House Bill 579
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Water Rights Protection Act of 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jan 15, 2019
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
579
Congress
116
Policy Area
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Primary focus of measure is natural areas (including wilderness); lands under government jurisdiction; land use practices and policies; parks, monuments, and historic sites; fisheries and marine resources; mining and minerals. Measures concerning energy supplies and production may fall under Energy policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Water Rights Protection Act of 2019
This bill prohibits the Departments of the Interior or 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 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.
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.
January 15, 2019
02/07/2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
02/04/2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
01/15/2019
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.
01/15/2019
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 2:02:53 PM