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.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, 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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities. The main policy domain is Civil Rights, Government Operations, Environment.
Who Benefits and How
civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section HB3AC5B75658A45508734595D728CFFAD: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Water Rights Protection Act of 2024.
- Section HF761DD9E318D48FCBF9D4227192CEB5E: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term Secretary means, as applicable— the Secretary of Agriculture; or the Secretary of the Interior. The term water right means...
- Section H243DBB1F89F740B2962810A2C626A651: 3. Policy development In developing any rule, policy, directive, management plan, or similar Federal action relating to the issuance, renewal, amendment, or...
- Section H82B10F232BAE4CCBB49F349EF939B095: 4. Treatment of water rights The Secretary shall not— condition the issuance, renewal, amendment, or extension of any permit, approval, license, lease,...
- Section H051301021F76450DB02895336FC5369B: 5. Effect Nothing in this Act in any way interferes with any existing or future Bureau of Reclamation contract entered into pursuant to Federal reclamation law...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, 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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities.
Key Policy Areas
Civil Rights, Government Operations, Environment
Primary Purpose
This bill, 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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMs. Maloy (for herself, Mr. Estes, Mr. Fulcher, Mr. Lamborn, …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_agriculture"
- → Secretary of Agriculture
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