“(a) In General.—Nothing in this Act affects—“(1) the jurisdiction or responsibility of a Participating State with respect to managing surface or groundwater resources in the Participating State;
“(2) the water rights of any person or entity using water from a transboundary aquifer; or
“(3) State water law, or an interstate compact or international treaty governing water.
“(b) Treaty.—Nothing in this Act shall delay or alter the implementation or operation of any works constructed, modified, acquired, or used within the territorial limits of the United States relating to the waters governed by the Treaty Between the United States and Mexico Regarding Utilization of Waters of the Colorado and Tijuana Rivers and of the Rio Grande, Treaty Series 994 (59 Stat. 1219).
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