Minidoka Project lands extend from the town of Ashton, Idaho along the Snake River, about 300 miles downstream to the town of Bliss in south-central Idaho.  It includes five reservoirs, including the Minidoka Dam and Powerplant and Lake Walcott, Jackson Lake Dam and Jackson Lake, American Falls Dam and Reservoir, Island Park Dam and Reservoir, Grassy Lake Dam and Grassy Lake, two diversion dams, canals, laterals, drains, and some 177 water supply wells.
The transfer happened under auspices of the John D. Dingell Jr. Conservation Management and Recreation Act, which was signed by President Trump in 2020.
“These title transfers fulfill the Trump Administration's goals to streamline bureaucratic processes and create local equity for infrastructure improvements,” said Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt. “Transferring these facilities – which have been paid for, operated and maintained by the irrigation districts – saves American taxpayer dollars due to decreased federal operating costs and reduced liability.”