,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cicg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #bd1 #bjai ,mr4 
,ne:\se introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,natural      
,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to r$esignate !  
facility ( ! ,bureau ( ,reclamation     
locat$ at ,highway-#aee1 ,c\lee ,dam1   
,,wa #iiaaf1 z ! ,na?aniel ,nat ,wa%+ton
 ,p[] ,plant4  #a4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds
 z foll[s3 7#a7 ,bo? ,na?aniel 8,nat0   
,wa%+ton1 ,sr41 & 8 son1 ,nat1 ,jr41    
direct desc5dants ( ! family ( ,presid5t
 ,george ,wa%+ton1 7 pione]s = !        
developm5t ( hydrop[] & /rong propon5ts 
( hydrop[]'s _m b5efits = ,wa%+ton ,/ate
 & ! ,pacific ,nor?we/4  7#b7 ,9 #aijh1 
,nat ,wa%+ton1 ,sr41 left 8 home 9      
,virg9ia & e/abli%$ a home/ead along !  
,columbia ,riv] 9 ! area ( ,gr& ,c\lee1 
,wa%+ton4 ,9 #aiaf1 he 0 elect$ ,grant  
,c\nty prosecutor4  7#c7 ,z ! fir/      
presid5t ( ! ,columbia ,riv] ,dam1      
,irrigation1 & ,p[] ,di/rict1 ,nat      
,wa%+ton1 ,sr41 play$ a key role 9      

develop+ ! concept (1 & secur+ !        
approval =1 ! con/ruction ( ! ,gr&      
,c\lee ,dam4  7#d7 ,9 #aibf1 ,nat       
,wa%+ton1 ,sr41 fell victim to ! p[] ( !
 ,columbia ,riv] :5 he 0 swept away 9 ! 
curr5t1 los+ 8 life :ile attempt+ to    
save 8 bro!r ,james f dr[n+4  7#e7 ,nat 
,wa%+ton1 ,jr41 foll[$ 9 8 fa!r's       
foot/eps by s]v+ z ,grant ,c\nty        
prosecutor aft] e>n+ 8 law degree at !  
,univ]sity ( ,wa%+ton1 :]e he 0 elect$  
/ud5t body presid5t at ! ,univ]sity (   
,wa%+ton z an und]graduate4  7#f7 ,nat  
,wa%+ton1 ,jr41 s]v$ 9 ! ,wa%+ton ,/ate 
,legislature = #cj ye>s & 0 in/rum5tal 9
 ! developm5t ( sev]al hydrop[] projects
 across ! region1 z well z ! ,columbia  
,bas9 ,project1 :i* utilizes ! ,gr&     
,c\lee ,dam to supply wat] = irrigation 
to #aj1jjj f>ms on #fga1jjj acres (     
f>ml& 9 ! ,columbia ,bas94  7#g7 ,:5 !  
,?ird ,p[] ,plant 0 complet$ 9 #aihj1   
,gr& ,c\lee ,dam became ! l>ge/ hydrop[]
 g5]at+ facility 9 ! _w4 ,) a #f1hji    
megawatt g5]at+ capacity1 supply+ an    

av]age ( #ba billion kil[att h\rs (     
electricity to #aa ,/ates & ,canada ea* 
ye>1 ,gr& ,c\lee is ! l>ge/ p[] /ation 9
 ! nation4  7#h7 ,! vision1 advocacy1 & 
public s]vice ( ,nat ,wa%+ton1 ,sr41 & 8
 son1 ,nat1 ,jr41 fundam5tally trans=m$ 
! ,columbia ,bas91 ,wa%+ton ,/ate1 & !  
entire ,pacific ,nor?we/ by secur+      
hydrop[]--a clean1 af=dable1 & reliable 
s\rce ( en]gy--z ! f\ndation ( !        
region's p[] sy/em4  #b4 ,r$esignation (
 facility ,! facility ( ! ,bureau (     
,reclamation locat$ at ,highway-#aee1   
,c\lee ,dam1 ,,wa #iiaaf1 kn[n z ! ,?ird
 ,p[]plant1 %all be kn[n & designat$ z !
 ,na?aniel ,nat ,wa%+ton ,p[] ,plant4   
#c4 ,ref]5ces ,any ref]5ce 9 a law1 map1
 regulation1 docum5t1 pap] or o!r record
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to ! facility ref]r$ 
to 9 section #a %all be deem$ to be a   
ref]5ce to ! ,na?aniel ,nat ,wa%+ton    
,p[] ,plant4