16 U.S.C. § 3207
Section 3207 · Effect on existing rights; water resources
Amended 1 time on record
Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case John v. United States (2013)
Most recently applied in John Sturgeon v. Sue Masica (October 2017)
How often courts cite this section
Court decisions citing this, by year.Markers show enactment, consequential amendments, and circuit splits over this section — watch for a citation surge after a change or a disagreement. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
Nothing in this Act shall be construed as limiting or restricting the power and authority of the United States or—
(1) as affecting in any way any law governing appropriation or use of, or Federal right to, water on lands within the State of Alaska;
(2) as expanding or diminishing Federal or State jurisdiction, responsibility, interests, or rights in water resources development or control, or
(3) as superseding, modifying, or repealing, except as specifically set forth in this Act, existing laws applicable to the various Federal agencies which are authorized to develop or participate in the development of water resources or to exercise licensing or regulatory functions in relation thereto.
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References in Text
This Act, referred to in provision preceding par. (1) and par. (3), is Pub. L. 96–487, Dec. 2, 1980, 94 Stat. 2371, as amended, known as the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 3101 of this title and Tables.