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H.R. 876: Idaho Wilderness Water Resources Protection Act

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H.R. 876: Idaho Wilderness Water Resources Protection Act

113th Congress · introduced 2013-02-27 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Became Public Law No: 113-136.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2013-02-27 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 245 (2013): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, HR876 (2013-06-17), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 113-136. (final step reached)
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Idaho Wilderness Water Resources Protection Act

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced . The summary of that version is repeated here.) Idaho Wilderness Water Resources Protection Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to issue a special use authorization for the continued operation and reconstruction of a water storage, transport, or diversion facility located on National Forest System land in the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness and the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness in Idaho if: the facility was in existence on the date on which it was designated as part of the National Wilderness Preservation System; the facility has been in continuous use to deliver water for beneficial use on the owner's non-federal land; the owner holds a valid water right under state law that predates the designation; and relocating the facility is not practicable or feasible.

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Official text

Idaho Wilderness Water Resources Protection Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2] · 0 cosponsors

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Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2] reported raising $1.4 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

Recorded votes

Words on this page, explained (1)
Authorization
A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong113-hr876 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113