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Record Nr.

UNINA9910695248503321

Titolo

How federal policies affect the allocation of water [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Washington, D.C.] : , : Congress of the United States, Congressional Budget Office, , [2006]

Descrizione fisica

viii, 22 pages : digital, PDF file

Collana

A CBO paper

Soggetti

Environmental policy - United States

Water - Law and legislation - United States

Water quality management - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from title screen (viewed on Aug. 23, 2006).

Distributed to depository libraries in paper, shipping list no. 2006-0320-P.

"August 2006."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

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.