1、 https:/crsreports.congress.gov January 11, 2018Bureau of Reclamation Project Authorization and FinancingThe Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), an agency within the Department of the Interior (DOI), is responsible for the construction and maintenance of the majority of the large dams and water div
2、ersion structures in the 17 conterminous U.S. states west of the Mississippi River. Along with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), it is one of the two principal federal agencies that own and operate water resources facilities. Reclamation was created by Congress in the Reclamation Act of 1902
3、, which authorized the Secretary of the Interior to construct irrigation works in western states. Today, Reclamation manages hundreds of dams and diversion projects in the West. Reclamation facilities also provide flood control, recreation, and fish and wildlife benefits. Reclamation is an agency in
4、 transition. It has constructed few new projects in recent years and has been increasingly involved in other mission areas. Whether to facilitate new Reclamation project developmentand, if so, howhas been of interest to many in recent congresses. These issues take on added significance due to Reclam
