How federal policies affect the allocation of water
By: Congress of the United States, Congressional Budget Office.
Contributors: United States. Congressional Budget Office.
Series: A CBO paper; CBO papers
Publisher: Congress of the United States, Congressional Budget Office
Published: 2006
Place of publication: [Washington, D.C.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 22
Subjects: Water transfer -- Law and legislation -- United States; Water rights -- United States; Water-supply -- Government policy -- United States
Notes: "August 2006."

Includes bibliographical references.

Mode of access: Internet from the CBO web site. Address as of 8/23/06: http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/74xx/doc7471/08-07-WaterAllocation.pdf; current access is available via PURL.
Table of contents: title: Allocation of water resources; title: Water uses; title: Private rights to use water and the impact on potential reallocations; title: The role of prices in facilitating reallocations; title: The increasing costs of inflexible water allocations; title: Water-rights claims of Indian tribes; title: Environmental laws; title: Population shifts to arid states; title: Drought and climate; title: Policy options to facilitate reallocations; title: Facilitating water markets; title: Encouraging the efficient use of water; title: Encouraging the efficient provision of water; title: Appendix: Marketing features of Indian water-rights settlements.