“Nothing in this subtitle 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 public lands;
“(2) as expanding or diminishing Federal or State jurisdiction, responsibility, interests, or rights in water resources development or control;
“(3) as displacing, superseding, limiting, or modifying any interstate compact or the jurisdiction or responsibility of any legally established joint or common agency of two or more States or of two States and the Federal Government;
“(4) as superseding, modifying, or repealing, except as specifically set forth in this subtitle, existing law applicable to the various Federal agencies; or
“(5) as modifying the terms of any interstate compact.”
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