Triple
T474344
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Central Valley Project |
E9027
|
entity |
| Predicate | authorizationAct |
P13452
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Rivers and Harbors Act of 1937
The Rivers and Harbors Act of 1937 is a U.S. federal law that, among other water infrastructure measures, authorized major reclamation and water management projects in California’s Central Valley.
|
E59677
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (5 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Rivers and Harbors Act of 1937 | Statement: [Central Valley Project, authorizationAct, Rivers and Harbors Act of 1937]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rivers and Harbors Act of 1937 Context triple: [Central Valley Project, authorizationAct, Rivers and Harbors Act of 1937]
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A.
Merchant Marine Act of 1936
The Merchant Marine Act of 1936 is a U.S. federal law that established policies and programs to develop and maintain a strong American merchant marine for commerce and national defense.
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B.
Merchant Marine Act of 1970
The Merchant Marine Act of 1970 is a U.S. federal law that updated and expanded national maritime policy, including shipbuilding and fleet modernization programs, to strengthen the American merchant marine.
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C.
Emergency Conservation Work Act of 1933
The Emergency Conservation Work Act of 1933 was New Deal legislation that created the Civilian Conservation Corps to provide jobs through natural resource conservation and public works projects during the Great Depression.
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D.
Shipping Act of 1916
The Shipping Act of 1916 was a foundational U.S. maritime law that established federal regulation of ocean shipping practices and created the United States Shipping Board to oversee fair competition and rates in international trade.
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E.
Wagner–Steagall Act
The Wagner–Steagall Act was a landmark 1937 U.S. federal law that created a permanent public housing program aimed at providing decent, affordable housing for low-income families.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Rivers and Harbors Act of 1937 Triple: [Central Valley Project, authorizationAct, Rivers and Harbors Act of 1937]
Generated description
The Rivers and Harbors Act of 1937 is a U.S. federal law that, among other water infrastructure measures, authorized major reclamation and water management projects in California’s Central Valley.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rivers and Harbors Act of 1937 Target entity description: The Rivers and Harbors Act of 1937 is a U.S. federal law that, among other water infrastructure measures, authorized major reclamation and water management projects in California’s Central Valley.
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A.
Merchant Marine Act of 1936
The Merchant Marine Act of 1936 is a U.S. federal law that established policies and programs to develop and maintain a strong American merchant marine for commerce and national defense.
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B.
Merchant Marine Act of 1970
The Merchant Marine Act of 1970 is a U.S. federal law that updated and expanded national maritime policy, including shipbuilding and fleet modernization programs, to strengthen the American merchant marine.
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C.
Emergency Conservation Work Act of 1933
The Emergency Conservation Work Act of 1933 was New Deal legislation that created the Civilian Conservation Corps to provide jobs through natural resource conservation and public works projects during the Great Depression.
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D.
Shipping Act of 1916
The Shipping Act of 1916 was a foundational U.S. maritime law that established federal regulation of ocean shipping practices and created the United States Shipping Board to oversee fair competition and rates in international trade.
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E.
Wagner–Steagall Act
The Wagner–Steagall Act was a landmark 1937 U.S. federal law that created a permanent public housing program aimed at providing decent, affordable housing for low-income families.
- F. None of above. chosen
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: authorizationAct Context triple: [Central Valley Project, authorizationAct, Rivers and Harbors Act of 1937]
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A.
authority
Indicates that one entity has the power, right, or official capacity to direct, control, or make decisions for another entity or over a particular domain.
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B.
legalAct
Indicates that an entity performs, enacts, or is involved in a formal legal action, measure, or proceeding under a legal framework.
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C.
enactedBy
Indicates that a law, policy, or formal measure is officially established or brought into effect by a specific authority or governing body.
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D.
allows
Indicates that one entity grants permission, capability, or opportunity for another entity to perform an action or be in a certain state.
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E.
designatesAuthority
Indicates that one entity formally assigns or confers decision-making power or control over something to another entity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (7 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69a2e7ff81708190b0507a24a997232c |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:05 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a2f039f3d88190a7c93ecbf1bf5f58 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:40 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a468010c10819090d325d6c3d6f50c |
completed | March 1, 2026, 4:23 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a468b2515881908bc2beb93685f404 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 4:26 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a46912b7f48190979fb2ebd8e027e9 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 4:28 p.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69a2edeed31881908cf43beed410572d |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:30 p.m. |
| PDg | Predicate description generation | batch_69a2eeba8a488190986cc7381332f783 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:33 p.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:12 p.m.