Colorado River Basin Project Act
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The Colorado River Basin Project Act is a 1968 U.S. federal law that authorized major water development projects in the Colorado River Basin, including the Central Arizona Project, to support water supply, irrigation, and regional growth in the American Southwest.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Colorado River Basin Project Act of 1968 | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal law
ⓘ
water resources legislation ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Bureau of Reclamation
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ⓘ
United States Department of the Interior NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToRegion |
American Southwest
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ⓘ
Colorado River Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorizesProject |
Central Arizona Project
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ⓘ
Colorado River Basin water development projects ⓘ |
| concerns |
water delivery systems
ⓘ
water diversion ⓘ water storage ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| effect |
enabled large-scale irrigation projects in Arizona
ⓘ
expanded water deliveries to central and southern Arizona ⓘ supported urban growth in Phoenix metropolitan area ⓘ supported urban growth in Tucson area ⓘ |
| enactedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| focusesOnRiver | Colorado River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | post-World War II western U.S. growth ⓘ |
| implements | federal water development policy in the Colorado River Basin ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | public law ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Colorado River water allocation
ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ regional growth ⓘ water development projects ⓘ |
| partOf | United States reclamation law framework NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policyArea |
infrastructure development
ⓘ
interstate water management ⓘ water allocation ⓘ |
| purpose |
facilitate development of the Central Arizona Project
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promote regional economic growth ⓘ support irrigation in the Colorado River Basin ⓘ support municipal and industrial water use ⓘ support water supply in the American Southwest ⓘ |
| regulates | federal participation in Colorado River Basin water projects ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Bureau of Reclamation
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Colorado River Compact NERFINISHED ⓘ Lower Colorado River Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Upper Colorado River Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sector |
agriculture
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urban water supply ⓘ water resources management ⓘ |
| signedBy | Lyndon B. Johnson ⓘ |
| typeOfIntervention | infrastructure authorization ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1968 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
Colorado River Basin Project Act of 1968