43 CFR § 404.57 - Does this rule have any affect on state water law?

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title: "43 CFR § 404.57 - Does this rule have any affect on state water law?"
title_number: 43
title_name: "Public Lands: Interior"
section_number: "404.57"
section_name: "Does this rule have any affect on state water law?"
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF RECLAMATION, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
part_number: "404"
part_name: "RECLAMATION RURAL WATER SUPPLY PROGRAM"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "Public Law 109-451 (43 U.S.C. 2401 )"
regulatory_source: "73 FR 67782, Nov. 17, 2008, unless otherwise noted."
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# 404.57 Does this rule have any affect on state water law?

No. Neither the Act nor this rule preempts or affects state water law or any interstate compact governing water. Reclamation will comply with state water laws in carrying out this rule.