Western Water Security Act
Latest action · May 13, 2021 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 9, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Water Rights Protection Act of 2021
This bill prohibits the Departments of the Interior and Agriculture from
- conditioning the issuance, renewal, amendment, or extension of any permit, approval, license, lease, allotment, easement, right-of-way, or other land use or occupancy agreement (permit) on the transfer of any water right to the United States or on any impairment of title granted or otherwise recognized under state law by federal or state action; or
- requiring any water user (including a federally recognized Indian tribe) to apply for or acquire a water right in the name of the United States under state law as a condition of the issuance, renewal, amendment, or extension of such a permit.
When developing any rule or similar federal action relating to the issuance, renewal, amendment, or extension of any permit, such departments (1) shall recognize the longstanding water use authority of the states and coordinate with the states to ensure that any federal action is consistent with applicable state water law, and (2) shall not adversely affect the authority of a state in permitting the beneficial use of water or adjudicating water rights.
Cosponsors 16
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 9, 2021 to Jun 11, 2021; 14 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AZ | Andy Biggs | Original | Mar 9, 2021 |
| R-UT | Blake D. Moore | Original | Mar 9, 2021 |
| R-UT | Chris Stewart | Original | Mar 9, 2021 |
| R-WA | Dan Newhouse | Original | Mar 9, 2021 |
| R-CA | Doug LaMalfa | Original | Mar 9, 2021 |
| R-CO | Doug Lamborn | Original | Mar 9, 2021 |
| R-CO | Ken Buck | Original | Mar 9, 2021 |
| R-NV | Mark E. Amodei | Original | Mar 9, 2021 |
| R-ID | Michael K. Simpson | Original | Mar 9, 2021 |
| R-AZ | Paul A. Gosar | Original | Mar 9, 2021 |
| R-KS | Ron Estes | Original | Mar 9, 2021 |
| R-ID | Russ Fulcher | Original | Mar 9, 2021 |
| R-CA | Tom McClintock | Original | Mar 9, 2021 |
| R-NM | Yvette Herrell | Original | Mar 9, 2021 |
| R-WY | Liz Cheney | Mar 10, 2021 | |
| R-AZ | Debbie Lesko | Jun 11, 2021 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Mar 9, 2021 |
| Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee | Referred May 7, 2021 | |
| House | Agriculture Committee | Referred Mar 9, 2021 |
| Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee | Referred May 13, 2021 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 13, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
- May 7, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
- Mar 9, 2021Introduced in House
- Mar 9, 2021Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 44, March 9, 2021, page H1189.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 855 | Water Rights Protection Act of 2021 | Related bill | Mar 18, 2021 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture from conditioning any permit, lease, or other use agreement on the transfer of any water right to the United States, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Western Water Security Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Department of Agriculture
- Department of the Interior
- Indian lands and resources rights
- Intergovernmental relations
- Land use and conservation
- Licensing and registrations
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- State and local government operations
- Water use and supply
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 9, 2021Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
