43 USC § 485j - Effect on existing laws

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title: "43 USC § 485j - Effect on existing laws"
title_number: 43
title_name: "PUBLIC LANDS"
section_number: "485j"
section_name: "Effect on existing laws"
chapter_number: 12
chapter_name: "RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT"
subchapter_number: "X"
subchapter_name: "PAYMENT OF CONSTRUCTION CHARGES"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Aug. 4, 1939, ch. 418, § 16, 53 Stat. 1198.)"
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# § 485j. Effect on existing laws

The provisions of previous Acts of Congress not inconsistent with the provisions of this subchapter shall remain in full force and effect.

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**Source Credit**: (Aug. 4, 1939, ch. 418, § 16, 53 Stat. 1198.)

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