16 U.S.C. § 3207 — Effect on existing rights; water resources

submitted 46 years ago by Pub. L. 96-487 to r/title-16-CONSERVATION · 110 words · no verdicts yet

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This section governs effect on existing rights; water resources. It sets the duties, permissions, limits, procedures, reports, or funding rules stated in the section.

Nothing in this Act limits or restricts United States power or authority, or (1) changes any law governing appropriation or use of water, or a Federal water right, on Alaska lands; (2) expands or reduces Federal or State jurisdiction, responsibility, interests, or rights in developing or controlling water resources; or (3) replaces, changes, or repeals—except as this Act specifically says—existing laws applying to Federal agencies authorized to develop or help develop water resources or to license or regulate them.

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Nothing in this Act shall be construed as limiting or restricting the power and authority of the United States or—

(1)

as affecting in any way any law governing appropriation or use of, or Federal right to, water on lands within the State of Alaska;

(2)

as expanding or diminishing Federal or State jurisdiction, responsibility, interests, or rights in water resources development or control, or

(3)

as superseding, modifying, or repealing, except as specifically set forth in this Act, existing laws applicable to the various Federal agencies which are authorized to develop or participate in the development of water resources or to exercise licensing or regulatory functions in relation thereto.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 96–487, title XIII, § 1319, Dec. 2, 1980, 94 Stat. 2486.)

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1980Enacted · Pub. L. 96-487 · 94 Stat. 2486

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