This document records the hearings held before the Committee on Public Lands of the House of Representatives in January 1909 on HJ Res 223, which authorized the construction of the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir in Yosemite National Park. An important historical record of one of the most controversial environmental debates in American history. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.