Sec. 5596. Water rights
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Nothing in this subtitle, and no action to implement this subtitle— shall constitute an express or implied reservation of any water or water right, or authorizing an expansion of water use pursuant to existing water rights held by the United States, with respect to the land designated as a wilderness area or wilderness addition by section 5523 or land adjacent to the wild and scenic river segments designated by the amendment made by section 5525; shall affect, alter, modify, or condition any water rights in the State in existence on the date of the enactment of this subtitle, including any water rights held by the United States; shall be construed as establishing a precedent with regard to any future wilderness or wild and scenic river designations; shall affect, alter, or modify the interpretation of, or any designation, decision, adjudication or action made pursuant to, any other Act; or shall be construed as limiting, altering, modifying, or amending any of the interstate compacts or equitable apportionment decrees that apportions water among or between the State and any other State.
The Secretary shall comply with applicable procedural and substantive requirements of the law of the State in order to obtain and hold any water rights not in existence on the date of the enactment of this subtitle with respect to the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument, wilderness areas and wilderness additions designated by section 5523, and the wild and scenic rivers designated by amendment made by section 5525.