Burns-Porter Act
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The Burns-Porter Act is a 1960 California bond measure and enabling law that financed and established the framework for the statewide State Water Project, one of the largest public water and power systems in the United States.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
California state law
ⓘ
bond measure ⓘ enabling statute ⓘ |
| administeredBy | California Department of Water Resources ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
State of California
|
| authorizedBondAmount | $1.75 billion ⓘ |
| ballotDate | November 8, 1960 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| defines |
allocation of project costs between water and power users
ⓘ
repayment obligations of water contractors ⓘ |
| enablingLegislationFor |
construction of major State Water Project facilities
ⓘ
issuance of general obligation bonds for water development ⓘ |
| enactedIn | 1960 ⓘ |
| establishes |
State Water Project
ⓘ
surface form:
California State Water Project
|
| funds |
construction of aqueducts
ⓘ
construction of dams ⓘ construction of hydroelectric power plants ⓘ construction of pumping plants ⓘ construction of reservoirs ⓘ |
| geographicScope | statewide ⓘ |
| impact | enabled development of one of the largest public water and power systems in the United States ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | general obligation bond act ⓘ |
| legalStatus | in force, as amended ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | California State Legislature ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Gordon H. Porter
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hugh M. Burns ⓘ |
| partOf | California water policy ⓘ |
| policyArea |
flood control
ⓘ
hydroelectric power ⓘ infrastructure finance ⓘ water supply ⓘ |
| purpose |
to establish a legal framework for the State Water Project
ⓘ
to finance the California State Water Project ⓘ |
| ratificationMethod | statewide ballot measure ⓘ |
| ratifiedBy | California voters ⓘ |
| regulates | financing of the State Water Project ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
California Aqueduct
ⓘ
State Water Project ⓘ
surface form:
California State Water Project
Oroville Dam ⓘ |
| sector |
electric power
ⓘ
water resources ⓘ |
| shortDescription | 1960 California bond measure and enabling law for the State Water Project ⓘ |
| sponsor |
Gordon H. Porter
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hugh M. Burns ⓘ |
| voteType | statewide referendum ⓘ |
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