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title: "16 U.S.C. § 6876"
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title_number: 16
title_name: "CONSERVATION"
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chapter_name: "MODERNIZING ACCESS TO PUBLIC WATERS"
section: "6876"
citation: "16 U.S.C. § 6876"
status: "current"
release_point: "119-100"
release_date: "2026-06-26"
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# 16 U.S.C. § 6876 - Effect

## 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 December 26, 2025.

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