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Mar 24, 2014 Referred in Senate Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources See what changed
Mar 13, 2014 Engrossed in House See what changed
Sep 26, 2013viewing Reported in House Mr. Tipton (for himself, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mr. McClintock, Mr. Amodei, and Mr. Polis) introduced the following bill; which was referred 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 See what changed
Sep 26, 2013 Introduced in House Mr. Tipton (for himself, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mr. McClintock, Mr. Amodei, and Mr. Polis) introduced the following bill; which was referred 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

H.R. 3189 — what changed

Water Rights Protection Act

From Introduced in House to Reported in House. 1 section amended and 2 added between Introduced in House and Reported in House.

Sec. 2 Treatment of water rights

The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture—

(1)

changed shall not condition 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 ~~or relinquishment~~ of any water right directly to the United States, or any impairment of title, in whole or in part, granted or otherwise recognized under State law, by Federal or State adjudication, decree, or other judgment, or pursuant to any interstate water ~~compact and the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture;~~ compact; and

(2)

changed shall not require any water user 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 any permit, approval, license, lease, allotment, easement, right-of-way, or other land use or occupancy agreement.

Sec. 3 Definition

added

added For purposes of this Act, the term “water right” means any surface, groundwater, or storage use filed, permitted, certificated, confirmed, decreed, adjudicated, or otherwise recognized by a judicial proceeding or by the State in which the user acquires possession of the water or puts it to beneficial use.

Sec. 4 Impact on existing authority

added

added Nothing in this Act limits or expands any existing authority of the Secretaries to condition any permit, approval, license, lease, allotment, easement, right-of-way, or other land use or occupancy agreement on Federal lands subject to their respective jurisdictions.

H.R. 3189 — what changed

Sec. 2 Treatment of water rights

Sec. 3 Definition

Sec. 4 Impact on existing authority

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