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S 1630 113th Congress Senate Water Resources Development Land use and conservation Licensing and registrations Water use and supply

Water Rights Protection Act

Introduced: October 31, 2013 Introduced by: Barrasso, John Republican · Wyoming See on congress.gov
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Oct 31, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Oct 31, 2013
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Water Rights Protection Act - Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) from: (1) conditioning 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 or relinquishment of any water right directly to the United States, in whole or in part, granted under state law, by federal or state adjudication, decree, or other judgment, or pursuant to any interstate water compact and such Secretaries; and (2) requiring any water user to apply for a water right in the name of the United States under state law as a condition of such a land use or occupancy agreement.

What's happening now October 31, 2013

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3189 Identical bill Water Rights Protection Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Republican 3
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Risch, James E.
Idaho · Nov 4, 2013
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Oct 31, 2013
FLAKE, JEFF
· Oct 31, 2013
Heller, Dean
· Oct 31, 2013
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Lee, Mike
Utah · Oct 31, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1630: Water Rights Protection Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-1630/
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"S. 1630: Water Rights Protection Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-1630/.
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S. 1630, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-1630/.
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