16 USC § 4725 - Relationship to other laws

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identifier: "/us/usc/t16/s4725"
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title: "16 USC § 4725 - Relationship to other laws"
title_number: 16
title_name: "CONSERVATION"
section_number: "4725"
section_name: "Relationship to other laws"
chapter_number: 67
chapter_name: "AQUATIC NUISANCE PREVENTION AND CONTROL"
subchapter_number: "III"
subchapter_name: "PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF AQUATIC NUISANCE SPECIES DISPERSAL"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 101–646, title I, § 1205, Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4771; Pub. L. 104–332, § 2(h)(1), Oct. 26, 1996, 110 Stat. 4091; Pub. L. 115–282, title IX, § 903(h)(2), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4363.)"
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# § 4725. Relationship to other laws

**(a)** **Consistency with environmental laws** section 4722 of this title

All actions taken by Federal agencies in implementing the provisions of  shall be consistent with all applicable Federal, State, and local environmental laws.

**(b)** **Effect of chapter**

**(1)** **In general** Except as provided in paragraph (2), nothing in this chapter shall affect the authority of any State or political subdivision thereof to adopt or enforce control measures for aquatic nuisance species, or diminish or affect the jurisdiction of any State over species of fish and wildlife.

**(2)** **Exception** section 1322 of title 33

Any discharge incidental to the normal operation of a vessel, including any discharge of ballast water (as those terms are defined in subsections (a) and (p)(1) of ), shall be regulated in accordance with that section.

**(c)** **Effect of compliance** Compliance with the control and eradication measures of any State or political subdivision thereof regarding aquatic nuisance species shall not relieve any person of the obligation to comply with the provisions of this subchapter.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 101–646, title I, § 1205, Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4771; Pub. L. 104–332, § 2(h)(1), Oct. 26, 1996, 110 Stat. 4091; Pub. L. 115–282, title IX, § 903(h)(2), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4363.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

This chapter, referred to in subsec. (b)(1), was in the original “this title”, meaning title I of , , , known as the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of title I to the Code, see Short Title note set out under  and Tables.

### Amendments

2018—Subsec. (a). , designated first sentence as subsec. (a) and inserted heading.

Subsec. (b). , (D), designated second sentence as subsec. (b)(1), inserted subsec. (b) and par. (1) headings, substituted “Except as provided in paragraph (2), nothing” for “Nothing”, and added par. (2).

Subsec. (c). , designated third sentence as subsec. (c) and inserted heading.

1996— made technical amendment to , which enacted this section.