Texas
ED PASTOR, Arizona
MARION BERRY, Arkansas
CHAKA FATTAH, Pennsylvania
STEVE ISRAEL, New York
TIM RYAN, Ohio
E. SERRANO, New York
JOSE
JOHN W. OLVER, Massachusetts

DAVID HOBSON, Ohio

ZACH WAMP, Tennessee
JO ANN EMERSON, Missouri
MICHAEL K. SIMPSON, Idaho
DENNIS R. REHBERG, Montana
KEN CALVERT, California

NOTE: Under Committee Rules, Mr. Obey, as Chairman of the Full Committee, and Mr. Lewis, as Ranking
Minority Member of the Full Committee, are authorized to sit as Members of all Subcommittees.

DIXON BUTLER, TERRY TYBOROWSKI, TAUNJA BERQUAM,

ROBERT SHERMAN, and LORI MAES, Staff Assistants

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ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT

APPROPRIATIONS FOR 2009
HEARINGS
BEFORE A

SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE

COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
ONE HUNDRED TENTH CONGRESS
SECOND SESSION
SUBCOMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT
PETER J. VISCLOSKY, Indiana, Chairman
CHET EDWARDS, Texas
ED PASTOR, Arizona
MARION BERRY, Arkansas
CHAKA FATTAH, Pennsylvania
STEVE ISRAEL, New York
TIM RYAN, Ohio
E. SERRANO, New York
JOSE
JOHN W. OLVER, Massachusetts

DAVID HOBSON, Ohio

ZACH WAMP, Tennessee
JO ANN EMERSON, Missouri
MICHAEL K. SIMPSON, Idaho
DENNIS R. REHBERG, Montana
KEN CALVERT, California

NOTE: Under Committee Rules, Mr. Obey, as Chairman of the Full Committee, and Mr. Lewis, as Ranking
Minority Member of the Full Committee, are authorized to sit as Members of all Subcommittees.

DIXON BUTLER, TERRY TYBOROWSKI, TAUNJA BERQUAM,

ROBERT SHERMAN, and LORI MAES, Staff Assistants

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WITNESSES

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DAVID R. OBEY, Wisconsin, Chairman
JOHN P. MURTHA, Pennsylvania
NORMAN D. DICKS, Washington
ALAN B. MOLLOHAN, West Virginia
MARCY KAPTUR, Ohio
PETER J. VISCLOSKY, Indiana
NITA M. LOWEY, New York
E. SERRANO, New York
JOSE
ROSA L. DELAURO, Connecticut
JAMES P. MORAN, Virginia
JOHN W. OLVER, Massachusetts
ED PASTOR, Arizona
DAVID E. PRICE, North Carolina
CHET EDWARDS, Texas
ROBERT E. BUD CRAMER, JR., Alabama
PATRICK J. KENNEDY, Rhode Island
MAURICE D. HINCHEY, New York
LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD, California
SAM FARR, California
JESSE L. JACKSON, JR., Illinois
CAROLYN C. KILPATRICK, Michigan
ALLEN BOYD, Florida
CHAKA FATTAH, Pennsylvania
STEVEN R. ROTHMAN, New Jersey
SANFORD D. BISHOP, JR., Georgia
MARION BERRY, Arkansas
BARBARA LEE, California
TOM UDALL, New Mexico
ADAM SCHIFF, California
MICHAEL HONDA, California
BETTY MCCOLLUM, Minnesota
STEVE ISRAEL, New York
TIM RYAN, Ohio
C.A. DUTCH RUPPERSBERGER, Maryland
BEN CHANDLER, Kentucky
DEBBIE WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Florida
CIRO RODRIGUEZ, Texas

JERRY LEWIS, California

C. W. BILL YOUNG, Florida
RALPH REGULA, Ohio
HAROLD ROGERS, Kentucky
FRANK R. WOLF, Virginia
JAMES T. WALSH, New York
DAVID L. HOBSON, Ohio
JOE KNOLLENBERG, Michigan
JACK KINGSTON, Georgia
RODNEY P. FRELINGHUYSEN, New Jersey
TODD TIAHRT, Kansas
ZACH WAMP, Tennessee
TOM LATHAM, Iowa
ROBERT B. ADERHOLT, Alabama
JO ANN EMERSON, Missouri
KAY GRANGER, Texas
JOHN E. PETERSON, Pennsylvania
VIRGIL H. GOODE, JR., Virginia
RAY LAHOOD, Illinois
DAVE WELDON, Florida
MICHAEL K. SIMPSON, Idaho
JOHN ABNEY CULBERSON, Texas
MARK STEVEN KIRK, Illinois
ANDER CRENSHAW, Florida
DENNIS R. REHBERG, Montana
JOHN R. CARTER, Texas
RODNEY ALEXANDER, Louisiana
KEN CALVERT, California
JO BONNER, Alabama

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Abboud, Jeffrey ........................................................................................................

Abidi, Professor Mongi ............................................................................................
Adcock, Paul .............................................................................................................
Albritton, Jason .......................................................................................................
Ames, E. L., III ........................................................................................................
Anthes, R. A .............................................................................................................
Ashley, Marion .........................................................................................................
Bajura, Richard ........................................................................................................
Baker, Jennifer ........................................................................................................
Barnett, J. A .............................................................................................................
Barry, H. J., III ........................................................................................................
Bently, C. R ..............................................................................................................
Berry, Mike ..............................................................................................................
Binette, Aja ..............................................................................................................
Binney, P. D .............................................................................................................
Blagojevich, R. R ......................................................................................................
Blum, J. O ................................................................................................................
Bowers, K. W ............................................................................................................
Bowman, F. L ...........................................................................................................
Bridges, J. H ............................................................................................................
Britton, Del ..............................................................................................................
Brostmeyer, Shirley .................................................................................................
Buer, Stein ...............................................................................................................
Burton, Carly ...........................................................................................................
Bye, Dr. Raymond, Jr ..............................................................................................
Caan, G. M ...............................................................................................................
Callahan, Kateri ......................................................................................................
Christiansen, D. A ...................................................................................................
Clark, Vaughn ..........................................................................................................
Crane, Professor Carl ..............................................................................................
Culp, David ..............................................................................................................
Cunningham, Ron ....................................................................................................
DAntonio, J. R., Jr ..................................................................................................
Dean, Bob .................................................................................................................
DeGood, Alan ...........................................................................................................
Derman, Edward ......................................................................................................
Detweiler, Hans .......................................................................................................
Donaldson, J. C ........................................................................................................
Dowd, Wayne ...........................................................................................................
Duggal, Dr. V. K ......................................................................................................
Duncan, Mark ..........................................................................................................
Duncan, Roger ..........................................................................................................
Freeman, S. D ..........................................................................................................
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Frost, C. J .................................................................................................................
Gawell, Karl .............................................................................................................
Gensler, Katherine ..................................................................................................
Glasener, Karl ..........................................................................................................
Gordon, Hon. Bart ...................................................................................................
Green, W. R. (Will) ..................................................................................................
Hamel, A. C ..............................................................................................................
Hinkle, Jerome .........................................................................................................
Hintz, Don ................................................................................................................
Holdgreve, Chris ......................................................................................................
Huffman, G. P ........................................................................................................ 96,
Huffman, Russell .....................................................................................................
Hunter, Dr. S. M ......................................................................................................
Kanjorski, Hon. P. E ................................................................................................
Kell, Scott .................................................................................................................
Kemper, Doug ..........................................................................................................
Kerkhoven, Paul ......................................................................................................
Knatz, Geraldine ......................................................................................................
Koland, Dave ............................................................................................................
Kucinich, Hon. D. J .................................................................................................
Kuhn, R. E ................................................................................................................
Landsberger, Professor Sheldon .............................................................................
Langley, Reece .........................................................................................................
Larson, Troy .............................................................................................................
Latture, Paul, II .......................................................................................................
Leahey, J. A .............................................................................................................
Leeman, Dr. Christoph ............................................................................................
Litterer, Ron .............................................................................................................
Lynch, R. S ...............................................................................................................
Mayfield, Barry ........................................................................................................
Minsky, R. S .............................................................................................................
Minthorn, A. C .........................................................................................................
Morrison, Ernie ........................................................................................................
Nadel, Steven ...........................................................................................................
Nadel, Steven ...........................................................................................................
Narvaiz, Susan .........................................................................................................
Nimrod, Peter ...........................................................................................................
Nylander, Charles ....................................................................................................
OBrien, T. J .............................................................................................................
Oberg, Brad ..............................................................................................................
Olguin, Michelle .......................................................................................................
Oman, Alicia .............................................................................................................
Pesata, Levi ..............................................................................................................
Porter, John ..............................................................................................................
Preau, E. J., Jr .........................................................................................................
Preston, Michael ......................................................................................................
Raabe, Peter .............................................................................................................
Rahnema, Farzad .....................................................................................................
Richardson, Bill .......................................................................................................
Ritter, Bill, Jr ...........................................................................................................
Robertson, Gordon ...................................................................................................
Rose, Robert .............................................................................................................
Rowan, Linda ...........................................................................................................
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Saliba, D. L ..............................................................................................................
Schuchat, Sam .........................................................................................................
Severn, Aaron ...........................................................................................................
Shirley, Joe, Jr .........................................................................................................
Skok, Andrew ...........................................................................................................
Smith, B. S ...............................................................................................................
Smith, S. B ...............................................................................................................
Solomon, David ........................................................................................................
Stanton, J. S .............................................................................................................
Sturdivant, B. S .......................................................................................................
Taylor, W. E., (Dub) ..............................................................................................
Terry, David .............................................................................................................
Tonko, P. D ...............................................................................................................
Twarog, Daniel .........................................................................................................
VanAmerongen, Deborah ........................................................................................
Wagenknecht, Brad .................................................................................................
Wallace, Rob .............................................................................................................
Walton, Izaak ...........................................................................................................
Waterman, Diana ....................................................................................................
Watney, W. L ...........................................................................................................
Wehe, Professor D. K ...............................................................................................
Weinstein, Dr. Harel ...............................................................................................
Whitehead, B. T .......................................................................................................
Wilkinson, E. W .......................................................................................................
Winkler, Anita .........................................................................................................
Wood, Professor John ..............................................................................................
Yamagata, Ben .........................................................................................................
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