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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Burns-Porter Act canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T495732 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Burns-Porter Act Context triple: [State Water Project, authorizationInstrument, Burns-Porter Act]
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A.
Wheeler-Rayburn Act
The Wheeler-Rayburn Act is a New Deal-era U.S. federal law that restructured and regulated electric utility holding companies to curb monopolistic practices and protect consumers and investors.
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B.
Butler Act
The Butler Act was a Tennessee state law enacted in 1925 that prohibited the teaching of human evolution in public schools, becoming infamous as the focus of the Scopes "Monkey" Trial.
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C.
Aldrich–Vreeland Act
The Aldrich–Vreeland Act was a 1908 U.S. law that created emergency currency provisions and laid groundwork for banking reform in response to the Panic of 1907.
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D.
Evarts Act
The Evarts Act was a landmark 1891 U.S. federal law that created the United States courts of appeals, significantly restructuring the federal judiciary and easing the Supreme Court’s caseload.
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E.
Glass–Owen Act
The Glass–Owen Act is the landmark 1913 U.S. law that created the Federal Reserve System as the nation’s central bank to stabilize the financial system and manage monetary policy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Burns-Porter Act Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Wheeler-Rayburn Act
The Wheeler-Rayburn Act is a New Deal-era U.S. federal law that restructured and regulated electric utility holding companies to curb monopolistic practices and protect consumers and investors.
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B.
Butler Act
The Butler Act was a Tennessee state law enacted in 1925 that prohibited the teaching of human evolution in public schools, becoming infamous as the focus of the Scopes "Monkey" Trial.
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C.
Aldrich–Vreeland Act
The Aldrich–Vreeland Act was a 1908 U.S. law that created emergency currency provisions and laid groundwork for banking reform in response to the Panic of 1907.
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D.
Evarts Act
The Evarts Act was a landmark 1891 U.S. federal law that created the United States courts of appeals, significantly restructuring the federal judiciary and easing the Supreme Court’s caseload.
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E.
Glass–Owen Act
The Glass–Owen Act is the landmark 1913 U.S. law that created the Federal Reserve System as the nation’s central bank to stabilize the financial system and manage monetary policy.
- F. None of above. chosen
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
ⓘ
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
ⓘ
Hugh M. Burns ⓘ |
| voteType | statewide referendum ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Burns-Porter Act Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (2)
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