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title_name: "MINERAL LANDS AND MINING"
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# 30 U.S.C. § 1021 - Federal exemption from State water laws

## Text

Nothing in this chapter shall constitute an express or implied claim or denial on the part of the Federal Government as to its exemption from State water laws.

(Pub. L. 91–581, § 22, Dec. 24, 1970, 84 Stat. 1573; Pub. L. 109–58, title II, § 236(20), Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 673.)

## Notes

Editorial Notes

Amendments2005—Pub. L. 109–58 inserted section catchline.