A bill to amend title 54, United States Code, to limit the authority to reserve water rights in designating a national monument.

Bill: 117-s-498
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT]
Introduced: 2021-03-01
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Intergovernmental relations

Land use and conservation

Monuments and memorials

Parks, recreation areas, trails

State and local government operations

Water use and supply
Latest action: action_date: 2021-03-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-03-01
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This bill prohibits the President, in designating a national monument, from reserving any implied or expressed water rights associated with it.</p> <p>Water rights for an associated national monument may only be acquired in accordance with the laws of the state in which the water rights are to be located.</p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 498 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 1, 2021 Mr. Lee (for himself and Mr. Daines ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To amend title 54, United States Code, to limit the authority to reserve water rights in designating a national monument.

1. Reservation of water rights at national monuments Section 320301 of title 54, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (e) Water rights (1) No reservation of water rights In designating a national monument under subsection (a), the President may not reserve any implied or expressed water rights associated with the national monument. (2) Applicable law Water rights associated with a national monument designated under subsection (a) may be acquired for the national monument only in accordance with the laws of the State in which the water rights are located. .