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HR 2939 115th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Administrative law and regulatory procedures Department of Agriculture Department of the Interior Indian lands and resources rights Intergovernmental relations Land use and conservation Licensing and registrations State and local government operations Water use and supply

Water Rights Protection Act of 2017

Introduced: June 28, 2017 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 25, 2017
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 187.
Jul 25, 2017
Committee on Agriculture discharged.
Jul 25, 2017
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-257, Part I.
Jun 27, 2017
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 24 - 14.
Jun 27, 2017
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 26, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Jun 20, 2017
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.
Jun 20, 2017
Introduced in House
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Water Rights Protection Act of 2017

(Sec. 3) This bill prohibits the Departments of the Interior and Agriculture from:

  • 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 (permit) on the transfer of any water right to the United States or on any impairment of title or interest granted or otherwise recognized under state law by federal or state action; or
  • 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 the issuance, renewal, amendment, or extension of such a permit.

(Sec. 4) In developing any rule or similar federal action relating to the issuance, renewal, amendment, or extension of any permit, such departments: (1) shall recognize the longstanding water use authority of the states and coordinate with the states to ensure that any federal action is consistent with applicable state water law; and (2) shall not adversely affect the authority of a state in permitting the beneficial use of water or adjudicating water rights.

What's happening now July 25, 2017

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 187.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1230 Related bill Water Rights Protection Act of 2017
 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Republican 6
Buck, Ken
· Jul 11, 2017
Labrador, Raul
· Jun 28, 2017
 R
Amodei, Mark E.
Nevada · Jun 20, 2017
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Jun 20, 2017
Love, Mia
· Jun 20, 2017
 R
McClintock, Tom
California · Jun 20, 2017
 R
Schweikert, David
Arizona · Jun 20, 2017
 R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Jun 20, 2017
 R
Westerman, Bruce
Arkansas · Jun 20, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2939: Water Rights Protection Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2939/
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"H.R. 2939: Water Rights Protection Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2939/.
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H.R. 2939, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2939/.
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