Flood Control Act of 1944
Pub. L.78–534 | |
Statutes at Large | 58 Stat. 887, Chap. 665 |
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Legislative history | |
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The Pick-Sloan Flood Control Act of 1944 (P.L. 78–534), enacted in the 2nd session of the
The Pick-Sloan legislation managed the Missouri River with six intents:
to recognize the interests and rights of the States in determining the development of the watersheds within their borders and likewise their interests and rights in water utilization and control.[3]
The Act was signed by President
Effects
The
The project has successfully controlled flooding throughout the Missouri River basin, provided water for irrigation and municipalities, generated baseload power throughout the central US.
However, the Missouri River dumped millions of cubic feet of soil into the Mississippi River every year, which, deposited the silt into the gulf and formed a string of barrier islands. When the silt was eliminated, the island-building stopped. Biologists sounded the alarm in the 1970s. By the 1990s, the barrier islands were almost gone, and Louisiana was left unprotected from storm surges and oil spills.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "Legislative History, Public Law 534 - 78th Congress, Chapter 665 - 2d Session, H.R. 4485". Internet Archive. U.S. Department of Agriculture. 1944. pp. 2–3.
- ^ Flood Control Act of 1944 Archived 2010-12-03 at the Wayback Machine, Digest of Federal Resource Laws of Interest to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- ^ 33 USC section 701
- ^ Lawson, Michael (1994). Dammed Indians: The Pick-Sloan Plan and the Missouri River Sioux, 1944-1980. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press.
See also
- Flood Control Act
- Flood Control Act of 1937
- Missouri River Valley
- Water Resources Development Act
- Rivers and Harbors Act
External links
- U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service: Printable copies of legislation Archived 2015-05-20 at the Wayback Machine including this Act.