42 USC § 17217 - Applicability of other laws

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identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s17217"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "42 USC § 17217 - Applicability of other laws"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "17217"
section_name: "Applicability of other laws"
chapter_number: 152
chapter_name: "ENERGY INDEPENDENCE AND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "V"
subchapter_name: "ACCELERATED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT"
part_number: "C"
part_name: "Water Power Research and Development"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 110–140, title VI, § 638, as added Pub. L. 116–260, div. Z, title III, § 3001(a), Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 2486.)"
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# § 17217. Applicability of other laws

Nothing in this part shall be construed as waiving, modifying, or superseding the applicability of any requirement under any environmental or other Federal or State law.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 110–140, title VI, § 638, as added Pub. L. 116–260, div. Z, title III, § 3001(a), Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 2486.)