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Bureau of Reclamation: Information on Allocation and Repayment of Costs of Constructing Water Projects

RCED-96-109 Published: Jul 03, 1996. Publicly Released: Jul 29, 1996.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the costs of constructing federal water projects, focusing on: (1) the allocation of costs among various projects; (2) irrigators' repayment of their share of costs; and (3) changes in reclamation law since 1902 regarding the allocation of projects construction costs and repayment requirements.

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Construction costsCost sharing (finance)Farm subsidiesIndebtedness waiversIrrigationLand reclamationLoan defaultsLoan repaymentsReimbursements to governmentWater resources developmentWater supply managementIrrigation projects