Correspondence to Senator Hecht, July 10, regarding the California-Nevada Water Compact

From: Scott Subject: Tuesday, July 15 hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on the California-Nevada Water Compact. At 10:00 a.m. on the morning of July 15, Senator Laxalt will preside over a hearing on the California-Nevada Water Compact. The hearing will be held by the Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on the Constitution. I have reserved a place for you to testify, and developed brief testimony that has been reviewed and approved by Glen. If you wish to testify, the Subcommittee would let you testify first. Congressmen Reid and Vucanovich are supposed to be testifying, along with Senator Pete Wilson. Roland Westergard, Joe Gremban, and Dave Fulstone will be coming in from Nevada, along with some other people. The Pyramid take and Walker River tribes will also testify. Wayne Marchant, who is Bob Broadbent's acting replacement, will testify for the Interior Department. If you do not testify in person, we can have Senator Laxalt announce that you have submitted a statement for the record. Maybe he would even read it aloud, if you would like. As you know, this Truckee-Carson water situation is a big deal in the State, and Laxalt was governor when the State legislature passed the Compact, so you should consider attending. However, the Mineral County Commissioners, not to mention the Indians, do oppose the Compact, so it wouldn't be a bad idea to keep a low-profile on the issue in order to avoid antagonizing the Mineral County folks. Also, the Review-Journal wrote a story in Thursday's newspaper saying you were vacationing in England. If you are not at the hearing the newspapers will probably editorialize that you should have been in Washington instead of vacationing in England. Recommendation: Given the prominence of this issue in the Reno- Sparks area, I think you should testify, if only to avoid being criticised for your absence. ^ I C W I C B S>l<xie& , - 2 > E N A ? E W A S H I N G T O N , D.C. 20510 'UlCmfeb -Sfcties ,-Seriaie W A S H I N G T O N , D.C. 20510 United States Senate C O M M I T T E E ON T H E J U D I C I A F T F Y I r--q , , ,fr, WASHINGTON, DC 2O5 IO W A S H T N G T O L D . C " 7 STROM THURMOND, SOUTH CAROLINA, CHAIRMAN SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE CONSTITUTION 'Pfrir , SOUTH CAflOLir o i n u i v i m u n i Y i u i t u , o u u m v < M n u u i i n , v n ? i n i * i ? r t ^ o u o b u m m i i i c c u n i n t w i i o m u n v CHARLES McC. MATHIAS, JR., MARYLAND JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR., DELAWARE WW J[)l " O OfHM OjHATCX UTAH, CHAIRMAN PAUL LAXALT, NEVADA EDWARD M. KENNEDY, MASSACHUSETTS ~ ? ? ? / I V ORRIN G. HATCH, UTAH ROBERT C. BYRD WEST VIRGINIA STROM THURMOND, SOUTH CAROLINA DENNIS DECONCINI, ARIZONA ALAN K. SIMPSON, WYOMING HOWARD M. METZENBAUM, OHIO CHARLES E. GRASSLEY, IOWA PAUL SIMON, ILLINOIS JOHN P. EAST. NORTH CAROLINA DENNIS DeCONCINI. ARIZONA RANDALL R. RADER, CHIEF COUNSEL AND STAFF DIRECTOR CHARLES E. GRASSLEY, IOWA PATRICK J. LEAHY, VERMONT JEREMIAH DENTON, ALABAMA HOWELL HEFLIN, ALABAMA ARLEN SPECTER, PENNSYLVANIA PAUL SIMON, ILLINOIS MITCH McCONNELL, KENTUCKY DENNIS W. SHEDD, CHIEF COUNSEL AND STAFF DIRECTOR DIANA L. WATERMAN. GENERAL COUNSEL MEIINDA KOUTSOUMPAS, CHIEF CLERK MARK H. GITENSTEIN. MINORITY CHIEF COUNSEL June 10, 1986 The Honorable Chic Hecht United States Senator 302 Hart Building Washington, D.C. 20510 Dear Senator Hecht: The Senate Constitution Subcommittee is planning a hearing on S.2457, the Cal-Nev Bi-State Water Compact. The hearing will be held on July 15, 1986, at 10:00 a.m., Room 430 Dirksen Building, Washington, D.C. This letter is important hearing. I to participate the members to invite you know that all of Committee are looking forward to having the benefit views on this matter. i n of of this the your It would be extremely helpful least 25 copies of your statement to days prior to your testimony (SD-212 Building, Washington, D.C. 20510). if you would submit at the Committee three Dirksen Senate Office Please know that we are extremely appreciative of your willingness to assist the Committee on this issue. Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact Jean Leavitt of my staff at 224-8191. Again, thank you for your consideration. Siji^erely, OGH:jl o r n n G. Hatch Chairman Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution