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Code · BILL · 115th Congress · H.R. 23 (Introduced in House) — To provide drought relief in the State of California, and for other purposes. · Sec. 904

Sec. 904. Recognition of State authority

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In carrying out section 903, the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture shall— recognize the longstanding authority of the States relating to evaluating, protecting, allocating, regulating, and adjudicating groundwater by any means, including a rulemaking, permitting, directive, water court adjudication, resource management planning, regional authority, or other policy; and coordinate with the States in the adoption and implementation by the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture of any rulemaking, policy, directive, management plan, or other similar Federal action so as to ensure that such actions are consistent with, and impose no greater restrictions or regulatory requirements than, State groundwater laws and programs.
In carrying out this title, the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture shall not take any action that adversely affects— any water rights granted by a State; the authority of a State in adjudicating water rights; definitions established by a State with respect to the term beneficial use , priority of water rights , or terms of use ; terms and conditions of groundwater withdrawal, guidance and reporting procedures, and conservation and source protection measures established by a State; the use of groundwater in accordance with State law; or any other rights and obligations of a State established under State law.
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