Reclamation Fund
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The Reclamation Fund is a U.S. federal special fund that finances irrigation, water management, and related reclamation projects in the American West using dedicated revenues such as water and power receipts.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Reclamation Fund canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6363361 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Reclamation Fund Context triple: [Reclamation Act of 1902, fundingMechanism, Reclamation Fund]
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A.
Newlands Reclamation Project
The Newlands Reclamation Project is one of the earliest U.S. federal irrigation projects, designed to divert water from the Truckee and Carson Rivers to transform arid Nevada lands into productive agricultural areas.
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B.
Reclamation
Reclamation is a U.S. federal agency responsible for managing water resources and operating dams, power plants, and irrigation projects primarily in the western United States.
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C.
Alaska Permanent Fund
The Alaska Permanent Fund is a state-owned investment fund that manages revenue from Alaska’s oil and mineral resources to generate long-term financial returns for the benefit of current and future residents.
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D.
Klamath Project
The Klamath Project is a major federal water management and irrigation system in southern Oregon and northern California that supplies water to agriculture, wildlife refuges, and communities in the Klamath Basin.
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E.
Bureau of Reclamation
The Bureau of Reclamation is a U.S. federal agency responsible for managing water resources and operating dams, reservoirs, and irrigation projects primarily in the western United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Reclamation Fund Target entity description: The Reclamation Fund is a U.S. federal special fund that finances irrigation, water management, and related reclamation projects in the American West using dedicated revenues such as water and power receipts.
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A.
Newlands Reclamation Project
The Newlands Reclamation Project is one of the earliest U.S. federal irrigation projects, designed to divert water from the Truckee and Carson Rivers to transform arid Nevada lands into productive agricultural areas.
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B.
Reclamation
Reclamation is a U.S. federal agency responsible for managing water resources and operating dams, power plants, and irrigation projects primarily in the western United States.
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C.
Alaska Permanent Fund
The Alaska Permanent Fund is a state-owned investment fund that manages revenue from Alaska’s oil and mineral resources to generate long-term financial returns for the benefit of current and future residents.
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D.
Klamath Project
The Klamath Project is a major federal water management and irrigation system in southern Oregon and northern California that supplies water to agriculture, wildlife refuges, and communities in the Klamath Basin.
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E.
Bureau of Reclamation
The Bureau of Reclamation is a U.S. federal agency responsible for managing water resources and operating dams, reservoirs, and irrigation projects primarily in the western United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal special fund
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revolving fund ⓘ |
| accountType | special fund in the U.S. Treasury ⓘ |
| administeredBy | U.S. Department of the Interior NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appropriatedBy | United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| benefits |
flood control support
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hydropower generation support ⓘ irrigation water supply for agriculture ⓘ municipal and industrial water supply ⓘ |
| category |
United States federal appropriations account
ⓘ
United States water policy ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| createdBy | Reclamation Act of 1902 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currency |
US dollar
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surface form:
United States dollar
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| expendituresAuthorizedBy | annual appropriations acts ⓘ |
| fundingSource |
mineral leasing receipts from certain federal lands
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miscellaneous project-related revenues ⓘ power revenues from federal hydropower facilities ⓘ revenues from sale or lease of public lands related to reclamation projects ⓘ water service and repayment receipts ⓘ |
| geographicScope | western United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
receipts are dedicated to reclamation purposes
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self-financing to a significant degree through project revenues ⓘ |
| historicalRole | primary financial mechanism for developing irrigation infrastructure in the American West ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Reclamation Act of 1902 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Bureau of Reclamation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oversightBy | U.S. Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
finance federal irrigation projects in the American West
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finance reclamation projects in arid and semiarid regions of the western United States ⓘ finance water management projects in the American West ⓘ support construction, operation, and maintenance of federal reclamation projects ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Bureau of Reclamation projects
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federal reclamation law ⓘ |
| reportsTo | U.S. Department of the Treasury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| revenueType | dedicated receipts ⓘ |
| sector |
hydropower
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irrigation ⓘ water resources ⓘ |
| supportsProgram | federal reclamation program of the Bureau of Reclamation ⓘ |
| usedFor |
construction of canals and distribution systems
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construction of dams ⓘ construction of reservoirs ⓘ operation and maintenance of reclamation facilities ⓘ repayment and servicing of federal investments in reclamation projects ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Reclamation Fund Description of subject: The Reclamation Fund is a U.S. federal special fund that finances irrigation, water management, and related reclamation projects in the American West using dedicated revenues such as water and power receipts.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.