S. 498 · 117th Congress · Senate

A bill to amend title 54, United States Code, to limit the authority to reserve water rights in designating a national monument.

Active· Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Introduced
Mar 1, 21
Passed Senate
Pending
Passed House
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive 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.

Action Timeline

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  1. MAR 01, 2021IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

  2. MAR 01, 2021IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Committees

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Energy and Natural Resources Committee

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Referred: Mar 1, 2021

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