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113th Congress > House > Vote 244
Clerk session vote number: 245
Sponsor: SIMPSON, Michael K. (R-ID)
Description: Idaho Wilderness Water Resources Protection Act
Bill summary: (This
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Idaho Wilderness Water Resources Protection Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to issue a special use authorization for the continued operation and reconstruction of a water storage, transport, or diversion facility located on National Forest System land in the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness and the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness in Idaho if:
the facility was in
existence on the date on which it was designated as part of the National Wilderness Preservation System;
the facility has been in continuous use to deliver water for beneficial use on the owner's non-federal land;
the owner holds a valid water right under state law that predates the designation; and
relocating the facility is not practicable or feasible.
Bill titles: To authorize the continued use of certain water diversions located on National Forest System land in the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness and the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness in the State of Idaho, and for other purposes.
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