Title II of Public Law 516-81st Congress, which per Section 216 thereof may be cited asThe Flood Control Act of 1950, was a law passed by theUnited States Congress authorizing flood control projects around the country.[1]
The Act was prompted in part byfloods that swept through theColumbia River watershed in 1948, destroyingVanport, then the second largest city inOregon, and impacting cities as far north asTrail, 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 apublic utility district inGrant County, Washington ultimately began construction of thedam at Priest Rapids.[3]
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