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WRDA 1974 amended Section 208 of the Flood Control Act of 1954 Pub. L. 83–780, amended Section 205 of the Flood Control Act of 1948 Pub. L. 80–858, and made changes in the scope of authority for reservoir projects, and authorized $94,000,000 for the Columbia River Basin comprehensive plan of development.
(It was later specifically authorized by the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1935, and then reauthorized by the Columbia Basin Project Act of 1943 which put it under the Reclamation Project Act of 1939.) [3] Construction of Grand Coulee Dam began in 1933 and was completed in 1942.
[weasel words] In the 1790 Residence Act [1] the District originally consisted of 100 square miles (259 km 2; 25,900 ha) of land, which was ceded to it by Maryland and Virginia, and it straddled the Potomac River. The 1801 Organic Act placed the areas under the control of the United States Congress and removed the right of residents to vote in ...
The Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 amended the following acts of Congress, in order of first appearance: Public Law 100-326; Virginia Wilderness Act of 1984; Wild and Scenic Rivers Act; Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area Act; Oregon Wilderness Act; Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument Act of 2000
Water Resources Development Act of 1976, (WRDA 1976), Pub. L. 94–587 is a public law enacted on October 22, 1976, by the Congress of the United States of America concerning various water resources and projects.
River and Harbor Act of 1962, Pub. L. 87–874, October 23, 1962 (Flood Control Act of 1962) River and Harbor Act of 1965, Pub. L. 89–298, October 27, 1965 (Flood Control Act of 1965) River and Harbor Act of 1966, Pub. L. 89–789, November 7, 1966 (Flood Control Act of 1966) River and Harbor Act of 1968 (Flood Control Act of 1968) River and ...
The Columbia River and its tributaries generate 40% of U.S. hydropower, irrigate $8 billion in agriculture products and move 42 million tons of cargo annually, according to the Biden administration.
The Submerged Lands Act of 1953 [2] is a U.S. federal law that recognized the title of the states to submerged navigable lands within their boundaries at the time they entered the Union. They include navigable waterways, such as rivers , as well as marine waters within the state's boundaries, generally three geographical miles (almost exactly 3 ...