,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dhhb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #aj1 
#bjbj,mr4 ,lee introduced the following 
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,energy and        
,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend title #ed1 ,united ,states ,code1 
to limit the authority to reserve water 
rights in designating a national        
monument4  #a4 ,reservation of water    
rights at national monuments ,section   
#cbjcja of title #ed1 ,united ,states   
,code1 is amended by adding at the end  
the following3  7e7 ,water rights  7#a7 
,no reservation of water rights ,in     
designating a national monument under   
subsection 7a71 the ,president may not  
reserve any implied or expressed water  
rights associated with the national     
monument4  7#b7 ,applicable law ,water  
rights associated with a national       
monument designated under subsection 7a7
 may be acquired for the national       
monument only in accordance with the    

laws of the ,state in which the water   
rights are located4  4