16 U.S.C. § 670m — Indian rights; State or Federal jurisdiction regulating Indian rights

submitted 52 years ago by Pub. L. 86-797 to r/title-16-CONSERVATION · 65 words · no verdicts yet

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This subchapter does not change Indian or tribal rights to water, natural resources, fishing, trapping, or hunting that come from listed legal sources. It also does not change existing State or Federal authority to regulate those rights on or off reservations.

Nothing in this subchapter enlarges, reduces, or otherwise affects: (1) the rights of Indians or Indian tribes to use water or natural resources, or to fish, trap, or hunt wildlife, when those rights are secured by a statute, agreement, treaty, Executive order, or court decree; or (2) existing State or Federal jurisdiction to regulate those rights on or off reservations.

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Nothing in this subchapter shall enlarge or diminish or in any way affect (1) the rights of Indians or Indian tribes to the use of water or natural resources or their rights to fish, trap, or hunt wildlife as secured by statute, agreement, treaty, Executive order, or court decree; or (2) existing State or Federal jurisdiction to regulate those rights either on or off reservations.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 86–797, title II, § 207, as added Pub. L. 93–452, § 2, Oct. 18, 1974, 88 Stat. 1374; amended Pub. L. 112–81, div. A, title III, § 312(b)(13), Dec. 31, 2011, 125 Stat. 1355.)

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1974Enacted · Pub. L. 86-797 · 88 Stat. 1374
2011Amended · Pub. L. 112-81 · 125 Stat. 1355

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