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# 43 U.S.C. § 485j - Effect on existing laws

## Text

The provisions of previous Acts of Congress not inconsistent with the provisions of this subchapter shall remain in full force and effect.

(Aug. 4, 1939, ch. 418, § 16, 53 Stat. 1198.)

## Notes

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Construction With Other LawsAct Aug. 4, 1939, ch. 418, § 18, 53 Stat. 1198, provided that: “Nothing in this Act [see section 485k of this title] shall be construed to amend the Boulder Canyon Project Act (45 Stat. 1057), as amended [section 617 et seq. of this title].”