{"data":{"id":"us/16-u.s.c.-6885","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"16 U.S.C. § 6885","heading":"Rule of construction","body":"Nothing in this chapter may be construed—(1) to modify or alter the definition of the term “navigable waters” under any provision of Federal law; (2) to affect the jurisdiction or authority of Federal or State agencies to regulate navigable waters; (3) to increase or diminish the responsibility or authority of Federal or State agencies or Indian Tribes to manage fisheries under existing law; (4) to satisfy any requirement for government-to-government consultation with Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations; or (5) to affect or modify any treaty or other right of any Indian Tribe.","path":["Title 16—CONSERVATION","CHAPTER 87C—MODERNIZING ACCESS TO PUBLIC OCEANS"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/134/xml_usc16@119-134.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-134 (October 20, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-10-27T05:43:17Z","sha256":"cdf6cfe33dfaf5e02fa99be76ca4dc96463315190bf0d2a7edda2133208afec7","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/16-u.s.c.-6884","next":"us/16-u.s.c.-6901"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}