House Natural Resources Committee
Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee
Lower Snake River Hydropower Dams
On Tuesday, December 12, 2023, at 2:00 p.m., in room 1324 Longworth House Office Building, the Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries will hold an oversight hearing titled “Left in the Dark: Examining the Biden Administration’s Efforts to Eliminate the Pacific Northwest’s Clean Energy Production.”
Witnesses:- Richard Spinrad, Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere & NOAA Administrator, U.S. Department of Commerce [Invited]
- Brenda Mallory, Chair, Council on Environmental Quality [Invited]
- John Hairston, Administrator & CEO, Bonneville Power Administration [Invited]
- Scott Simms, CEO & Executive Director, Public Power Council, Portland, OR
- Neil Maunu, Executive Director, Pacific Northwest Waterways Association, Portland, OR
- Humaira Falkenberg, Power Resources Manager, Pacific County PUD, Raymond, WA
- Lindsay Slater, VP of Government Relations, Trout Unlimited [Minority Witness]
On June 26, 2023, the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries held an oversight field hearing on the lower Snake River dams in Richland, Washington.