Water Rights Protection Act of 2019
- Last Action
- 2/7/2019
Actions
- 2019-02-07Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
- 2019-02-04Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
- 2019-01-15Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2019-01-15Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2019-01-15Introduced in House
- 2019-01-15Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-01-15 (00)
Water Rights Protection Act of 2019
This bill prohibits the Departments of the Interior or Agriculture from
- conditioning the issuance, renewal, amendment, or extension of any permit, approval, license, lease, allotment, easement, right-of-way, or other land use or occupancy agreement on the transfer of any water right to the United States or on any impairment of title or interest granted or otherwise recognized under state law by federal or state action; or
- requiring any water user (including a federally recognized Indian tribe) to apply for or acquire a water right in the name of the United States under state law as a condition of the issuance, renewal, amendment, or extension of such a permit.
In developing any rule or similar federal action relating to the issuance, renewal, amendment, or extension of any permit, such departments (1) shall recognize the longstanding water use authority of the states and coordinate with the states to ensure that any federal action is consistent with applicable state water law, and (2) shall not adversely affect the authority of a state in permitting the beneficial use of water or adjudicating water rights.
Cosponsors (10)
- MICHAEL SIMPSON (R-ID)
- KEN CALVERT (R-CA)
- Mark Amodei (R-NV)
- Bruce Westerman (R-AR)
- Doug LaMalfa (R-CA)
- Doug Lamborn (R-CO)
- Paul Gosar (R-AZ)
- Mark Meadows (R-NC)
- Duncan Hunter (R-CA)
- Dan Newhouse (R-WA)
Subjects
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Department of Agriculture
- Department of the Interior
- Indian lands and resources rights
- Intergovernmental relations
- Land use and conservation
- Licensing and registrations
- State and local government operations
- Water use and supply
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