FEDERAL · 16 U.S.C. · Chapter SUBCHAPTER CXIV—RED ROCK CANYON NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA

§460ccc–8. Water

16 U.S.C. § §460ccc–8. Water
Title16Conservation
ChapterSUBCHAPTER CXIV—RED ROCK CANYON NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA

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16 U.S.C. § §460ccc–8. Water.

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(a)Reservation of rights Within the conservation area designated by this subchapter, there is hereby reserved a quantity of water sufficient to fulfill the purposes for which the conservation area is established.
(b)Priority date of reservation The priority date of the water rights reserved in paragraph 1 (a) shall be November 16, 1990, except that as related to rights associated with lands added to the conservation area after November 16, 1990, the priority date shall be the date of enactment of the Act adding such lands to the conservation area.
(c)Protection of rights The Secretary shall take all steps necessary to protect the water rights reserved by this section, including the filing of a claim for quantification of such rights in any appropriate water adjudication in the courts of

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History

(Pub. L. 101–621, §10, Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 3345; Pub. L. 103–450, §2(c), Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4766.)

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Amendments
1994—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 103–450 inserted before period at end ", except that as related to rights associated with lands added to the conservation area after November 16, 1990, the priority date shall be the date of enactment of the Act adding such lands to the conservation area".

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