Hearing: “Exposing President Biden’s Plan to Dismantle the Snake River Dams and the Negative Impacts to the United States.”

Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, and Grid Security (Committee on Energy and Commerce)

Tuesday, January 30, 2024 (10:00 AM)

2123 RHOB
Washington, D.C.

Witnesses

Panel one

Mr. Jeremiah Baumann
Senior Advisor, Office of the Under Secretary for Infrastructure, U.S. Department of Energy

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  • Witness Testimony [PDF] Added 03/15/2024 at 10:29 AM
  • Witness TNT [PDF] Added 03/15/2024 at 10:29 AM
  • Witness Bio [PDF] Added 03/15/2024 at 10:29 AM

Ms. Janet Coit
Assistant Administrator, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce

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  • Witness Testimony [PDF] Added 08/19/2024 at 09:20 AM
  • Questions for the Record [PDF] Added 08/19/2024 at 09:20 AM
  • Witness TNT [PDF] Added 08/19/2024 at 09:20 AM
  • Witness Bio [PDF] Added 08/19/2024 at 09:20 AM

The Honorable Michael L. Connor
Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works)

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  • Witness Testimony [PDF] Added 07/17/2024 at 10:24 AM
  • Witness TNT [PDF] Added 07/17/2024 at 10:24 AM
  • Witness Bio [PDF] Added 07/17/2024 at 10:24 AM

Mr. John Hairston
Administrator, Bonneville Power Administration

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  • Witness Testimony [PDF] Added 03/15/2024 at 10:29 AM
  • Witness TNT [PDF] Added 03/15/2024 at 10:29 AM
  • Witness Bio [PDF] Added 03/15/2024 at 10:29 AM

The Honorable Brenda Mallory
Chair, Council on Environmental Quality

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  • Witness Testimony [PDF] Added 03/15/2024 at 10:29 AM
  • Questions for the Record [PDF] Added 08/19/2024 at 11:19 AM
  • Witness TNT [PDF] Added 03/15/2024 at 10:29 AM
  • Witness Bio [PDF] Added 03/15/2024 at 10:29 AM

Panel two

Ms. Casey Chumrau
Chief Executive Officer, Washington Grain Commission

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  • Questions for the Record [PDF] Added 03/18/2024 at 06:30 PM
  • Witness TNT [PDF] Added 01/29/2024 at 09:07 AM
  • Witness CV [PDF] Added 01/29/2024 at 09:08 AM
  • Witness Testimony [PDF] Added 01/29/2024 at 09:07 AM

The Honorable Jim Matheson
Chief Executive Officer, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association

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  • Witness Testimony [PDF] Added 01/29/2024 at 09:03 AM
  • Witness TNT [PDF] Added 01/29/2024 at 09:03 AM
  • Witness Bio [PDF] Added 01/29/2024 at 09:03 AM

Mr. Neil Maunu
Executive Director, Pacific Northwest Waterways Association

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  • Witness Testimony [PDF] Added 01/29/2024 at 09:07 AM
  • Attachment 1 entitled "FCS 2020 report_LSR Dam Breach Summary Findings Jan 10 review" [PDF] Added 01/29/2024 at 01:32 PM
  • Attachment 2 entitled "LSR Dam Removal White Paper FCS 08.13.23" [PDF] Added 01/29/2024 at 01:32 PM
  • Attachment 3 entitled "The-Importance-of-Columbia-Snake-River-Navigation-to-U.S.-Agriculture" [PDF] Added 01/29/2024 at 01:32 PM
  • Attachment 4 entitled "Quick Summary of 2023 FCS Impact Report FINAL" [PDF] Added 01/29/2024 at 01:32 PM
  • Attachment 5 entitled "The-Importance-of-Columbia-Snake-River-Navigation-to-U.S.-Agriculture-slides" [PDF] Added 01/29/2024 at 01:32 PM
  • Attachment 6 entitled "DelayedMortalitySciencePerspective" [PDF] Added 01/29/2024 at 01:32 PM
  • Attachment 7 entitled "LSRD Ag Letter to USDA Final 03.28.23" [PDF] Added 01/29/2024 at 01:32 PM
  • Questions for the Record [PDF] Added 03/18/2024 at 06:30 PM
  • Witness TNT [PDF] Added 01/29/2024 at 09:07 AM
  • Witness CV [PDF] Added 01/29/2024 at 09:07 AM

Mr. Jeremy Takala
Member, Yakama Nation Tribal Council

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  • Witness Testimony [PDF] Added 01/29/2024 at 12:58 PM
  • Attachment 1 entitled "USG-6Sov-NWF MOU_CBRI & Responsive USG Commitments (12.13.23)" [PDF] Added 01/29/2024 at 12:58 PM
  • Attachment 2 entitled "Six Sovereigns CBRI Presentation (Approved Clean 1.23.24) [PDF] Added 01/29/2024 at 12:58 PM
  • Attachment 3 entitled "BPA RateImpact-Estimates-FW-Agreements_BPA_Final" [PDF] Added 01/29/2024 at 12:58 PM
  • Attachment 5 entitled "NOAA rebuilding-interior-columbia-basin-salmon-steelhead" [PDF] Added 01/29/2024 at 12:58 PM
  • Attachment 6 entitled "2014 Spirit of the Salmon update Wy-Kan-Ush-Mi Wa-Kish-Wit [PDF] Added 01/29/2024 at 12:58 PM
  • Attachment 7 entitled "MAFAC_CRB_Phase2ReportFinal_508" [PDF] Added 01/29/2024 at 12:58 PM
  • Attachment 8 entitled "2019 Tribal Perspectives Report" [PDF] Added 01/29/2024 at 12:58 PM
  • Attachment 9 entitled "AFS Statement on LSRD Breach" [PDF] Added 01/29/2024 at 12:58 PM
  • Questions for the Record [PDF] Added 03/18/2024 at 06:30 PM
  • Questions for the Record Supplemental 1 [PDF] Added 03/18/2024 at 06:30 PM
  • Questions for the Record Supplemental 2 [PDF] Added 03/18/2024 at 06:30 PM
  • Witness TNT [PDF] Added 01/29/2024 at 12:58 PM
  • Witness Bio [PDF] Added 01/29/2024 at 12:58 PM
  • Attachment 4 entitled "CRITFC-Energy-Vision-Full-Report" [PDF] Added 01/29/2024 at 12:58 PM

Support Documents

  • Hearing Notice [PDF]
  • Hearing Memorandum [PDF] Added 01/29/2024 at 09:03 AM
  • Documents for the Record [PDF] Added 08/19/2024 at 11:19 AM

Member Statements

  • The Honorable Diana DeGette [PDF] Added 03/15/2024 at 10:29 AM
  • The Honorable Frank Pallone, Jr. [PDF] Added 03/15/2024 at 10:29 AM
  • The Honorable Cathy McMorris Rodgers [PDF] Added 03/15/2024 at 10:29 AM
  • The Honorable Jeff Duncan [PDF] Added 03/15/2024 at 10:29 AM

Hearing Record

  • Member Roster [PDF] Added 03/15/2024 at 10:29 AM
  • Preliminary Transcript [PDF] Added 03/15/2024 at 10:29 AM

First Published: January 26, 2024 at 04:27 PM
Last Updated: August 19, 2024 at 11:19 AM