H. R. 7544, titled the "Water Rights Protection Act of 2024," aims to prevent the U.S. Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture from imposing conditions on permits, leases, or agreements that would require transferring water rights to the federal government. The bill...
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The bill wants to make sure that if people or businesses get permission to use water on lands managed by the government, they won't have to give their water rights to the government. It also respects the rules about water set by states and doesn't change important laws about protecting animals or Native American water rights.