3.0.0 1830 2023-01-11T13:27:41Z 2023-01-11T13:27:41Z House HR 2015-04-16 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 55 (Thursday, April 16, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. TIPTON:H.R. 1830.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The constitutional authority of Congress to enact thislegislation is provided by Article 4 Section 3 Clause 2 ofthe United States Constitution, which states the Congressshall have Power to dispose of and make all needful Rules andRegulations respecting the Territory or other Propertybelonging to the United States; and nothing in thisConstitution shall be so construed as to Prejudice any Claimsof the United States, or of any particular State.[Page H2308]]]> hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii13 Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee Referred to 2015-05-07T17:23:16Z Referred to 2015-04-16T13:01:30Z hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing hsag15 Forestry Subcommittee Referred to 2015-05-05T14:24:00Z Referred to 2015-04-16T13:01:35Z Water Rights Protection Act 114 982 S 2015-06-18 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 114-399. Identical bill CRS Western Water and American Food Security Act of 2015 114 2898 HR 2015-10-08 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-381. Related bill CRS 2015-05-07 hsii13 Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans. Committee 2015-05-05 hsag15 Forestry Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. Committee 2015-04-16 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2015-04-16 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. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2015-04-16 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2015-04-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-04-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress T000470 Rep. Tipton, Scott R. [R-CO-3] Scott Tipton R CO R. 3 N A000369 Rep. Amodei, Mark E. 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Reed, Tom [R-NY-23] Tom Reed R NY 23 2015-04-16 True R000587 Rep. Ribble, Reid J. [R-WI-8] Reid Ribble R WI J. 8 2015-04-16 True S001148 Rep. Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2] MICHAEL SIMPSON R ID K. 2 2015-04-16 True S000583 Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21] LAMAR SMITH R TX 21 2015-04-16 True S001192 Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2] Chris Stewart R UT 2 2015-04-16 True T000467 Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-5] Glenn Thompson R PA 5 2015-04-16 True W000821 Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4] Bruce Westerman R AR 4 2015-04-16 True Z000018 Rep. Zinke, Ryan K. [R-MT-At Large] Ryan Zinke R MT K. 0 2015-04-16 True F000448 Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-8] Trent Franks R AZ 8 2015-04-16 True N000189 Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] Dan Newhouse R WA 4 2015-05-21 False B001291 Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] Brian Babin R TX 36 2015-06-03 False H001070 Rep. Hardy, Cresent [R-NV-4] Cresent Hardy R NV 4 2015-06-03 False S001183 Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-6] David Schweikert R AZ 6 2015-07-23 False Public Lands and Natural Resources Indian lands and resources rights Intergovernmental relations Land use and conservation Licensing and registrations State and local government operations Water use and supply Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2015-04-16 Introduced in House 2015-06-23T15:44:53Z Water Rights Protection Act

Prohibits the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture from:

  • conditioning or withholding the issuance, renewal, amendment, or extension of any permit, approval, license, lease, allotment, easement, right-of-way, or other land use or occupancy agreement (permit) on the limitation or encumbrance of any water right or the transfer of any water right to the United States or any other designee, or any other impairment of any water right under state law by federal or state action;
  • 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 such a permit;
  • asserting jurisdiction over groundwater withdrawals or impacts on groundwater resources, unless consistent with state groundwater resource laws, regulations, and policies; or
  • infringing on the rights and obligations of a state in evaluating, allocating, and adjudicating state waters originating on or under, or flowing from, land owned or managed by the federal government.
]]> Water Rights Protection Act Display Title Water Rights Protection Act Official Title as Introduced To prohibit the conditioning of any permit, lease, or other use agreement on the transfer of any water right to the United States by the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture, and to require the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture to develop water planning instruments consistent with State law. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Water Rights Protection Act Introduced in House 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr1830ih/xml/BILLS-114hr1830ih.xml 2015-05-07 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.