43 USC 2427
43 USC 2427
§ 2427 - Water rights
CHAPTER 42— RURAL WATER SUPPLY › SUBCHAPTER II— TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY WATER WORKS
(a) Nothing in this subchapter preempts or affects State water law or an interstate compact governing water.
(b) The Secretary shall comply with State water laws in carrying out this subchapter. Nothing in this subchapter affects or preempts State water law or an interstate compact governing water.