,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #bgh  #aacth
 ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4     
#cahi  ,report ,no4 #aac-cgb1 ,part ,i  
,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of                 
,,representatives  ,september #bf1 #bjac
 ,mr4 ,tipton 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,bishop
 of ,utah1 ,mr4 ,mc,clintock1 ,mr4      
,amodei1 and ,mr4 ,polis7 introduced the
 following bill2 which was referred to  
the ,committee on ,natural ,resources1  
and in addition to the ,committee on    
,agriculture1 for a period to be        
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,march #d1 #bjad ,additional sponsors3  
,mr4 ,coffman1 ,mrs4 ,lummis1 ,mr4      
,simpson1 ,mr4 ,pearce1 ,mr4 ,matheson1 
,mr4 ,stewart1 ,mr4 ,chaffetz1 ,mr4     
,gosar1 ,mr4 ,cramer1 ,mr4 ,poe of      
,texas1 and ,mr4 ,gardner  ,march #d1   
#bjad ,reported from the ,committee on  
,natural ,resources with amendments     
,strike out all after the enacting      

clause and insert the part printed in   
italic  ,march #d1 #bjad ,the ,committee
 on ,agriculture discharged2 committed  
to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house  
on the ,state of the ,union and ordered 
to be printed ,for text of introduced   
bill1 see copy of bill as introduced on 
,september #bf1 #bjac  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
prohibit the conditioning of any permit1
 lease1 or other use agreement on the   
transfer1 relinquishment1 or other      
impairment 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 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 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  #d4 ,impact on existing
 authority ,nothing in this ,act limits 

or expands any existing authority of the
 ,secretaries to 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  ,amend the title so as  
to read3 ,a bill 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
 ,agriculture44  ,march #d1 #bjad       
,reported from the ,committee on        
,natural ,resources with amendments     
,march #d1 #bjad ,the ,committee on     
,agriculture discharged2 committed to   
the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on  
the ,state of the ,union and ordered to 
be printed