Public Law 101-618
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Public Law 101-618 is a U.S. federal statute enacted in 1990 that, among other provisions, settles certain Native American water rights and guides water management and allocation in the Truckee and Carson River basins in Nevada and California.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Public Law 101-618 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5487156 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Public Law 101-618 Context triple: [Truckee River Operating Agreement, legalBasis, Public Law 101-618]
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Public Law 101-601
Public Law 101-601 is the formal designation of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, a U.S. federal law governing the return of Native American cultural items and human remains to affiliated tribes.
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Public Law 101-649
Public Law 101-649 is the formal designation of the U.S. Immigration Act of 1990, a major law that overhauled and expanded the legal immigration system.
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Public Law 101-336
Public Law 101-336 is the landmark 1990 U.S. federal civil rights statute commonly known as the Americans with Disabilities Act, which prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in key areas of public life.
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D.
Public Law 93-618
Public Law 93-618 is the formal designation of the U.S. Trade Act of 1974, a landmark law that reshaped American trade policy and granted the president expanded authority to negotiate international trade agreements.
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E.
Public Law 101-380
Public Law 101-380 is the formal designation of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, a major U.S. federal law that strengthened regulations and liability for oil spill prevention and response following the Exxon Valdez disaster.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Public Law 101-618 Target entity description: Public Law 101-618 is a U.S. federal statute enacted in 1990 that, among other provisions, settles certain Native American water rights and guides water management and allocation in the Truckee and Carson River basins in Nevada and California.
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A.
Public Law 101-601
Public Law 101-601 is the formal designation of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, a U.S. federal law governing the return of Native American cultural items and human remains to affiliated tribes.
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B.
Public Law 101-649
Public Law 101-649 is the formal designation of the U.S. Immigration Act of 1990, a major law that overhauled and expanded the legal immigration system.
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C.
Public Law 101-336
Public Law 101-336 is the landmark 1990 U.S. federal civil rights statute commonly known as the Americans with Disabilities Act, which prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in key areas of public life.
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D.
Public Law 93-618
Public Law 93-618 is the formal designation of the U.S. Trade Act of 1974, a landmark law that reshaped American trade policy and granted the president expanded authority to negotiate international trade agreements.
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E.
Public Law 101-380
Public Law 101-380 is the formal designation of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, a major U.S. federal law that strengthened regulations and liability for oil spill prevention and response following the Exxon Valdez disaster.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
ⓘ
water rights settlement act ⓘ |
| addressesWaterBody |
Carson River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pyramid Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ Truckee River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| addressesWaterProject | Newlands Project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| affectsAgency |
United States Bureau of Reclamation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Department of the Interior NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Fish and Wildlife Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| allocatesWaterAmong |
Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
State of California NERFINISHED ⓘ State of Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ Truckee-Carson Irrigation District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Truckee-Carson-Pyramid Lake Water Rights Settlement Act of 1990 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToBasin |
Carson River Basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Truckee River Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToState |
California
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorizes | federal funding for tribal water and related projects ⓘ |
| congressNumber | 101st United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsTitle |
Title I – Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Indian Tribes Water Rights Settlement
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Title II – Truckee-Carson-Pyramid Lake Water Rights Settlement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateEnacted | 1990-11-16 ⓘ |
| enactedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| establishes | Truckee River Operating Agreement framework NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| legalArea |
Native American law
ⓘ
environmental law ⓘ water law ⓘ |
| publicLawNumber | 101-618 ⓘ |
| purpose |
to protect and enhance Pyramid Lake fishery and ecosystem
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to provide certainty for municipal and agricultural water users ⓘ to resolve long-standing disputes over Truckee and Carson River water rights ⓘ |
| regulates | operation of federal reservoirs in the Truckee and Carson River basins ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Newlands Reclamation Project
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pyramid Lake fishery restoration ⓘ Truckee River Operating Agreement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires | negotiation of Truckee River Operating Agreement ⓘ |
| settlesWaterRightsOf |
Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Tribe
NERFINISHED
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Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe NERFINISHED ⓘ Reno-Sparks Indian Colony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Truckee-Carson-Pyramid Lake Water Rights Settlement Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signedBy | George H. W. Bush NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| statutesAtLargeCitation | 104 Stat. 3289 ⓘ |
| subject |
Native American water rights
ⓘ
federal-tribal water settlements ⓘ interstate water allocation ⓘ |
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Subject: Public Law 101-618 Description of subject: Public Law 101-618 is a U.S. federal statute enacted in 1990 that, among other provisions, settles certain Native American water rights and guides water management and allocation in the Truckee and Carson River basins in Nevada and California.
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