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To amend title 54, United States Code, to limit the authority to reserve water rights in designating a national monument.

S. 4882 · 116th Congress · Nov 10, 2020 · Lineage

A BILL

1. Reservation of water rights at national monuments

Section 320301 of title 54, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

“(e) Water rights

“(1) No reservation of water rights—In designating a national monument under subsection (a), the President may not reserve any implied or expressed water rights associated with the national monument.

“(2) Applicable law—Water rights associated with a national monument designated under subsection (a) may be acquired for the national monument only in accordance with the laws of the State in which the water rights are located.”