§4006. Protection of States' rights

(a) Nothing in this chapter shall be interpreted to adversely affect existing State regulatory or enforcement power which has been granted to any State through the Clean Water Act [33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.] or Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 [16 U.S.C. 1451 et seq.].

(b) Nothing in this chapter shall be interpreted to expand the regulatory or enforcement power of the Federal Government which has been delegated to any State through the Clean Water Act or Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972.

( Pub. L. 105–383, title VI, §607, formerly §606, Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3450 ; renumbered §607, Pub. L. 117–144, §2(a)(1), June 16, 2022, 136 Stat. 1266 .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The Clean Water Act, referred to in text, is act June 30, 1948, ch. 758, as amended generally by Pub. L. 92–500, §2, Oct. 18, 1972, 86 Stat. 816 , also known as the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, which is classified generally to chapter 26 (§1251 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1251 of this title and Tables.

The Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, referred to in text, is title III of Pub. L. 89–454, as added by Pub. L. 92–583, Oct. 27, 1972, 86 Stat. 1280 , which is classified generally to chapter 33 (§1451 et seq.) of Title 16, Conservation. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1451 of Title 16 and Tables.

Codification

Section was formerly set out in a note under section 1451 of Title 16, Conservation.

Prior Provisions

A prior section 607 of Pub. L. 105–383 was renumbered section 608 and is classified to section 4007 of this title.