S 1576
115th Congress
Senate
Agriculture and Food
Agricultural practices and innovations
Public contracts and procurement
Water use and supply
Industrial Hemp Water Rights Act
Introduced: July 18, 2017
Introduced by:
Bennet, Michael F.
Democratic
· Colorado
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 18, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 18, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Industrial Hemp Water Rights Act
This bill specifies that the owner of an absolute or conditional water right, or an entity that receives or distributes water contracted from the federal government, may use or sell the water for the cultivation of industrial hemp if the growth or cultivation of industrial hemp is otherwise authorized under the laws of the state in which the use occurs. The bill applies regardless of whether the water has passed through a federal water project.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
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