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S 4882 116th Congress Senate Public Lands and Natural Resources Intergovernmental relations Land use and conservation Monuments and memorials Parks, recreation areas, trails State and local government operations Water use and supply

A bill to amend title 54, United States Code, to limit the authority to reserve water rights in designating a national monument.

Introduced: November 10, 2020 Introduced by: Lee, Mike Republican · Utah See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Nov 10, 2020
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill prohibits the President, in designating a national monument, from reserving any implied or expressed water rights associated with it.

Water rights for an associated national monument may only be acquired in accordance with the laws of the state in which the water rights are to be located.

What's happening now November 10, 2020

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

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4882: A bill to amend title 54, United States Code, to limit the authority to reserve water rights in designating a national monument.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4882/
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"S. 4882: A bill to amend title 54, United States Code, to limit the authority to reserve water rights in designating a national monument.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4882/.
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S. 4882, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4882/.
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