US HB302

Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior and Secretary of Agriculture from conditioning federal permits, leases, or land use agreements on the transfer of water rights to the United States or impairment of state-recognized water rights

Requires federal agencies to recognize state authority over water use evaluation, protection, allocation, and adjudication, and bars federal actions that impose restrictions beyond state water law

Prevents federal agencies from requiring water users, including federally recognized Indian Tribes, to apply for water rights in the name of the United States as a condition of obtaining federal permits

Bars federal agencies from restricting water use timing, quantity, or location beyond state law limits, or modifying state-established groundwater withdrawal terms and conservation measures

Preserves existing Bureau of Reclamation contracts, Endangered Species Act implementation, federal reserved water rights, Indian Tribe water rights and treaty rights, Federal Power Act authorities, and interstate water compacts