Title 33, Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-102
§2265 Columbia River/arkansas River Basin Transfers
Title 33 › CHAPTER 36 — WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT › SUBCHAPTER IV — WATER RESOURCES STUDIES › § 2265
Summary
Federal agencies cannot study any plan to move water out of the Columbia River Basin to another region or major river basin unless every affected state's governor agrees. For five years after November 17, 1986, the same rule applied to plans to move water out of the Arkansas River Basin.
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Title 33, §2265
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(a)No Federal agency shall study or participate in the study of any regional or river basin plan or any plan for any Federal water and related land resource project which has as its objective the transfer of water from the Columbia River Basin to any other region or any other major river basin of the United States, unless such study is approved by the Governors of all affected States.
(b)For a period of 5 years after November 17, 1986, no Federal agency shall study or participate in the study of any regional or river basin plan or any plan for any Federal water and related land resource project which has as its objective the transfer of water from the Arkansas River Basin to any other region or any other major river basin of the United States, unless such study is approved by the Governors of all affected States.
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33 U.S.C. § 2265
Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102