Public Law 78-534
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Public Law 78-534 is a major 1944 United States federal statute that authorized extensive flood control and river development projects, including key provisions for managing the Missouri River Basin and coordinating hydropower, navigation, and irrigation.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
ⓘ
flood control law ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Missouri River Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateEnacted | 1944 ⓘ |
| enactedBy | 78th United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| implementedBy |
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
federal water resources agencies ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| legalForm | public law ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| purpose |
to authorize extensive flood control projects
ⓘ
to authorize river development projects ⓘ to coordinate hydropower, navigation, and irrigation in the Missouri River Basin ⓘ |
| regulates |
flood control infrastructure
ⓘ
river basin development planning ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Missouri River Basin development
ⓘ
United States flood control policy ⓘ United States water resources policy ⓘ |
| sectorAffected |
agricultural irrigation
ⓘ
hydroelectric power ⓘ inland waterway navigation ⓘ |
| subject |
flood control
ⓘ
hydropower ⓘ irrigation ⓘ navigation ⓘ river development ⓘ water resources development ⓘ |
| timePeriod | World War II era ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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