How federal policies affect the allocation of water

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: United States. Congressional Budget Office
Format: Government Document Book
Language:English
Published: [Washington, D.C.] : Congress of the United States, Congressional Budget Office, [2006]
Series:CBO papers.
Subjects:
Water transfer > Law and legislation > United States.
Water rights > United States.
Water-supply > Government policy > United States.
Water transfer > Law and legislation.
Water transfer.
Water rights.
Water-supply > Government policy.
Water-supply.
United States.
Online Access:https://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS72624
Table of 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.

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