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Title How federal policies affect the allocation of water [electronic resource].

Imprint [Washington, D.C.] : Congress of the U.S., Congressional Budget Office, [2006]

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe Archives Fed Docs  Y 10.2:W 29/7    ---  Available
Description viii, 22 p. : digital, PDF file
Series A CBO paper
CBO papers.
System Details Mode of access via the CBO web site.
Note Title from title screen (viewed on Aug. 23, 2006).
"August 2006."
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
Contents Allocation of water resources -- Water uses -- Private rights to use water and the impact on potential reallocations -- The role of prices in facilitating reallocations -- The increasing costs of inflexible water allocations -- Water-rights claims of Indian tribes -- Environmental laws -- Population shifts to arid states -- Drought and climate -- Policy options to facilitate reallocations -- Facilitating water markets -- Encouraging the efficient use of water -- Encouraging the efficient provision of water -- Appendix: Marketing features of Indian water-rights settlements.
Subject Environmental policy -- United States.
Water -- Law and legislation -- United States.
Water quality management -- United States.
Added Author United States. Congressional Budget Office.
Gpo Item No. 1005-C
Sudoc No. Y 10.2:W 29/7

 
    
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