Table 1. List of documents known collectively as "The Law of the River"
The most comprehensive list of documents that collectively comprise the "Law of the River" is found in the publications Hoover Dam Documents, 1948 and Updating Hoover Dam Documents, 1978. The following list includes documents covered by those publications plus other laws, contracts, and documents that contribute to the "Law of the River."

The River and Harbor Act, March 3, 1899.	Gila Project Act of July 30, 1947.
The Reclamation Act of June 17, 1902.	The Upper Colorado River Basin Compact of October 11, 1948.
Reclamation of Indian Lands in Yuma, Colorado River, and Pyramid Lake Indian Reservations Act of April 21, 1904.	Consolidate Parker Dam Power Project and Davis Dam Project Act of May 28, 1954.
Yuma Project authorized by the Secretary of the Interior on May 10, 1904, pursuant to section 4 of the Reclamation Act of June 17, 1902.	Palo Verde Diversion Dam Act of August 31, 1954.
Protection of Property Along the Colorado River Act of June 25, 1910.	Change Boundaries, Yuma Auxiliary Project Act of February 15, 1956.
Warren Act of February 21, 1910.	The Colorado River Storage Project Act of April 11, 1956.
Patents and Water-Right Certificates Acts of August 9, 1912 and August 26, 1912.	Water Supply Act of July 3, 1958.
Yuma Auxiliary Project Act of January 25, 1917.	Boulder City Act of September 2, 1958.
Availability of Money for Yuma Auxiliary Project Act of February 11, 1918.	Report of the Special Master, Simon H. Rifkind, Arizona v. California, et al., December 5, 1960.
Sale of Water for Miscellaneous Purposes Act of February 25, 1920.	U.S. Supreme Court Decree, Arizona v. California, March 9, 1964.
Federal Power Act of June 10, 1920.	International Flood Control Measures, Lower Colorado River Act of August 10, 1964.
The Colorado River Compact, 1922.	Southern Nevada (Robert B. Griffith) Water Project Act of October 22, 1965.
The Colorado River Front Work and Levee System Acts of March 3, 1925, June 21, 1927, . . . , June 28, 1946	The Colorado River Basin Project Act of September 30, 1968.
The Boulder Canyon Project Act of December 21, 1928.	Criteria for the Coordinated Long Range Operation of Colorado River Reservoirs, June 8, 1970.
The California Limitation Act of March 4, 1929.	Supplemental Irrigation Facilities, Yuma Division Act of September 25, 1970.
The California Seven Party Agreement of August 18, 1931.	Minutes 218, March 22, 1965; 241, July 14, 1972, (replaced 218); and 242, August 30, 1973, (replaced 241) of the International Boundary and Water Commission, pursuant to the Mexican Water Treaty.
The Rivers and Harbors Act of August 30, 1935.	The Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Act of June 24, 1974.
The Parker Dam Power Project Appropriation Act of May 2, 1939.	U.S. Supreme Court Supplemental Decrees, Arizona v. California, January 9, 1979, and April 16, 1984.
The Reclamation Project Act of August 4, 1939.	Hoover Power Plant Act of August 17, 1984 (98 Stat. 1333).
The Boulder Canyon Project Adjustment Act of July 19, 1940.	The Numerous Colorado River Water Delivery and Project Repayment Contracts with the States of Arizona and Nevada, cities, water districts, and individuals.
The Flood Control Act of December 22, 1944.	Hoover and Parker-Davis Power Marketing Contracts.
Mexican Water Treaty, February 3, 1944.

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