Notice: The uscode.house.gov website is currently operating in a temporary format. While the United States Code remains available from its authoritative source, some website features and functionality are temporarily unavailable.
The United States Code Online is current through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
Search & Browse Currency and Updating Classification Tables Popular Name Tool Positive Law Codification Editorial Reclassification Downloads
30 U.S.C. 1021: Federal exemption from State water lawsText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 30-MINERAL LANDS AND MININGCHAPTER 23-GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES
Jump To: Source CreditEditorial NotesAmendments

§1021. Federal exemption from State water laws

Nothing in this chapter shall constitute an express or implied claim or denial on the part of the Federal Government as to its exemption from State water laws.

( Pub. L. 91–581, § 22 , Dec. 24, 1970 , 84 Stat. 1573 ; Pub. L. 109–58, title II, § 236(20) , Aug. 8, 2005 , 119 Stat. 673 .)

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2005⁠—Pub. L. 109–58 inserted section catchline.