Doug LaMalfa: “It is interesting, the whole spectrum of this debate here, where as was mentioned $150 million studying Sites Reservoir.”

So, Madam Chairwoman, from the doldrums of less than 1,000, the American Bison has rebounded so far to around 250,000 today.

Last year, we were able to fill San Luis Reservoir 100 percent. This year, there was a vast amount, like 95 percent, of cut-down in running the pumps.

Farmers like the current conservation programs that are out there, EQIP and the others, but this new one here is going to require them to jump through hoops in order to maybe be competitive or not.

Mrs. Napolitano's proposed legislation would hopefully allow that to be more widespread.