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[CITE: 16USC4309]

 
                         TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
 
              CHAPTER 63--FEDERAL CAVE RESOURCES PROTECTION
 
Sec. 4309. Savings provision


(a) Water

    Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as authorizing the 
appropriation of water by any Federal, State, or local agency, Indian 
tribe, or any other entity or individual. Nor shall any provision of 
this chapter--
        (1) affect the rights or jurisdiction of the United States, the 
    States, Indian tribes, or other entities over waters of any river or 
    stream or over any ground water resource;
        (2) alter, amend, repeal, interpret, modify, or be in conflict 
    with any interstate compact made by the States; or
        (3) alter or establish the respective rights of States, the 
    United States, Indian tribes, or any person with respect to any 
    water or water-related right.

(b) Fish and wildlife

    Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as affecting the 
jurisdiction or responsibilities of the States with respect to fish and 
wildlife.

(Pub. L. 100-691, Sec. 10, Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4551.)
