Pub. L. 105-277, div. C, tit. VI, sec. 607

ADMINISTRATION.

EnactedYear: 1998Length: 350 wordsOfficial source
SEC. 607. ADMINISTRATION. (a) In General.—Nothing in this title diminishes or affects— (1) any water right of an Indian Tribe; (2) any other right of an Indian Tribe, except as specifically provided in another provision of this title; (3) any treaty right that is in effect on the date of enactment of this Act; (4) any external boundary of an Indian reservation of an Indian Tribe; (5) any authority of the State of South Dakota that relates to the protection, regulation, or management of fish, terrestrial wildlife, and cultural and archaeological resources, except as specifically provided in this title; or (6) any authority of the Secretary, the Secretary of the Interior, or the head of any other Federal agency under a law in effect on the date of enactment of this Act, including— (A) the National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.); (B) the Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979 (16 U.S.C. 470aa et seq.); (C) the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (16 U.S.C. 661 et seq.); (D) the Act entitled “An Act for the protection of the bald eagle”, approved June 8, 1940 (16 U.S.C. 668 et seq.); (E) the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 703 et seq.); (F) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); (G) the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (25 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.); (H) the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the “Clean Water Act”) (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.); (I) the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f et seq.); and (J) the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). (b) Federal Liability for Damage.—Nothing in this title relieves the Federal Government of liability for damage to private land caused by the operation of the Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin program.112 STAT. 2681–670 (c) Flood Control.—Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, the Secretary shall retain the authority to operate the Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin program for purposes of meeting the requirements of the Act of December 22, 1944 (58 Stat. 887, chapter 665; 33 U.S.C. 701–1 et seq.).