House
Feb 7, 2007To impose limitations on the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to claim title or other rights to water absent specific direction of law or to abrogate, injure, or otherwise impair any right to the use of any quantity of water.
Summary
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Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from claiming title or other rights to water in a state, other than for Indian reservation lands, absent specific direction of law, or from exercising authority so as to abrogate, injure, or otherwise impair any right to the use of any quantity of water: (1) that has been allocated in accordance with provisions of the Department of Justice Appropriations...
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Introduced(1/5/07)
Committee
Passed
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Passed
Senate
President
Law
Sponsor
SP
Mr. Pearce
(R) NM – 2
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Latest Action
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
Feb 7, 2007
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