Irrigation District Act of 1916 (Smith Act)
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Irrigation District Act of 1916 (Smith Act)
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The Irrigation District Act of 1916 authorized the federal government to serve as the guarantor of debt obligations entered into by local governments to finance the acquisition, extension, or operation of irrigation, drainage, and flood control projects or to develop power generation facilities or water resources. It was sponsored by Senator Hoke Smith, Democrat of Georgia, a former Secretary of the Interior. States had served localities in a similar fashion and provided the model for the federa
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