Newlands Reclamation Act
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The Newlands Reclamation Act of 1902 set aside money from sales of semiarid public lands in 16 western states of the United States for constructing and maintaining irrigation projects. The newly irrigated land would be sold and money would expand project. The United States Reclamation Service was created to administer the program.

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