US Congress House Bill 2939 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 13-0)
Status: Introduced on June 20 2017 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2017-07-25 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 187.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Water Rights Protection Act of 2017 (Sec. 3) This bill prohibits the Departments of the Interior and 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 (permit) 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. (Sec. 4) 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.

Water Rights Protection Act of 2017

Rep. Scott Tipton [R-CO]	Rep. Doug Lamborn [R-CO]	Rep. Tom McClintock [R-CA]	Rep. Paul Gosar [R-AZ]
Rep. Mark Amodei [R-NV]	Rep. Mia Love [R-UT]	Rep. David Schweikert [R-AZ]	Rep. Doug LaMalfa [R-CA]
Rep. Michael Simpson [R-ID]	Rep. Bruce Westerman [R-AR]	Rep. Raul Labrador [R-ID]	Rep. Stevan Pearce [R-NM]
Rep. Ken Buck [R-CO]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-07-25	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 187.
2017-07-25	House	Committee on Agriculture discharged.
2017-07-25	House	Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-257, Part I.
2017-06-27	House	Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 24 - 14.
2017-06-27	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2017-06-26	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
2017-06-20	House	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.
2017-06-20	House	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.
2017-06-20	House	Introduced in House

SB1230 (Related) 2017-07-26 - Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/2939/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr2939/BILLS-115hr2939ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr2939/BILLS-115hr2939rh.pdf