Federal · Title 16 — Conservation
16 U.S.C. § 742i: Effect on rights of States and international commissions
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Nothing in this Act shall be construed (1) to interfere in any manner with the rights of any State under the Submerged Lands Act [ 43 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.] or otherwise provided by law, or to supersede any regulatory authority over fisheries exercised by the States either individually or under interstate compacts; or (2) to interfere in any manner with the authority exercised by any International Commission established under any treaty or convention to which the United States is a party.
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