Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102
§460nnn–63 Water Rights
Title 16 › CHAPTER 1 — NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › SUBCHAPTER CXXV — STEENS MOUNTAIN COOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTION AREA › Part B — Steens Mountain Wilderness Area › § 460nnn–63
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These rules do not let the federal government say it is, or say it is not, free from state water laws.
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Title 16, §460nnn–63
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Nothing in this subchapter shall constitute an express or implied claim or denial on the part of the Federal Government as to exemption from State water laws.
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This subchapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 106–399, Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1655, known as the Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Act of 2000, which is classified generally to this subchapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
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note set out under section 460nnn of this title and Tables.
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16 U.S.C. § 460nnn–63
Title 16, Conservation
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Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102