Legal Opinion
Bryant v. Yellen
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided August 11, 1980No. 79-421PublishedCited by 125 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice White
When the Boulder Canyon Project Act, 45 Stat. 1057, 43 U. S. C. § 617 et seg. (Project Act), became effective in 1929, a large area in Imperial Valley, Cal., was already being irrigated by Colorado River water brought to the Valley by a privately owned delivery and distribution system. Pursuant to the Project Act, the United States constructed and the Imperial Irrigation District (District) agreed to pay for a new diversion dam and a new canal connecting the dam with the District. The Project Act was supplemental to the reclamation laws, which as a general rule limited water deliveries from…
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