A bill to amend title 54, United States Code, to limit the authority to reserve water rights in designating a national monument.
Summary
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.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Mar 1, 2021
Last action Mar 1, 2021
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Full legislative history
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Total actions
2
Key actions
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Committee
1
Mar 1, 2021
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
upper
Mar 1, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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