118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 7544Water Rights Protection Act of 2024

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 Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture, and for other purposes.

Public lands and natural resources
Introduced Mar 5, 2024
Last action Aug 30, 2024
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
Mar 5, 2024
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Referred
Aug 30, 2024
Agriculture · Natural Resources
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Committee
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House floor
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Senate
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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill addresses issues of water rights with respect to lands under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture, including water rights of federally recognized Indian tribes. Specifically, such departments must ensure that federal action imposes no greater restriction or regulatory requirement than under applicable state water law. Further, such departments shall not take actions that adversely affect state authority in permitting water usage or in adjudicating water rights. The bill also prohibits such departments from requiring water users to transfer water rights to the United States or acquire water rights in the name of the United States as...

Provisions · 5 sectionsIntroduced in House
Timeline · 6 actions
Aug 30, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
Jul 9, 2024
Subcommittee Hearings Held
Jul 8, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries.
Mar 5, 2024
Introduced in House
Mar 5, 2024
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.
Mar 5, 2024
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.