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Water Adjudication Fee Fairness Act of 2001

Introduced: February 14, 2001 Introduced by: Simpson, Michael K. Republican · Idaho See on congress.gov
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Mar 20, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.
Feb 14, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 14, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Water Adjudication Fee Fairness Act of 2001 - Subjects the United States, in any State administrative or judicial proceeding for the adjudication or administration of water rights in which the United States is a party, to the imposition of fees and costs on its claims to water rights under either State or Federal law to the same extent as a private party to the proceeding.

Sets forth requirements for reporting by heads of Federal agencies that file or have pending water rights claims.

What's happening now March 20, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 705: Water Adjudication Fee Fairness Act of 2001. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-705/
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"H.R. 705: Water Adjudication Fee Fairness Act of 2001." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-705/.
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H.R. 705, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-705/.
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