#aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #cahi  ,,an ,,act  ,to prohibit the 
conditioning of any permit1 lease1 or   
other use agreement on the transfer of  
any water right to the ,united ,states  
by the ,secretaries of the ,interior and
 ,agriculture4  #a4 ,short title ,this  
,act may be cited as the ,water ,rights 
,protection ,act4  #b4 ,treatment of    
water rights ,the ,secretary of the     
,interior and the ,secretary of         
,agriculture--  7#a7 shall not condition
 the issuance1 renewal1 amendment1 or   
extension of any permit1 approval1      
license1 lease1 allotment1 easement1    
right-of-way1 or other land use or      
occupancy agreement on the transfer of  
any water right 7including joint and    
sole ownership7 directly to the ,united 
,states1 or any impairment of title1 in 
whole or in part1 granted or otherwise  
recognized under ,state law1 by ,federal
 or ,state adjudication1 decree1 or     
other judgment1 or pursuant to any      
interstate water compact2 and  7#b7     

shall not require any water user        
7including any federally recognized     
,indian tribe7 to apply for or acquire a
 water right in the name of the ,united 
,states under ,state law as a condition 
of the issuance1 renewal1 amendment1 or 
extension of any permit1 approval1      
license1 lease1 allotment1 easement1    
right-of-way1 or other land use or      
occupancy agreement4  #c4 ,definition   
,for purposes of this ,act1 the term    
water right means any surface1          
groundwater1 or storage use filed1      
permitted1 certificated1 confirmed1     
decreed1 adjudicated1 or otherwise      
recognized by a judicial proceeding or  
by the ,state in which the user acquires
 possession of the water or puts it to  
beneficial use4 ,such term shall include
 water rights for federally recognized  
,indian tribes4  #d4 ,impact on existing
 authority ,nothing in this ,act limits 
or expands any existing legally         
recognized authority of the ,secretaries
 to issue1 grant1 or condition any      

permit1 approval1 license1 lease1       
allotment1 easement1 right-of-way1 or   
other land use or occupancy agreement on
 ,federal lands subject to their        
respective jurisdictions4  #e4 ,effect  
on reclamation contracts ,nothing in    
this ,act shall in any way interfere    
with existing or future ,bureau of      
,reclamation contracts entered into     
pursuant to ,federal reclamation law    
7the ,act of ,june #ag1 #aijb 7#cb      
,stat4 #chh1 chapter #ajic71 and ,acts  
supplemental to and amendatory of that  
,act74  #f4 ,effect on ,endangered      
,species ,act ,nothing in this ,act     
shall affect the implementation of the  
,endangered ,species ,act of #aigc 7#af 
,u4,s4,c4 #aeca et seq474  #g4 ,effect  
on ,federal reserved water rights       
,nothing in this ,act limits or expands 
any existing reserved water rights of   
the ,federal ,government on lands       
administered by the ,secretary of the   
,interior or the ,secretary of          
,agriculture4  #h4 ,effect on ,federal  

,power ,act ,nothing in this ,act limits
 or expands authorities pursuant to     
sections #d7;e71 #aj7;j71 or #ah of the 
,federal ,power ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4     
#gig7;e71 #hjc7;j71 and #haa74  #i4     
,effect on ,indian water rights ,nothing
 in this ,act limits or expands any     
existing reserved water right or treaty 
right of any federally recognized       
,indian tribe4  ,passed the ,house of   
,representatives ,march #ac1            
#bjad4;,clerk4