Jurisdiction
This subcommittee's jurisdiction includes oversight and legislative responsibilities for: United States Bureau of Reclamation irrigation and reclamation projects, including related flood control purposes; federal power marketing administrations, (e.g., Bonneville Power Administration, Southwestern Power Administration, Western Area Power Administration, Southeastern Power Administration); energy development impacts on water resources; groundwater resources and management; hydroelectric power; and energy related aspects of deepwater ports.
Read more about this topic: United States Senate Energy And Natural Resources Subcommittee On Water And Power
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“The putting into force of laws which shall secure the conservation of our resources, as far as they may be within the jurisdiction of the Federal Government, including the more important work of saving and restoring our forests and the great improvement of waterways, are all proper government functions which must involve large expenditure if properly performed.”
—William Howard Taft (1857–1930)