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Secretary Haaland Rescinded Memorandum that Hampered Tribes Seeking to Enact Water Codes

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August 15, 2022

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Secretary Haaland rescinded a 1975 memorandum issued by then-Interior Secretary Rogers Morton that created procedural barriers for certain Tribes seeking to adopt or enact water codes.

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