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Title 16 — Conservation

Chapter 87B — Modernizing Access to Public Waters

§ 6876. Effect

Statutory text

Nothing in this chapter—

(1)

modifies or alters the definition of the term “navigable waters” under Federal law;

(2)

affects the jurisdiction or authority of State or Federal agencies to regulate navigable waters;

(3)

modifies or alters the authority or jurisdiction of Federal or State agencies to manage fisheries; or

(4)

authorizes or is intended to result in a change in the accessibility of waters open to hunting, fishing, or other forms of outdoor recreation as of .

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Pub. L. 119–62 § 7 · 139 Stat. 1982

    Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 6876

    (Pub. L. 119–62, § 7, Dec. 26, 2025, 139 Stat. 1982.)

    Unresolved: Pub. L. 119–62 was not found in the local Statutes at Large index.

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 119–62, § 7, Dec. 26, 2025, 139 Stat. 1982.)

0 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 unresolved

Credits

(Pub. L. 119–62, § 7, , 139 Stat. 1982.)

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