Reclamation Act of 1902

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The Reclamation Act of 1902 is a U.S. federal law that launched large-scale, federally funded irrigation and water management projects to promote agricultural development and settlement in the arid Western states.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal law
irrigation law
water resources legislation
administeredBy United States Department of the Interior
alsoKnownAs Newlands Reclamation Act
appliesTo arid lands
semiarid lands
authorizedActivity construction of canals
construction of dams
construction of irrigation works
construction of reservoirs
authorizedCreationOf Reclamation Service
containsProvision limitation on size of private landholdings eligible for subsidized water
repayment of project construction costs within a set period
country United States
dateSigned 1902-06-17
effectiveDate 1902-06-17
enactedBy United States Congress
fundingMechanism Reclamation Fund
fundingSource proceeds from sale of public lands in Western states
repayment of construction costs by water users
goal encourage settlement of public lands
increase cultivable land in the West
support small family farms
hasLongTermImpactOn federal-state relations over water resources
water management in the Western United States
historicalContext Progressive Era reforms
influenced agricultural expansion in the American West
development of large-scale federal dam projects
legalArea environmental law
natural resources law
namedAfter Francis G. Newlands
partOf United States reclamation policy
policyType agricultural development policy
federal water policy
primaryPurpose federal irrigation development in arid Western states
promotion of agricultural settlement in the American West
reclamation of arid and semiarid lands
publicLawNumber Pub.L. 57–161
regionServed Western United States
relatedTo Bureau of Reclamation
United States water law
irrigation projects in the Western United States
shortTitle Reclamation Act
signedBy Theodore Roosevelt
statutesAtLargeCitation 32 Stat. 388
successorAgency United States Bureau of Reclamation

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Bureau of Reclamation legalBasis Reclamation Act of 1902
United States federal power system legalFramework Reclamation Act of 1902
San Luis Unit governingLaw Reclamation Act of 1902 (as amended)
linked to: Reclamation Act of 1902
Square Deal hasPart Newlands Reclamation Act
subject linked to: Square Deal domestic program
linked to: Reclamation Act of 1902
Derby Dam associatedWith Newlands Reclamation Act of 1902
linked to: Reclamation Act of 1902
Reclamation Act of 1902 shortTitle Reclamation Act
linked to: Reclamation Act of 1902
Reclamation Act of 1902 alsoKnownAs Newlands Reclamation Act
linked to: Reclamation Act of 1902
United States Bureau of Reclamation legalBasis Reclamation Act of 1902
subject linked to: USBR
Reclamation legalBasis Reclamation Act of 1902
Truckee-Carson Project associatedWithLaw Reclamation Act of 1902
Theodore Roosevelt administration signedLegislation Newlands Reclamation Act
linked to: Reclamation Act of 1902
United States public land law relatedStatute Reclamation Act of 1902
Buffalo Bill Dam projectAuthorizedBy Reclamation Act of 1902