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Code · BILL · 116th Congress · S. 47 (Engrossed in Senate) — To provide for the management of the natural resources of the United States, and for other purposes. · Sec. 1213

Sec. 1213. Effect on water rights

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Nothing in this part— affects the use or allocation, in existence on the date of enactment of this Act, of any water, water right, or interest in water; affects any water right (as defined by applicable State law) in existence on the date of enactment of this Act, including any water right held by the United States; affects any interstate water compact in existence on the date of enactment of this Act; shall be considered to be a relinquishment or reduction of any water rights reserved or appropriated by the United States in the State on or before the date of enactment of this Act; or affects the management and operation of Flaming Gorge Dam and Reservoir, including the storage, management, and release of water.
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