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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 1962-1. Effect on existing laws
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed -
(a) to expand or diminish either Federal or State jurisdiction,
responsibility, or rights in the field of water resources
planning, development, or control; nor to displace, supersede,
limit or modify any interstate compact or the jurisdiction or
responsibility of any legally established joint or common agency
of two or more States, or of two or more States and the Federal
Government; nor to limit the authority of Congress to authorize
and fund projects;
(b) to change or otherwise affect the authority or
responsibility of any Federal official in the discharge of the
duties of his office except as required to carry out the
provisions of this chapter with respect to the preparation and
review of comprehensive regional or river basin plans and the
formulation and evaluation of Federal water and related land
resources projects;
(c) as superseding, modifying, or repealing existing laws
applicable to the various Federal agencies which are authorized
to develop or participate in the development of water and related
land resources or to exercise licensing or regulatory functions
in relation thereto, except as required to carry out the
provisions of this chapter; nor to affect the jurisdiction,
powers, or prerogatives of the International Joint Commission,
United States and Canada, the Permanent Engineering Board and the
United States Operating Entity or Entities established pursuant
to the Columbia River Basin Treaty, signed at Washington, January
17, 1961, or the International Boundary and Water Commission,
United States and Mexico;
(d) as authorizing any entity established or acting under the
provisions hereof to study, plan, or recommend the transfer of
waters between areas under the jurisdiction of more than one
river basin commission or entity performing the function of a
river basin commission.
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