Title 43, Public LandsRelease 119-102
§617q Effect on Authority of States to Control Waters Within Own Borders
Title 43 › CHAPTER 12A — BOULDER CANYON PROJECT › SUBCHAPTER I — BOULDER CANYON PROJECT ACT › § 617q
Summary
Keeps states' water rights from December 21, 1928, letting them control waters inside their borders unless the Colorado River compact or another agreement changed them.
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Title 43, §617q
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Nothing herein shall be construed as interfering with such rights as the States had on December 21, 1928, either to the waters within their borders or to adopt such policies and enact such laws as they deem necessary with respect to the appropriation, control, and use of waters within their borders, except as modified by the Colorado River compact or other interstate agreement.
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43 U.S.C. § 617q
Title 43, Public Lands
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102