Reclamation Act of 1902
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The Reclamation Act of 1902 is a U.S. federal law that launched large-scale, federally funded irrigation and water management projects to promote agricultural development and settlement in the arid Western states.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Reclamation Act of 1902 canonical | 7 |
| Newlands Reclamation Act | 3 |
| Newlands Reclamation Act of 1902 | 1 |
| Reclamation Act | 1 |
| Reclamation Act of 1902 (as amended) | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal law
ⓘ
irrigation law ⓘ water resources legislation ⓘ |
| administeredBy | United States Department of the Interior ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Reclamation Act of 1902
ⓘ
surface form:
Newlands Reclamation Act
|
| appliesTo |
arid lands
ⓘ
semiarid lands ⓘ |
| authorizedActivity |
construction of canals
ⓘ
construction of dams ⓘ construction of irrigation works ⓘ construction of reservoirs ⓘ |
| authorizedCreationOf |
Bureau of Reclamation
ⓘ
surface form:
Reclamation Service
|
| containsProvision |
limitation on size of private landholdings eligible for subsidized water
ⓘ
repayment of project construction costs within a set period ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateSigned | 1902-06-17 ⓘ |
| effectiveDate | 1902-06-17 ⓘ |
| enactedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| fundingMechanism | Reclamation Fund ⓘ |
| fundingSource |
proceeds from sale of public lands in Western states
ⓘ
repayment of construction costs by water users ⓘ |
| goal |
encourage settlement of public lands
ⓘ
increase cultivable land in the West ⓘ support small family farms ⓘ |
| hasLongTermImpactOn |
federal-state relations over water resources
ⓘ
water management in the Western United States ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Progressive Era reforms ⓘ |
| influenced |
agricultural expansion in the American West
ⓘ
development of large-scale federal dam projects ⓘ |
| legalArea |
environmental law
ⓘ
natural resources law ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Francis G. Newlands ⓘ |
| partOf | United States reclamation policy ⓘ |
| policyType |
agricultural development policy
ⓘ
federal water policy ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
federal irrigation development in arid Western states
ⓘ
promotion of agricultural settlement in the American West ⓘ reclamation of arid and semiarid lands ⓘ |
| publicLawNumber | Pub.L. 57–161 ⓘ |
| regionServed |
western United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Western United States
|
| relatedTo |
Bureau of Reclamation
ⓘ
United States water law ⓘ irrigation projects in the Western United States ⓘ |
| shortTitle |
Reclamation Act of 1902
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Reclamation Act
|
| signedBy | Theodore Roosevelt ⓘ |
| statutesAtLargeCitation | 32 Stat. 388 ⓘ |
| successorAgency |
Bureau of Reclamation
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Bureau of Reclamation
|
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Reclamation Act of 1902 (as amended)
subject surface form:
Square Deal
this entity surface form:
Newlands Reclamation Act
this entity surface form:
Newlands Reclamation Act of 1902
this entity surface form:
Reclamation Act
this entity surface form:
Newlands Reclamation Act
subject surface form:
United States Bureau of Reclamation
this entity surface form:
Newlands Reclamation Act