16 USC § 670m - Indian rights; State or Federal jurisdiction regulating Indian rights

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identifier: "/us/usc/t16/s670m"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "16 USC § 670m - Indian rights; State or Federal jurisdiction regulating Indian rights"
title_number: 16
title_name: "CONSERVATION"
section_number: "670m"
section_name: "Indian rights; State or Federal jurisdiction regulating Indian rights"
chapter_number: 5
chapter_name: "CONSERVATION PROGRAMS ON GOVERNMENT LANDS"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "CONSERVATION PROGRAMS ON PUBLIC LANDS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 86–797, title II, § 207, as added Pub. L. 93–452, § 2, Oct. 18, 1974, 88 Stat. 1374; amended Pub. L. 112–81, div. A, title III, § 312(b)(13), Dec. 31, 2011, 125 Stat. 1355.)"
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# § 670m. Indian rights; State or Federal jurisdiction regulating Indian rights

Nothing in this subchapter shall enlarge or diminish or in any way affect (1) the rights of Indians or Indian tribes to the use of water or natural resources or their rights to fish, trap, or hunt wildlife as secured by statute, agreement, treaty, Executive order, or court decree; or (2) existing State or Federal jurisdiction to regulate those rights either on or off reservations.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 86–797, title II, § 207, as added Pub. L. 93–452, § 2, Oct. 18, 1974, 88 Stat. 1374; amended Pub. L. 112–81, div. A, title III, § 312(b)(13), Dec. 31, 2011, 125 Stat. 1355.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2011— inserted section catchline.