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A resolution commemorating 50 years of adjudication under the McCarran Amendment of rights to the use of water.

Introduced: June 25, 2003 See on congress.gov
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Oct 15, 2003
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 108-271.
Jun 25, 2003
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8574-8575)
Jun 25, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8575)
Jun 25, 2003
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Reaffirms the policies and principles of the McCarran Amendment (which waived the sovereign immunity of the United States so that it could be joined in comprehensive State general adjudications of the rights to use water) that have been recognized by Supreme Court decisions. Recognizes that, as a matter of practice, the United States should adhere and defer to State water law.

Commends Western States that maintain comprehensive systems for the quantification of rights to use water for all beneficial purposes.

What's happening now October 15, 2003

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 108-271.

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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Jun 25, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 183: A resolution commemorating 50 years of adjudication under the McCarran Amendment of rights to the use of water.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-SRES-183/
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