Comments about ‘Utah Legislature: Raindrops may fall into pails legally’

Perhaps the legislators should pass a bill to strip the state of its water rights to rain water, this is ridiculous and registering to collect rain water is just as stupid. It's like saying they have the rights to sunshine and its illegal to use solar panels to collect and convert sunlight to usable electrical power or heat their homes. Is this what going green means, they own green energy, the clouds, the sun, the rain, as a states right?

This claim strips every citizens of rights to natures bounty, when there is one.

WOW! I just don't know if I can handle all this freedom at once, and all I have to do is register with the state. Lucky me.

I fully agree with the above comments by Water rights.

If the State owns the rain water, then can I sue them for the damage Their rain causes when it seeps into my house, or errodes the land?

Couldn't harvest rain water? Do you need to pay the government to breathe the air?
Holy smokes, I had no idea how regulated the USA was. Our government here in Canada regulates health care, but at least I get something out of it (treatments, emergency services, longevity).

"This claim strips every citizens of rights to natures bounty, when there is one."

Keep in mind that water right laws, while obviously leading to a silly conclusion here, also protect you from someone (ex. agribusiness) coming in, buying land next to you and sucking your well dry. Water is a finite resource, and regulation is a necessary evil unless you want is sold out from under you.