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<p>The <b>Reclamation Act</b> (also known as the <b>Lowlands Reclamation Act</b> or <b>National Reclamation Act</b>) of 1902  is a <a href="page.php?w=United_States_federal_law">United States federal law</a> that funded irrigation projects for the arid lands of 17 states in the <a href="page.php?w=American_West">American West</a>.</p>

<p>The act at first covered only 16 of the western states, as delineated by the 100th meridian, as Texas had no federal lands. Texas was added later by a special act passed in 1906. The act set aside money from sales</p><p>
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