BPA Statutes
Authorizing Authorities for the Federal Dams in the Columbia River Basin
| Dam |
Authorized |
Operator |
Authorizing Authority |
| Black Canyon |
1902 |
BOR |
PL# 57-161, 32 Stat. 388 |
| Boise River Div. |
1902 |
BOR |
PL# 57-161, 32 Stat. 388 |
| Minidoka |
1902 |
BOR |
PL# 57-161, 32 Stat. 388, PL#61-289, 36 Stat. 836 |
| Anderson Ranch |
1902 |
BOR |
PL# 57-161, 32 Stat. 388, PL# 76-260, 53 Stat. 1187 |
| Bonneville |
1935 |
USCE |
PL# 73-67, 48 Stat. 195 |
| Grand Coulee |
1937 |
BOR |
16 U.S.C. 835 (1994), PL# 43-8, 57 Stat. 14, PL# 74-409, 49 Stat. 1028, 1040 |
| Big Cliff |
1938 |
USCE |
PL# 75-761, 52 Stat. 1215, 1222 |
| Detroit |
1938 |
USCE |
PL# 75-761, 52 Stat. 1215, 1222 |
| Cougar |
1938 |
USCE |
PL# 75-761, 52 Stat. 1215, 1222 |
| Green Peter |
1938 |
USCE |
PL# 75-761, 52 Stat. 1215, 1222 |
| Foster |
1938 |
USCE |
PL# 75-761, 52 Stat. 1215, 1222 |
| Lookout Point |
1938 |
USCE |
PL# 75-761, 52 Stat. 1215, 1222, PL# 81-516, 64 Stat. 163, 179 |
| Dexter |
1938 |
USCE |
PL# 75-761, 52 Stat. 1215, 1222, PL# 81-516, 64 Stat. 163, 179 |
| Hills Creek |
1938 |
USCE |
PL# 75-761, 52 Stat. 1215, 1222, PL# 81-516, 64 Stat. 163, 179 |
| Hungry Horse |
1939 |
BOR |
43 U.S.C. 593a (1994), PL# 76-260, 53 Stat. 1187, PL# 78-329, 58 Stat. 270, 271 |
| Palisades |
1939 |
BOR |
PL# 76-260, 53 Stat. 1187, PL# 81-864, 64 Stat. 1083 |
| Roza |
1939 |
USCE |
Pres. Franklin Roosevelt pursuant to PL# 61-289, 36 Stat. 835, and PL# 68-292, 43 Stat. 672, 701 |
| Ice Harbor |
1945 |
USCE |
PL# 79-14, 59 Stat. 10, 21 |
| Lower Monumental |
1945 |
USCE |
PL# 79-14, 59 Stat. 10, 21 |
| Little Goose |
1945 |
USCE |
PL# 79-14, 59 Stat. 10, 21 |
| Lower Granite |
1945 |
USCE |
PL# 79-14, 59 Stat. 10, 21 |
| McNary |
1945 |
USCE |
PL# 79-14, 59 Stat. 10, 22 |
| Chief Joseph |
1946 |
USCE |
PL# 79-525, 60 Stat. 634, 637 |
| Chandler |
1948 |
BOR |
PL# 80-629, 62 Stat. 382 |
| Albeni Falls |
1950 |
USCE |
PL# 81-516, 64 Stat. 163, 178 |
| John Day |
1950 |
USCE |
PL# 81-516, 64 Stat. 163, 179 |
| The Dalles |
1950 |
USCE |
PL# 81-516, 64 Stat. 163, 179 |
| Libby |
1950 |
USCE |
PL# 81-516, 64 Stat. 163, 179 |
Dworshak (formerly Bruces Eddy) |
1962 |
USCE |
PL# 87-874, 76 Stat. 1173, 1193 |
ACRONYMS:
PL# = Public Law No.
USCE = U.S. Corps of Engineers
BOR = Bureau of Reclamation
Updated July 29, 2005 by BPA Communications, 503-230-5289.
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