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<br />Table 1. List of documents known collectively as "The Law of the River"
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<br />The most comprehensive list of documents that collectively comprise the "Law of the River" is found in the publications Hoover Dam Documents, 1948 and Updating
<br />Hoover Dam Documents, 1978. The following list includes documents covered by those publications plus other laws, contracts, and documents that contribute to the "Law
<br />of the River."
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<br />The River and Harbor Act, March 3, 1899.
<br />The Reclamation Act of June 17, 1902.
<br />Reclamation of Indian Lands in Yuma, Colorado River, and Pyramid Lake Indian
<br />Reservations Act of April 21, 1904.
<br />Yuma Project authorized by the Secretary of the Interior on May 10, 1904,
<br />pursuant to section 4 of the Reclamation Act of June 17, 1902.
<br />Protection of Property Along the Colorado River Act of June 25, 1910.
<br />Warren Act of February 21, 1910.
<br />Patents and Water-Right Certificates Acts of August 9, 1912 and
<br />August 26, 1912.
<br />Yuma Auxiliary Project Act of January 25, 1917.
<br />Availability of Money for Yuma Auxiliary Project Act of February 11, 1918.
<br />Sale of Water for Miscellaneous Purposes Act of February 25, 1920.
<br />Federal Power Act of June 10, 1920.
<br />The Colorado River Compact, 1922.
<br />The Colorado River Front Work and Levee System Acts of March 3, 1925,
<br />June 21, 1927, . . . , June 28, 1946
<br />The Boulder Canyon Project Act of December 21, 1928.
<br />The California Limitation Act of March 4, 1929.
<br />The California Seven Party Agreement of August 18, 1931.
<br />The Rivers and Harbors Act of August 30, 1935.
<br />The Parker Dam Power Project Appropriation Act of May 2, 1939.
<br />The Reclamation Project Act of August 4, 1939.
<br />The Boulder Canyon Project Adjustment Act of July 19, 1940.
<br />The Flood Control Act of December 22, 1944.
<br />Mexican Water Treaty, February 3, 1944.
<br />Gila Project Act of July 30, 1947.
<br />The Upper Colorado River Basin Compact of October 11, 1948.
<br />Consolidate Parker Dam Power Project and Davis Dam Project Act of
<br />May 28, 1954.
<br />Palo Verde Diversion Dam Act of August 31, 1954.
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<br />Change Boundaries, Yuma Auxiliary Project Act of February 15, 1956.
<br />The Colorado River Storage Project Act of April 11, 1956.
<br />Water Supply Act of July 3, 1958.
<br />Boulder City Act of September 2, 1958. @_
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<br />Report of the Special Master, Simon H. Rifkind, Arizona v. California, et at., ['\.)
<br />December 5, 1960. ~
<br />U.S. Supreme Court Decree, Arizona v. California, March 9, 1964. 6
<br />International Flood Control Measures, Lower Colorado River Act of
<br />August 10, 1964.
<br />Southern Nevada (Robert B. Griffith) Water Project Act of October 22, 1965.
<br />The Colorado River Basin Project Act of September 30, 1968.
<br />Criteria for the Coordinated Long Range Operation of Colorado River Reservoirs,
<br />June 8, 1970.
<br />Supplemental Irrigation Facilities, Yuma Division Act of September 25, 1970.
<br />Minutes 218, March 22, 1965; 241, July 14, 1972, (replaced 218); and 242,
<br />August 30, 1973, (replaced 241) of the International Boundary and Water
<br />Commission, pursuant to the Mexican Water Treaty.
<br />The Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Act of June 24, 1974.
<br />U.S. Supreme Court Supplemental Decrees, Arizona v. California, January 9,
<br />1979, and April 16, 1984.
<br />Hoover Power Plant Act of August 17, 1984 (98 Stat. 1333).
<br />The Numerous Colorado River Water Delivery and Project Repayment Contracts
<br />with the States of Arizona and Nevada, cities, water districts, and
<br />individuals.
<br />Hoover and Parker-Davis Power Marketing Contracts,
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