Reclamation Fund
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The Reclamation Fund is a U.S. federal special fund that finances irrigation, water management, and related reclamation projects in the American West using dedicated revenues such as water and power receipts.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Reclamation Fund canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal special fund
ⓘ
revolving fund ⓘ |
| accountType | special fund in the U.S. Treasury ⓘ |
| administeredBy | U.S. Department of the Interior NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appropriatedBy | United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| benefits |
flood control support
ⓘ
hydropower generation support ⓘ irrigation water supply for agriculture ⓘ municipal and industrial water supply ⓘ |
| category |
United States federal appropriations account
ⓘ
United States water policy ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| createdBy | Reclamation Act of 1902 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currency |
US dollar
ⓘ
surface form:
United States dollar
|
| expendituresAuthorizedBy | annual appropriations acts ⓘ |
| fundingSource |
mineral leasing receipts from certain federal lands
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miscellaneous project-related revenues ⓘ power revenues from federal hydropower facilities ⓘ revenues from sale or lease of public lands related to reclamation projects ⓘ water service and repayment receipts ⓘ |
| geographicScope | western United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
receipts are dedicated to reclamation purposes
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self-financing to a significant degree through project revenues ⓘ |
| historicalRole | primary financial mechanism for developing irrigation infrastructure in the American West ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Reclamation Act of 1902 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Bureau of Reclamation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oversightBy | U.S. Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
finance federal irrigation projects in the American West
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finance reclamation projects in arid and semiarid regions of the western United States ⓘ finance water management projects in the American West ⓘ support construction, operation, and maintenance of federal reclamation projects ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Bureau of Reclamation projects
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federal reclamation law ⓘ |
| reportsTo | U.S. Department of the Treasury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| revenueType | dedicated receipts ⓘ |
| sector |
hydropower
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irrigation ⓘ water resources ⓘ |
| supportsProgram | federal reclamation program of the Bureau of Reclamation ⓘ |
| usedFor |
construction of canals and distribution systems
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construction of dams ⓘ construction of reservoirs ⓘ operation and maintenance of reclamation facilities ⓘ repayment and servicing of federal investments in reclamation projects ⓘ |
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