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Water Allocation Policy

• Allocation among (present and prospective) water utility customers

"Santa Fe (New Mexico, USA) recently began requiring large developers to buy and transfer to the city the water rights needed to supply their developments." [1]

Federal Laws affecting Federal Water Planning Studies

Reference: US Army Corps of Engineers, ER 1105-2-100 Appendix G

• Abandoned Shipwreck Act of 1987 43 USC 2101
• American Indian Religious Freedom Act 42 USC 1996
• Agriculture and Food Act (Farmland Protection Policy Act) of 1981 7 USC 4201 et seq.
• American Folklife Preservation Act of 1976, As Amended 20 USC 2101
• Anadromous Fish Conservation Act of 1965, As Amended 16 USC 757 a et seq.
• Antiquities Act of 1906, As Amended 16 USC 431
• Archeological and Historic Preservation Act of 1974, As Amended 16 USC 469
• Archeological Resources Protection Act of 1979, As Amended 16 USC 470
• Bald Eagle Act of 1972 16 USC 668
• Buy American Act 41 USC 102
• Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Public Law 88-352) 6 USC 601
• Clean Air Act of 1972, As Amended 42 USC 7401 et seq.
• Clean Water Act of 1972, As Amended 33 USC 1251 et seq.
• Coastal Barrier Resources Act of 1982 16 USC 3501-3510
• Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, As Amended 16 USC 1451 et seq.
• Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 42 USC 9601
• Conservation of Forest Lands Act of 1960 16 USC 580 mn
• Contract Work Hours 40 USC 327
• Convict Labor 18 USC 4082
• Copeland Anti-Kickback 40 USC 276c
• Davis Bacon Act 40 USC 276
• Deepwater Port Act of 1974, As Amended 33 USC 1501
• Emergency Flood Control Funds Act of 1955, As Amended 33 USC 701m
• Emergency Wetlands Resources Act 16 USC 3901-3932
• Endangered Species Act of 1973 16 USC 1531
• Estuary Program Act of 1968 16 USC 1221 et seq.
• Equal Opportunity 42 USC 2000d
• Farmland Protection Policy Act 7 USC 4201 et seq.
• Federal Environmental Pesticide Act of 1972 7 USC 136 et seq.
• Federal Water Project Recreation Act of 1965, As Amended 16 USC 4601
• Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act of 1958, As Amended 16 USC 661
• Flood Control Act of 1944, As Amended, Section 4 16 USC 460b
• Food Security Act of 1985 (Swampbuster) 16 USC 3811 et seq.
• Hazardous Substance Response Revenue Act of 1980, As Amended 26 USC 4611
• Historic and Archeological Data Preservation 16 USC 469
• Historic Sites Act of 1935 16 USC 461
• Jones Act 46 USC 292
• Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 46 USC 4601
• Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act 16 USC 1801
• Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, As Amended 16 USC 1361
• Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 33 USC 1401
• Migratory Bird Conservation Act of 1928, As Amended 16 USC 715
• Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918, As Amended 16 USC 703
• National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, As Amended 42 USC 4321 et seq.
• National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, As Amended 16 USC 470
• National Historic Preservation Act Amendments of 1980 16 USC 469a
• Native American Religious Freedom Act of 1978 42 USC 1996
• Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act 25 USC 3001
• Native American Religious Freedom Act of 1978 16 USC 469a
• National Trails System Act 16 USC 1241
• Noise Control Act of 1972, As Amended 42 USC 4901 et seq.
• Rehabilitation Act (1973) 29 USC 794
• Reservoir Salvage Act of 1960, As Amended 16 USC 469
• Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 42 USC 6901-6987
• River and Harbor Act of 1888, Sect 11 33 USC 608
• River and Harbor Act of 1899, Sections 9, 10, 13 33 USC 401-413
• River and Harbor and Flood Control Act of 1962, Section 207 16 USC 460
• River and Harbor and Flood Control Act of 1970, Sections 122, 209 and 216 33 USC 426 et seq.
• Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974, As Amended 42 USC 300f
• Shipping Act 46 USC 883
• Submerged Lands Act of 1953 43 USC 1301 et seq.
• Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 42 USC 9601
• Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 30 USC 1201-1328
• Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976 15 USC 2601
• Uniform Relocation and Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, As Amended 43 *USC 4601 et seq.
• Utilization of Small Business 15 USC 631, 644
• Vietnam Veterans 38 USC 2012
• Water Resources Development Act of 1974, As Amended 88 Stat 12
• Water Resources Development Act of 1976, Section 150 90 Stat 2917
• Water Resources Development Act of 1986 33 USC 2201 et seq.
• Water Resources Development Act of 1988 33 USC 3301 note
• Water Resources Development Act of 1990 33 USC 3301 note
• Water Resources Development Act of 1992 33 USC 3301 note
• Water Resources Development Act of 1996 33 USC 3301 note
• Watershed Protection and Flood Control Act of 1954, As Amended 16 USC 1001 et seq.
• Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 1968, As Amended 16 USC 1271 et seq.
• Wilderness Act 16 USC 1131
• Walsh-Healy 41 USC 35 et seq.

Executive Orders

• 11593, Protection and Enhancement of the Cultural Environment, may 13, 1979 36 FR 8921; May 15, 1971
• 11988, Floodplain Management, May 24, 1977 42 FR 26951; May 25, 1977
• 11990, Protection of Wetlands 42 FR 26961; May 25, 1977
• 11514, Protection and Enhancement of Environmental Quality, March 5, 1970, as amended by Executive Order 11991, May 24, 1977
• 12088, Federal Compliance with Pollution Control Standards, October 13, 1978
• 12898, Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low Income Populations, February 11, 1994

Other Federal Policies

• Council on Environmental Quality Memorandum of August 11, 1980: Analysis of Impacts on Prime and Unique Agricultural Lands in Implementing the National Environmental Policy Act
• Council on Environmental Quality Memorandum of August 10, 1980: Interagency Consultation to Avoid or Mitigate Adverse Effects on Rivers in the Nationwide Inventory.
• Migratory Bird Treaties and other international agreements listed in the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended, Section 2(a)(4)

See also

• Civil Works Environmental Desk Reference. US Army Corps of Engineers, IWR Report 96-PS-3, July 1996. (Summaries of 62 federal environmental laws and 22 Executive Orders.)

• Summary of US laws affecting environment, Council on Environmental Cooperation.