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HCM2004: reserved water rights; exclusion

PRIME SPONSOR: Representative Griffin, LD 14

BILL STATUS: Caucus & COW

NREW: DPA 8-4-0-1

 

 

 

Overview

Urges Congress to allow Arizona to manage its water resources in federally designated areas.

☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal NoteHistory

According to the Federal Reserved Water Rights Doctrine, which was a result of the 1908 United States Supreme Court case Winters v. United States, when an area of federal jurisdiction is established in a state, the federal government may implicitly or explicitly reserve water in "a sufficient quantity to meet the purposes for designation." If an exact quantity of water is not specified, the amount may be quantified in a state's adjudication of water claims (blm.gov).

Provisions

1.       Urges Congress to require any new federal areas designated in Arizona to include a quantified water right, allowing Arizona to manage its water resources.

Amendments

Committee on Natural Resources, Energy & Water

1.       Requests that any new federally designated area in Arizona not include a water right that prevents Arizona from comprehensively managing its water resources.

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5.       Fifty-fourth Legislature                       HCM 2004

6.       First Regular Session                            Version 2: Caucus & COW

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