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“As this Chamber considers H.R. 1967, the ``Bureau of Reclamation Pumped Storage Hydropower Development Act,'' I would like to provide some brief remarks regarding issues raised by the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation. The Colville Tribe has been participating in a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission proceeding related a proposed pumped storage project on Lake Roosevelt and Banks Lake in north central Washington. A portion of Lake Roosevelt is within the boundaries of the Colville Reservation. The Colville Tribe has raised several questions about the project's potential impacts to culturally and economically important fisheries in Lake Roosevelt, water quality, and to revenues the Tribe receives from the Bonneville Power Administration from the operation of the Grand Coulee Dam. Because of these questions, the Colville Tribe and the project proponents have been involved in ongoing discussions in hopes of reaching an agreement on how to proceed with the project review process. As those discussions proceed, I would like to provide my commitment to work with the Colville Tribe and the project proponents as the legislative process moves forward. Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS. Mr. Speaker, as this chamber considers H.R. 1967, the ``Bureau of Reclamation Pumped Storage Hydropower Development Act,'' I would like to provide some brief remarks regarding issues raised by the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation.…”