BENEKE, MARTINEZ, FORRISTER, AND BURTON NOMINATIONS HEARING BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES UNITED STATES SENATE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION ON THE NOMINATIONS OF PATRICIA J. BENEKE, TO BE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR WATER AND SCIENCE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR; ELUID L. MARTINEZ, TO BE COMMISSIONER OF THE BUREAU OF RECLAMATION, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR; DERRICK L. FORRISTER, TO BE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CONGRESSIONAL AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAmS, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY; AND CHARLES WILLIAM BURTON, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, U.S. ENRICHMENT CORPORATION For sale by the U.S. Government Printing Office Superintendent of Documents, Congressional Sales Office, Washington, DC 20402 ISBN 0-16-052013-4 COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES FRANK H. MURKOWSKI, Alaska, Chairman MARK O. HATFIELD, Oregon PETE V. DOMENICI, New Mexico DON NICKLES, Oklahoma LARRY E. CRAIG, Idaho BEN NIGHTHORSE CAMPBELL, Colorado CRAIG THOMAS, Wyoming JON KYL, Arizona ROD GRAMS, Minnesota JAMES M. JEFFORDS, Vermont CONRAD BURNS, Montana J. BENNETT JOHNSTON, Louisiana GREGG D. Renkes, Staff Director Gary G. Ellsworth, Chief Counsel BENJAMIN S. COOPER, Staff Director for the Minority Sam FOWLER, Chief Counsel (Minority) TOM WILLIAMS, Senior Professional Staff Member (Minority) (II) CONTENTS STATEMENTS Page Beneke, Patricia J., Nominee to be Assistant Secretary for Water and Science, Department of the Interior 9 Bingaman, Hon. Jeff, U.S. Senator from New Mexico 7 Bumpers, Hon. Dale, U.S. Senator from Arkansas 5 Burton, Charles William, Nominee to be a Member of the Board of Directors, U.S. Enrichment Corporation 16 Domenici, Hon. Pete V., U.S. Senator from New Mexico 4 Ford, Hon. Wendell H., U.S. Senator from Kentucky 3 Forrister, Derrick L., Nominee to be Assistant Secretary for Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs, Department of Energy 13 Harkin, Hon. Tom, U.S. Senator from Iowa 3 Johnston, Hon. J. Bennett, U.S. Senator from Louisiana 2 Kyi, Hon. Jon, U.S. Senator from Arizona 7 Martinez, Eluid L., Nominee to be Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclama- Murkowski, Hon. Frank H., U.S. Senator from Alaska 1 Thomas, Hon. Craig, U.S. Senator from Wyoming 7 APPENDDCES Appendix I Informational Statements: Patricia J. Beneke 31 Eluid L. Martinez 58 Derrick L. Forrister 78 Charles William Burton 99 Appendix II Appendix III (ill) BENEKE, MARTINEZ, FORRISTER, AND THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1995 U.S. Senate, Washington, DC. The committee met, pursuant to notice, at 9:33 a.m., in room SD-366, Dirksen Senate Office Building, Hon. Frank H. Murkowski, chairman, presiding. OPENING STATEMENT OF HON. FRANK H. MURKOWSKL The CHAIRMaN. Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. I call to order the meeting of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Today the committee will hear from several nominees by our President: Patricia Beneke, who is no stranger to this committee, to be Assistant Secretary for Water and Science at the Department of the Interior, which gets a little attention from this committee; Eluid—is that pretty close? Mr. Martinez. That is correct, Mr. Chairman. The Chairman. Martinez to be Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation for the Department of the Interior; Mr. Derrick Forrister, to be Assistant Secretary for Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs in the Department of Energy; Mr. Charles William Burton, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the U.S. Enrichment Corporation. It is my understanding that each nominee has submitted all information required by committee. I want to try and move the hearing along because we have votes beginning at 10 o'clock and I am sure you are anxious to get this matter resolved and your statements in the record. Does anyone have a family member or members that they would like to introduce and have recognized at this time? Ms. Beneke. Ms. Beneke. Yes, Mr. Chairman. I am pleased to have with me here today my parents, Raymond and Marjorie Beneke, sitting in the second row there; my sister, Janet Beneke; my beautiful daughters, Laura Waters and Kate Waters, and I expect my husband will be slipping in the door here momentarily, Bob Waters. [Laughter.] Ms. Beneke. I hear traffic was bad this morning. |