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S.982: Water Rights Protection Act
About This Bill
- Introduced April 16, 2015
- Latest Major Action June 18, 2015
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
11 (All Republicans)
Bill Summary
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...
(Source: Library of Congress)
What Lawmakers Are Saying About This Bill
Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| June 18, 2015 |
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 114-399.
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| April 16, 2015 |
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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| April 16, 2015 |
Introduced in the Senate by John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) |