Amends the Warren Act to grant users of Federal reclamation projects certain rights with respect to the delivery of excess water.
Expands the purposes for which excess storage or carrying capacity in reclamation projects may be used to include municipal, industrial, domestic, or miscellaneous purposes, including fish and wildlife purposes, as well as for irrigation purposes.
Specifies that water shall not be furnished for irrigation uses from any reservoir or canal in excess of the amount sufficient to irrigate that landowner's ownership entitlement under Federal law.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Offshore Energy Resources.
See H.R.2567.
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