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***After what seemed an interminable length of time, the White House
finally sent Bob Broadbent ' s nomination to be Assistant Secretary/Water and
Science to the Senate. The Sen Comm on Energy and Natural Res held a hearing
on the nomination on June 7 and is expected to approve it without delay.
"Pat " O ' Meara, Exec Vice Pres of NWRA, submitted a statement in support
of Broadbent ' s nomination. Citing his record as Commissioner of Reclamation,
O'Meara noted that at the time of Bob' s appointment, morale in the BuRec was
low and programs that should have been active "were in mothballs. "
"In just three short years, Mr. Broadbent has effected some remarkable
changes . The dignity of the Bureau and its employees has been restored, and
programs and policies for accelerated water resource management and devel-
opment are under way. "
***A $15 . 5 billion appropriation for energy and water development has
been passed by the House. Most of the funds - $10 .8B - are for the Dept of
Energy. The total for the BuRec is $1.0B ($51 .9M less than requested) . The
Corps of Engineers amount is $2. 7B, up $157.9M from the amount requested.
The Appropriations Comm deleted all funds for new construction starts,
including $53.6M for the Garrison Diversion Proj in ND and $1 . 5M for a start
on the Santa Margarita Proj in CA. The Appropriations Comm noted that the
Senate still has not acted on the new starts appropriations bill for last year
(HR 3958, which is still pending in the Senate) . The Comm also noted that the
Omnibus Public Works Bill (HR 3678,S 1739 ) has not yet passed either house .
"Pending enactment of these bills , your committee believes it would not be
prudent to include new construction starts , " the Committee said. "The
committee fully intends to revisit the issue of new construction starts in
September of 1984. That should provide the authorizing committees sufficient
time to complete action on authorizing legislation. " All funds requested for
safety of dams work was approved, and the amount for loan programs , including
small projects, was increased by $4.5M over the requested $67 .5 .
Changes from the requested amounts , by states in the NWRArea, are as
follows ( Interior only - Corps will be detailed in the next issue ) .
AZ-eliminate $9.1M for construction and rehabilitation of Headgate Rock hydro
plant ( BIA) ; increase CAP by $14 . 4M; CA-eliminate $1. 5M for Santa Margarita
Proj ; ID-eliminate $200, 000 for Palisades powerplant enlargement; NE-eliminate
$600, 000 for O ' Neill Unit (Pick-Sloan) ; ND-eliminate $53 . 6M for Garrison
Diversion Proj ; SD-add $710, 000 for Belle Fourche Unit (Pick-Sloan) ; WY-
eliminate $5M for Buffalo Bill Dam modification.
The Senate reported its bill on June 5; funds for Garrison were put in;
CAP ' s budget was increased; O ' Neill project out. A comparison of the bills
will be presented in more detail in the next issue of NWL.
***Maj Gen ER Heiberg, III (well known to NWRA members ) will succeed Lt
Gen JK Bratton as the next chief of engineers of the Army Corps of Engineers.
***Jack F . Ross , a former president of NWRA, has been appointed by
President Reagan as the United States Commissioner and presiding officer of
the Upper Colorado River Commission. The commission was created in 1949 to
implement a compact between AZ, CO, NM, UT and WY. The compact deals with the
equitable division and apportionment of the waters of the Colorado Rvr among
the upper basin states .
***The Water & Power Subcomm of the House Int & Ins Affairs Comm has
approved for full committee action HR 4444, which would authorize an
additional $600M for loans under the Small Reclamation Projects Act. This
action is expected soon, but problems may develop on the House floor.
***NWRA President George Proctor and his wife, Maureen, have just
returned from a three week trip which took them to Israel, Egypt, Jordan and
Western Europe. Pres Proctor reports that their travels in the Middle East
were a poignant reminder that notwithstanding all of the controversy over oil,
water continues to be a prime factor in shaping the destiny of civilization.
***On the back page of this issue of NWL, we are announcing the seminar
program that has been arranged for July 30/31 in Jackson, WY. We urge all NWRA
members to join the Board by attending this informative two half-day seminar.
1984 CONVENTION, HYATT REGE ARIZONA, NOVEMBER 11-15
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SEMINAR
The Virginian Lodge, Jackson, Wyoming
Monday, July 30
8:30a.m. Robert Dawson, Acting Assistant Secretary of the Army
(Civil Works) , Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
9:00a.m. Lawrence Anderson, Director of Electric Power Regulation
of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) ,
Washington, D.C.
9 :30a.m. Thomas Humphrey, Attorney at Law, Davis, Graham & Stubbs,
Washington, D.C.
10:00a.m. Ray Arnett, Assistant Secretary for Fish, Wildlife and Parks,
Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C.
10 :45a.m. Greg Hobbs, Attorney at Law, Davis, Graham & Stubbs, Denver,
Colorado
11 :15a.m. Jack Ravan, Assistant Administrator, Environmental Protection
Agency, Washington, D.C.
11 :45a.m. Robert McPhail, Administrator, Western Area Power
Administration, Golden, Colorado
12 : 15p.m. Recess
1 :00p.m. Third Annual J.A. "Ted" Riggins Golf Tournament
Jackson Hole Golf & Tennis Club, $35 Green Fee
6:30p.m. Western Bar-B-Que Cook-out (included in registration fee)
The Virginian Lodge
Tuesday, July 31
8:30a.m. Carol Hallett, Special Assistant to the Secretary
of the Interior, Sacramento, California
9:00a.m. Tom Bahr, Director of New Mexico Water Resources Research
Institute, Las Cruces, New Mexico
9 : 30a.m. Robert Olson, Acting Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation,
Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C.
10 :00a.m. J. Michael Morgan, Attorney at Law, Consultant to the Senate
Committee on Energy & Natural Resources, Denver, Colorado
10:45a.m. Legislative Panel
Michael J. Toohey, Minority Staff Director, House Public Works
and Transportation Committee
George Van Cleve, Minority Counsel, Subcommittee on Water and
Power Resources
Russ Brown, Professional Staff, Senate Subcommittee on Water
and Power
Hal Brayman, Assistant Staff Director, Senate Committee on
Environment and Public Works
11 :45a.m. Closing Remarks, George Proctor
Wednesday, August 1
8:00a.m. NWRA Board of Directors Meeting
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