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Title II of Public Law 516-81st Congress, which per Section 216 thereof may be cited as
The Flood Control Act of 1950
, was a law passed by the
United States Congress
authorizing flood control projects around the country.
[1]
The Act was prompted in part by
floods
that swept through the
Columbia River
watershed in 1948, destroying
Vanport
, then the second largest city in
Oregon
, and impacting cities as far north as
Trail, British Columbia
.
[2]
By that time, local communities had become wary of federal hydroelectric projects, and sought local control of new developments. One consequence was that a
public utility district
in
Grant County, Washington
ultimately began construction of the
dam at Priest Rapids
.
[3]
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