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 

JOSE ́ E. SERRANO, New York 

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. 

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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 

JOSE ́ E. SERRANO, New York 

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. 

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ROBERT SHERMAN, and LORI MAES, Staff Assistants 

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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 

JOSE ́ E. SERRANO, New York 

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 

ROB NABORS, Clerk and Staff Director 

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Abboud, Jeffrey ........................................................................................................ 180 

Abidi, Professor Mongi ............................................................................................ 435 

Adcock, Paul ............................................................................................................. 345 

Albritton, Jason ....................................................................................................... 301 

Ames, E. L., III ........................................................................................................ 336 

Anthes, R. A ............................................................................................................. 431 

Ashley, Marion ......................................................................................................... 347 

Bajura, Richard ........................................................................................................ 149 

Baker, Jennifer ........................................................................................................ 373 

Barnett, J. A ............................................................................................................. 105 

Barry, H. J., III ........................................................................................................ 207 

Bently, C. R .............................................................................................................. 159 

Berry, Mike .............................................................................................................. 417 

Binette, Aja .............................................................................................................. 323 

Binney, P. D ............................................................................................................. 39 

Blagojevich, R. R ...................................................................................................... 361 

Blum, J. O ................................................................................................................ 332 

Bowers, K. W ............................................................................................................ 337 

Bowman, F. L ........................................................................................................... 316 

Bridges, J. H ............................................................................................................ 429 

Britton, Del .............................................................................................................. 129 

Brostmeyer, Shirley ................................................................................................. 167 

Buer, Stein ............................................................................................................... 377 

Burton, Carly ........................................................................................................... 420 

Bye, Dr. Raymond, Jr .............................................................................................. 161 

Caan, G. M ............................................................................................................... 104 

Callahan, Kateri ...................................................................................................... 49 

Christiansen, D. A ................................................................................................... 101 

Clark, Vaughn .......................................................................................................... 276 

Crane, Professor Carl .............................................................................................. 435 

Culp, David .............................................................................................................. 133 

Cunningham, Ron .................................................................................................... 445 

D’Antonio, J. R., Jr .................................................................................................. 93 

Dean, Bob ................................................................................................................. 391 

DeGood, Alan ........................................................................................................... 359 

Derman, Edward ...................................................................................................... 373 

Detweiler, Hans ....................................................................................................... 175 

Donaldson, J. C ........................................................................................................ 351 

Dowd, Wayne ........................................................................................................... 354 

Duggal, Dr. V. K ...................................................................................................... 202 

Duncan, Mark .......................................................................................................... 384 

Duncan, Roger .......................................................................................................... 199 

Freeman, S. D .......................................................................................................... 121 


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Freudenthal, Dave ................................................................................................... 439 

Frost, C. J ................................................................................................................. 381 

Gawell, Karl ............................................................................................................. 189 

Gensler, Katherine .................................................................................................. 370 

Glasener, Karl .......................................................................................................... 15 

Gordon, Hon. Bart ................................................................................................... 6 

Green, W. R. (Will) .................................................................................................. 20 

Hamel, A. C .............................................................................................................. 85 

Hinkle, Jerome ......................................................................................................... 305 

Hintz, Don ................................................................................................................ 24 

Holdgreve, Chris ...................................................................................................... 285 

Huffman, G. P ........................................................................................................ 96, 109 

Huffman, Russell ..................................................................................................... 383 

Hunter, Dr. S. M ...................................................................................................... 230 

Kanjorski, Hon. P. E ................................................................................................ 3 

Kell, Scott ................................................................................................................. 178 

Kemper, Doug .......................................................................................................... 102 

Kerkhoven, Paul ...................................................................................................... 269 

Knatz, Geraldine ...................................................................................................... 121 

Koland, Dave ............................................................................................................ 184 

Kucinich, Hon. D. J ................................................................................................. 1 

Kuhn, R. E ................................................................................................................ 103 

Landsberger, Professor Sheldon ............................................................................. 435 

Langley, Reece ......................................................................................................... 421 

Larson, Troy ............................................................................................................. 233 

Latture, Paul, II ....................................................................................................... 236 

Leahey, J. A ............................................................................................................. 295 

Leeman, Dr. Christoph ............................................................................................ 221 

Litterer, Ron ............................................................................................................. 291 

Lynch, R. S ............................................................................................................... 211 

Mayfield, Barry ........................................................................................................ 366 

Minsky, R. S ............................................................................................................. 158 

Minthorn, A. C ......................................................................................................... 98 

Morrison, Ernie ........................................................................................................ 226 

Nadel, Steven ........................................................................................................... 28 

Nadel, Steven ........................................................................................................... 79 

Narvaiz, Susan ......................................................................................................... 395 

Nimrod, Peter ........................................................................................................... 248 

Nylander, Charles .................................................................................................... 447 

O’Brien, T. J ............................................................................................................. 243 

Oberg, Brad .............................................................................................................. 213 

Olguin, Michelle ....................................................................................................... 381 

Oman, Alicia ............................................................................................................. 261 

Pesata, Levi .............................................................................................................. 220 

Porter, John .............................................................................................................. 382 

Preau, E. J., Jr ......................................................................................................... 239 

Preston, Michael ...................................................................................................... 206 

Raabe, Peter ............................................................................................................. 40 

Rahnema, Farzad ..................................................................................................... 321 

Richardson, Bill ....................................................................................................... 274 

Ritter, Bill, Jr ........................................................................................................... 424

Robertson, Gordon ................................................................................................... 55 

Rose, Robert ............................................................................................................. 426 

Rowan, Linda ........................................................................................................... 70 

Sailors, J. L .............................................................................................................. 115


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Saliba, D. L .............................................................................................................. 44 

Schuchat, Sam ......................................................................................................... 142 

Severn, Aaron ........................................................................................................... 34 

Shirley, Joe, Jr ......................................................................................................... 310 

Skok, Andrew ........................................................................................................... 147 

Smith, B. S ............................................................................................................... 75 

Smith, S. B ............................................................................................................... 111 

Solomon, David ........................................................................................................ 441 

Stanton, J. S ............................................................................................................. 373 

Sturdivant, B. S ....................................................................................................... 459 

Taylor, W. E., (‘‘Dub’’) .............................................................................................. 280 

Terry, David ............................................................................................................. 66 

Tonko, P. D ............................................................................................................... 311 

Twarog, Daniel ......................................................................................................... 261 

VanAmerongen, Deborah ........................................................................................ 311 

Wagenknecht, Brad ................................................................................................. 265 

Wallace, Rob ............................................................................................................. 194 

Walton, Izaak ........................................................................................................... 217 

Waterman, Diana .................................................................................................... 261 

Watney, W. L ........................................................................................................... 228 

Wehe, Professor D. K ............................................................................................... 435 

Weinstein, Dr. Harel ............................................................................................... 86 

Whitehead, B. T ....................................................................................................... 382 

Wilkinson, E. W ....................................................................................................... 315 

Winkler, Anita ......................................................................................................... 325 

Wood, Professor John .............................................................................................. 435 

Yamagata, Ben ......................................................................................................... 170 

Yoon, Roe-Hoan ........................................................................................................ 137 

Younger, Pat ............................................................................................................ 89 

Younger, Pat ............................................................................................................ 118 

Younger, Pat ............................................................................................................ 329 

Younger, Pat ............................................................................................................ 341 

Zion, Mark ................................................................................................................ 418 

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