The White House announced the nomination of Estevan Lopez to serve as Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation. Lopez currently serves as the Director of the New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission, supervising all activities of the legislatively-chartered body with broad authority to protect, conserve, and develop New Mexico’s waters, including interstate and intrastate stream systems. No schedule has been set for his Senate confirmation. As described above, his predecessor, Mike Connor, was recently confirmed by the Senate to serve as Deputy Secretary of the Interior.
For additional information on these federal matters, please contact RCRC Senior Legislative Advocate Paul A. Smith at 916.447.4806 or psmith@rcrcnet.org.