Water Rights Protection Act

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Explore the details of Senate Bill 982 Water Rights Protection Act currently in Congress. Get insights into its purpose, current status, sponsors, and potential impact on Public Lands and Natural Resources. Stay informed on legislative developments.

1/11/2023, 1:27 PM

Congressional Summary of S 982

Water Rights Protection Act

Prohibits the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture from:

conditioning or withholding 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 limitation or encumbrance of any water right or the transfer of any water right to the United States or any other designee, or any other impairment of any water right under state law by federal or state action;
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 such a permit;
asserting jurisdiction over groundwater withdrawals or impacts on groundwater resources, unless consistent with state groundwater resource laws, regulations, and policies; or
infringing on the rights and obligations of a state in evaluating, allocating, and adjudicating state waters originating on or under, or flowing from, land owned or managed by the federal government.

Current Status of Bill S 982

Bill S 982 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since April 16, 2015. Bill S 982 was introduced during Congress 114 and was introduced to the Senate on April 16, 2015. Bill S 982's most recent activity was Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 114-399. as of June 18, 2015

Bipartisan Support of Bill S 982

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Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill S 982

Primary Policy Focus

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Alternate Title(s) of Bill S 982

Water Rights Protection Act

A bill to prohibit the conditioning of any permit, lease, or other use agreement on the transfer of any water right to the United States by the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture, and to require the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture to develop water planning instruments consistent with State law.

Water Rights Protection Act