Indian Reserved Water Rights Under the >Winters</EMPHASIS> Doctrine : An Overview.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indians of North America.

State courts.

Water-supply.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (16 pages, digital, PDF file)

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2011.

System Details:

System requirements: PDF reader software.

text file

Summary:

Provides overview of legal issues surrounding Indian reserved water rights disputes, the >Winters</EMPHASIS> doctrine of Indian reserved water rights, and the McCarran Amendment, which grants State courts the right to adjudicate Indian water rights. Analyzes scope of these rights, including water sources that may be used to fulfill the rights, and quantification standards courts commonly use to clarify these rights.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Jan. 2013). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division. Indian Reserved Water Rights Under the >Winters</EMPHASIS> Doctrine

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.