[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 125 (Wednesday, July 25, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S5383]
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  SA 3571. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 6147, making appropriations for the Department of 
the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place insert the following:
       Sec. 1__.  None of the funds made available by division A 
     may be used--
       (1) to 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 of any water right, including sole 
     and joint ownership, 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; or
       (2) to 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.
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