S.Amdt. 1064

SA 1064. Mr. ALLARD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 2361, making appropriations for the Department of
the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes; which was ordered to
lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of the bill, add the following:
Sec. 4___. Beginning in fiscal year 2006 and thereafter,
the Secretary of Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture
shall not use any Federal funds for the purpose of imposing,
or considering the imposition of, requirements to restrict or
limit the diversion, storage, transportation, or use of water
under vested water rights that are--
(1) recognized under Colorado law; and
(2) associated with a facility that is--
(A) in existence on the date of enactment of this Act; and
(B) used for the diversion, storage, transportation, or use
of water that is located in whole or in part on Federal land
under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior or
the Secretary of Agriculture.

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